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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 European dives.)

  1. Yongala, Australia
  2. Blue Corner Wall, Palau, Micronesia
  3. Barracuda Point, Sipadan Island
  4. Thistlegorm, Egyptian Red Sea
  5. Shark and Yolanda Reef, Egyptian Red Sea
  6. Navy Pier, Western Australia
  7. Manta Ray Night Dive, Kailua Kona, Hawaii
  8. Richelieu Rock, Thailand
  9. Elphinstone Reef, Egyptian Red Sea
  10. Big Brother, Egyptian Red Sea
 

 

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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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Diving the World
by Beth and Shaun Tierney, Footprint Handbooks, 2006, 352 pages, Paperback
Some 200 prime sites have been carefully selected, reviewed and photographed by experienced husband-and-wife team, Beth and Shaun Tierney. From the pristine reefs of Papua New Guinea to the warm waters of the Belize Barrier Reef and the legendary wrecks of Micronesia's Truk Lagoon
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