Manta Madness Raja Ampat
Raja Ampat is notorious for diving with the majestic Manta Ray!
In fact, it is one of the very few areas in the world where...
Adventure in the Maldives: Exploring Four Resorts & Three Atolls
Stuart Philpott is never one to shy away from a challenge, and bouncing between four different resorts and three atolls in the Maldives in...
French Polynesia: Unveiling the Marine Treasures of Fakarava
Deborah Dickson-Smith is left speechless by the marine life encounters she experiences in French Polynesia.
Photographs by Grégory Lecoeur, Jim Winter, Bernard Beaussier, Alexandre Voyer,...
Walt Stearns' Journey through the Flores Island Group on the Arenui
Scuba Diver North America Editor Walt Stearns continues his passage through the Flores Island group on the Arenui luxury liveaboard.
Photographs by Walt Stearns
Two sites in...
Subaqueous Journeys: Dive Sites for Your Bucket List by Walt Stearns
As we all look forward to life getting back to some semblance of normality through 2022, Editor-at-Large Walt Stearns dives into his back catalogue...
The Underwater Garden: An Exploration of Anemones in Scotland's Seas
Lawson Wood showcases the vibrant anemones adding a splash of colour to dives in the southeast of Scotland.
Photographs by Lawson Wood.
An Early Introduction to...
An Unforgettable Encounter: Diving with Sperm Whales in Dominica
Scuba Diver North America’s Editor Walt Stearns was left awe-struck when he went diving with the biggest predator on the planet off the Caribbean...
Palm Beach's Exquisite Reefs: An Underwater Journey with Walt Stearns
Walt Stearns takes us on a voyage of discovery on Palm Beach’s diverse reef systems, and explains what draws him back time and again.
At the...
The Complete Guide to Queensland Diving: Everything You Need
Over the coming months, we will delve, State by State, into the magnificent and diverse diving the waters of Australia offer. Australia boasts stunning...
Dive Raja Ampat with Meridian Adventure Dive
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On The House – Wakatobi’s House Reef
Through a combination of factors that include easy access, habitat health, diversity of ecosystems, an abundance of unique marine life and the sheer size of the site, there is no surprise that Wakatobi’s House Reef holds the reputation as “The World's Best Shore Dive.”
Diving in the Eye of the Storm: Byron Conroy's Belize Journey
Byron Conroy is captivated by the underwater delights of Belize, and even the imminent arrival of a hurricane failed to spoil his trip or...
Raja Ampat from Land: Meridian Adventure Dives
Byron Conroy has dived Raja Ampat many times, but always from a liveaboard. He visits Meridian Adventure Dive’s land-based operation to see if it...
The Coral Triangle's Treasures: Dive into the Witu Islands
Don Silcock explores the rich and varied diving that lies off the Witu Islands in Papua New Guinea.
Photographs by Don Silcock.
As they say in...
Dive into Siladen Island: A Mecca for Underwater Photographers
Byron Conroy discovers what could well bethe ultimate dive destination for underwater photographers when he visits Siladen Island in North Sulawesi, Indonesia.
Photographs by Byron...
Discovering Fiji's Hidden Gem: Waidroka Bay Resort
Diveplanit’s Deborah Dickson-Smith shares her experience at this littleknown divers’ paradise at the southern tip of Fiji’s Coral Coast.
Photographs by Waidroka Bay Resort.
Fiji’s Coral Coast...
Immersive Experience: Diving in Bangka Island, Indonesia
After a few years focusing his diving around Australia’s temperate waters, Nicolas Remy was looking for a destination with vibrant tropical gardens, the sort...
SS Yongala: From Wreckage to Marine Wonderland
The loss of the Yongala was a tale of tragedy, but out of this has come one of the world’s most-spectacular shipwrecks, which is...
Embracing the Night Dive: Adventures in the Red Sea
Richard Aspinall is a long-time visitor to the Red Sea, and while his interests have changed over the years, his love of night dives...
Wreck Diving with a Twist: Melbourne's Hidden Submarine Fleet
Luke English, skipper of Melbourne dive charter Redboats is keen to reveal Victoria’s best kept secret to PT Hirschfield: ‘Want to know something unbeatable?...
Djibouti's Coastal Symphony: Whalesharks and Marine Wonders
Andrew Nieuwenhof explores the waters off Djibouti in search of the whalesharks which call this area home between November and February.
Photographs by David Robinson...
