| If you are interested in diving, or are already a keen | | | | plentiful sharks and great opportunities to see Manta |
| scuba diver, then you will be looking for information on | | | | Rays and even whale sharks. |
| where in the world is the best place to go diving. | | | | Number 3 - Chuuk |
| Of course not everyone has the same tastes, and | | | | If wreck diving is your thing then you will be in paradise. |
| what is the best dive in the world for one person may | | | | A giant lagoon, almost 40 miles in diameter, located in |
| be only OK for another. | | | | Micronesia. Beneath its clear waters lie more than 100 |
| What follows therefore is one persons opinion of the 5 | | | | ships, planes and submarines. All of them as a result of |
| Best Places in the World to Scuba Dive. | | | | the World War II Operation Hailstone. |
| Number 1 - The Red Sea | | | | Number 4 - Indonesia |
| A unique diving region and a favourite with many | | | | Specifically the area around Manado in North Sulawesi |
| European divers. The Red Sea offers a diversity that | | | | which can combine ripping drift dives over pristine |
| is hard to match anywhere in the world. Beautiful hard | | | | reefs with muck diving for the tiniest of creatures at |
| and soft corals, fish species that are found nowhere | | | | Lembeh. Strait. Definitely one for the photographers |
| else in the world, historic and modern wreck dives, and | | | | Number 5 - Bahamas |
| all year round sunshine. | | | | There are many great diving treats available in the |
| Number 2 - The Maldives | | | | Caribbean but I have picked the Bahamas because of |
| Tiny island paradises, warm water, and lots and lots of | | | | the chance to do a shark feed. Kneeling on the sandy |
| fish life make the Maldives a fantastic diving | | | | bottom with 20 or more sharks circling and darting |
| destination. Soft corals, huge schools of reef fish, | | | | past is an experience that has to rate in my top 5. |