Top 100 Readers Choice Awards: Caribbean & Atlantic
CARIBBEAN & ATLANTIC - The birthplace of recreational scuba diving remains as relevant as ever, with impressive variety from plunging walls to blue-water animal action and haunting cenotes. Let our experts be your guide.
Best Overall Destination
1. Mexico
2. Belize
3. USVI
4. Cayman Islands
5. Bahamas
Best Marine Environment
1. Turks & Caicos
2. Bonaire
3. Cayman Islands
4. Belize
5. Dominica
Best Macro Diving
1. Bonaire
2. USVI
3. Cayman Islands
4. Turks & Caicos
5. Curacao
Best Shore Diving
1. Bonaire
2. Curacao
3. USVI
4. Cayman Islands
5. Turks & Caicos
Best Big Animals
1. Bahamas
2. Turks & Caicos
3. Belize
4. Bay Islands
5. Trinidad & Tobago
Best Value of Diving Dollar
1. Mexico
2. Bonaire
3. Bay Islands
4. Curacao
5. Bahamas
Best Advanced Diving
1. Tie - Bonaire and Cayman
2. Bahamas
3. Mexico
4. Turks & Caicos
Best Wreck Diving
1. Bahamas
2. British Virgin Islands
3. Aruba
4. Grenada
5. Cayman Islands
Best Underwater Photography
1. Bonaire
2. Mexico
3. USVI
4. Cayman Islands
5. Tie - Bahamas and Turks & Caicos
Best Wall Diving
1. Cayman Islands
2. Turks & Caicos
3. USVI
4. Mexico
5. Bahamas
Best Beginner Diving
1. Bonaire
2. Turks & Caicos
3. Curacao
4. USVI
5. Tie - Cayman Islands and Bahamas
Best Overall Diving
1. Mexico
2. Bonaire
3. Tie - Bahamas and Cayman Islands
4. Turks & Caicos
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Laz Ruda
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Keri Wilk
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Keri Wilk
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Keri Wilk
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Alex Mustard
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Carlos Villoch
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Andreas Pltzer/Agefotostock
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Alicia Earl Renner
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Carlos Villoch
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Jordi Benitz
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Carlos Villoch
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Carlos Villoch
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Jennifer O'Neil
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Alicia Earl Renner
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David Benz
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Eric Cheng
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Keri Wilk
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Brandon Cole
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Jill Heinerth
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Julian Cohen
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Brandon Cole
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Christian Vizl
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Alex Mustard
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Alex Mustard
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Alex Mustard
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Chris Gug
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Jason deCaires Taylor
CARIBBEAN & ATLANTIC - The birthplace of recreational scuba diving remains as relevant as ever, with impressive variety from plunging walls to blue-water animal action and haunting cenotes. Let our experts be your guide.
Best Overall Destination
1. Mexico
2. Belize
3. USVI
4. Cayman Islands
5. Bahamas
Best Marine Environment
1. Turks & Caicos
2. Bonaire
3. Cayman Islands
4. Belize
5. Dominica
Best Macro Diving
1. Bonaire
2. USVI
3. Cayman Islands
4. Turks & Caicos
5. Curacao
Best Shore Diving
1. Bonaire
2. Curacao
3. USVI
4. Cayman Islands
5. Turks & Caicos
Best Big Animals
1. Bahamas
2. Turks & Caicos
3. Belize
4. Bay Islands
5. Trinidad & Tobago
Best Value of Diving Dollar
1. Mexico
2. Bonaire
3. Bay Islands
4. Curacao
5. Bahamas
Best Advanced Diving
1. Tie - Bonaire and Cayman
2. Bahamas
3. Mexico
4. Turks & Caicos
Best Wreck Diving
1. Bahamas
2. British Virgin Islands
3. Aruba
4. Grenada
5. Cayman Islands
Best Underwater Photography
1. Bonaire
2. Mexico
3. USVI
4. Cayman Islands
5. Tie - Bahamas and Turks & Caicos
Best Wall Diving
1. Cayman Islands
2. Turks & Caicos
3. USVI
4. Mexico
5. Bahamas
Best Beginner Diving
1. Bonaire
2. Turks & Caicos
3. Curacao
4. USVI
5. Tie - Cayman Islands and Bahamas
Best Overall Diving
1. Mexico
2. Bonaire
3. Tie - Bahamas and Cayman Islands
4. Turks & Caicos