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Top Ten Dive Sites in the World
Here is the SCUBA Travel list of the 10 top dive sites, as voted for by our readers. To cast your vote, scroll down the bottom of the page. (See also the top 100 dives and top dives in Europe.)
- The Yongala, Australia
The Yongala is a shipwreck off the coast of Queensland. Full of life you may see manta rays, sea snakes, octopuses, turtles, bull sharks, tiger sharks, clouds of fish and spectacular coral.
- Blue Corner Wall, Palau, Micronesia
An upwelling means this splendid wall dive is favoured by pelagics.
- Barracuda Point, Sipadan Island
Wall of coral where sharks come cruising by and barracuda surround you.
- Thistlegorm, Egyptian Red Sea
Big wreck whose cargo includes motor bikes, train carriages and trucks.
- Shark and Yolanda Reef, Egyptian Red Sea
Three dives in one: anemone city, shark reef with its spectacular drop off and the wreck of the Yolanda.
- Navy Pier, Western Australia
Extending 300 m from the shore, packed with marine life.
- Manta Ray Night Dive, Kailua Kona, Hawaii
Underwater lights placed on the ocean floor attract plankton, which in turn attract the huge manta rays of Kona Hawaii.
- Big Brother, Egyptian Red Sea
The Brothers, or El Akhawein, are two small islands in the middle of the Red Sea. Often surrounded by wild currents, the scenary makes for some wonderful dives.
- Great Blue Hole, Belize
Very deep, wide hole outlined by coral reef and inhabited by sharks.
- Richelieu Rock, Thailand
A horseshoe of rocky pinnacles, famous for whale shark sightings but also great for big schools of pelagic fish.
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How are the votes counted?
The first criteria is number of votes (weighted to favour the first choice dive site above the second). Where two dives tie for a position, priority is given to those with the most enticing descriptions and those whose area has several votes for different dives.
Books of the World's Best Dive Sites
- Fifty Places to Dive Before You Die
- Chris Santella, 2008, 224 pages, Hardback
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- Dive Atlas of the World: An Illustrated Reference to the Best Sites
- ed Jack Jackson, New Holland Publishers, 2008, 300 pages, Hardback
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- Dive - The Ultimate Guide to 60 of the World's Top Dive Locations
- by Monty Halls, Ultimate Sports Publications Ltd, 2004, 320 pages, Softback
Monty Halls' book describes 60 of the world's best diving areas, and highlights specific dives not to be missed whilst you are there. It also aims to provide independent travellers with the other information they will need, such as about water temperatures, visa requirements, the best time of year to go and addresses of dive centres and recompression chambers. For more details read our review... or visit amazon.co.uk or amazon.com.
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- Diving with Giants: The World's Best Pelagic Dives
- by Jack Jackson, New Holland Publishers Ltd , 2006, 160 pages, Hardback
Features the best places in the world's oceans and seas to dive with pelagic species: sharks, manta rays, dolphins, whales, barracuda, etc.
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- Ultimate Diving Adventures: 100 Extraordinary Experiences Under Water
- by Len Deeley and Karen Gargani, John Wiley & Sons, 2009, 218 pages, Paperback
Details some of the best dive sites around the world, with some lovely photographs. The authors have included many of the dives listed in our top 10 list.
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