BIG BLUE PLANET
THE OSCARS OF THE DIVE WORLD
www.bigblueplanet.com is the ultimate web resource for scuba divers. Find out the best and worst dive locations worldwide by checking out Big Blue Planet’s brand new league table – utilising impartial user reviews! Reviews are based on water visibility, coral quality, reef and pelagic fish sightings, and wrecks, plus an overall rating as an all-round dive destination.
For those looking for great visibility and excellent pelagic fish sightings, Koror in Palau, part of the South Pacific Micronesian archipelago, tops the chart with rave reviews – 33m visibility and a whopping 96% chance of spotting pelagics! Alternatively, if getting wrecked is your thing, Townsville in Queensland gets the vote with its top wreck dive, the SS Yongala. Sunk during a cyclone in 1911, the SS Yongala lay undiscovered until 1958, due to its remote location. Amongst the eerie stillness of the rusting hulk, huge concentrations of marine life, including large Stingrays, turtles and sea snakes, congregate. The top ranking spot for best all-round dive site goes to not one but three destinations, Manado and Bali in Indonesia, and Halkidiki in Greece, all scoring 100%*!
Here’s who’s at the top of the list, according to the Big Blue Planet reviewers:-
All-Round Best Location:
1. Manado in Indonesia 100%
2. Bali in Indonesia 100%
3. Halkidiki in Greece 100%
4. Conception Bay in Canada 98%
5. El Gouna in Egypt 98%
6. Queen Charlotte Strait 98%
7. Similan Islands in Thailand 97%
8. Lhaviyani Atoll in Maldives 96%
9. Bonaire in the Caribbean 96%
10. North Male in Maldives 96%
Best for Visibility:
1. Koror in Palau 33m
2. Grand Cayman 32m
3. Hawaii 31m
4. Valletta in Malta 30m
5. Bonaire in Caribbean 30m
Best Wrecks to Dive:
1. The SS Yongala in Townsville, Australia 100%
2. The USS Liberty in Bali, Indonesia 100%
3. The Isla Gomera in Murcia, Spain 100%
4. The Umbria in Port Sudan, Sudan 100%
5. The Lesleen M in St Lucia, Caribbean 100%
Best for Pelagic Sightings:
1. Koror in Palau 96%
2. Sipadan in Malaysia 89%
3. North Male in Maldives 87%
4. Viti Levu in Fiji 85%
5. Lanzarote 80%
* similar rankings are then sorted by number of reviewers
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