Where the crocodiles often seem sluggish and obese when seen basking on the mud-caked banks above the water, here, in their element, they are things of beauty.
Dive Locations
Yakushima is well worth a visit — you can enjoy the best of both land and sea on this fascinating little island.
While not the easiest Galapagos dive site to reach, it’s well worth the extra time and effort to have one of the best diving experiences of your life.
The sharks are there from the moment we enter the water, approaching from every direction in such numbers that the spectacle is almost surreal.
Sunk by five Japanese kamikazes, the Emmons sits peacefully on the bottom of the seafloor, a resting place for U.S. sailors and Japanese alike.
A dive team ventures into the most southern parts of Egypt’s Red Sea
This small cay is a continuous hub of activity, with a large community of different bird species flying to and fro.
A dive site like this, alive with sharks, rays, turtles, fish and other marine life, is a must.
Bassas da India offers those who make the journey the greatest treasure of all —the rare opportunity to experience the underwater world as it once was.
Although the Sea of Cortez is perhaps most famous for its cetaceans, visitors to La Paz frequently find themselves delighted by the California sea lion.
The current-rich wall is in a marine protected area within the Coral Triangle, so naturally, a multitude of soft coral species flourish here, in fan and tree-like growth forms to filter plankton out of the current.
Starting with the first silent underwater film in 1916, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, Nassau’s reefs have been backdrops for many films, spanning several decades.
Even though these seadragons are about a foot long, they are surprisingly hard to see, so swim slowly once you arrive at the kelp.
Home to one of the most frequently visited sunfish cleaning stations in Nusa Penida, in season it’s not unusual to see several of these giants on a single dive.
Stuart Cove’s was honored to sink three of the four US Cutters that bore the names of fallen marines.
Though it’s not a tropical destination, Malta offers clear, warm water, wrecks and caves — and possibly the best diving in Europe.
For those who are planning a trip to Utila, make time to visit the Halliburton, whether for training purposes or simply for the sheer joy of discovering it for yourself.
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