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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…

Water level photo showing a boat on the surface with a diver below in blue waters

By Charlotte
On: 4th March, 2024

Boat vs Shore Diving

  • Philippines
  • Turks & Caicos
  • Maldives
  • Cocos Island
  • Micronesia
  • Bali

When it comes to diving discourse, one of the age-old debates is: boat vs shore diving? Most of us learned to dive from shore and as we gain confidence and experience, we seek adventures in the deeper end - by jumping off a boat into the big blue to discover new dive sites. That being said,…

Sunset over the waters with thatched roof villas

By Charlotte
On: 29th January, 2024

Top Destinations for your Valentine (Divertine)

  • Tanzania
  • Maldives
  • Indonesia
  • Caribbean
  • Chuuk Lagoon

Do you show your love by creating elaborate patterns in the sand like the male Japanese puffer fish or opt for an eight-hour-long dancing ritual to court the one that you fancy like a seahorse? Perhaps, like us, you would rather witness these events happening with your special diving buddy.…

Aerial view of a tropical island, surrounded by coral reef with a liveaboard sailing boat
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By Rich Reardon
On: 29th January, 2024

World's Best Liveaboard Dive Holidays

  • Ecuador & the Galapagos
  • Cocos Island
  • Maldives
  • Raja Ampat
  • Papua New Guinea
  • Micronesia

Whether your goal is to reach far-flung destinations or maximise your time underwater, liveaboards offer a fantastic way to explore the world's most spectacular dive sites. Some of the ocean's best diving can only be accessed by liveaboard, and even in less remote locations, you can dive the…

Overhead of snorkeller on the reef

By Eleanor
On: 25th January, 2024

Blue Horizons - Ten Holidays for Waterculturalists

  • Indonesia
  • Philippines
  • Tanzania
  • Mozambique
  • French Polynesia
  • Fiji
  • Maldives

In the face of mounting challenges posed to our reefs and seas, divers have long been at the forefront of efforts to protect, preserve, and understand the issues affecting our beloved underwater ecosystems. The inclination to actively engage in local programs and initiatives while exploring…

denise pygmy seahorse camouflaged on pink coral in Raja Ampat

By Emily C
On: 17th January, 2024

Just back from…. Lembeh Resort and Papua Paradise, North Raja Ampat

  • Lembeh Strait
  • Raja Ampat
  • Indonesia

Toward the end of 2023 one of our Original Divers, Emily, was lucky enough to embark on a once-in-a-lifetime adventure to Lembeh and Raja Ampat. The latter has long occupied the top spot of her diving bucket list, with its pellucid turquoise waters, hidden lagoons and out-of-this-world sea…

Two mandarin fish (Synchiropus splendidus) among yellow hard coral
Lizzie profile pic

By Lizzie
On: 15th January, 2024

10 of The World's Best Underwater Creature Encounters

  • Palau
  • Philippines
  • Ecuador & the Galapagos
  • French Polynesia
  • Australia
  • The Azores
  • Ambon
  • Maldives
  • Norway
  • Costa Rica

Most divers will have a bucket list for marine life. After all, one of the best things about diving is meeting the underwater creatures that dwell in the blue wilderness. Certain animals, such as whale sharks, humpback whales and manta rays, consistently find their way onto the majority of…

Juvenile Lionfish, Night Diving
Image of Jacqui Brooks

By Jacqui
On: 12th January, 2024

Types of Diving: Night Diving

  • Chuuk Lagoon
  • Micronesia
  • Papua New Guinea
  • Raja Ampat
  • Wakatobi
  • Northern Sulawesi

Types of Diving; night diving...

Bluespotted ribbontail ray on coral reef

By Charlotte
On: 10th January, 2024

Your Dive Calendar Part 2

  • French Polynesia
  • Mexico
  • The Azores
  • Indonesia
  • Philippines
  • Bonaire
  • Seychelles
  • Papua New Guinea
  • Tanzania
  • Palau
  • Turks & Caicos
  • Egypt

Part two of our dive calendar starts smack bang in midsummer. A time during which the UK does its best to produce temperatures that remotely resemble the season and everyone else tallies up their remaining annual leave and heads somewhere well versed in summer sun. If this sounds like you,…

Diver with turtle
Scuba diver

By Guest blogger
On: 7th December, 2023

World's Best Diving and Dining Destinations

  • Maldives
  • Indonesia
  • Mexico
  • The Azores
  • Tanzania

Often surface from a dive ravenous? Fear not, you're not alone. Don't be fooled by the leisurely fin-kicks of divers, the weightlessness of this sport can push your body to its limits, working up a substantial appetite. Call us biased, but the icing on the cake after a day spent diving is a…