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The Best Scuba Destinations for Beginner Divers

You don't always need to venture into the depths to experience dazzling underwater spectacles and an array of marine life—these destinations prove that.

Tiare Cruise

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VIP Diving Bonaire

VIP Diving nabbed five 2025 Readers Choice Awards in the dive operator category, including Quality of Rental Gear.

Don Foster’s Dive Cayman

Don Foster’s won seven awards in the 2025 Scuba Diving Magazine Readers Choice Awards, including Quality of Facilities, Quality of Staff, Attention to Safety and Quality of Rental Gear.

Sweet Bottom Dive Center

This PADI Five Star on St. Croix specializes in guided shore dives to walls, reefs, wrecks and the famous Frederiksted Pier.

Aquanauts Grenada

Readers awarded Aquanauts Grenada five awards in the 2025 Readers Choice Awards.

Horizon Divers

Horizon Divers earned a total of five first-place operator wins in the 2025 Readers Choice Awards, including Best Overall.