Scuba diving does provide its own pleasure for the lover. Through this activity, you can see the beauty of the underwater park, complete with animals that swim gracefully. If you want to enjoy the underwater scenery in the world, try diving in these 5 places.
5 Scuba Diving Holidays Destinations
Blue Hole, Belize
The first best scuba dive location in the world is the Blue Hole in Belize. Millions of years ago, The Great Blue Hole is an ancient cave with giant stalactites and stalagmites. When the ice age ended, sea levels rose to cover the surface of the cave. Now, The Great Blue Hole becomes the most favored spot by professional divers.
If diving to a depth of 20 meters, you can find several types of shrimp, anemones, neon gobies, Angelfish, Butterfly fish also. At a depth of 44 meters, the first formations of stalactites will welcome you. By diving here you will feel you are in a different world.
With only 60 meters visibility, you're lucky when you see one or several types of shark passing by. Some Nurse Shark, Caribbean Reef Shark, Blacktip Shark, Bull Shark, Hammerhead Shark also the inmates in this blue hole. Diving into the west side of The Great Blue Hole, you will find an entrance to the cave monsters. Here, the lighting of the underwater flashlight is a necessity. In total darkness, you will enter an untouched world.
Sipadan, Malaysia
Sipadan in Malaysia turned out to be one of the best dive spots in the world. Coral reefs are beautiful and clear sea water surrounding the island. Here, you can find about 3,000 varieties of creatures living in the sea. I think this place will suite scuba diving holidays for beginners.
Not only that, various coral reef can be seen here. Try to dive deeper, you can travel through underwater caves. If you dive deeper, you can see turtles and white shark’s fin. Both can be found at a depth of 10-30 feet. Now, Sipadan is included in a protected island. Only 120 divers per day are allowed to dive. So, if you want to enjoy the underwater beauty of the park, book fast.
Great Reef Barrier, Australia
Best diving places you should not missed as a diving enthusiast is the Great Barrier Reef in Australia. The Great Barrier Reef is the world's largest collection of coral reefs. There are about 3,000 coral reefs and 900 islands stretching over 2,600 km. Set of reef is located in the Coral Sea, off the coast of Queensland in northeast Australia.
There are many ways to enjoy the underwater beauty, one is to dive. But, only professional divers are allowed to dive in this area. Great Barrier Reef is known as a central to observe aquatic life. If you dive here, you can discover new animal species such as Pygmy Seahorse. Approximately 93% of Great Barrier Reef area is unspoiled because it’s too deep for divers. If you are lucky you can find manta rays, leopard sharks and green turtles that swim freely in the Great Barrier Reef.
Fernando de Noronha, Brazil
Brazil is rich in biological diversity, ranging from the land and sea. This time a place that caught the diver attention is Fernando de Noronha. It is an archipelago of 21 islands. Located about 354 km off the coast of Brazil Beach.
In Fernando de Noronha, you can swim or scuba dive. The warm water is one of the best parts of this place. With the warm water, the divers can dive up to 40 meters into the sea without using a wetsuit. Even more fun again, when swimming or scuba diving in this location, you can be accompanied by dolphins. Diving deeper, you can see the sharks swim.
Raja Ampat, Indonesia
Here it is the most tourist spot became a byword throughout the year 2011. Everyone is talking about Raja Ampat as a destination of Scuba Diving Holidays, Papua, including various tweets on Twitter and other social media. Holiday to Raja Ampat has suddenly become everyone's conversation.
The beauty of Raja Ampat is hard to describe, Raja Ampat was touted as God's handiwork. Wayag, mountain chains rock sticking out of the sea, believed to be more beautiful than Halong Bay in Vietnam. If the beach is already enchanting you, wait until you dive into the crystal clear blue ocean in Raja Ampat. Coral reef with a variety of beautiful marine life will make you fall in love. There, you can find various types of hard coral and colorful fish pretty small. Not only that, there are also sea cucumbers and the amazing thing is the carpet sharks.
Happy Scuba Diving Holidays!
Written by: Trananto Mochamad Fuaddi
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