Book excerpt: This magnificent and comprehensively illustrated reference to the world's most exotic dive destinations covers the Caribbean (Bahamas, Mexico, Cuba, Cayman Islands, Virgin Islands, Belize, Honduras, Aruba, Bonaire & Curacao, Tobago, St. Lucia and Dominica), Bermuda, the Red Sea (Egypt and Sudan), the Indian Ocean (Oman, Maldives, Seychelles, Mozambique, and western Australia), the Indo-Pacific (Thailand, Malaysia, and Indonesia), and the Pacific Ocean (the Philippines, Micronesia, Melanesia, Papua New Guinea, French Polynesia, and Australia's Great Barrier Reef). Superb underwater photography shows a huge variety of wrecks, marine habitats, and aquatic species. The descriptions the type of dive to be experienced as well as what you can expect to see underwater. Each dive site featured can be located via a detailed regional site map, and a travel advisory is also included.