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- 108 different destinations, 245 liveaboards and more than 750 different dive centres and resorts – a total of almost 17,000 individual nominations were made by DIVE’s readers during the 2021 DIVE Travel Awards.
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Indonesia has been voted as the world’s best scuba diving destination every year the DIVE Travel Awards has been held – and by a clear margin each time. not onl does it dominate the vote for best destination but its dive centres, resorts and liveaboards fill many places on their respective category leaderboards. A tropical island nation with the wo...
The Egyptian Red Sea has more than 400 recorded species of coral, several hundred species of fish (20 per cent of which are endemic), stunning reefs, dramatic walls and a very established dive industry. Just a short hop from most of Europe, it is the birthplace of many a love-affair with the underwater world, aided by almost permanent year-round bl...
The best diving in Malaysia is found in Sabah on the vast island of Borneo – there are also a number of islands off the east coast of the Malaya Penisula which have excellent dive resorts – from the chilled-out backpacker places familiar to travellers of the region, to 5-star luxury for those who prefer their creature comforts. HOTSPOTS Sipadan – L...
There are well over 100 island resorts dottedover this extensive archipelago of 26 large atolls straddling the equator. Beautiful corals and large schools of fish are found throughout the Maldives, with big-current channel diving a popular way to spot big fish, especially from the Maldives’ extensive fleet of luxury liveaboards. HOTSPOTS Lhaviyana ...
The diving in Mexico is rich and diverse – from dramatic pinnacles surrounded by large pelagics in the Revillagigedos to gentle drifts dives over the coral gardens of Cozumel, from cage diving with great white sharks to exploring mysterious and beautiful freshwater caves hidden in dense jungle. HOTSPOTS Revillagigedos – this isolated archipelago is...
The Philippines is home to some of the most exciting, accessible, varied and good value diving in the Coral Triangle. Stunning reefs, pelagic superstars, historic wrecks and macro wonders can be found throughout the islands; one of the best destinations to encounter all the different joys of diving in a single trip. HOT SPOTS Tubbataha National Mar...
Stunning reefs, dramatic walls, soaring pinnacles, acres of soft corals and lots of wildlife. The island archipelago of Fiji is home to some world-class diving. Many say it has the planet’s best shark dive with seven different species regularly making an appearance. Most agree its abundance of brightly coloured soft corals is unsurpassed. HOTSPOTS ...
Located at the far extremes of the southeastern corner of the Coral Triangle, the Solomon Islands enjoy a dynamic biodiversity that attracts divers from around the globe in search of everything from tiny hermit crabs that make their homes in the corals, to swirling schools of fish. The flowing currents of nutrient-rich waters deliver sharks, rays a...
Straddling the equator 970km (600 miles) west of Equador are 19 islands scattered over 45,000 sq km (17,375 sq miles) of wild ocean where the giant forces of key global ocean currents clash. Cold rich waters from the south rise up from the abysmal depths creating a rich soup for a staggering array of large marine animals to enjoy – pregnant whale s...
There are two distinct zones to diving in Thailand – the Andaman Sea off its west coast and the Gulf of Thailand. The clear waters of the Andaman Sea with sites such as Red Rock and the Similan Islands offers world-class diving. The shallow and calm Gulf is a great place to learn and has lots of interesting marine life to check out, particularly ar...
DIVE Travel Awards 2021: Top 5 dive centres and resorts by region. The best scuba diving destinations, dive centres and liveaboards in the world, as voted for by DIVE's readers.
Nearly 6,000 divers came together through Scuba Diving magazine’s 28th annual Readers Choice survey to name the best diving destinations, operators, resorts and liveaboards in the world in 2021!
Dec 24, 2021 · Top diving spots in the country include the Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park in Palawan, Anilao in Batangas, Malapascua and Moalboal in Cebu, Balicasag, Panglao and Anda in Bohol, and Puerto Galera in Oriental Mindoro.
- Adrian Stacy
Data for 2015-2020. Prepared January 2021. PADI® is the world’s leading scuba diver organization, issuing more than 28 million diver certifications since 1967. There are more than 128,000 PADI professional members around the globe. There are 6,600 PADI Dive Centers and Resorts worldwide.
Dec 17, 2021 · The Philippines has once again been voted as the world’s premier diving destination at the 28 th edition of the prestigious World Travel Awards, which revealed its winners on December 16, 2021. This is the third year in a row that the island nation has secured its gold medal in this award category.
