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Indonesia: First Place, Best Macro Diving (1 of 9)
Learning to spot a 17-millimeter lavender pygmy seahorse on a lavender sea fan in a knot or two of current can take years, and makes Indo’s legendary critterspotting guides an attraction in themselves. But readers’ No. 1 pick for macro for the third year in a row offers myriad delights mere mortals can find too: royal-hued fire urchins, magenta cuttlefish, frogfish, blue ring octopuses, bobtail squid and countless nudibranchs. A single Lembeh Strait dive can yield two dozen animals you’ve never seen — with nearly 750,000 square miles spread over more than 17,000 islands, you won’t need any other macro playground for a long, long time. — Mary Frances EmmonsHome 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
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