Top 100 Readers Choice Awards: Pacific and Indian Ocean
Home to idyllic tropical fantasies, some of the world’s most famous dives and the very heart of marine biodiversity, the Pacific and Indian oceans offer experiences of a lifetime.
Best Wall Diving
1. Palau
2. Papau New Guinnea
3. Indonesia
4. Red Sea
5. Fiji
Best Overall Destination
1. Palau
2. Fiji
3. Great Barrier Reef
4. Indonesia
5. Hawaii
Best Macro Diving
1. Indonesia
2. Philippines
3. Papau New Guinea
4. Palau
5. Malaysia
Best Wreck Diving
1. Chuuk
2. Palau
3. Solomon Islands
4. Tie - Bali and Queensland
Best Value of Diving Dollar
1. Philippines
2. Palau
3. Malaysia
4. Indonesia
5. Thailand
Best Advanced Diving
1. Palau
2. Fiji
3. Red Sea
4. Indonesia
5. Galapagos
Best Underwater Photography
1. Fiji
2. Tie - Maldives and Palau
4. Philippines
5. Red Sea
Best Big Animals
1. Palau
2. Maldives
3. Tie - Galapagos and Mexico
5. French Polynesia
Best Shore Diving
1. Hawaii
2. Red Sea
3. Solomon Islands
4. Malaysia
5. Indonesia
Best Marine Environment
1. Palau
2. Fiji
3. Maldives
4. Australia
5. Red Sea
Best Overall Diving
1. Palau
2. Indonesia
3. Philippines
4. Maldives
5. Great Barrier Reef

Espen Rekdal

Jurgen Freund

Brandon Cole

Justin Gilligan

Mathieu Foulquié

Lia Barrett

Lia Barrett

Ethan Daniels

Michael Aw

Jeff Honda

Daniel Selmeczi

Christian Loader

Eric Cheng

Todd Winner

Hiroya Minakuchi/Minden Pictures

Alex Mustard

Alex Mustard

Daniel Selmeczi

Alex Mustard

Lea Lee

Tobias Friedrich

Masa Ushioda

Mauricio Handler

Todd Bretl

David Fleetham

Keri Wilk

Franco Banfi
Home to idyllic tropical fantasies, some of the world’s most famous dives and the very heart of marine biodiversity, the Pacific and Indian oceans offer experiences of a lifetime.
Best Wall Diving
1. Palau
2. Papau New Guinnea
3. Indonesia
4. Red Sea
5. Fiji
Best Overall Destination
1. Palau
2. Fiji
3. Great Barrier Reef
4. Indonesia
5. Hawaii
Best Macro Diving
1. Indonesia
2. Philippines
3. Papau New Guinea
4. Palau
5. Malaysia
Best Wreck Diving
1. Chuuk
2. Palau
3. Solomon Islands
4. Tie - Bali and Queensland
Best Value of Diving Dollar
1. Philippines
2. Palau
3. Malaysia
4. Indonesia
5. Thailand
Best Advanced Diving
1. Palau
2. Fiji
3. Red Sea
4. Indonesia
5. Galapagos
Best Underwater Photography
1. Fiji
2. Tie - Maldives and Palau
4. Philippines
5. Red Sea
Best Big Animals
1. Palau
2. Maldives
3. Tie - Galapagos and Mexico
5. French Polynesia
Best Shore Diving
1. Hawaii
2. Red Sea
3. Solomon Islands
4. Malaysia
5. Indonesia
Best Marine Environment
1. Palau
2. Fiji
3. Maldives
4. Australia
5. Red Sea
Best Overall Diving
1. Palau
2. Indonesia
3. Philippines
4. Maldives
5. Great Barrier Reef