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By Guest blogger
On: 20th July, 2023

Top Ten Bull Shark Facts

  • Fiji
  • Bahamas
  • Mexico

Brutish bull sharks get a bad rep. Despite joining great white and tiger sharks in the 'Big Three' for shark attacks, these formidable fish face far more danger from us than we do from them. As apex predators, bull sharks are pivotal to keeping marine ecosystems in balance. However, like…

Tiger Shark

By Alexandra Hill
On: 4th July, 2023

Top Ten Tiger Shark Facts

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

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

Diver in minnows

By Rich Reardon
On: 3rd May, 2023

Best Diving in the World

  • The Azores
  • Bahamas
  • Cocos Island
  • French Polynesia
  • Ecuador & the Galapagos
  • Indonesia
  • Mozambique
  • Palau
  • Raja Ampat
  • Papua New Guinea

There's no finer way of starting a 'discussion' on a dive boat than proclaiming one destination or another to be the home of the 'best diving in the world.' Not to be the ones who shy away from controversial topics, we're going to try to tackle this hot topic in a very general way. Each of…

By Rich Reardon
On: 18th April, 2023

Best Diving in the Bahamas

  • Bahamas
  • New Providence

With lots of mask spitting and (surely unfounded) rumours of uncouth divers peeing in their wetsuits, you'd be forgiven for thinking that diving is a million miles away from any hint of glamour. Enter the Commonwealth of the Bahamas. Known to its buddies simply as 'the Bahamas', the island…

Sharks in the Bahamas
Scuba diver

By Guest blogger
On: 29th July, 2022

Top Ten Spots for The Best Diving in the Caribbean

  • Bonaire
  • Bahamas
  • Turks & Caicos
  • British Virgin Islands
  • Grenada
  • Cayman Islands
  • Mexico
  • Belize

The Caribbean has long seduced divers looking for calm, warm waters, white sandy beaches and world-class dive sites. But with 7,000 islands and 13 countries to explore, where's best to go? That's where we come in. Our diving experts have explored the breadth of the archipelago and…

By Eleanor
On: 27th October, 2021

Top Dive Destinations for Non-Divers

  • Maldives
  • Indonesia
  • Mexico
  • Egypt
  • Bahamas

When it comes to diving, people sometimes fall into two camps: the die-hard divers who will happily dedicate their entire holiday to underwater exploring, and the landlubbers who prefer to spend their time above the waves. But what happens when you're trying to plan a holiday that appeals to…

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By Jacqui
On: 9th March, 2020

Dive Under The Radar

  • The Aldabra Group
  • Baja California
  • Solomon Islands
  • French Polynesia
  • Mafia Island
  • Fiji
  • Andros

The world's best dives: regularly topping just about everyone's bucket list, and for good reason. But the world's ocean covers a mind boggling 139,000,000 square miles, and as the world's largest playground (official title), there are endless opportunities for adventures. Whether you're a…

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By Jacqui
On: 23rd January, 2020

Where to Go Diving in 2020

  • Dominica
  • Maldives
  • Galapagos Archipelago
  • Papua New Guinea
  • Seychelles
  • Komodo
  • Sudan
  • Indonesia
  • Mexico
  • Bahamas
  • Raja Ampat

Whether you're interested in learning to dive or an old hand looking to expand your portfolio of deep sea adventures; a trend-setter among your dive buddies or simply curious on where the best places to dive are this year; discover our definitive list of the best places to go diving in 2020…

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By Jacqui
On: 20th December, 2019

Where We've Been in 2019

  • French Polynesia
  • Banda Islands
  • Little Cayman
  • Fiji
  • Northern Sulawesi
  • Bahamas
  • Oman
  • Turks & Caicos
  • Philippines
  • Maldives

21st December 2012 was supposed to mark the end of the world, according to Mayan prophecies anyway. Thankfully, we've lived to see the decade end - and boy has it been a corker. The last decade has seen the creation of iPads, Fitbits and 4G, and the first image of a black hole was unveiled.…

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By Jacqui
On: 1st August, 2019

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…