Dive Locations

Edi Frommenwiler Raja Ampat – Conservation Whisperer

Edi Frommenwiler Raja Ampat… Many people have played significant roles in the bold and ultimately successful conservation strategy that was developed and implemented in Raja Ampat, on the remote northwestern tip of Indonesia’s West Papua …

Diving Gizo in the Western Province

Diving Gizo… The main town and regional capital of the Solomon Islands’ Western Province, Gizo is located near the western tip of New Georgia Island.Though it’s the third largest town in the country, with a population of just over …

Where to Dive in the Solomon Islands

Maravagi Bay – From Above…Where to dive in the Solomons… Located at the eastern tip of the renowned Coral Triangle, the Solomon Islands stretch across a long chain of beautiful tropical islands. Which are surrounded by the …

Diving Papatura – A Real Gem!

Diving Papatura – a Solomon Island’s Gem… It’s a romantic notion most of us have, but very few realise. Find an island paradise, far from the modern world. And then transform it into a desert island dream and live off the grid, …

Where to Dive in Papua New Guinea

Where to Dive in PNG… There really is some wonderful scuba diving in Papua New Guinea. Hovever, PNG is an incredibly diverse country, both above and below the surface, and its dive sites are spread across a vast geographical area.Planning …

Understanding Conservation in Raja Ampat – Part 1: Mark Erdmann

Understanding Conservation in Raja Ampat… In just over 20 years Raja Ampat, the “Four Kings” of Indonesia’s remote West Papua province, has evolved from an almost unknown location into one of the world’s most sought-after tropical …

Diving Bikini Atoll – It’s Complicated

Commodore Ben Wyatt addressing people of Bikini Atoll – Courtesy of WikiCommons Diving Bikini Atoll… How do you tell 167 men, women, and children that their island home, which had always provided for all their basic needs, is going to be …

Diving Uepi Island in the Marovo Lagoon

Diving Uepi Island… The journey to Uepi is a truly wonderful introduction to the Solomon Islands.The short, one-hour flight from Honiara takes you northwest over the scenic Russell Islands and onwards to the large island of New Georgia. …

Diving the Solomon Islands WWII Wrecks

Solomon Islands WWII Wrecks… Located at the eastern tip of the famed Coral Triangle, the Solomon Islands form a long chain of tropical islands surrounded by deep ocean trenches and the vast expanse of the Pacific. These waters offer two …

Diving Baja California

Diving Baja California… Bounded to the north by the US state of California, to the west by the Pacific Ocean. And to the east by the Sea of Cortez, the long and narrow Baja California peninsula is one of Mexico’s most visually spectacular and …

Diving the Banda Sea

Diving the Banda Sea… It seems almost beyond belief that some 360 years ago, one of a cluster of ten small and very isolated volcanic islands at the remote eastern end of what was then called the Malay Archipelago, was so valuable that it was …

Blackwater Diving – The Anilao Night Shift

Juvenile ArgonautGetting into Blackwater Diving… The images are what first grab your attention! Seemingly alien creatures floating in the dark of night, long after most people have called it a day.These strange forms, illuminated by …