Vanuatu
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Tropical islands, white sand beaches, clear water, the haunting WWII wreck of a luxury-liner-turned-troop-carrier. Add in grottoes, overhangs, canyons & caves. An excellent mix.
Truk & Bikini Atoll
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The planet’s Ultimate Wreck Diving ? The two destinations which meet this criteria are Truk Lagoon (in Chuuk State, Micronesia) and Bikini Atoll (in the Marshall Islands).
Thailand & Burma
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Rich, colorful corals & big animal attractions in the Similan Islands, shark action at the Burma Banks. Divers return again & again for these plus a glimpse of Thai culture.
Sri Lanka
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First a fabulous safari, some of the best elephant viewing anywhere. Add a day-trip to swim with whales & in a hop, skip and in a jump you’re in the Maldives or Red Sea.
Southern Africa
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Cage-diving with Great Whites, encounters with tiger sharks, whale sharks & mantas. Awe-inspiring predators on land & in the sea. After diving, why not add a wildlife safari?
Solomon Islands
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Remote, breathtakingly beautiful islands with culture nearly unchanged for centuries. Underwater, a broad spectrum of images: critters, corals, sharks, mantas, wrecks !
Socorro / Guadalupe
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Once in a lifetime diving. Maximum exposure to Pelagic Wonderland at Socorro: mantas, sharks, even humpback whales & their calves. Cage-diving with Great Whites at Guadalupe.
Red Sea
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An underwater habitat as awesome as the cradles of civilization on land. Your 1st or your 1000th dive, the walls, wrecks, hammerhead schools, fiery corals will enchant you.
Philippines
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Walls & drift dives, “muck” & “critters”, macro & wide-angle photos (including plenty of shark shots). Immense bio-diversity makes this destination alluring for all serious divers.
Papua New Guinea
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Macro minutia to pelagic power. Ghost pipefish, rhinopias, sharks, corals A diver’s Holy Grail. Diving like you’ve never seen before. Culture like you’ll never see again.