Top 100 Readers Choice Awards: Caribbean & Atlantic

CARIBBEAN & ATLANTIC - The birthplace of recreational scuba diving remains as relevant as ever, with impressive variety from plunging walls to blue-water animal action and haunting cenotes. Let our experts be your guide.

Best Overall Destination
1. Mexico
2. Belize
3. USVI
4. Cayman Islands
5. Bahamas

Best Marine Environment
1. Turks & Caicos
2. Bonaire
3. Cayman Islands
4. Belize
5. Dominica

Best Macro Diving
1. Bonaire
2. USVI
3. Cayman Islands
4. Turks & Caicos
5. Curacao

Best Shore Diving
1. Bonaire
2. Curacao
3. USVI
4. Cayman Islands
5. Turks & Caicos

Best Big Animals
1. Bahamas
2. Turks & Caicos
3. Belize
4. Bay Islands
5. Trinidad & Tobago

Best Value of Diving Dollar
1. Mexico
2. Bonaire
3. Bay Islands
4. Curacao
5. Bahamas

Best Advanced Diving
1. Tie - Bonaire and Cayman
2. Bahamas
3. Mexico
4. Turks & Caicos

Best Wreck Diving
1. Bahamas
2. British Virgin Islands
3. Aruba
4. Grenada
5. Cayman Islands

Best Underwater Photography
1. Bonaire
2. Mexico
3. USVI
4. Cayman Islands
5. Tie - Bahamas and Turks & Caicos

Best Wall Diving
1. Cayman Islands
2. Turks & Caicos
3. USVI
4. Mexico
5. Bahamas

Best Beginner Diving
1. Bonaire
2. Turks & Caicos
3. Curacao
4. USVI
5. Tie - Cayman Islands and Bahamas

Best Overall Diving
1. Mexico
2. Bonaire
3. Tie - Bahamas and Cayman Islands
4. Turks & Caicos

Laz Ruda

Keri Wilk

Alex Mustard

Carlos Villoch

Andreas Pltzer/Agefotostock

Alicia Earl Renner

Carlos Villoch

Jordi Benitz

Carlos Villoch

Jennifer O'Neil

Alicia Earl Renner

David Benz

Eric Cheng

Keri Wilk

Brandon Cole

Jill Heinerth

Julian Cohen

Brandon Cole

Christian Vizl

Alex Mustard

Chris Gug

Jason deCaires Taylor