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A guide to the top scuba diving destinations and when to go

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By Megan C. Hills / 11 Aug 2023

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A scuba diver underwater swims next to a giant coral reef surrounded by colourful fishes

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A close up of a clownfish hiding in a sea anemone

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A group of scuba divers swimming underwater over a coral reef and a giant sea turtle

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A house on stilts in the middle of the ocean

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An aerial view of a blue-green lagoon surrounded by many small islands in Raja Ampat, Indonesia

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Many colourful fishes swimming underwater in Raja Ampat, Indonesia

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A scuba diver swimming underwater over colourful coral reefs surrounded by fishes in Raja Ampat, Indonesia

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Many boats in clear blue sea near a beach of Similan Islands, Thailand

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A scuba diver swimming underwater in the ocean with a sea turtle, Similan Islands, Thailand

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A silhouette of a person swimming and snorkling in the ocean over colourful coral reefs in Red Sea, Egypt

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each umbrellas and cabannas lined up on a beach at sunset in Red Sea, Egypt

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A scuba diver swimming in the ocean exploring a ship wreck underwater in Red Sea, Egypt

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A group of scuba divers playing a game of foosball underwater in Deep Dive Dubai

A scuba diver swimming underwater with fishes and sharks in Deep Dive Dubai

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Two divers wearing scuba gear and snorkling goggles swimming through a tunnel in Deep Dive Dubai

An underwater view of colourful fishes swimming in Great Barrier Reef, Australia

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An aerial view of white and blue-green water surrounded by rolling hills in an island in Great Barrier Reef, Australia

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A close up of a blue starfish on a coral underwater in the ocean in Great Barrier Reef, Australia

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A woman wearing yellow scuba diving gear swimming underwater with a flash light exploring sting rays in the dark in Kona, Hawaii

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A group of boats in open sea at night shining light into the ocean to view sea creature in Kona, Hawaii

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A close up of a jellyfish and squid underwater in the ocean at night in Kona, Hawaii

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A single penguin standing in an ice cave surrounded ice and hanging icicles in Antarctica

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A line of penguins walking up a snowy mountain surrounded by ice and snow in Antartica

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A man in a black wet suit and snorkling goggles climbing out of a black inflatable boat to ice dive in Antartica

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A close up of a school of tiny fishes swimming around a coral in Okinawa, Japan

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A person wearing snorkling gear swimming over a giant coral reef underwater in the ocean in Okinawa, Japan

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A top down aerial view of a boat in the open sea surrounded by blue water and corals in the ocean in Okinawa, Japan

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