See spot swim in Oman
From endemic marine species, such as Oman anemonefish, Oman butterflyfish and Oman cuttlefish, to virgin dive sites, Oman offers “off the beaten path” experiences day and night.
From endemic marine species, such as Oman anemonefish, Oman butterflyfish and Oman cuttlefish, to virgin dive sites, Oman offers “off the beaten path” experiences day and night.
Revisiting the Philippines, one of those countries where the natural beauty pulls us back time and again.
Consistently named as one of the world’s best islands and with over 2.5 million visitors last year, it should be no surprise that Maui is one of the world’s top dive destinations. Maui is part of the Hawaiian island chain in the north Pacific Ocean and is over 3700 kilometers from the closest major land mass. In fact, the islands of Hawaii are the most isolated population center on the face of this planet!
“If Raja Ampat is paradise, Triton Bay would be the temple of paradise.”
– Dr Mark Erdmann, senior marine biologist at Conservation International
The tiny rocky islet of Koh Losin has been on my diving radar for some time, being the only destination in the Gulf of Thailand that has regular sightings of the elusive Guitar Shark, known locally as Ronin.
In Tromsø, Norway’s capital of the Northern Lights, there is a new natural attraction: divers can now swim between swarms of herring and humpback whale plumes, to see the ‘panda bears of the seas’– Orca whales.
A visit to Egypt is both an opportunity to glimpse a true cradle of civilization and sample the bountiful underwater treasures lauded by Dr. Eugenie Clark, Dr. Hans Hass and Jacque Cousteau.
Clear water… check. Dancing sunbeams… check. Neon colored sponges… check. Schooling blue tangs… check. Model in perfect position… check. Easy shot… uh, no. The scene through my viewfinder suddenly morphs from a dazzling panorama to two puppy-dog-like eyes. I raise my head to find a large Nassau grouper staring at me and wiggling its pectoral fins as if to say, “Let’s play!” Such is the diving in the Cayman Islands. The water is consistently clear. The reefs are consistently healthy. And the animal encounters are consistently engaging.
Japan is a dream for travellers from around the world who want to discover our beautiful culture, delicious food and exciting shopping. Surprising to many, however, is that Japan also has great diving from Hokkaido in the north to Okinawa in the south. Less well known – but equally fascinating – is Hachijo Island, an overnight sail south of Tokyo.
In 1785, English poet William Cowper penned the phrase “Variety’s the very spice of life, That gives it all its flavour.” Spices, quite literally, put many Indonesian islands on the map when European spice traders reached them in the 16th century. Now, savvy scuba divers are the modern day explorers who know there’s no better spice than the variety of marine life and adventures found along Indonesia’s Forgotten Islands.