London – Indonesia must be proud of its natural beauty. This year, nature of Indonesia again won the title as Best Destination 2017!

Dive Magazine again held the Dive Travel Award again held. Viewed detikTravel on its official website, Thursday (2/11/2017) Dive Magazine is a world class diving magazine from England. Already published since 1995, reviews on Dive Magazine often become a reference for divers.

There are 3 categories in Dive Travel Award that is Best Destination 2017, Best Dive Center or Resort 2017 and Best Liveboard 2017. Year 2016 yesterday, Indonesia won the title in Best Destination category. This year, Indonesia again champion in the same category beat the Philippines and Azores!

Indonesia earned the most votes of 1,076 out of a total of 9,399 votes. This has been predicted since the beginning, because Indonesia has many destinations such as Komodo Island to Raja Ampat a favorite tourist.

Not only the Best Destination 2017, Indonesia also won in the category of Best Dive Center or Resort 2017. Siladen Resort and Spa in Bunaken become the champion in this category.

Resort Oblu Heneli in Maldives won second place in this category. The third position was again taken by Wakatobi. Then there Misool in fifth position, Papua Paradise in sixth position, Atlantis Diving Center in seventh position, and Blue Corner DIve in eighth position. Indonesia occupies half of this category. Very cool!

The Best Liveboard 2017 category was won by Sea Hunter in Cocos Island, Costa Rica. Indonesia Represented by Pelagian from Sulawesi and managed to sit in second place. Yeah!

This is proof that Indonesia is really cool! We live as young people of Indonesia who must be able to maintain and continue to preserve the nature of this Earth.

Here’s a complete list of winners at the Dive Travel Award:

Best Destination 2017

1. Indonesia
2. Filipina
3. Azores
4. Meksiko
5. Maldives
6. Mesir/Laut Merah
7. Bahamas
8. Thailand
9. Fiji
10. Papua New Guinea

Best Dive Centre or Resort 2017

1. Siladen Resort and Spa, Bunaken, Indonesia
2. Oblu Heneli, Maldives
3. Wakatobi, Indonesia
4. Lembeh Resort, Indonesia
5. Atmosphere Dauin, Filipina
6. Misool, Indonesia
7. Papua Paradise, Indonesia
8. Atlantis Diving Centre, Indonesia
9. Blue Corner Dive, Indonesia
10. Aiyanar, Filipina

Best Live Board 2017

1. Sea Hunter, Cota Rica
2. Pelagian, Indonesia
3. Bahamas aggresor
4. FeBrina, Papua New Guinea
5. Nautilus Explorer, Meksiko
6. M/V, Galapagor Master
7. M/V Sea Spirit, Maldives
8. M/y Blue Horizon, Laut Merah
9. M/V Ocean Shapire, Maldives
10. Carpe Vita, Maldives. (bnl/aff)