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North Sulawesi (Indonesia)
 North Sulawesi is know as the epicentre of the world’s marine biodiversity in the Indo-Pacific Ocean. There are three dive areas to choose from. The 1° area is the clear waters of the Bunaken National Marine Park, the 2° area is Lembeh Strait, the 3° diving area is Bangka Island.... Read more
Tortola Island (British Virgin Islands)
 Powdery white-sand beaches, lush green mountains, and a sheltered yacht-filled harbor characterize the island of Tortola, where the past of the West Indies meets the present of the BVI.... Read more
Key Largo (Florida Keys)
 Key Largo, the northernmost island of the Florida Keys island chain, lies only an hour's drive from South Florida's two major airports. Yet it is a world away. Key Largo is sandwiched between the watery wilderness of the Everglades National Park to the west and the fish-covered coral formations of North America... Read more
Los Cabos, Baja California (Mexico)
 The diving experience in Los Cabos is nothing less than extraordinary for experts, beginners, and snorkelers alike. Just some of the sights you can marvel at are the black coral reefs, schools of colorful fish, underwater canyons.... Read more
Blue Hole (Belize Barrier Reef)
 Originally a cave, the Blue Hole was formed about 10,000 years ago when the roof collapsed. Visible from outer space, the Blue Hole is nearly a perfectly circular hole 1,000 feet in diameter and 412 feet deep. Popularized by a Jacques Cousteau television special in the 1970’s this has become the most famous dive site in all of Belize..... Read more
Woodlands Bay (Montserrat, West Indies)
 The reefs from Runaway Ghaut to Woodlands Bay are particularly rewarding for divers. It has some exciting underwater vistas, including a small cave close to the beach. Here you can stick your head into the cave and admire the colorful walls, the banded coral shrimp, and thousands of copper sweepers.... Read more
The Key Hole Pinnacles (Saint Lucia)
 Voted one of the "10 Best Dive Sites" by Caribbean Travel & Life, The Pinnacles are described by the magazine as "four coral and gorgonian-encrusted seamounts that rise tantalizingly up from the ocean depths".... Read more
HMCS Columbia Wreck (British Columbia)
 On June 22 1996, the third naval destroyer sunk in British Columbia by the Artificial Reef Society of British Columbia was sunk off Maud Island between the British Columbia mainland and Campbell River on Vancouver Island. The former HMCS Columbia, a 112 meter.... Read more
Choclassa, Sal Island (Cape Verde)
 Situated approximately 4Km from the island of Sal, the depth ranges from 300 metres up to 14 metres. A variety of dives may be performed in the depth range allowing you to see moray, tuna fish, marlin, pelagic fish.... Read more
Zenobia Wreck (Cyprus)
 Just 1.4km off the coast of Larnaka, this is rated one of the 10 best wreck dives in the world. The Zenobia, a Swedish Ro-Ro 172 metre ferry carrying 108 articulated lorries, sank in 1980... Read more
HMS Maori Wreck (Malta Island)
 The site is found below fort St Elmo, in front of a cafe which has its outside walls covered with a number of painted Destroyers, amongst which is the HMS Maori. HMS Maori was launched in 1937, and saw considerable action in the Mediterranean, the Norwegian campaign, Atlantic convoys and the North Sea... Read more
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Musandam Peninsula (Oman)
The waters surrounding Musandam and the Straights of Hormuz provide very fine coral reef diving. Plankton rich waters attract over 900 species of fish, ranging from cleaner wrasse through to whale sharks.... Read more
Praslin (Seychelles)
 Praslin is the site of the fabulous Vallée de Mai, one of Seychelles’s two UNESCO World Heritage Sites. The island features truly exquisite beaches such as Anse Lazio and Anse Georgette, both appearing on the top-10 list of world’s best beaches in recent years..... Read more
Sipadan Island (Malaysia)
 The late Jacques Cousteau, the world-renowned oceanographer, described Sipadan Island as ‘an untouched piece of art’, while divers around the world voted it as one of the top five dive sites in the world.... Read more
St Croix (US Virgin Islands)
Not many dive destinations can claim St. Croix’s diversity.
Diving here will fill your logbook with all types of wall, wreck and reef dives. By boat or from the shore you’ll see turtles ambling along, lobsters... Read more
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