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
Liveaboard sinks between Similans & Phuket
A Phuket-based liveaboard sank about 11 nautical miles from Phuket as it was heading back from the Similans. Not all passengers involved in the 11pm Sunday incident have been accounted for yet.The Phuket Gazette reports that according to the captain of the liveaboard...
Freaky Frogfish is a Fabulous Find
Just as we think we know the oceans, something new crops up. A recently discovered frogfish that bounces up and down on the ocean bed, it turns out, is in fact a new species. Not unlike a funky rubber ball, the bouncing frogfish is covered in splattering of trippy...
Shark Finning on Mabul / Sipadan Follow-up
After a forum post showing shark finning on Mabul near Sipadan that we told you about on February 2nd, the diving community made enough fuss about it for the local authorities to sit up and notice. A reporter and diver from a Malaysian national daily, New Straits...
Dive Sulawesi With Critters Galore & Save $412
Updated: 12 Feb 10 Save up to US$ 412 per person! Do you want to dive into the most biodiverse waters in the world? Sail away on SMY Ondina and you will be blown away by the number of critters and coral species you find while diving Sulawesi. SMY Ondina will take you...
10% off Colona & Giamani until season end!
As the end of Thailand's diving season glimmers in the not-too-far-off distance, Dive The World is shining the light bright on what remains of the 08 / 09 season. And we're using a bright 10%-discount spotlight to entice you to make the most of it! Whether you want to...
Bad Week for Thailand’s Dugong Population
Last week was grim for the already dwindling dugong population along Thailand's Andaman Coast, the Phuket Gazette reported. No less than 3 of the mammals died, seemingly due to fishing activities in the region. The first dugong carcass the Phuket Marine Biological...
Coral Transplanting in Mabul July 09
Are you looking for a way to make your diving holiday about more than just diving? Do you want to contribute and better then marine environment? For the 12th year running, Sipadan Water Village Resort in Sabah, Malaysia, is celebrating Mabul Marine Day and you will...
Mabul Shark Finning Scrutinised by Tourism Ministry
A picture post on the WetPixel forum showing shark finning on Mabul Island sparked an outcry from the diving community and a flurry of emails to the Sabah Department of Fisheries. Enquiries regarding the forum thread made the Sabah Tourism, Culture and Environment...
Koh Racha Yai Cement Spill
An artificial reef off Koh Racha Yai, Thailand, popular with divers, were coated in cement 2 weeks ago, reported phuketwan.com. A mass reef clean-up involving 20 volunteer divers, conservation staff and local sea gypsies, was said to take place the following Friday...