Archive for the ‘South America’ Category
Thursday, February 11th, 2016
Why do the Top 100 Readers Choice Awards, now in their 23rd year, still matter to divers? Because these are your picks, based on thousands of votes from the most experienced dive travelers on the planet. Why do they matter to us? Because every month you hear from our editors on what we think matters in the world of dive travel. For the January/February issue of Scuba Diving we get to listen to you, and we’re taking notes.
Here, we proudly present the No. 1 ranking destinations in the Best Macro Diving category of the awards. The full list of winning destinations is below.
Best Overall Diving in the Caribbean and Atlantic
1. Bonaire
2. Cayman Islands
3. Bay Islands
4. Mexico
5. Curacao
Best Macro Diving in the Pacific and Indian Oceans
1. Indonesia
2. Philippines
3. Palau
4. Fiji
5. Red Sea
Best Macro Diving in North America
1. British Columbia
2. Washington
3. California
4. Florida
5. North Carolina
How We Got the Numbers Thousands of Scuba Diving subscribers and online users rated their experiences at dive destinations in a variety of categories on a scale from one to five. Final scores are an average of the numerical scores awarded. A minimum number of responses was required for a destination to be included in these ratings.
Tags: Belize, Bonaire, california, Canada, cayman islands, Florida, Galapagos, Indonesia, Maldives, Mexico, North America, Palau, photos, Travel
Posted in Australia and Pacific, Caribbean And Atlantic, Central America, Exotic Destinations, Rebreathers, Scuba_News, South America, standards, Teach First Aid/CPR, Tec, Tec Diving, Technology, TecRec, TecRec IT Crossover, Top 100, United States And Canada, UW Photography, Wrecks | Comments Off on World’s Best Destinations for Diving with Macro Critters
Wednesday, February 3rd, 2016
Why do the Top 100 Readers Choice Awards, now in their 23rd year, still matter to divers? Because these are your picks, based on thousands of votes from the most experienced dive travelers on the planet. Why do they matter to us? Because every month you hear from our editors on what we think matters in the world of dive travel. For the January/February issue of Scuba Diving we get to listen to you, and we’re taking notes.
Here, we proudly present the No. 1 ranking destinations in the Best Big Animal Encounters category of the awards. The full list of winning destinations is below.
Caribbean and Atlantic
1. Bahamas
2. Turks and Caicos
3. Belize
4. Cayman Islands
5. Mexico
North America
1. North Carolina
2. Florida
3. California
4. Washington
5. British Columbia
Pacific and Indian Oceans
1. Galapagos
2. Palau
3. Hawaii
4. Costa Rica
5. Maldives
How We Got the Numbers Thousands of Scuba Diving subscribers and online users rated their experiences at dive destinations in a variety of categories on a scale from one to five. Final scores are an average of the numerical scores awarded. A minimum number of responses was required for a destination to be included in these ratings.
Tags: Bahamas, Belize, california, cayman islands, Costa Rica, Florida Keys, Galapagos, hawaii, Maldives, Mexico, North Carolina, Palau, photos, Travel
Posted in Australia and Pacific, Caribbean And Atlantic, Central America, Exotic Destinations, Featured Travel, Rebreathers, Scuba_News, South America, standards, Teach First Aid/CPR, Tec, Tec Diving, Technology, TecRec, TecRec IT Crossover, Top 100, Turks And Caicos, United States And Canada, UW Photography, Wrecks | Comments Off on World’s Best Destinations for Diving with Big Animals
Sunday, January 31st, 2016
Top 100 Readers Choice Awards: Gold List
At the beginning of every year, Scuba Diving magazine sends a survey to our print and digital subscribers to find out where they love to scuba dive — among many other questions. The Top 100 Gold list is the compilation of reader votes for the best dive sites, dive operators, liveaboards, big-animal encounters and more, regardless of location. We are proud to present the list that you — our readers — brought to life!
