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Komodo

By Rich Reardon
On: 3rd April, 2023

Best Dive Sites in Komodo

  • Komodo
  • Indonesia

While the three flights needed to reach your destination from the UK may raise an eyebrow, once you've jumped in and sampled some of the best dive sites in Komodo, you'll quickly realise that it was well worth the effort.

Indonesia Diving

By Rich Reardon
On: 29th March, 2023

Best Diving in Indonesia

  • Indonesia
  • Bali
  • Raja Ampat
  • Komodo
  • Wakatobi
  • Northern Sulawesi

Chances are, Indonesia diving holidays have crossed the minds of most divers at some point. The country sits at the heart of the world's marine biodiversity, and among its 17,000 islands, Indonesia boasts some of the finest diving on the planet. But where is the best diving in Indonesia?…

Mexico

By Rich Reardon
On: 28th March, 2023

Mexico vs. Belize

  • Mexico
  • Belize

The Central American neighbours of Mexico and Belize boast some of the best diving in the region. Mexico dwarfs its neighbour in size and has one foot in the Caribbean Sea and the other in the Pacific Ocean; while Belize is smaller, and its coastline is lapped by the Caribbean Sea on the…

Diver in Egypt

By Rich Reardon
On: 21st March, 2023

Best Short-Haul Diving Holidays

  • Gozo
  • The Azores
  • Egypt
  • Iceland

They say, 'It's the journey, not the destination'. Well, maybe 'they' are not scuba divers. While the journey can be spectacular, you can't dive during the journey, and often, when embarking on an epic diving holiday, the journey can be very long. Sometimes we want to dive, but just don't…

Reef Fish in Komodo

By Rich Reardon
On: 21st March, 2023

Best Reef Fish in Komodo

  • Komodo
  • Indonesia

In days long since passed, uncharted areas of maps were inscribed with the Latin phrase 'hic sunt dracones'- here be dragons. In modern times, that phrase would look out of place on any map, unless it was a map of Komodo and its neighbouring island of Rinca (pronounced Rin-cha). In this part…

Costa Rica

By Rich Reardon
On: 16th March, 2023

Best Diving in Latin America

  • Ecuador & the Galapagos
  • Belize
  • Costa Rica
  • Mexico

Below the waves, Central and South America boast some of the finest diving on the planet: the world's second-largest barrier reef, freediving lizards, majestic mantas, blue holes and cenotes, schooling hammerheads and more. Topside, you have the Amazon rainforest, Incan and Mayan ruins, the…

Macro Diving in Bali

By Rich Reardon
On: 7th March, 2023

Top Ten Macro Critters in Bali

  • Bali
  • Indonesia

Indonesia's 'Island of the Gods' boasts some of the most diverse diving around, and it's quite possible to spot (or have pointed out by your eagle-eyed guide) a new cryptic critter each time you venture below the waves. Diving in Indonesia and specifically Bali's bountiful dive sites,…

Black-Tipped Reef Shark in Bali

By Rich Reardon
On: 1st March, 2023

Top Ten Reef Fish in Bali

  • Bali
  • Amed and Tulamben
  • Menjangan
  • Manggis & Padang Bai
  • Nusa Penida

The waters of Bali are awash with reef fish of all shapes and hues. From the warm and gently sloping reefs in the north to the current-swept shores of Penida and Lembongan in the south, the diverse diving will ensure you will not be short of encounters with bizarre, beautiful or even…

Bali beach

By Rich Reardon
On: 21st February, 2023

Best Diving in Bali

  • Bali
  • Indonesia
  • Amed and Tulamben
  • Menjangan
  • Manggis & Padang Bai
  • Nusa Penida

The Indonesian Archipelago lies at the heart of the Coral Triangle, the world's hotspot for marine biodiversity, and Bali sits halfway along this sprawling archipelago, receiving warm currents from the Java Sea to the north and colder currents travelling up from the south. These distinctive…

pgmy seahorse

By Rich Reardon
On: 15th November, 2022

The Best Shore Diving in the World

  • Gozo
  • Bonaire
  • Bali
  • Maldives
  • Dumaguete and Dauin
  • Iceland

The more remote the dive site, the better the diving, right? Wrong. Or at least that's not always the case... There are some locations in the world where you can swim alongside turtles and sharks a few fin-kicks from the shore or enjoy a dawn dive on a World War II wreck within minutes of…