Lord Howe Island: Australia's Hidden Gem of Natural Beauty
Approximately 700km northeast of Sydney and 700km southeast of Brisbane in the Tasman Sea, you will find one of the most picturesque and beautiful...
Diving into the Splendor of Iceland: A Memorable Journey
Photographs by Eliska Mencova, Byron Conroy and Mark Evans
Iceland is one of those places that has long been on many bucket lists, and in...
Coral Paradise
Raja Ampat is a Coral Paradise
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About Meridian Adventure Dive
Situated in Raja Ampat, Indonesia, Meridian Adventure Dive is a PADI 5 Star Resort and winner of the PADI Green...
Exploring the Maldives: Stuart Philpott's Diving Adventure at Kurumba Resort
Introduction
Stuart Philpott is never one to shy away from a challenge, and bouncing between four different resorts and three atolls in the Maldives in...
South Ari Atoll – a hotspot for whalesharks and manta rays
South Ari Atoll is seen as a hotspot for whalesharks and manta rays, and as Stuart Philpott discovered, it is one of those few...
Diving Palau From the Luxurious Black Pearl Day 7
Day 7 of my Palau Diving Adventure onboard the Black Pearl: Ijn Iro, Teshio Maru, Jakes Seaplane
Our final day of diving was focused on...
A Dream Realized: A Teen's First Dive at the SS Thistlegorm
The SS Thistlegorm is undoubtedly one of the world’s premier wreck dives, and Editorial Director Mark Evans’ son Luke had wanted to explore this...
Nighttime Is “The Right Time” at Wakatobi
There is a reason why so many divers at Wakatobi find nighttime there so incredible.
Wakatobi is known for spectacular over-the-water sunsets, but that spectacle...
Diving Palau From the Luxurious Black Pearl Day 6
Day 6 of my Palau Adventure onboard the Black Pearl: Siaes Corner, Sand Bar, Chandelier Cave
Our penultimate day of diving began with a site...
Secrets of Wonder Reef Revealed
Wonder Reef acoustic array captures secret underworld of reef and surroundings
Griffith University researchers are studying the underwater sounds of the Gold Coast’s newest diving...
Diving Palau From the Luxurious Black Pearl Day 5
Day 5 of my Palau Diving Adventure onboard the Black Pearl: Blue Corner, Virgin Blue Hole, Ulong Channel, Jellyfish Lake.
Day 5 was going to...
Diving Palau From The Luxurious Black Pearl Day 4
Day 4 of my Palau Adventure onboard the Black Pearl: Blue Hole, New Drop Off, Turtle Cove
Day 3 | Day 2 | Day 1
The...
Discover Kavieng: Papua New Guinea's Scuba Diving Paradise
Don Silcock waxes lyrical about the underwater delights that can be found in the waters around Kavieng in Papua New Guinea.
A window seat on...
Diving Palau From the Luxurious Black Pearl Day 3
Day 3 of my Palau Adventure onboard the Black Pearl: Orange Beach, Peleliu Cut, German Channel
The first two dives of the day were planned...
Explore The Museo Atlantico Underwater Sculpture Park
Stuart Philpott returns to Lanzarote to further explore the Museo Atlantico underwater sculpture park, which has now been extended by a phase two installation.
Spring...
Diving Bikini Atoll
Diving Bikini Atoll with Master Liveaboards
Bikini Atoll is one of the many atolls in the Republic of the Marshall Islands. This little-known country is...
Diving Palau From the Luxurious Black Pearl Day 2
Day 2 of my Palau Adventure onboard the Black Pearl: Barnum's Wall, Blue Corner, German Channel
Our first dive of the day was at Barnum's...
Tubbataha Reefs: A Scuba Diving Dream Finally Realized
Scuba Diver Senior Travel Editor Don Silcock finally makes it to the Philippines after a Covid induced delay, but his liveaboard adventure to Tubbataha...
Exploring the Bligh Waters: The Soft Coral Capital of the World
Did you know?
These days around 40% of the Fijian population are of Indian descent. Fiji was colonised by the British between 1874 and 1970....
Your Dive Bucket List: Galapagos, Socorro, and More
As we all look forward to life getting back to some semblance of normality through 2022, Editor-at- Large Walt Stearns dives into his back...
Diving Palau From The Luxurious Black Pearl Day 1
Day 1 of my Palau Diving Adventure onboard the Black Pearl: Orientation and Briefings
Palau has been very high up on my list of destinations...
A Dive Under The Pier Of A Working Cement Factory
Bonaire’s Town Pier and Salt Pier are ‘signature’ dives, but Mark Evans reckons that the Cement Pier on Barbados beats them both hands down.
