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Scuba Diving Top 100: Best Dive Sites for Shore Diving

By Scuba Diving Partner | Published On January 6, 2014
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Scuba Diving Top 100: Best Dive Sites for Shore Diving

In a perfect world, every dive site would be just a few fin kicks from shore. In these 15 places, they often are.

Read more about the best scuba diving in the world: 2014 Reader's Choice Top 100 Awards

best shore diving caribbean and atlantic

Shore diving caribbean and atlantic

Wayne MacWilliams

1. Bonaire

2. Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands

3. Curaçao

4. St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands

5. Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras

best shore diving destinations north america

Shore diving destinations north america

Kyle Burnett/SeaPics

1. Maui, Hawaii

2. Monterey, California

3. British Columbia, Canada

4. Florida Springs

5. South Florida (Miami, Broward and Dade Counties)

best shore diving pacific and atlantic oceans

Shore diving pacific and atlantic oceans

Zafer Kizilkaya

1. Bali, Indonesia

2. Red Sea, Egypt

3. Wakatobi, Indonesia

4. Maldives

5. Western Australia, Australia

best shore diving in Bonaire

Shore diving in Bonaire

Barry Brown

Entry is half the fun in Bonaire, where decades of conservation have paid off in a pristine underwater environment.

best shore diving in bali

Shore diving in bali

Tobias Friedrich/SeaPics

Bali's famed Liberty wreck, near Tulamben.

In a perfect world, every dive site would be just a few fin kicks from shore. In these 15 places, they often are.

Read more about the best scuba diving in the world: 2014 Reader's Choice Top 100 Awards