Wednesday, April 04, 2007

Palau Named Best Dive Destination in the World

The Palau Visitors Authority has announced that Scuba Diving magazine has awarded numerous Reader’s Choice Awards for 2007 to the Republic of Palau in Micronesia. Palau received the following honors: Top Dive Destination, First Place; Healthiest Marine Environment, First Place; Top Advanced Diving, Second Place; Top Wall Diving, Second Place; Top Big Animal Encounters, Top Five; Top Wreck Diving, Top Five; and Best Underwater Photography Destinations, Top Five.

The results of this exclusive annual report that appear in the February 2007 issue are based on a response of more than 4,500 surveys by Scuba Diving subscribers and web users, who are among the most experienced dive travelers in the world. “Healthy reefs and schooling fish helped make Palau one our readers’ top overall picks among Pacific destinations,” according to Scuba Diving editors. “We are pleased that Palau continues to be recognized by the leading dive magazines in the U.S. as the world’s foremost diving destination,” said Darin De Leon, Managing Director of the Palau Visitors Authority. “We are committed to promoting our heritage and the unique attractions of Palau through sustainable tourism development and the encouragement of responsible practices to preserve our diverse marine life and fragile ecosystem.” Palau is consistently ranked as one the world’s best dive destinations, boasting some of the most spectacular water and beaches and world famous for its Rock Islands and Jellyfish Lake. With more than 1,400 species of fish and 500 species of coral, some have called Palau the "8th Natural Wonder of the World", while others have identified Palau as "One of the Seven Underwater Wonders of the World.”

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