Barely a month after the fateful tsunami plowed its way through the Southeast Asian region, I found myself thoughtfully contemplating the squalor of dive paraphernalia…

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Looking for a unique and fun way to get to know the reefs off Pemba Island off the coast of Tanzania? Look no more! When…

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In the waters between the Channel Islands and the California mainland from Ventura to Santa Barbara, you will find quite a number of oil rigs….

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The Islas Revillagigedos, more popularly known as the Socorro Islands or simply “the Socorros” are located 240 miles south of Cabo San Lucas in the…

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You don’t have to go all the way to South Africa to see the Great White Shark. Isla de Guadalupe in Mexico is a pristine…

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Since Charles Darwin’s visit in 1835 and his monumental “Origin of Species” describing the Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection, Galapágos has excited man’s imagination…

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It was GREAT to be back in the Red Sea and to see Guido again. I first met him four years ago when we joined…

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We took a ten day trip to the Andaman Islands on a 17,5 m (55 ft) monohull steel yacht. This ship takes a maximum of…

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A week of diving in Cocos Island, Costa Rica. Remote Cocos Island lies 375 miles off the coast of Costa Rica and is famous for…

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We took a 4 Days / 4 Nights trip to the Similan Islands, Koh Bon, Koh Tachai, Surin Islands and Richelieu Rock. West Coast Divers,…

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Remote in the Sulu sea, the Tubbatha reefs offer the Philippines’ top diving, accessible only by liveaboard. Trips usually last six days, five nights and…

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Beautifully designed 24m twin screw motor cruiser, built in 1996 and owned by Guido Sherif, a dedicated diving enthusiast, instructor and pioneer. Frequently referred to…

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Ask any diver in Europe or the US to name their dream Asian diving destination, and chances are you will get the reply, ‘Bali’, from…

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Many islands in Malaysia have the perfect ingredients to be tropical paradises: crystal clear waters, clean powdery sands, swaying palms, and sunny skies. Pulau Aur…

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The thousand-odd islands of Maluku – the Moluccas to the Western world – are the original spice islands. The islands’ many havens of sunny, powder-white…

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Relazing atmosphere on Utila. Utila is the smallest of the three major Bay Islands, located off the north coast of Honduras, in the heart of…

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Pulau Weh It’s the kind of place where you slip into a groove, and time losesits meaning. The island of Weh, off the very Northernmost…

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Gili Islands The Tree Gilis – Trawangan – Air and Meno located just off the West coast of Lombok, are beautiful little sandy islands that…

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Dahab, Red Sea, Egypt Among the conoisseurs, Dahab is famous for its dive sites, accessible from shore, among the most notorious is the Blue Hole….

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Just east of both Ambergris Caye and Caye Caulkner is the famous Belizean Barrier Reef, the second largest in the world, after Australia’s Barrier Reef….

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Cozumel is a tropical island off the east coast of the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico. It has long been known in the divers world for…

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Situated between Cancun and Tulum on the Mayan Riviera lies Playa del Carmen, or simply “Playa” as the locals call it. This fun town has…

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Sudan is the largest country in Africa with a population of 28 million people but itsn’t really on the tourist map due to a history…

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Every year, between June and September, huge numbers of silvery sardines travel north from the cold southern oceans off Cape Point in South Africa, moving…

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The Brother Islands are located 65 miles southeast of Safaga and 32 miles northeast of El Quesir in the middle of the Red Sea. The…

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Queensland’s World Heritage listed Great Barrier Reef as scuba diver’s paradise. You could dive on the world’s largest marine park every day for the rest…

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Sipadan Island Off the North Eastern coast of Borneo, called Sabah, lies a tiny jewel of an island, Pulau Sipadan, with a marine ecosystem so…

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Comprised of five beautiful and uninhabited islands in a chain of eight just off the coast of Southern California, the Channel Islands National Park is…

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The Red Sea, where the desert meets the ocean, is truly one of the planet’s most exotic and fascinating natural seascape environments. The Red Sea…

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Formed by tectonic trifling between the Pacific and Eurasian plates, the island of Sulawesi, once known as Celebes, is often described as “orchid shaped.” Divers…

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There’s no greater adventure than diving! Whether you’re taking your first look at diving, or whether you’ve been diving for 20 years, there’s always something…

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For us who have experienced or regularly dive solo, it is a liberating and very fulfilling experience to dive alone. There are pros and cons…

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Are you tired of just being lumped in with the scuba divers? This page is for snorkelers who want information geared only for snorkelers. Snorkelers…

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If you’re an enthousiastic diver yourself you’ve probably been wondering what’s involved in getting your child to scuba dive as well. At what age can…

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Can you dive when you are pregnant? Where can I buy a good woman’s BC or wetsuit? How did Sylvia Earle become a famous Marine…

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Want to explore sunken ships, crashed planes and lost treasures beneath the surface? Wreck divers are known for their rugged activities of diving very deep,…

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Technical diving is not something you jump into. Whether your interests lie in nitrox, rebreathers, mixed gas, deep, wreck or cave diving, there is a…

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There is nothing like the feeling of diving into the deep without the constrictions of a tank on your back and regulator in your mouth….

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If you are reading this page, you might be thinking about going to dive school to be a commercial diver. Courses are expensive. So which…

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Looking to explore hidden secrets in caverns and caves around the world? Two best known areas to do so are in Mexico and Florida. If…

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Winner of five Emmy awards for his work in television, Waterman is also renowned for his work in commercial film, as director and producer of…

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Born January 23, 1919 in Vienna, Hans Hass first encountered the underwater world of the Mediterranean Sea in July 1937 during a vacation to the…

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When underwater filmmakers Michele and Howard Hall met in diving class in 1975 – Howard was Michele’s instructor – little did they know their student/teacher…

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Audrey Ferreras and Pipin Ferreras were a celebrity couple in the Free Diving World. It is with great sadness that we announce that Audrey Mestre…

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Undersea Explorer – Sylvia Earle, Ph.D., was born on August 30, 1935 in Gibbstown, New Jersey. Her parents raised her on a small farm near…

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David Doubilet David Doubilet was born on August 28, 1946, in New York City. He began snorkeling at the age of eight in the cold,…

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Jacques-Yves was born in Saint-Andre-de-Dubzac, France, to Daniel and Elizabeth Cousteau on June 11, 1910. Cousteau always loved the water and in his early teens,…

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Born on May 4, 1922, New York, N.Y., U.S. Dr. Eugenie Clark is known as “The Shark Lady” because she studies sharks. Dr. Clark is…

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As the star of the country’s most successful syndicated television show Sea Hunt (1957-1961), Bridges introduced scuba diving to millions of viewers across America. The…

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This is the place to find the best season at your favorite dive destinations. Listed in alphabetical order you’ll easily know where to go… and…

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