Philippines earns top prize for Best Scuba Location
The Philippines recently earned top prize in the Top Value Destination for the Pacific and Indian Ocean Region category in the 2007 Top 100 Readers’ Choice Survey published in the January 2008 issue of Scuba Diving Magazine. It is the the most extensively read publication for scuba diving hobbyists in the United States of America.
The Philippines edged out other destinations in the Pacific and Indian Ocean region such as Palau, Indonesia, Fiji, Truk, Galapagos, the Egyptian Red Sea, the Great Barrier Reef of Australia, Cocos Island of Costa Rica, and Hawaii’s Oahu and Maui as the top diving vacation that gives you more value for your money. The Philippines garnered a near-perfect score of 96.6 points.
Scuba Diving’s Reader’s Choice survey results also showed that the Philippines ranked 2nd and 3rd respectively in the Top Macro Life and Top Dive Destination categories.