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Top 100 Readers Choice Awards: Pacific and Indian Ocean

By Scuba Diving Partner | Published On January 4, 2013
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Top 100 Readers Choice Awards: Pacific and Indian Ocean

Home 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

Espen Rekdal
Jurgen Freund
Brandon Cole
Justin Gilligan
Mathieu Foulquié
Lia Barrett
Lia Barrett
Ethan Daniels
Michael Aw
Jeff Honda
Daniel Selmeczi
Christian Loader
Eric Cheng
Todd Winner
Hiroya Minakuchi/Minden Pictures
Alex Mustard
Alex Mustard
Daniel Selmeczi
Alex Mustard
Lea Lee
Tobias Friedrich
Masa Ushioda
Mauricio Handler
Todd Bretl
David Fleetham
Keri Wilk
Franco Banfi

Home 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