Scuba diving is popular all around the southern African coastline. Sodwana Bay offers breathtaking holidays with packages that include diving the most southerly coral reefs in the world, whale sharks, turtles, dolphins, ragged-tooth sharks and a range of colourful nudibranchs, which are sea slugs but far more exotic than scuba divers might imagine. Further down the coast, and in considerably colder water, there are the kelp forests of Cape Town, which is the only place where the three major types of kelp can be found in one place.
Mexico diving boasts some spectacular snorkelling and scuba diving opportunities, especially in Cancun where a package trip will get you a dive along the second largest reef system in the world, which stretches from the northern tip of the Yucatan Peninsula though Cozumel and into Belize. The Cancun area also has vacation packages that include wreck, wall and cave dives, as well as shorter scuba diving trips along the reef.
Scuba diving in Europe for the most part isn't the same as tropical diving, where one has such a large amount of fish life. Most European dive sites have fairly low visibility and marine life isn't as varied, but this doesn't stop the activity of scuba diving and in fact Europe has a very large diving community in regards to the quality of dives. Though with that said there are definitely some interesting dive sites in Europe.
Shark cage diving is particularly popular in South Africa and Australia, with both countries offering packages that include all necessary safety equipment and scuba gear. As far as great white shark diving is concerned, a cage is always used for holiday divers, but there are free diving opportunities with other types of sharks, including hammerheads, tiger and ragged tooth sharks.
Fiji is an up and coming destination for scuba holiday diving packages, as the Koro Sea offers divers unique experiences, such as multi-coloured coral reefs and gardens, dog-toothed tuna, manta rays, cliffs, unicorn fish and a swim with a school of between 50 and 60 barracuda. In fact, Namena Island, which is rated as Fiji's best scuba diving destination, is also one of the top ten diving destinations in the world.
For details and information on exotic scuba diving locations, holiday packages and activities around the world read the articles that follow.
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