Some of the Worlds best Diving Spots!!
Scuba diving is not a sport to do alone; you will need a buddy on every dive. If you are not traveling with a regular diving buddy, you will at least want to get to know other scuba divers you can go underwater with. Many diving communities have a "buddy board" where you can find a diver looking for a buddy, or sign up with a tour operator.
Have your scuba certification card ready.
Cozumel Island (Mexico), off the Mayan coast, is surrounded by reefs and pristine clear water. On a good day visibility can reach 200 feet. Gentle currents run parallel to the reef making it a drift diver's dream. There are 19 popular scuba diving reef areas teeming with marine life. The cenotes (freshwater caves) offer cave divers a reason to visit the mainland.
Fiji Islands (South Pacific), is the "Soft Coral Capital of the World", the home of the "Great White Wall", the "Yellow Tunnel" and other famous underwater marvels. Scuba diving conditions and visibility are unrivalled all year round. A favorite hangout for professional underwater photographers.
Grand Cayman (Cayman Islands), offers enthusiasts shallow reefs that rise on a mountain like plateau in the Caribbean, in the surrounding 12,000 foot abyss, with visibility averaging 80 feet to 150 feet.
Florida (USA), offers the best scuba diving opportunities on the North American continent. Within a short boat ride of the nearest beach you will be submerged alongside giant turtles, manatees, sharks, tropical fish, rays and dolphins. While the Gulf coast generally has better visibility, the Atlantic Coast offers a wealth of reefs and wrecks, and the Florida Keys offers beautiful warm water and tropical fish.
Belize (Caribbean), boasts some of the world's best preserved marine ecosystems, a natural destination for scuba divers, offering a stunning variety of marine life. Visibility can be poor except along the leeside of atolls where it can reach 100 feet.
Heron Island (Australia), is literally a coral island rising above the famous Great Barrier Reef. With excellent scuba diving, just steps from the shore, you can strap on a snorkel or stay under 20 feet for hours on a scuba tank.
Vanuatu (between New Zealand and Southeast Asia), has clear warm water and abundant marine life where scuba divers can experience incredible diversity with caves, grottoes, swim-throughs, walls, overhangs, lava towers, wrecks, coral mazes, and more.
Grand Turk, Turks & Caicos (southern tip of the Bahamas), stays sheltered from heavy currents and visibility is excellent year-round; surrounded by walls covered in sponges and corals starting at 25 feet and rising to 30 feet and plunging 7000 feet straight down. A summer gathering place for gentle manta rays.
Hawaii, lacks the clear visibility of a sheltered island. Fun and adventurous diving with the giant sea turtles, enormous stingrays, sharks and whales that gather near Hawaii to live in its fertile volcanic ecosystem.
Koh Tao Island (Thailand), is surrounded on all sides by colorful reefs the island is also well known for opportunities for close encounters with Whalesharks and Grey Reef Sharks.