Five magazine has announced the top diving destination in the world for 2020. On its website, it introduced its rankings with the words: “It’s been a tough year for the dive industry. It’s been a tough year for the world in general. We wondered if we should even run a travel awards, but in the end, we decided we wanted to celebrate the best of the best, keep the conversation going, and do our little bit to keep people enthusiastic about travel and scuba diving.”
Egypt retained the second place it earned in 2019, once again commanding a large proportion of the vote. Five said there was a lot of enthusiasm for a nation that has seen its beleaguered tourist industry suffer a number of setbacks over the last decade. “With its crystal clear blue waters, year-round sunlit cloudless skies, vibrant coral and a good range of big to little critters to delight over, the Egyptian Red Sea is not just one of the world’s best diving destinations, but the birthplace of a great many love affairs with the underwater world.”
Watani International
15 November 2020