Although many divers opt for liveaboards in the Galapagos, travelers can also choose a land-based stay on Isla Santa Cruz, the most populous island. The local diving was spectacular and the land-based adventures equally so. Here is the best of both worlds, a feast for the eyes and the imagination.

The South Pacific island of Niue is home to an enormous marine reserve, twisted rock formations, spectacular visibility, visiting whales, and endemic sea snakes. This is a special place with unique diving.

Experience some of the best coral reef diving and snorkeling in the world, in a patrolled, protected area in the Coral Triangle that’s increasing in biodiversity. Snorkelers are treated like divers, and there is diving for all levels on walls, reefs, and pinnacles.

Bormes-les-Mimosas is a picturesque Provençal hamlet and one of the world’s best dive travel destinations where the ocean is considered part of the greater garden. It’s a flourishing vision of what the Mediterranean could be, given a little time and protection.

You know that dream about buying an island and living out carefree diving days in paradise? Petit St. Vincent is that island.

Remarkable visibility. An isolated, unique underwater ecosystem. Fascinating history. Easter Island ticks all the dive travel boxes.

Located in the south Caribbean Sea, tucked in between sister islands Bonaire and Aruba, Curacao has diverse diving suitable for all levels.