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By Tom
On: 3rd February, 2021

Find a Happy Place

  • Seychelles
  • Maldives
  • Borneo
  • Raja Ampat
  • Indonesia
  • Philippines

These past couple of months have been the hardest yet, thanks (if that's the word) to the double dose of winter and lockdown. Here at Original Diving, we're determined to stay as positive as possible, so we asked the team to each describe their 'Happy Place' - one blissful moment from their…

girl diving into water

By Emily
On: 28th January, 2021

When, Not If

  • Grenada
  • Gozo
  • The Azores
  • Maldives
  • Egypt
  • Seychelles
  • Spice Islands & the Tanzanian Coast
  • Indonesia
  • Philippines
  • Dumaguete and Dauin
  • Bohol

The temporary closure of the UK's travel corridors is sad news, but it still feels like the whole country is poised and ready to head off on holiday as soon as is humanly possible. The race between vaccines and virus makes this latest lockdown feel particularly tough, but that's why we…

Snorkelling in Belize

By Guest Blogger
On: 5th November, 2020

The Best Snorkelling in the World

  • Europe
  • Northern Norway
  • Norway
  • Gozo
  • Mexico
  • Yucatan Peninsula
  • Galapagos Archipelago
  • Ecuador & the Galapagos
  • Belize
  • The Belizean Coast
  • Maldives
  • Seychelles
  • Indonesia
  • Philippines
  • Raja Ampat
  • Banda Islands
  • Australasia & Pacific Islands
  • Ningaloo Reef
  • French Polynesia
  • Fiji
  • Northern Red Sea
  • Spice Islands & the Tanzanian Coast

When it comes to underwater pursuits, there is a whole lot to love about snorkelling - not only is it suitable for all ages and abilities and only requires minimal equipment, it also offers the chance to see a multitude of marine species closer to the surface. From the vibrant coral reefs of…

Raja Ampat
Image of Jacqui Brooks

By Jacqui
On: 23rd July, 2020

Longer Term, Longer Haul

  • Indonesia
  • Galapagos Archipelago
  • Socorro Island
  • Seychelles
  • French Polynesia
  • Maldives

What with all the recent confusion surrounding air bridges, travel corridors and quarantine, short-term travel is still very much up in the air. Or not. It's hard to keep up, sometimes. Looking further ahead, though, we believe that a year hence travel will have returned to at least a…

Image of Jacqui Brooks

By Jacqui
On: 1st March, 2020

Top Dive Sites in Raja Ampat

  • Raja Ampat

Raja Ampat has many names; Four Kings; the crown jewel of the Coral Triangle; the underwater Serengeti; the end of the rainbow (okay, that one was us), but no name can quite do justice to the diving in Indonesia's Raja Ampat. Home to the highest marine biodiversity on earth, descending into…

coral reef
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By Jacqui
On: 11th February, 2020

Where to Dive in Spring

  • Maldives
  • Indonesia
  • Mozambique
  • Oman
  • Cayman Islands
  • Anilao
  • Papua New Guinea
  • Caribbean

Spring in Blighty: a season typified by daffodils in full bloom, the half-forgotten sensation of warm sun on bare skin and channelling The Sound of Music while frolicking through fields. But lest we forget, the British weather can be rather… unpredictable. Elsewhere, however, some of our…

bait ball mexico
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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…

pygmy seahorse
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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.…

anemonefish
Image of Jacqui Brooks

By Jacqui
On: 29th November, 2019

Off the Grid in the Banda Sea

  • Banda Islands
  • Ambon
  • Alor

Nutmeg. Flavour saviour of curries, the razzle-dazzle in puds, elixir to mulled wine... you get the gist. But have you ever considered where it originated? Introducing the Banda Islands (otherwise known as the "Spice Islands"), the sole producers of nutmeg and mace in the 17th century and…

blackwater diving
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By Jacqui
On: 24th September, 2019

Top Five Dive Sites for Blackwater Diving

  • Philippines
  • Palau
  • Hawaii
  • Pico & Faial
  • Northern Sulawesi

Ever been night diving? Blackwater diving is night diving on steroids. But rather than exploring reefs, divers are suspended in the pitch black of the open ocean. Why? Because that's when the diurnal migration (aka the world's largest migration) occurs, with countless platonic animals of the…