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Underwater photography of tropical reef species in Papua New Guinea

By Charlotte
On: 8th April, 2024

The World’s Best Scuba Diving Sites

  • Mexico
  • Raja Ampat
  • Philippines
  • Fiji
  • Ecuador & the Galapagos
  • Micronesia
  • Maldives
  • Tanzania
  • Komodo

The ocean is just one gigantic blue playground with over 4,000 current dive sites. We're sure that you'd love to tick off every destination, but just in case you don't have that much time on your fins, we've compiled a list of the world's best diving. From sharks to shrimp, reefs to walls,…

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

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…

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...

Diver and wreck

By Guest Blogger
On: 21st November, 2023

World’s Best Wrecks for Recreational Divers

  • Egypt
  • Australia
  • Indonesia
  • Grenada
  • Micronesia

The world's best-preserved and least-visited museums are hidden beneath the waves. For many, the fascination of wreck diving lies in the exploration of underwater relics suspended in the silent depths of the open ocean. These wrecks often bear the scars of wars, accidents, or have been…

Gas masks on a wreck

By Rich Reardon
On: 22nd October, 2023

Diving in Micronesia Vs. Palau

  • Micronesia
  • Palau

Palau and Micronesia have history. Once part of the Federated States of Micronesia, Palau, now an independent island country in the western Pacific, left Micronesia with just four 'federated states' - Yap, Chuuk, Pohnpei and Kosrae. But when it comes to their diving, their history can be…

French Polynesia

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…

Diver and coral wall

By Guest Blogger
On: 18th May, 2022

Top Ten Best Diving Locations in the World

  • Socorro Island
  • Maldives
  • Raja Ampat
  • French Polynesia
  • Chuuk Lagoon
  • Philippines
  • Galapagos Archipelago
  • Iceland
  • Fiji
  • The Aldabra Group

Call us biased, but there are few things more exciting than strapping a tank to your back and rolling into the deep blue. From colourful coral cities with blizzards of life to lone giants circumnavigating the open ocean, diving allows us to explore another dimension. While you can dive just…

diving off the grid
Image of Jacqui Brooks

By Jacqui
On: 3rd May, 2018

Get Off The Grid

  • Costa Rica
  • Komodo
  • Chuuk Lagoon
  • Southern Red Sea
  • St Vincent & The Grenadines
  • Fiji
  • Papua New Guinea
  • Pemba Island

Are you a slave to your smartphone? Can't get through a meal without checking your emails? Fingers twitch if you're not scouring through social media? We're sorry to tell you, but you're addicted to the internet. Luckily for you, we've got the remedy. Whether setting sail to new horizons or…