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Christian Gloor

Find fascinating fish facts. Get the lowdown on identification, behaviour and popular species, with detailed information on everything from distribution to reproduction.

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Discovery

Discover all sorts of absorbing and inspiring information about conservation, scuba diving, marine life and more. Once you start discovering, you may find it difficult to stop.

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Diving the Philippines

Sebastian Pena Lambarri

Highlights

» Swimming with Whale Sharks

» Liveaboard diving at Tubbataha

» Asia's best wreck dives in Coron Bay

» Magical coral reefs in the Visayas

» Thresher Sharks in Malapascua

From wonderful coral reefs to Asia's best wreck diving, superb liveaboards to swimming with Whale Sharks, the Philippines has something for every diver and snorkeller.

Head to Malapascua to dive with Thresher Sharks, Dauin for excellent muck dives, Tubbataha for the Philippine's best liveaboard diving or Balicasag in Bohol for wonderful turtle encounters. The choice is yours.

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Indonesia Diving

Dorothea Oldani

Highlights

» Thrilling diving in Komodo National Park

» Incredible biodiversity in Raja Ampat

» Turtles in Bunaken National Park

» Muck diving in the Lembeh Strait

» Manta rays in Borneo

Indonesia is the world’s largest archipelago, with an incredible 17,000 islands to dive, snorkel and explore. Sitting at the heart of the Coral Triangle, this island nation has world class dive sites at every turn.

Komodo National Park and Raja Ampat offer some of the best diving in Indonesia and are excellent for liveaboard adventures. Sulawesi & Bali offer plentiful resort based diving choices, while adventurous divers and snorkellers can enjoy many more remote dive spots.

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Diving Thailand

Enjoy some of the best scuba diving in Thailand on the Andaman coast

Tara North

Highlights

» Colourful reefs and marine life

» Great place to learn to dive

» Good introduction to liveaboard diving

Thailand is one of the most popular destinations in the world for scuba-diving - and for good reason.

Koh Tao, Phuket and Ko Phi Phi are very popular places to learn to dive, while the Similan and Surin Islands make a fantastic introduction to the world of liveaboard diving.

The best scuba diving in Thailand is concentrated along the southern peninsula, with options on both the east and the west coasts. When conditions on one coast are not ideal, the opposite coast often has good conditions, providing options for divers throughout the year.

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Malaysia Diving

Tara North

Highlights

» World-class diving in Borneo

» Huge diversity of marine life

» Good diving for beginners

From the wonderful marine life of Sipadan and Mabul Island in Borneo to the dive sites of Peninsular Malaysia, scuba diving in Malaysia has something for everyone.

Geographically, the country is split into two separate regions. Peninsular Malaysia lies on mainland between Thailand and Singapore, while the states Sarawak and Sabah are on the island Borneo.

Peninsular Malaysia is the more developed, offering very good dive sites for less experienced divers such as the Perhentian Islands, Tioman & Redang. On Borneo, Sabah has some of the best dive sites in the world to explore.

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Papua New Guinea Diving

Highlights

» World-class reefs

» Incredible biodiversity

» World War II plane wrecks

Papua New Guinea, or PNG as it is often known, occupies the eastern half of New Guinea; an island it shares with Indonesia. To the north is the Pacific Ocean, to the south Australia’s Coral Sea and to the east the Bismark & Solomon Seas.

The area is a melting pot of marine life and has some of the most diverse and spectacular scuba diving on the planet. Explore vibrant coral reefs, plunging seamounts and World War II wrecks with resort diving and liveaboard diving options.

For the adventurous, it is the ultimate travel destination where remote, pristine rainforests tumble down from towering peaks into crystal clear waters teeming with life.

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Diving Myaynmar

Highlights

» Colourful reefs

» Remote dive sites away from crowds

» Possibilty of big fish encounters

Myanmar lies to the north of Thailand facing the Andaman Sea. Its coastline is dotted with myriad tropical islands, most notably the Mergui archipelago. These islands, along with the Burma Banks, form the focus of Myanmar's diving scene.

The area is usually dived by liveaboard from Thailand to the south, however there are some resort options on remote islands with diving too.

