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Tiger Shark

By Alexandra Hill
On: 23rd April, 2025

Top Ten Tiger Shark Facts

  • Bahamas
  • French Polynesia
  • Maldives
  • Egypt
  • Australia
  • Galapagos Archipelago

Tiger sharks are nicknamed the 'Dustbin of the Sea', they have a reputation for being ferocious predators and are known for their indiscriminate diet. In fact, these remarkable creatures will eat just about anything.

High angle shot of the small lush islands of Indonesia

By Charlotte
On: 22nd April, 2024

The World's Best Island-Hopping Itineraries

  • Bahamas
  • Indonesia
  • French Polynesia
  • Philippines
  • Tanzania

The world is big and the glorious challenge us travellers have is how to explore as much of it as possible with the limited holiday days you have each year. That's why we have created our list of the world's best island-hopping itineraries for the time poor, adventure-seeking dive addicts.

Two women on a diving boat. one is wearing diving kit and tank the other is showing her the dive plan.

By Rich Reardon
On: 25th March, 2024

World's Best Places to get Scuba Certified

  • Australia
  • Maldives
  • Egypt
  • Bahamas
  • Indonesia

If you haven't yet taken the giant stride into the underwater world but are looking to take the plunge on your next dream holiday, you may be wondering which are the world's best places to get scuba certified. When it comes to taking your first underwater breaths, there are a few factors to…

diver surrounded by a school of fish at Sipadan Island
Lizzie profile pic

By Lizzie
On: 29th December, 2023

The World’s Best Adrenaline Diving

  • French Polynesia
  • Iceland
  • Hawaii
  • Bahamas
  • Galapagos Archipelago
  • Palau
  • Costa Rica

Divers, with their leisurely frog kick and rhythmic zen breathing, are often excluded from extreme sports. Yet, if exploring new realms gets your blood pumping, few sports can compete with diving. For seasoned divers wanting to take it up a notch, the ocean is rife with adrenaline-packed…

hammerhead shark and diver

By Guest Blogger
On: 14th November, 2023

The World’s Best Big Life Diving

  • Galapagos Archipelago
  • Palau
  • Bahamas
  • Mexico
  • Maldives
  • French Polynesia
  • Australia
  • Cocos Island

From colossal whales and the ocean's gentle giants - whale sharks - to mass frenzies of pelagics in the deep, there's nothing more humbling than being dwarfed by creatures thrice your size. Yet, despite their monumental presence, seeing the ocean's larger animals is notoriously tricky. For…

freediver

By Guest Blogger
On: 6th November, 2023

World’s Best Freediving Destinations in the World

  • Mexico
  • Bahamas
  • Belize
  • Indonesia
  • Philippines
  • Iceland
  • French Polynesia
  • Fiji
  • Maldives

While we regularly hop aboard our soapbox in support of diving, there's something liberating about leaving the oxygen tank behind and exploring the deep through freediving. Plus, learning to freedive makes you a better diver - you'll become more relaxed, minimise your air consumption and…

snorkellers

By Rich Reardon
On: 23rd October, 2023

Top Five Dive Destinations with Childcare

  • Fiji
  • Bahamas
  • Maldives
  • Indonesia
  • Gozo

Free divers will know the buddy system and its 'one up, one down' philosophy. But do they also know that it has been borrowed and modified for travelling parents who don't want to miss out on deep sea action. With one parent diving down into the peaceful deep blue, the other stays on land on…

Cave Diving

By Rich Reardon
On: 19th September, 2023

Top Five Destinations for Cave Diving

  • Mexico
  • Gozo
  • Bahamas
  • Hawaii
  • Palau

For many, cave diving may appear as dark and impenetrable as the philosophical writings of Friedrich Nietzsche. But one of the German philosopher's more famous quotes - 'And if you gaze long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into thee' - reveals one of many reasons why divers enjoy the…

Green Turtle Swimming
Image of Jacqui Brooks

By Jacqui
On: 10th September, 2023

When and Where to see our Marine Life Top 5

  • Australia
  • Bahamas
  • Caribbean
  • Costa Rica
  • French Polynesia
  • Mafia Island
  • Ningaloo Reef
  • Philippines
  • Rangiroa
  • Sipadan

Wondering where to go to tick off some bucket list species? Look no further. In this blog we go over our top five marine animals (featuring hammerheads, manta rays, turtles, humpback whales and whale sharks) and talk about the best locations and time of year to dive with them. So, if you…

Bahamas overview

By Guest Blogger
On: 24th August, 2023

City and Castaway: Miami & Bahamas Combo

  • Bahamas

Multicultural and ever-changing, Miami is home to a convergence of distinct worlds - art and architecture with a diverse foodie scene and Latin culture - that makes this frenetic city truly unique. Miami's close proximity to the Caribbean also means you can throw yourself in the buzz of one…