Scuba Diving : Best places in world

Traveling around the world is becoming popular day by day. In recent times, some countries which have sea resorts are attracting tourists in large numbers. These tourists not only enjoy the sunny sea beaches, but they also like to scuba dive underwater to enjoy the beauty of underwater marine life.

Recently, scuba diving has become an important feature of beach tourism. The word scuba is actually an acronym. It stands for Self Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus (SCUBA). A scuba diver carries a source of breathing gas with him or her. This enables the man to stay underwater for a long time without any difficulty. Besides, a scuba diver has fins attached to his or her feet. It makes the man to move freely in underwater environment too. Before scuba diving, it was very hard for divers to remain underwater for a long time with snorkeling or free-diving. Here is a list of best places for scuba diving around the world.

Bahamas
With a rich marine life (shark, dolphin, and sea turtle), spectacular coral reef and underwater cave system, Grand Bahama is a paradise for scuba divers. It has the second largest underwater cave system in the world. A regular cruise service is provided to the tourists to see this cave system in Great Bahama.

Baja, California
Baja, California belongs to Mexican peninsula. The sea and marine features here are relatively young (formed only 25 million years ago). But, still it is full of rich marine life like whale shark, hammer headed shark and ray fish. The best time to visit Baja is from July to October. In November the water becomes very cold for scuba diving.

Barbados
Babados is famous for rich coral reefs and plants rather than animals. It has colorful corals and beautiful sponges that attract tourists from outside world. The summer months are best for visiting Barbados. The temperature of the water remains tolerable for the divers. The visibility is good also.

Mexico
The Gulf of Mexico is a famous place for excellent rocky feature and underwater Cenote cave. Besides, divers can enjoy The Great Maya Barrier Reef which stretches 200 miles across the Yucatan peninsula. Full of wide varieties of marine life, it is the second largest coral reef in the world. November to March is the best time to visit Gulf of Mexico. Underwater visibility remains good at this time. Divers can enjoy the beauty of Cenote cave system.

Southeast Florida of US
Southeast Florida consists of beach resorts like North Palm Beach, West Palm Beach, Riviera Beach, and Delray Beach etc. These are providing great scuba diving and snorkeling fun to the visitors from outside. Visitors can enjoy lobster hunting and spearfishing in these places too.

The Red Sea Diving
The Red Sea is rich with fish and different species of corals. Divers can enjoy the underwater beauty of Red Sea from any of the countries like Egypt, Jordan or Saudi Arabia. This sea is a part of the Great Rift Valley. The sea here is extremely deep, reaching a depth of nearly 3000 meters.

Apart from these, continents like Australia, countries like New Zealand and Southeast Asian countries like Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Cambodia, Vietnam etc also have great attractions for scuba diving.
Scuba diving may seem like a sport, but it can enrich and enlighten a visitor as well.

This post was written for diveandmore.com by Samantha Harper

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