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Malaysia South China SeaThis is one of my favorite & special dive site. Its only 5 minutes from my Gipsy Divers Redang. Its a submermeged bedrock / mount surrounded by sand. Maximum depth here is approx. 19 meters & its for all level diver. Experience divers may ops. at the reef edge & outer reef till the sandy area for rarities.
This site is best visit during begining of dive season in East Coast Peninsular which is March-May where viz can get till 20-25 meters. Normally the water temp. is 28-30 degrees celcius. The suitable time to dive here is during flooding tide where its shelter from the flooding tide. There's a mooring line for dive boat attached on top of the reef 7 it makes it easy to spot this site.
There's plenty of life on the reef atarting at 8 meters on the tip with huge amount of damsels & fusiliers swimming about the acropora corals. It is also known for brilliant wide angle shots of sea fan on the wall at 15 meters.
Pelagics such as gold spotted trevally & black tip reef shark can be seen here hunting when the tide 's coming in!
Occasionally jenkins ray can be seen resting on the sandy area. Photographers will look for critters here....devil scorpionfishes, zanzibar shrimp, Chromodoris nudis, flatworms & even banded shrimps & jann's pipefishes in crevices.
A good guide with proper plan will make this an enjoyable dive with ample bottom time!
Overall its my Top 10 dive site in Malaysia!
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South Africa Atlantic (African coastal)This dive site is one of a few Shore dive alternatives from the roadside parking generally referred to as Oudekraal.This particular site Justins caves is a collection of massive boulders which heaped together and have created a maize of swim through and shallow caves.Being the Atlantic side the water can get rather chilly below 10c but the viz can then be 20meters plus.Besides a large selection of invertebrates there are also spectacular displays of noble corals.
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Croatia Adriatic SeaZaklopatica Cave on island Korcula
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South Africa Indian OceanCastle Rocks is situated just before the Cape Point Nature Reserve.Travelling from Cape town you will pass through Fishhoek and Simons town.The Coastal drive in itself is a tourist attraction.After the Millers Point turn off you will see a large outcrop of rocks.Not to hard to see why they are called Castle Rocks.Parking is on the side of the Road,about 15 meters above sea level,so you kit up here and walk down to the entry spot
False Bay cleans up with a North westerly and South Westerly wind,and on good days the viz is more than 20meters.The sheltered Bay varies in depth from 3-7meters and is ideal for snorkelling and Training dives.Once you leave the Bay and drop down the rocky reefs you can get about 18meters.The outside of the sheltered bay can become surgy so care should be taken with novice divers on the change of the tide.This area has been a marine reserve for years so all the Delights of False bay can all be seen in one dive.There are quite a few different fish species the obvious are the Red Roman,John Brown,the Cape Knife jaw,Zebra's,Streepies and of course the National fish the Galjoen.Three species of shy shark,Gully shark and Soupfin are regularly spotted the juvenile Dusky's put in a rare appearance.
Large orange wall sponges jut out along the walls and thousands of micro organisms create stunning colours along the dive.Gas flame Nudibranchs and the cape dorid are some of the numerous nudibranchs to be seen.
Castle rocks is one of the best shore dives on the Peninsula.
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UkraineOld boots
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Italy Mediterranean SeaA beautiful site extending from about 10 meters to 45. Lots of calcareous rocks some of which quite scenic as they stand like monolith from the bottom of the sea up to a few meters from the surface.
Lots of variety of life including small nudibranchia, colorful sponges, barracudas, large 1-meter groupers, large Dentex fish, jackfish and the whole mediterranean flair of animal life. In Spring and early Summer months lots of rock lobsters. Even a shark seen at this site. Nearby you can have close encounters with dolphins. At night you can easily encounter the beautiful Alicia Mirabilis.
more info about Tedja Liscia wall at the island of TAVOLARA island in Sardinia including maps, reviews, and ratings...
Croatia Adriatic Sea:-))
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Italy Tyrrhenian SeaOne of the most beautifull dive site in the Mediterranean Sea.
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Oman Arabian SeaIts wonderful place to visit
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Egypt Red SeaThis dive site is very beautifull and easy. Is possible to make two different dives, one in North direction in which is very easy to find Turtle and big fish; the other in South direction with beautifull corals.
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United States Pacific1 to 1 1/2 hour boat ride from Kaui. Dive sites are breathtaking drop-offs, gigantic sea arches, canyons and caverns.
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Egypt Red Seamy first time with close ups, well sort of close ups.
the hotel, hilton sharks bay resort has a fantastic house reef, the hotel is between white knight reef & ras bob reef, on site dive company is Sinai divers. this was my 3rd trip to this place.
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Egypt Red SeaI think the overhead shot of this Lion fish make the patterns on its fins look more striking
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SwitzerlandProbably one of the best diving sites in Switzerland.
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Malta Mediterranean SeaThis is a beatyful site with very clear water and you can make it safely. you can find nudibrancks hard coral rocks with a nice temperatur of 25 to 27.
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Dominican Republic Caribbean Sealike i said, it was in the resort of punta cana on the east coast of the dominican republic
someone once said to me, if you hold a sea urchin to your mask for 10 seconds, it will stick to your mask.
its true!!
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Australia Tasman SeaOne of the best shore dives in Australia. There are a series of ledges which level off at 27m. There is a large sponge garden from about 8 meters to 27 meters. Fish life here is abundant. Water temp ranges from about 16C in winter to 23C in summer/autum. To view photos of this site go to:
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Italy Mediterranean SeaFantastic deep blue dive into one of the best spots in the mediterranean sea off the protected island of Tavolara in Sardinia - Italy.
Peaks of calcareous rock emerge from the sandy bottoms (about 45 meters) up to 15 meters.
Beautiful scenery with yellow and red gorgonias and plenty of colorful life.
Known for big groupers, barracuda, jackfish, seabreams, groups of morey eels.
Sometimes large crabs (granceola), tuna, and even shark.
Season for diving from May through November.
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United States Philippine SeaMarine Sanctuary
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Malta Mediterranean SeaShot with the Sony HDR HC1E in camera mode.Stobe ekelite DS51
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