Category: Diving
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Diving Red Sea North in Egypt
Diving Red Sea North, Ras Mohamed and Straits of Tiran on a liveaboard trip with a mix of reefs and wrecks, including the famous Thistlegorm wreck. Superb visibility, huge corals in excellent condition, variety of reef fish, dolphins and the largest moray eels we have ever seen. We were diving in the middle of August…
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Diving Mahe in Seychelles
Mahe is the largest island of the Seychelles archipelago. We stayed and dove near Beau Vallon beach in early April. We saw many big schools of fish, eagle rays, turtles, a few sharks and very cool rock formations. Due to bleaching coral cover suffered quite a bit but some sites especially around L’ilot island had healthy…
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Diving Ponta do Ouro, Mozambique
Ponta do Ouro is a small town in the South of Mozambique only 10km north of South African border. It has a nice white sand beach, great diving, surfing and fishing. Given proximity to the border Ponta is very popular with South Africans especially around holiday season. We did some really good diving, saw lots…
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Diving Tofo Beach, Mozambique
Tofo beach or praia do Tofo on the coast of Mozambique has a beautiful white sand beach, good surf, and excellent diving. We were traveling around new year time and saw manta rays, whale sharks, variety of large rays and schools of fish. Mantas are seen year round with one of the largest recorded resident…
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Diving and Hiking in Exmouth, Western Australia
Around Exmouth you can dive and snorkel Ningaloo reef, fish, enjoy endless pristine beaches and hike in Cape Range National Park. Exmouth is a small town of about 2,000 people tripling its population during the high season. It is located 1,270km north of Perth on the coast of Western Australia. We dove Exmouth Navy Pier…
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Diving in Coral Bay, Western Australia
Coral bay 1,100 km north of Perth on the coast of Western Australia is where Ningaloo reef touches the shore and one can swim and snorkel over the reef directly from the beach. Coral bay has a hotel, two caravan parks, a handful of restaurants and a few permanent residents. The shoreline is a sequence…
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Whale sharks in Djibouti
Whale sharks in Djibouti waters gather in large numbers between October and February. We went snorkeling in early December and saw at least five different whale sharks up close and many more from the boat. It is possible to dive with the whale sharks but considering how fast they move snorkeling seemed like a better…
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Diving around Verde Island, Philippines
Verde Island located in the middle of the channel separating Luzon and Mindoro islands is one of the best places in the Philippines for seeing large schools of fish and walls with coral in pristine condition. Currents are often strong including down currents and it is best to dive on a slack tide and with…
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Diving in Dauin and Apo Island, Dumaguete, Philippines
Dauin is excellent for muck diving and macro photography. It is less than an hour drive from Dumaguete airport which has direct flights from Manila and Cebu. Apo island is about forty minutes boat ride from Dauin and has nice walls with healthy coral and rich marine life including schools of jacks, barracuda and other…
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Diving in Padre Burgos, Southern Leyte, Philippines
Padre Burgos in Southern Leyte is known as a place to snorkel with whale sharks migrating through Sogod bay. We went around Christmas time hoping to see the whale sharks but they were not yet there – their migration patterns are not well understood. We still had a great time diving and exploring the area.…