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Australia Indian OceanRottnest Island, plenty of dive sites around here !!
more info about West Point Rottnest Island including maps, reviews, and ratings...
Egypt Red SeaThere are many diving centers
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Netherlands Antilles Caribbean SeaOne of the best divesites for a good macro picture...
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Philippines Philippine Seanesar dive and trek
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Egypt Red SeaSuitable for all, octopus, frogfish, nudibranch, lionfish, scorpion and stonefish. good for u/w photogarapy at all levels. occasionally seahorses,dolphin and even the odd 5mtr whaleshark.
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Indonesia Flores SeaGeneral:
At the north-east of Komodo, the dive site "Crystal Rock" is named after the surrounding clear waters and is home to large schools of Fusiliers and Anthias. Nice soft coral cover a sloping reef with some impressive table corals.
Current:
Moderate, sometimes strong current.
Marine Life:
There is a small mound northwest of the rock where different species of fish school seasonally, including Tuna and Mackerel. Often encounters with Grey Reef Sharks, White tip Sharks and Turtles.
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Maldives Indian OceanNewly famouse dive site among the divers who visit Maldives. Especially Liverbord.
more info about Maalhos Bodu Thila, North Ari Atoll - Maldives. including maps, reviews, and ratings...
Honduras Caribbean SeaEasy, shallow dive site in the south of Utila. Two buoys in shallow water, 2-3m, with fine sand. Slowly sloping sandy bottom with some seagrass, opening with hard coral walls towards the east and west, dropping down to 15m+. Garden eels, Peacock flounders, squid, Angelfish, Great barracuda, trumpetfish. Occasionally Hawksbill turtles and octopus.
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Honduras Caribbean SeaNice little dive site just off the shore of Laguna Beach Resort. Several entry points from the shore. The proximity to the lagoon with murky water can effect the visibily but increases the likelihood to spot special marine life like eagle rays or yellow stingrays. Nice hard coral wall with several cracks, dropping from 3-4m down to 20m+. Toadfish, green moray, sharp nose puffer, schools of Blue Tang, different angelfish, occasional pelagics like jacks or palometa. Several cleaning stations in the shallow. Great for wide angle especially in the morning and afternoon.
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Maldives Indian OceanThe biggest channel in the Rasdhoo Atoll, long
reefs with hard and soft corals. Due to the
hydrographic conditions, channels belong to
the favorite feeding grounds of large plankton
feeders. Therefor sights of mantas frequently
occur on that diving spot. The equally elegant
eagle rays and white-tip reef sharks can also
be seen there. Moray eels, lion fish and parrot
fish you find almost everywhere. The very rare
ribbon eel can be observed there, mostly with
just the head exposed.
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Honduras Caribbean Seaawesome dive - lots of fish
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Mexico Caribbean SeaAwsome dive - lots of fish and overhanging mounds w/ a few swim throughs
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Maldives Indian OceanExperience grade: OK for Open water divers, but make sure not to wait too long on the surface while there is some current.
Facts about dive:
This dive sites is simply excellent. It has a very convenient shape, and beautiful formations, easy to dive and you can always expect to get thrilled by a nice encounter.
On your way down - you will get surrounded by a giant shoal of blue keel unicorn fish.
You will be able to see the top of the thila as soon as you stick your head under the surface. It is shaped oval and the top is at 5 -13m, which makes it extremely convenient for a safety stop on the way up.
The thila is sloping down steadily on each side with plateaus and big coral blocks positioned here and there all the way to the sandy bottom at around 35m.
By the coral blocks on the top you will be able to find stone fish and scorpion fish hiding underneath and in small holes and crevices. If you look really carefully, it is often possible to find a small leaf fish, hiding between the soft coral and sponges.
Under some of the bigger coral blocks you can sometimes find baby white tip reef shark or a nurse shark or two.
Hawksbill turtles and gray reef sharks are visiting the thila frequently.
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Northern Mariana Islands Philippine Sea A VERY NICE DIVE SITE............PHOTOS CAN ONLY BEGIN TO DESCRIBE SUCH A PLACE! more info about "GROTTO" including maps, reviews, and ratings...