Tags: Buddy Dive Resort, North America, Scuba Club Cozumel, Travel
Posted in Aggressor Fleet & Dancer Fleet, Anthony's Key Resort, Aqua Cat Cruises, Arenui Liveaboard, Asia and Indian Ocean, Caribbean And Atlantic, Central America, Coco View Resort, Deep Blue Resort, Exotic Destinations, Little Cayman Beach Resort, Ocean Divers - Key Largo, Odyssey Adventures, Rebreathers, Sam's Tours Palau, Scuba_News, South America, standards, Stuart Cove's Dive Bahamas, Sunset House / Sunset Divers, Teach First Aid/CPR, Tec, Tec Diving, Technology, TecRec, TecRec IT Crossover, Top 100, Turneffe Island Resort, United States And Canada, UW Photography, Wrecks | Comments Off on 100 Best Scuba Diving Sites, Operators, Destinations and More
Friday, January 22nd, 2016
Why do the Top 100 Readers Choice Awards, now in their 23rd year, still matter to divers? Because these are your picks, based on thousands of votes from the most experienced dive travelers on the planet. Why do they matter to us? Because every month you hear from our editors on what we think matters in the world of dive travel. For the January/February issue of Scuba Diving we get to listen to you, and we’re taking notes.
Here, we proudly present the No. 1 ranking destinations in the Best Advanced Diving category of the awards. The full list of winning destinations is below.
Best Overall Diving in the Caribbean and Atlantic
1. Cayman Islands
2. Bonaire
3. Mexico
4. Bay Islands
5. Belize
Best Overall Diving in the Pacific and Indian Oceans
1. Palau
2. Indonesia
3. Costa Rica
4. Maldives
5. Galapagos
Best Overall Diving in North America
1. British Columbia
2. North Carolina
3. Florida
4. Washington
5. California
How We Got the Numbers Thousands of Scuba Diving subscribers and online users rated their experiences at dive destinations in a variety of categories on a scale from one to five. Final scores are an average of the numerical scores awarded. A minimum number of responses was required for a destination to be included in these ratings.
Tags: Belize, Bonaire, california, Canada, cayman islands, Florida, Galapagos, Indonesia, Maldives, Mexico, North America, Palau, photos, Travel
Posted in Australia and Pacific, Caribbean And Atlantic, Central America, Exotic Destinations, Rebreathers, Scuba_News, South America, standards, Teach First Aid/CPR, Tec, Tec Diving, Technology, TecRec, TecRec IT Crossover, Top 100, United States And Canada, UW Photography, Wrecks | Comments Off on World’s Best Destinations for Advanced Diving
Friday, January 22nd, 2016
Why do the Top 100 Readers Choice Awards, now in their 23rd year, still matter to divers? Because these are your picks, based on thousands of votes from the most experienced dive travelers on the planet. Why do they matter to us? Because every month you hear from our editors on what we think matters in the world of dive travel. For the January/February issue of Scuba Diving we get to listen to you, and we’re taking notes.
Here, we proudly present the No. 1 ranking destinations in the Best Advanced Diving category of the awards. The full list of winning destinations is below.
Best Overall Diving in the Caribbean and Atlantic
1. Cayman Islands
2. Bonaire
3. Mexico
4. Bay Islands
5. Belize
Best Overall Diving in the Pacific and Indian Oceans
1. Palau
2. Indonesia
3. Costa Rica
4. Maldives
5. Galapagos
Best Overall Diving in North America
1. British Columbia
2. North Carolina
3. Florida
4. Washington
5. California
How We Got the Numbers Thousands of Scuba Diving subscribers and online users rated their experiences at dive destinations in a variety of categories on a scale from one to five. Final scores are an average of the numerical scores awarded. A minimum number of responses was required for a destination to be included in these ratings.
Tags: Belize, Bonaire, california, Canada, cayman islands, Florida, Galapagos, Indonesia, Maldives, Mexico, North America, Palau, photos, Travel
Posted in Australia and Pacific, Caribbean And Atlantic, Central America, Exotic Destinations, Rebreathers, Scuba_News, South America, standards, Teach First Aid/CPR, Tec, Tec Diving, Technology, TecRec, TecRec IT Crossover, Top 100, United States And Canada, UW Photography, Wrecks | Comments Off on World’s Best Destinations for Advanced Diving