A...
Palau: An Unforgettable Adventure for Divers & Snorkelers
If you like ‘big stuff’, Palau is the capital. One of the best places in the world to dive with sharks, mantas and big...
Chowder Bay: Sydney's Hidden Muck Diving Treasure
Muck Diving in Sydney's Chowder Bay
How many divers love to travel overseas for a dive holiday? How many can afford to do this too...
Indonesia's Alor Island Dive Odyssey: Aboard the Liveaboard Arenui
Scuba Diver North America Editor Walt Stearns makes a memorable passage through the Flores Island group on the Arenui luxury liveaboard.
Did you know?
Alor is...
Hawere Charters: A Dive Industry Comeback in the Hauraki Gulf
The recent COVID lockdowns followed by an extremely harsh winter has resulted in a difficult three years for the dive industry. Coupled with ever-increasing...
Solomon Islands: A Scuba Diver's Dream Destination
The Solomons is one of those rare destinations for scuba divers that has something to suit everyone’s underwater appetite. Whether that’s colourful coral reefs,...
The Wonder of Queensland's Floating Artificial Reef
Adrian Stacey explores Queenland’s latest artificial reef, the floating Wonder Reef, and finds that the innovative structure more than lives up to its name
Diving...
Wakatobi’s Turkey Beach – Dive Site #1
Turkey Beach is known as one of the best sites in the Wakatobi marine preserve to find turtles.
Uncover WWII History: Diving & Exploring the Solomon Islands
From the air, the Solomon Islands archipelago looks like a tropical island paradise – and it is. But just over 70 years ago, this was...
Perfect Storm: How Mozambique Became a Megafauna Paradise
Don Silcock is left in awe by the majestic pelagics which can be found off Mozambique, including whalesharks and manta rays.
On the south-eastern seaboard...
Salem Express: Dive into Maritime Tragedy
Technical diver Kurt Storms pays a visit to the final resting place of the Salem Express, which tragically took the lives of hundreds of...
Wakatobi’s Dive Yacht Pelagian
High style diving aboard Pelagian reveals the never-ending riches of Indonesia's underwater realm
Each evening just before sunset, coral laced rock piles around the base...
Diving the HMAS Hobart: Explore a World-Class Wreck
Wrecks exist for many reasons – storms, wartime casualties, navigational errors, collisions and onboard accidents such as fires. Wrecks also have histories that capture...
Protecting Sabah's Seas: A Responsible Traveller's Guide
As Ocean Day approaches, we present a travellers’ guide to protecting Sabah’s seas and reefs.
Introduction: Responsible Travelling to Sabah
Have you, like many around the...
Discover Sydney's Underwater World: Dive Sites & Marine Life
A city perfectly in tune with the ocean; there’s more to Sydney than surface appearances suggest. Dive in a bit deeper and you will...
Bangka Island: Dive into a World of Coral Gardens & Macro Life
Quenching the Coral-Thirst in Indonesia's Bangka Island
After a few years focusing his diving around Australia’s temperate waters, Nicolas Remy was looking for a destination...
Wakatobi's Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Locate a sea anemone and you'll probably run into some of Nemo's cohabiting cousins. Take a closer look among the undulating tentacles and you might also happen upon a tiny harlequin crab slurping up food scraps from its host's leftover dinner.
Raja Ampat Local Activities Guide
Raja Ampat Local Activities Guide, these are some of the Topside Highlights
If you’ve never been to Raja Ampat before, you’re in for the vacation...
How To Get to Raja Ampat
How To Get To Raja Ampat, Indonesia
With the development of transport services to the area, there is now an airport that is serviceable by...
Wakatobi's Double Dip Diving Experience
This might be the perfect dive vacation: Start with a visit to one of the world's most iconic dive resorts, where you explore pristine...
Let’s Go to The Zoo
Wakatobi’s Dive Site #3, The Zoo
A zoo is a place that can be enjoyed by everyone. So it's a fitting name for one of...
Underwater Delights Around Roatan In The Bay Islands Of Honduras
Michele Westmorland was captivated by the underwater delights around Roatan, in the Bay Islands of Honduras.
Flying into Roatan off the coast of Honduras, the...
North Carolina’s Outer Banks In Search of Historic Shipwrecks
Scuba Diver North America’s Editor Walt Stearns heads for North Carolina’s Outer Banks in search of historic shipwrecks and sand tiger sharks.
There is a...