Our 10 Best Scuba Diving Destinations in the World

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10 BEST SCUBA DIVING DESTINATIONS

IN THE WORLD

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Roatan, Honduras

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Gran Cenote, Mexico

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Boracay, Philippines

10

Anse Chastanet, Saint Lucia

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Zanzibar, Tanzania

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Similan Islands, Thailand

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The Blue Hole, Egypt

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The Great Barrier Reef, Australia

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Coral Garden, Bali

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Atolls, Maldives

CREDITS Australia: @eutrophication&hypoxia, @Sarah_Ackerman Bali: @Chika, @Ilse Reijs and Jannoud Hutten Egypt: @MarkEdley, @Mattk1979, @mercurydog Honduras: @stokes Maldives: @EdgarBarany, @HaniAmir, @MarkEdley, @Muha, @notsogoodphotography Mexico: @DiveKarma, @edwardotis, @shukka Philippines: @4 klippe i havet - Philippines Department of Tourism, @boracay george tapan, @coralnicoboxethai Saint Lucia: @ Anse Chastanet & Jade MountainResort

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Roatan is a scuba diving vacation paradise where you will find canyon configurations, dramatic walls, coral gardens and coral-encrusted wrecks, cracks and crevices to explore.

You will be able to meet up with schools of fish, turtles and rays swimming gracefully. You will also enjoy excellent diving conditions as the weather rarely affects diving on the entire island.

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Gran Cenote is located in the Yucatan Peninsula, just outside Tulum in Mexico

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The area counts with 7,000 cenotes but Gran Cenote is a must see, with its large beautiful garden cenote and its white sand beach.

The caves are easily accessible for scuba diving, and by just sticking your face into the water you will be able to see huge stalagmites, stalactites and columns.

Cavern divers will enjoy this circular shaped cenote and its underwater wonderland.

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Boracay

Boracay is the most popular tourist destination in the Philippines.

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Boracay is paradise for divers due to the vast array of facilities on the island such as international dive centers and quality resorts.

Dive sites are situated all around the island with either shore access or by a short boat trip. The reef marine life is simply astonishing and wreck divers will be pleased by some original wreck dives.

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Anse Chastanet

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Anse Chastanet is located in the north of the town of Soufrière in Saint Lucia.

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The place is really famous for excellent scuba diving as it offers crystalline and warm waters.

Anse Chastanet is in one of the most scenic settings the Caribbean has to offer, with abundant marine life. The entire region is protected as it has been vested into an award winning marine reserve (SMMA) since 1995.

Besides the pristine beauty of St Lucia’s coral reefs, Anse Chastanet also comprises of a marine plateau and dramatic slopes that fall away to a depth of more than 140ft.

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The Zanzibar archipelago is a fabulous place to visit on your scuba diving holiday. Not yet a very popular destination, its stunning seascapes, diving conditions and the growing amount of resorts will soon make of Zanzibar a must-dive place.

The seascapes made of corals and colorful marine life will please your eyes and your lens, if you are a photographer. From reef to walls, there is a spot for every level of diver.

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The Similan Islands are the best scuba diving destination in Thailand due to their exceptionally preserved marine life.

Open to the ocean, the dive sites are preferably suited for advanced divers, but be sure that open water divers will also find some good and easy spots to dive.

Similan Islands Nine jewels in the Andaman Sea

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TheBlue Hole Egypt

A site 130 feet deep on the Red Sea

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There are some spots that divers around the world dream about.

The Blue Hole is one of those.

Located in Egypt, eastern Sinai, 8 km north of Dahab.

This is a famously dangerous site for scuba diving. Imagine the north of Dahab, a few kilometers from the city, a water hole with a bottom located at more than 100 meters below the surface. At 55m underwater, you will find an arch, about 10 meters long, giving access to a fall of more than 700m.

This is one of the treasures that Dahab hides.

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The Great Barrier Reef Worldly renowned for incredible underwater

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Bommies, coral reefs and abundant marine life stretch for the entire 2300 km long reef.

Great Barrier Reef offers a range of diving experiences for beginners and experienced divers. Diving expeditions depart daily from all major towns and cities along the coast and from most island resorts.

No matter where you stay on the reef, you’re always within a 20 to 60 minute boat ride from an excellent diving spot.

The Great Barrier Reef in Australia is one of the natural wonders of the world and a great place to indulge in the best diving.

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Coral Garden Bali

Located in Tulamben, Coral Garden is a splendid dive site

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Coral Garden, located in Tulamben, Bali, is a splendid dive site reaching a depth of 15 meters You will enjoy marine life such as the beautiful blue ribbon eel, fantastic coral, sponges and many species of reef fish. It is easy to dive in Coral Garden and it will please the divers who expect to see a healthy reef.

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Atolls

Maldives One of the most wonderful places for diving in the world

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Atolls is, according to its visitors, a great place to dive, with crystalline waters, stunning fauna and flora and constant warm water temperature.

The Maldives archipelago hosts nearly 700 species: white tip sharks, gray sharks, groupers, manta rays, eagle rays, stingrays, moray eels, blue with yellow rays, turtles, sharks, whales are often seen from the surface, coral hard and soft, and large schools of tropical fish.

Dive trips are done either by day or half-day on “tillas� (ergs), drooping or passes.

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