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By Charlotte
On: 13th July, 2023

Top Ten Long-Haul Diving Holidays

  • Indonesia
  • Southern Mozambique & Bazaruto Archipelago
  • Galapagos Archipelago
  • Papua New Guinea
  • Seychelles
  • Socorro Island
  • Micronesia

Feeling the warmth of the sun on your skin as you step off the plane is one of life's great pleasures. There's something truly wonderful about venturing to a sun-drenched tropical paradise, and the further away, the better. It's also no coincidence that these distant destinations have some…

Freediver in Kelp Forest

By Rich Reardon
On: 11th July, 2023

Top Ten Seaweed Facts

  • Indonesia
  • Caribbean
  • Philippines
  • Australia
  • Tanzania
  • Mozambique
  • Ecuador & the Galapagos
  • French Polynesia
  • Fiji

Seaweed is found throughout the world's coastal regions, but what exactly is it? The name is misleading as it's not a 'weed,' but a prolific form of sea vegetation that is vital to life. Collectively, seaweed supplies a large proportion of the world's oxygen and plays a vital role in…

By Rich Reardon
On: 4th July, 2023

Top Ten Clownfish Facts

  • Philippines
  • Indonesia
  • Egypt
  • Australia
  • French Polynesia
  • Fiji

For DiCaprio, it was Titanic. For Scarlett Johansson, it was Lost in Translation. Since 2003, when Pixar cast a clownfish in the lead role of one of its blockbuster animated films, dive guides and instructors the world over have been inundated with requests to 'find Nemo.' Luckily, these…

Sea Lion

By Charlotte
On: 23rd June, 2023

Top Ten Marine Protected Areas in the World

  • Galapagos Archipelago
  • Raja Ampat
  • Palau
  • Cocos Island
  • Maldives
  • Philippines
  • French Polynesia
  • Mexico
  • Bonaire
  • Fiji

Marine Protected Areas are a beacon of hope in the wild west of the high seas. Safeguarding marine ecosystems from ever-looming human threats (think: overfishing, habitat destruction and pollution), is critical to the long-term sustainability of our oceans. Unsurprisingly, they also have…

Jungle river

By Guest Blogger
On: 23rd June, 2023

Top Ten Destinations Great for Non-Divers

  • Indonesia
  • The Azores
  • Maldives
  • Egypt
  • Ecuador & the Galapagos
  • Oman
  • Tanzania
  • Gozo
  • Belize
  • Iceland

We regularly hop aboard our soapbox in support of diving. There's nothing quite like floating in an alternate universe of technicolour reef cities and marvellous marine life. That being said, not all trips can be spent entirely underwater. There are surface intervals, after all. Whether…

Nudibranch

By Emily C
On: 6th June, 2023

Top Ten Nudibranch Facts

  • Philippines
  • Indonesia
  • Maldives
  • Australia
  • French Polynesia
  • Palau

From the bright red Spanish dancer to Hopkins's rose nudibranch, neon green leaf sheep nudibranch - otherwise known as 'Shawn the Sheep' -, and the orange-peel Doris nudibranch, fabulously coloured nudibranchs have amassed a cult-like following among divers. Hailed as the 'Jewels of the…

Reef, fish and diver

By Emily C
On: 5th June, 2023

Top Five Biodiverse Destinations for Divers

  • Indonesia
  • Papua New Guinea
  • Fiji
  • Philippines
  • Egypt

From Alaska to the Amazon Rainforest, Costa Rica to the Serengeti, the world's topside treasures are regularly touted for their extraordinary biodiversity. Yet despite covering a whopping 70% of the planet, the ocean rarely gets a shoutout. In fact, 80% of the world's life is found in the…

Frogfish

By Emily C
On: 1st June, 2023

Top Ten Weird and Wonderful Frogfish Facts

  • Indonesia
  • Raja Ampat
  • Northern Sulawesi
  • Philippines
  • Mexico

From hairy to warty, psychedelic to shaggy, few fish are stranger in appearance than the frogfish. But make no mistake, these camouflaged critters are dressed to kill. From masquerading as coral to boasting the fastest strike in the ocean, frogfish are the masters of aggressive mimicry. So…

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…

Bali Diving

By Rich Reardon
On: 13th April, 2023

Best Diving in Asia

  • Indonesia
  • Maldives
  • Philippines

While it may rank second behind Latin America in terms of being home to the most overall biodiversity, Asia does hold the ace in the hole when it comes to being the king of marine biodiversity. With the Coral Triangle taking centre stage and covering the Philippines, Indonesia and Malaysia,…