Our Top 5 Destinations for Epic Marine Encounters
From seals, to humpback whales, to hammerhead sharks. You'll want to pack a couple of logbooks for these mad marine destinations…
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Jacqui Brooks
Top Five Dive Sites for Blackwater Diving
- Philippines
- Palau
- Hawaii
- Pico & Faial
- Northern Sulawesi
Ever been night diving? Blackwater diving is night diving on steroids. But rather than exploring reefs, divers are suspended in the pitch black of the open ocean. Why? Because that's when the diurnal migration (aka the world's largest migration) occurs, with countless platonic animals of the…
She’s an A-Lister
- Socorro Island
- Papua New Guinea
- Egypt
- Mafia Island
- Raja Ampat
- Ubud & Central Bali
- Maldives
Excuse us for a moment of unabashed self-promotion, but we're delighted to share that our Head of Diving, Louisa Fisher, has been named one of Travel & Leisure's A-List advisers. We pride ourselves on our unparalleled knowledge of diving destinations across the globe and, having…
Winter Escapes
- The Outer Atolls
- Oman
- Tanzania
- Seychelles
- Maldives
- Philippines
- Raja Ampat
- Palau
- Solomon Islands
Summer may be nearing its end, but a spot of winter sun always provides a beacon of hope once the nights draw in. And this winter's going to be a corker, from swimming with whale sharks in Tanzania to being seduced by the songs of humpback whales in Oman, mingling with mantas in the Maldives…
Fluo Diving
- Australia
- Great Barrier Reef
- Wakatobi
- Mafia Island
Night diving is a must for any diver wishing to experience all the thrills that you can gain underwater. There is, however, a way to take it to even more extremes that will have you amazed at the sheer beauty the underwater world can bring.
The Top 6 Dive Sites In Northern Sulawesi
- Northern Sulawesi
Fresh off the plane from a research trip in Northern Sulawesi (tough gig), diving expert Lizzie Barry shares the top dive sites that scatter the region. Think: the world's best muck diving, a TV-famous creepy critter and a whole heap of 'bigger stuff' with some incredible topside adventures…
The Top 11 Dive Sites For Shark Diving
- Cocos Island
- Galapagos Archipelago
- Grand Bahama
- Malapascua
- Guadalupe
- Beqa Lagoon
- Rangiroa
- Socorro Island
- The Azores
- Maldives
- Mafia Island
Did you know that sharks have been around for more than 400 million years? Not only do they pre-date humans but also dinosaurs, making them some of the oldest living creatures to patrol our planet. Despite this, over 100 million sharks are killed each year by human activity, from bycatch to…
Last-Minute Summer Diving
- Mexico
- Grenada
- Komodo
- Mozambique
- Philippines
- Northern Sulawesi
Scorching one minute, torrential rain the next; the Great British Summer is about as fickle as the relationships on Love Island (only two weeks left, thank god). But rather than wait to see what Mother Nature throws at us next, we suggest trading in for an exotic new destination. From diving…
Responsible Tourism in the Maldives
- Maldives
One of the most beautiful archipelagos in the world, the Maldives continues to entice with its signature low lying islands (the highest natural point is two-and-a-half metres above sea level), coral reefs, mangrove forests and seagrasses, yet these sensitive habitats sadly also bring this…
Top 20 Underwater Photographers: Part II
We revealed the first round of winners for our Underwater Photography competition in Part I, now after much anticipation, it's time to reveal the other images that smashed the 'original' diving photo brief, and, quite frankly, made us want to escape the city in search of some water. Pronto.