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
Thailand’s Giant Clam Calamity
From Phuket, Thailand the Phuket Marine Biological Centre recently gave an update on the status of giant clams in Thailand's coastal waters. It didn't paint a rosy picture. Worldwide Giant clams are on the endangered species list, and in Thailand are official...
Last-minute Offers for White Manta Similan Trips
Dive The World has some awesome 20% discounts to the Similan islands on board MV White Manta! This is a last minute opportunity so if you can act quickly you can make it happen and find yourself stepping on board for the 7-11 November 2015 cruise. MV White Manta will...
Thailand’s Discounted Hotel Stays
Thailand's tourism marketing machine is chugging away at full force to woo back tourists alienated by the recent political upheaval that made news around the world. With the situation under control and discounts on everything from hotels to liveaboards being offered,...
Thailand Visa Situation Update
If you're still wondering about the visa situation in Thailand, then this report from the Phuket Gazette should clear it up. In short: the new ruling applies if you are a national from a country that does not need a visa to enter Thailand. Should you enter Thailand...
Discount on MV Giamani to Similans
How about a little diving treat for yourself? An escape from the last-minute Christmas rush this weekend, that will inevitably turn normally sane people into stampeding hordes of Christmas bargain hunters. And being in the festive spirit, Dive The World has wrapped up...
Cheap and Easy from Singapore To Sabah
Singapore is now a short flight away from Kota Kinabalu, Sabah and the diving treasures that awaits at Malaysia's top diving locations while staying in exquisite diving resorts. You now not only have 1, but 2 options for low cost flights from Singapore to Kota...
Save on Sai Mai to Similans 6 Dec 08
With the promise of things returning to normal at Bangkok airport starting today, we can look forward to uninterrupted and easy access to flights even via Bangkok, that will bring you to the beautiful dive sites of Thailand during this high season. Making the most of...
Black Manta Thailand Specials
Save up to US$ 458 per couple! Do you want to get a taste of Thailand's diving season with a liveaboard trip to the Similans or Phi Phi Islands? The weather is hot, sunny and the diving's great? Then get in quickly to benefit from MV Black Manta's last minute deals of...
Bangkok Upheaval – Don’t sweat it!
Unless you've been doing surface interval to surface interval dives for the last week from a boat or island with no outside communications, you've probably heard of the political situation in Bangkok by now. There are anti-government protests going on. Nothing...