Expect beautiful islands, colourful coral reefs and fascinating marine life ranging from Seahorses to majestic Manta Rays.

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Vietnam

Jarda Malek

Highlights

» Coral gardens

» Fascinating smaller marine life

» Great for beginners

Vietnam is the most easterly of South-East Asia’s mainland countries.

Its entire eastern coastline faces the South China Sea, from the Gulf of Thailand in the south to the Gulf of Tonkin in the north. To the west, it borders Cambodia & Laos, while to the north it borders China.

The length of the country means that it spans different climates, with hot, tropical conditions in the south and more temperate conditions in the north. It has nearly 3500km of coastline with many beautiful bays and numerous small islands.

The best diving spots tend to be in the south & the east of the country where the seas are warmer.

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Reefspotter

Discovery

Diving the Philippines

From wonderful coral reefs to Asia's best wreck diving, superb liveaboards to swimming with Whale Sharks, the Philippines has something for every diver and snorkeller.

Head to Malapascua to dive with Thresher Sharks, Dauin for excellent muck dives, Tubbataha for the Philippine's best liveaboard diving or Balicasag in Bohol for wonderful turtle encounters. The choice is yours.

Indonesia Diving

Indonesia is the world’s largest archipelago, with an incredible 17,000 islands to dive, snorkel and explore. Sitting at the heart of the Coral Triangle, this island nation has world class dive sites at every turn.

Komodo National Park and Raja Ampat offer some of the best diving in Indonesia and are excellent for liveaboard adventures. Sulawesi & Bali offer plentiful resort based diving choices, while adventurous divers and snorkellers can enjoy many more remote dive spots.

Diving Thailand

Thailand is one of the most popular destinations in the world for scuba-diving - and for good reason.

Koh Tao, Phuket and Ko Phi Phi are very popular places to learn to dive, while the Similan and Surin Islands make a fantastic introduction to the world of liveaboard diving.

The best scuba diving in Thailand is concentrated along the southern peninsula, with options on both the east and the west coasts. When conditions on one coast are not ideal, the opposite coast often has good conditions, providing options for divers throughout the year.

Malaysia Diving

From the wonderful marine life of Sipadan and Mabul Island in Borneo to the dive sites of Peninsular Malaysia, scuba diving in Malaysia has something for everyone.

Geographically, the country is split into two separate regions. Peninsular Malaysia lies on mainland between Thailand and Singapore, while the states Sarawak and Sabah are on the island Borneo.

Peninsular Malaysia is the more developed, offering very good dive sites for less experienced divers such as the Perhentian Islands, Tioman & Redang. On Borneo, Sabah has some of the best dive sites in the world to explore.

Papua New Guinea Diving

Papua New Guinea, or PNG as it is often known, occupies the eastern half of New Guinea; an island it shares with Indonesia. To the north is the Pacific Ocean, to the south Australia’s Coral Sea and to the east the Bismark & Solomon Seas.

The area is a melting pot of marine life and has some of the most diverse and spectacular scuba diving on the planet. Explore vibrant coral reefs, plunging seamounts and World War II wrecks with resort diving and liveaboard diving options.

For the adventurous, it is the ultimate travel destination where remote, pristine rainforests tumble down from towering peaks into crystal clear waters teeming with life.

Diving Myaynmar

Myanmar lies to the north of Thailand facing the Andaman Sea. Its coastline is dotted with myriad tropical islands, most notably the Mergui archipelago. These islands, along with the Burma Banks, form the focus of Myanmar's diving scene.

The area is usually dived by liveaboard from Thailand to the south, however there are some resort options on remote islands with diving too.

Expect beautiful islands, colourful coral reefs and fascinating marine life ranging from Seahorses to majestic Manta Rays.

Vietnam

Vietnam is the most easterly of South-East Asia’s mainland countries.

Its entire eastern coastline faces the South China Sea, from the Gulf of Thailand in the south to the Gulf of Tonkin in the north. To the west, it borders Cambodia & Laos, while to the north it borders China.

The length of the country means that it spans different climates, with hot, tropical conditions in the south and more temperate conditions in the north. It has nearly 3500km of coastline with many beautiful bays and numerous small islands.

The best diving spots tend to be in the south & the east of the country where the seas are warmer.

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