Honduras Caribbean SeaVery popular dive site in the south west of Utila. Shallow bay with very fine sand and some seagrass, slightly sloping deeper, opening with a hard coral walls towards the east and west, 30m+. Garden eels in the deeper parts on the sand. Juvenile angelfish, Peterson cleaner shrimp, arrow crabs, juvenile spotted drums hiding out at cleaning stations on the sand. Seahorses and Peacock flounders. On the reef creole wrasse, butterflyfish, trumpetfish, hawksbill turtles. Good for macro.
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Indonesia Flores SeaManta Alley located about Tora Langkoi Bay was described in the briefing as a deep gully that funnels the changing tide at up to 3-4 knots at the top and bottom of the tide, and could still be running at up to 1 knot during our dive at "slack water". A bit of a giveaway from the name of the site, but this signature Komodo dive is the main location in Komodo to find manta rays - often as many as 10 or 20. It's a rock islet that just punctures the sea's surface in a small craggy chain, inside the bay along the south coast of Komodo.
Streamed out on the end of your reef hook, are exposed to the full force of the current, so your valve free-flows as you face into it, your hose vibrates like a guitar string and mask is likely to fill with water whenever turn a head
You'll start your dive to the east of the rocks where another submerged mound rises to just a few metres below the surface. In the lee area between this mound and the rocky islet, where the maximum depth is 15 metres, there are almost always a couple of juvenile mantas playing around.
Another option however, is to drop down the steep eastern slope of the mound to the site's deepest section. Follow the slope of orange soft corals and encrusting invertebrates down to depth where giant trevally, white tip and black tip reef sharks roam in search of food. Make your way round to the north and in the direction of the islet chain, keeping alert for some huge black fantail rays resting on the bottom of the reef's substrate.
Eventually you arrive at a series of 3 underwater channels that run between the islet and its most northerly rocky protrusion. The channels are 18 metres or so deep and quite wide. Often schools of large bumphead parrotfish hang out here and mantas circle this area too.
Once you're through the channels onto the west side of the islet, you'll be out of bottom time and making your way up to 5 metres. Again the shallows here seem to be a favourite jaunt with manta rays. If the rays are not present then watch the surge areas close to the rocks. These are home to some formidably sized fish such as mangrove red snapper, emporers and giant sweetlips. Great barracuda often patrol here too.
Manta Alley is always one of the most frequently requested dives on any Komodo liveaboard, provided that you can handle the chill of these southern waters.
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Northern Mariana Islands Philippine Sea I THINK IT IS ONE OF THE BEST DIVE SITES IN MICRONESIA. THE SERIES OF UNDERWATER CAVES OFFER DIVERSE MARINE LIFE AND THE LIGHT AND SHADOWS AND COLORS ARE SUPERB FOR AN UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHER! more info about "LEFT VENTRICLE" AT THE GROTTO including maps, reviews, and ratings...
Maldives Indian OceanRasdhoo Atoll - Maldives.
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Netherlands Antilles Caribbean SeaNice dive at Playa Lagun, one of the top spots at the caribbean island curacao.
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Maldives Indian OceanExperience grade: OK for Open water divers, but make sure not to wait too long on the surface while there is some current.
This dive sites is simply excellent. It has a very convenient shape, and beautiful formations, easy to dive and you can always expect to get thrilled by a nice encounter.
On your way down - you will get surrounded by a giant shoal of blue keel unicorn fish.
You will be able to see the top of the thila as soon as you stick your head under the surface. It is shaped oval and the top is at 10 -13m, which makes it extremely convenient for a safety stop on the way up. During rough sea you may difficult to find the Thila, so better to carry GPS.
The thila is sloping down steadily on each side with plateaus and big coral blocks positioned here and there all the way to the sandy bottom at around 35m.
By the coral blocks on the top you will be able to find stone fish and scorpion fish hiding underneath and in small holes and crevices. If you look really carefully, it is often possible to find a small leaf fish, hiding between the soft coral and sponges.
Under some of the bigger coral blocks you can sometimes find baby white tip reef shark or a nurse shark or two.
Hawksbill turtles and gray reef sharks are visiting the thila frequently.
more info about Hafza Thila - North Ari Atoll including maps, reviews, and ratings...