Experiences labelled with 'scuba dive'
Lying just off the Yucatan Peninsula, Isla Cozumel, the Island of the Swallows, offers world class diving in picture perfect surroundings. With striking coral reefs, thriving marine life and crystal clear waters to spy them through, Cozumel was Mexico’s best kept secret until a young Jacques Cousteau “discovered” it in the 1960’s, placing this sleepy isle square on the scuba map. With over forty major dive sites to choose from, Cozumel caters to every diving level and preference, from dolphin dives to personalized ‘Scuba Subs’. Yet the island’s greatest attraction remains drift diving: currents that carry divers along great swathes of reef on an ‘aquatic wind’. As you float over the technicolor corals you’re likely to spot sea turtles, stingrays, angelfish and even grey nurse ...
Diving with mantas is a special moment when people are able to commune with the birds of the sea. Some might fear the idea of being anywhere near a giant manta ray; but to the open minded and adventuresome it's a moment they will surely remember for life. Bali, Indonesia is home to an abundance of rich marine and coral life, including manta rays. Despite their large size (10–25 ft.) manta rays are filter feeders that only eat plankton, which they suck through their gills. A good place to dive with mantas is at a reef cleaning station where they congregate with smaller fish such as wrassess and angelfish who feed off the parasites and dead skin they remove from the mantas. Nusa Penida, an ...
The Gili Islands is a cluster of three small islands off the northwest coast of Lombok, Indonesia; which plainly put—is a hedonistic diving paradise. The name Gili Islands is a somewhat redundant name as "Gili" means "small island." But between Gili Trawangan, Gili Meno, and Gili Air, the aura here is anything but small, drawing beach bums and backpackers alike to its popular parties and reggae-induced relaxation. No matter which island you stay at, Gili diving is phenomenal. Scuba enthusiasts swoon over Gili diving for its impressive array of vibrant reef life, excellent visibility, and mobs of hawksbill turtles! The appeal doesn't stop at unforgettable diving; the Gili Islands offer a slower change of pace for those on tour through the Bali and Lombok area. ...
