Top 5 Scuba Diving Places in the World
How would you like to spend your vacation.....? Traveling, fishing, hiking, bird watching or gaming? Today there are lots of types to spend our vacation. Scuba Diving is one of world best leisure activity. Actually this activity has been popular as a recreation activity for tourism. Scuba Diving (Self Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus) is a form of underwater diving in which a diver uses a scuba set to breathe underwater.
Scuba divers are going across the depths of the waters for commercial, scientific and military purposes. But the majority is enjoying diving for recreational purposes to see the beauty that lives in the ocean waters. There are hundreds of places to dive around the world. But followings are the most popular places to dive in the world.
01. Scuba Diving in Cozumel
Cozumel is the Mexican Caribbean's largest island, just 12 miles off the coast of the Yucatan Peninsula. Every professional diver has a dream to dive Cozumel. Lots of activity on Cozumel is focused on the reefs and shallow coral formations that extend from the southern tip of the island to just south of San Miguel on the west coast. This is a good place to dive if you like. Because there are very good accommodation facilities and each depends on your budget and vacation style. English is widely spoken in Cozumel, but Spanish is the official language.
02. Scuba Diving in Fiji
Fiji is a beautiful country having fantastic beaches with coral reefs. There are lots of places to dive in Fiji, Such as Mamanuca dive sites in Viti Levu Island, World famous Astrolabe Reef and Beqa Lagoon in the Southern Islands, World famous Rainbow Reef in the Northern Islands, Two separate barrier reefs between Viti Levu and Vanua Levu in the north-east of Fiji, etc. There are plenty of resorts offering scuba diving scattered around the islands.
03. Scuba Diving in Grand Cayman
Grand Cayman is the largest of the three Cayman Islands and located near to Cuba. Grand Cayman offers some of the greatest underwater diversity anywhere in the world. This is a beautiful island having with sponges and corals in a stunning array of colors, and an assortment of wrecks and shallow reefs filled with schooling fish and small invertebrates.
04. Scuba Diving in Koh Tao Thailand
Koh Tao is a small island located in the Gulf of Thailand. This is one of best places to dive in Asia. If you like to sea turtles, tranquil sandy beaches, granite boulder, jungle and coconut trees covered coastal line Koh Tao is the place to visit. Koh Tao will give you a hidden underwater treasure, with an impressive variety of marine life.
05. Scuba Diving in Heron Island Queensland
We can find Heron Island at the southern side of the 2050 kilometers-long Great Barrier Reef of Queensland, Australia, about 539 kilometers away from Brisbane, the state capital. If you wish to dive in Heron Island you can see moray eels, reef sharks, turtles (especially Green turtles and Loggerhead turtles) and manta rays. There are lots of diving sites in Heron Island such as Gorgonia Hole, Second Point, Coral Grotto, First Point, Blue Pools, Coral Gardens, Wistari Reef, Libbie's Lair, Coral Cascade, Fifth Point, Hole in the Wall, Plate Ledge, Pams Point, etc.
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