Destination↕ | Country↕ | Best Season↕ | Difficulty↕ | Signature Site↕ | Known For↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sipadan | Malaysia | April-December | Intermediate | Barracuda Point | Turtles, schooling barracuda tornado, only 176 permits a day |
| Galapagos Islands | Ecuador | June-November | Advanced | Darwin's Arch | Schooling hammerheads, whale sharks, cold currents, liveaboard only |
| Great Blue Hole | Belize | April-June | Advanced | Blue Hole | 407ft sinkhole, stalactites at depth, Jacques Cousteau fame |
| Red Sea | Egypt | March-May, September-November | All levels | SS Thistlegorm | WWII wreck cargo, coral walls, dolphins at Sataya |
| Raja Ampat | Indonesia | October-April | Intermediate | Cape Kri | Record 374 fish species in one dive, pristine coral triangle |
| Cocos Island | Costa Rica | June-November | Advanced | Bajo Alcyone | Hundreds of hammerheads, 36-hour boat ride, UNESCO site |
| Palau | Palau | November-April | Intermediate | Blue Corner | Reef hooks, wall dives, shark sanctuary since 2009, Jellyfish Lake |
| Truk Lagoon | Micronesia | December-April | Advanced | Fujikawa Maru | Largest WWII wreck graveyard, 60+ Japanese ships and aircraft |
| Maldives | Maldives | January-April | Intermediate | Fuvahmulah | Tiger sharks, manta rays, thila pinnacles, year-round diving |
| Socorro Islands | Mexico | November-May | Advanced | Roca Partida | Giant pacific mantas, humpback whales, 27 hour boat ride from Cabo |
| Bali Tulamben | Indonesia | April-November | Beginner | USAT Liberty | Shore dive WWII wreck, muck diving, huge bumphead parrotfish schools |
| Grand Cayman | Cayman Islands | May-September | Beginner | Stingray City | USS Kittiwake wreck, stingrays in 3ft water, wall diving off Seven Mile |
| Lembeh Strait | Indonesia | March-October | Intermediate | Hairball | Muck diving capital of the world, mimic octopus, flamboyant cuttlefish |
| Chuuk Blue Corner | Palau | November-May | Advanced | German Channel | Manta cleaning stations, grey reef sharks in current |
| Silfra | Iceland | Year-round | Intermediate | Silfra Cathedral | Diving between continents in 2C glacial water, 100m visibility |
| Tubbataha Reef | Philippines | March-June | Advanced | Shark Airport | UNESCO marine park, liveaboard only, only 3 months a year |
| Barracuda Point Sipadan | Malaysia | April-December | Advanced | Drop Off | 600m wall, green turtle city, grey reef sharks on cleaning station |
| Fiji Beqa Lagoon | Fiji | April-October | Intermediate | Shark Reef | Bull sharks and tiger sharks fed dive, soft coral capital |
| Komodo | Indonesia | April-November | Advanced | Batu Bolong | Strong currents, mantas at Manta Point, Cauldron drift dive |
| Mozambique Tofo | Mozambique | October-March | Intermediate | Manta Reef | Manta rays, whale sharks, humpback whale migration |
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