2010 Top 100 Readers' Choice Survey - Wall Diving
More than 5,000 Scuba Diving readers from all over the globe have ranked the world’s best diving destinations in the categories that matter to you: advanced diving, big animals, macro life, wreck diving and more. These are the opinions of real divers who are out there getting wet all year long. Some of them are expected in tried-and-true destinations, but others might surprise you. So start your life list with these readers’ top picks, and when you travel this year, rank the destinations you visit at www.scubadiving.com/top_100 to contribute to next year’s winners.
Wall Diving
CARIBBEAN AND ATLANTIC
The Cayman Islands are home to a number of great wall dives sure to satisfy the most daring diver. Bloody Bay Wall, Great Wall, Marylin’s Cut, Nancy’s Cup of Tea and Jackson Bight are just a few of the wall dives that top the list of any diver’s Caymans’ wish list. Well known for having the most dramatic drop-off in the Caribbean, Bloody Bay Wall is the epitome of the Cayman Islands’ wall diving. Add crystal-clear waters chock full of sea fans and unique sea life, and you’d be hard pressed to find a better destination for the wall diving fan in you. More Info »
2. Turks and Caicos »
3. Bay Islands »
PACIFIC
1. Micronesia
You could make a case that individual destinations from within Micronesia would still top the list for best wall diving in the Pacific. Palau alone has countless wall dives that are some of its biggest calling cards: sites like Ngemelis, Peleliu, and the world-famous Blue Corner. Of course the other destinations have fascinating sites as well. Yap’s Miil Wall is world-class, while Pohnpei and Kosrae in the eastern reaches of Micronesia have magnificent walls as well. More Info »
2. Malaysia »
3. TIE: Red Sea » & Thailand »
NORTH AMERICA
With towering 100 ft walls dressed in anemones and corals, British Columbia features some of the best wall diving in the world, not to mention North America. Key dive sites that grabbed readers’ attention are The Cut –– so named for its vertiginous wall with large chimney going through, providing a tight squeeze and an underwater adventure through kelp forests and dodging giant octopus –– and Browning Pass Wall, a temperate wall dive that plummets hundreds of feet, with guest appearances from sea otters. More Info »
2. Washington »
