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When people leave reviews on Big Blue Planet, they supply lots of impartial advice about the locations they have been to.

Here we present the best (and the worst!) locations based on these reviews...

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Water
visibility!

Coral
quality!

Reef fish
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Average water visibility:

If you don't agree with these findings then see the bottom of the page!

1:  Little Cayman
34m
in Cayman Islands
2:  Maui
33m
in Hawaii
3:  Koror
33m
in Palau
4:  Grand Cayman
31m
in Cayman Islands
5:  South Male Atoll
31m
in Maldives
6:  Gozo
31m
in Maltese Islands
7:  Hawaii
31m
in Hawaii
8:  Aqaba
31m
in Jordan
9:  Nassau
30m
in Bahamas
10:  Valletta
30m
in Maltese Islands
11:  Rarotonga
30m
in Cook Islands
12:  Safaga
30m
in Egypt
13:  Cirkewwa
29m
in Maltese Islands
14:  Bonaire
29m
in Netherlands Antilles
15:  North Ari Atoll
29m
in Maldives
16:  Roatan
29m
in Honduras (inc Bay Islands)
17:  El Gouna
29m
in Egypt
18:  Cozumel
28m
in Mexico (East)
19:  British Virgin Islands
28m
in Virgin Islands
20:  Manado
28m
in Indonesia
1:  Stoney Cove
10m
in England & Wales
2:  Plymouth
12m
in England & Wales
3:  Weymouth (Portland Harbou...
13m
in England & Wales
4:  Lizard
13m
in England & Wales
5:  St Abbs, Eyemouth
13m
in Scotland & Northern Ireland
6:  Khor Fakkan / Fujairah
14m
in UAE
7:  Panama City
15m
in United States (south)
8:  Channel Islands
16m
in United States (west)
9:  Catalina
16m
in United States (west)
10:  Monterey
17m
in United States (west)
11:  Crown Point
17m
in Tobago
12:  Key West
17m
in United States (south)
13:  Cape Town / False Bay
17m
in South Africa
14:  Muscat
17m
in Oman
15:  La Paz
18m
in Mexico (west)
16:  Aliwal Shoal
18m
in South Africa
17:  Tofo Beach
18m
in Mozambique
18:  Mombasa
19m
in Kenya
19:  Vancouver Island
19m
in Canada (west)
20:  Aruba
19m
in Aruba


Notes on this type:
The water visibility can change throughout the year depending upon local environment factors (monsoon, river runoffs etc.). The figure quoted here is the average across the year so make sure you check out the graphs on the actual location page for more detail.