Diving Magazine’s Readers’ Choice Award
The source: Diving
Readers of Diving The magazine was crowned once again the world’s leading destinations, operators, resorts and live tables. This year, the annual survey is done a little differently because the pandemic has prevented many readers from traveling for much of the past two years. As a result, the survey organizers averaged reader-submitted data from three previous surveys to “try to give you an idea of not just dive operators, live boards and zones.” resorts that have exceeded divers’ expectations during the pandemic, but also those that are willing to return to that level of excellence when travel settles back into their particular destination. ”
The “best overall” destinations were Bonaire (Caribbean and Atlantic), Hawaii (Pacific and Indian Ocean), and the Florida Keys (US and Canada). The top resorts are CocoView Resort in Roatán, Honduras (Caribbean and Atlantic Ocean), Wakatobi Diving Resort in South Sulawesi, Indonesia (Pacific and Indian Oceans), and Amoray Dive Resort in Key Largo (USA and Canada). The best live table is Aqua Cat in the Bahamas (Caribbean and Atlantic Ocean) and Arenui in Indonesia (Pacific and Indian Ocean). In the end, the best operators are Diving with Martin in Cozumel, Mexico (Caribbean and Atlantic), Kona Honu DiversHawaii (Pacific and Indian Oceans), and Rainbow reef in Key Largo (USA and Canada).
However, these overall winners only tell a small part of the story: There are dozens of destinations, resorts, live boards and operators that receive high scores and are a great starting point for research. Research about your future diving adventures. Check them all out here.