Bucket list dive spots?

[jball]

What are the most awesome dive sites on your bucket list, or that I should put on mine?

If you're into muck diving, Aniloa, Philippines, should be on your list. We loved it because of the ability to enjoy muck or "aquarium reef" diving on the same day:

 

[chillyinCanada]

If you're into muck diving, Aniloa, Philippines, should be on your list. We loved it because of the ability to enjoy muck or "aquarium reef" diving on the same day:

Now that's much closer to my style.

 

[jaseUK666]

What you should put on yours:
Morehead City, NC WWII wrecks and an abundance of sand tiger sharks. Most know about U-352, it's a cool dive no doubt, but in my opinion there are better dives in the area

North Carolina is on my bucket list after seeing a presentation years ago at the London dive show. They kept plugging the U-352 and couldn't understand why we weren't particularly interested. We've got rather a lot of U-boats.

My list is:
Truk
Coron (again)
Maldives (again)
Bikini
Mexican cenotes
Cocos
Galapagos
PNG
Solomons
Myanmar

 

[Sbiriguda]

PNG
Solomons
Myanmar

May I ask about Papua New Guinea, Solomons and especially Myanmar? I really have no idea about the diving spots of these countries

 

[Scuba Lawyer]

Red Sea is on our list, as well. Totally agree with cenotes around Tulum. Here's a short video of a dive we did at the Calavera (Temple of Doom) cenote a couple years ago

Great video! Temple of Doom is one of my favorite cave dives. The names of the passages are awe-inspiring: swim through the pure white Madonna passage, past the Pillars of Hercules, into the Jumanji River, up to the Hall of Giants, see Fang, then either left up to the Old Florida Room or right into a labyrinth of tiny passages that would make the most experienced no-mount cave diver cringe. I've done that dive at least 10 times and would do it again in a heartbeat.

 

[Wingy]

@Sbiriguda - PNG - Milne bay is the birthplace of muck diving and has one of my favourite reefs in the world (deacons reef), other PNG dive resorts would be Madang, Kimbe, Walindi Plantation off the top of my head plus Febrina LOB - look at itinerary that include eastern fields etc.

Solomons - Uepi is my pick.

Due to the strategic position during the war the diving is wreck rich and due to its remoteness and "cultural issues" free of hoards....You could almost see raja Ampat crowded, Komodo over crowded by comparison.

Re Myanmar - no idea sorry. A decade ago I was on a boat that snuck into Burmese waters and while the diving wasn't that spectacular where we were, surfacing to find the Burmese navy asking you to explain your behaviour whilst waving guns around was pretty exciting....bribery is a wonderful thing.

 

[jaseUK666]

May I ask about Papua New Guinea, Solomons and especially Myanmar? I really have no idea about the diving spots of these countries

Richelieu Rock is one of the prime dive spots in Myanmar. My friend reckoned there were so many fish, she could barely see the reef.

 

[formernuke]

Red sea and visit the pyramids while in the area.

 

[bshort4]

Just finished that trip---be sure to ride a camel while at the Pyramids (photo ops are endless)--its more fun than you think lol.

 

[Scuba Lawyer]

View attachment 544934 Just finished that trip---be sure to ride a camel while at the Pyramids (photo ops are endless)--its more fun than you think lol.

Ha! Here is me in 1993 at Giza. When I showed the photo to my then girlfriend, now wife, (and I think she was pissed I didn't take her on the trip) her only remark was, "Wow, I've never seen a camel with two A-Holes on it before."