Salty Reef
Macro in the wild
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Where to see macro

Seahorses, nudibranchs, pygmy anything — the tiny stuff that steals the show.

12 destinations match this pick.

Underwater and coastal scenery of Blue Heron Bridge, United States — The world's best shore dive for macro.

Americas

Blue Heron Bridge

A 15-foot lagoon that hides frogfish, seahorses, octopus, batfish and just about every weird thing you dream about.

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Coral reef beneath Kralendijk's waterfront on Bonaire — The shore-diving capital of the Caribbean.

Caribbean

Bonaire

A protected marine park where you rent a truck, fill your tanks, and dive on your own schedule.

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Underwater and coastal scenery of Cayman Islands, Cayman Islands — Wall diving, stingrays, and world-class visibility.

Caribbean

Cayman Islands

Three islands stacked on the Cayman Trench with dramatic walls, easy shore access, and legendary clarity.

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Underwater and coastal scenery of Indonesia — The most biodiverse ocean on Earth.

Asia

Indonesia

From Komodo mantas to Lembeh muck and Bali mola-molas — Indonesia has it all.

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Underwater and coastal scenery of the Philippines — 7,000 islands of easy Coral Triangle diving.

Asia

Philippines

Thresher sharks in Malapascua, sardine runs in Moalboal, and whale sharks in Donsol.

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Underwater and coastal scenery of Curaçao — Diverse reefs, colorful Willemstad, easy diving.

Caribbean

Curaçao

A bigger, livelier neighbor to Bonaire — with the same calm leeward reef and far more to do topside.

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Underwater and coastal scenery of Dominica — Champagne Reef, sperm whales, and untouched jungle.

Caribbean

Dominica

The Caribbean's wildest island — where the reef is volcanic, the rainforest is legit, and sperm whales live year-round.

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Underwater and coastal scenery of Malaysia — Sipadan, one of the world's top dive sites.

Asia

Malaysia

Turtle tornadoes and bumphead parrotfish walls at Sipadan; muck at Mabul; Perhentians on the west coast.

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Underwater and coastal scenery of St Lucia — Volcanic drop-offs under the Pitons.

Caribbean

St Lucia

Small, lush, dramatic — with reefs that fall straight off the sides of underwater volcanoes.

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Underwater and coastal scenery of Thailand — Andaman Sea and Similan Islands.

Asia

Thailand

Similan Islands liveaboards for manta and whale shark encounters plus warm, easy reefs near Phuket & Koh Tao.

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Underwater and coastal scenery of the US Virgin Islands — A US-passport-free Caribbean dive trip.

Caribbean

US Virgin Islands

St. Thomas for the ports, St. John for the national park, St. Croix for the wall.

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Whale shark over the reef wall at Utila, Honduras — Budget diving with whale sharks.

Americas

Utila

The smallest of the Bay Islands — legendary for backpacker training and year-round whale shark encounters.

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