South East Asia
Southeast Asia is a hugely popular tourist region due, for the most part, to its wide range of attractions and very affordable prices. It is also viewed as a very safe part of the world for travelers There are countless popular beach and island destinations such as Phuket, Koh Samui, and Boracay, stunning coastal scenery such as in Krabi, Phi Phi Islands, El Nino, and Halong Bay, nature and wildlife havens such as Borneo and Sumatra. The region has world famous cultural and religious attractions like at Siem Reap (Angkor Wat), Ayutthaya, Chiang Mai, Bagan, and Bali, and large metropolitan areas such as Jakarta, Manila, Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, and Singapore.
For active travelers, there is a whole host of adventure sports such as trekking, surfing, white water rafting, and of course scuba diving. Being located in the Coral Triangle, SE Asia can lay claim to be among the best, if not the best place to scuba dive in the entire world. Raja Ampat, Komodo, Sipadan, Tubbataha rank at the top of many experienced diver’s bucket list destinations. All of this just scratches the surface of what’s on offer for visitors to South East Asia…
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Recent South East Asia Articles
250% Increase For Sipadan Permit!
The small oceanic island, Sipadan, is considered a titan amongst many in the diving world. Rising 600m from the Celebes seafloor, the island itself is a mere 0.5km long and 200m wide yet offers divers a smorgasbord of marine life below the waves. This iconic Malaysian...
New Similan liveaboard offer – MV Manta Queen 6
You told us you wanted more liveaboard options in the Similans. At Dive The World we give the people what they want, and so we announce our new arrival, MV Manta Queen 6. Manta Queen 6 is a 25m Thailand liveaboard operating 4 night diving safaris to the Similan...
Early bird 5% discount on Andaman Tritan
Fancy a 4 night Similans liveaboard in 2017/18? Get yourself in gear and book soon on MV Andaman Tritan and get a 5% “Early Bird” discount. You can book on any Similan Islands trip in the 2017/18 season and save a few bucks off the top!! This boat is the least...
Up to 10% off Indonesian liveaboard KLM Mari
One of the newest liveaboards on the Dive The World website has announced some tasty discounts for early birds or last minutes. Check out how you can step on board KLM Mari and save a few $$$. You can choose between 5 night Komodo National Park trips, to 11 nights...
Raja Ampat itineraries unaffected by cruise liner disaster
The diving world collectively drew in its breath when news broke that the British owned cruise liner, MV Caledonian Sky, had run aground in one of the world's most bio diverse places on earth, Raja Ampat. This unfortunate and entirely avoidable ecological disaster...
New Similans Liveaboard launch offer – Manta Queen 5
There is a new kid on the block, when it comes to Thailand liveaboards! Similan islands liveaboards can be for up to a week long and you can even combine them with some days diving in Myanmar on longer combo trips. However shorter liveaboard cruises are the most...
New 2017 Indonesia liveaboards launch offer
Never content to let our line-up of boats get stale, we have just added 4 new liveaboards in Indonesia. Now you have even more choice! Check out these 4 newbies to our website and a sample trip to give you an idea of what they offer. And you can save $$$ on your next...
Indonesia is DIVE Magazine Readers’ Top Dive Destination!
Divers across the globe have voted and the results are clear, Indonesia is their top dive destination of 2017! DIVE Magazine gives their readers an opportunity to have a voice and vote for their top three dive destinations over a six month period each year. Indonesia...
Liveaboard Diving In Raja Ampat with Calico Jack
Guest post written by Calico Jack Charters Located deep in the heart of the coral triangle, the area of Raja Ampat nestles over 1,400 species of fish and over 600 coral kinds giving it the impressive title as the most marine bio-diverse place on earth. Indeed 75% of...