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
Diving in Manado Made Easy – from KL via Air Asia
Ah, Manado; deep water paradise, smack in the middle of the Coral Triangle, home to the highest levels of biodiversity in the world, oodles of fish varieties and top-shelf wall diving. And, Lembeh; muck diving capital of the world where you can be sure of spotting a...
Slow down with The Junk after the Singapore F1
The Singapore F1 Grand Prix, taking place on 28 September 2008, is going to be an unique experience – the first ever F1 Grand Prix held at night and for the first time ever hosted on the streets of Singapore. The region, nay the world, has its eyes fixed on this tiny...
Wreck Diving in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah
At Dive The World we usually recommend only the very best dive sites and when it comes to diving in Sabah that means Sipadan, Mabul, Kapalai, Lankayan and Layang Layang. However, by popular demand, we've decided to include the wreck diving enthusiasts among you, as...
Seized Phuket Airport Re-opens
The Phuket Airport was under siege, reported the Phuket Gazette at 8.45am yesterday (31 Aug), but followed up at 3.13pm stating that, despite protesters still being present, the airport was expected to re-open with flights landing shortly. The two day occupation by...
New Requirements for Diving in Thailand
New industry requirements for the use of Thailand's marine national parks are currently being implemented. Following consultation with industry players last November, the National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department of Thailand (DNP) set out measures,...
Dive Komodo This Christmas On Mermaid II
Last updated: 23 June 2011 Do you fancy spending this Christmas dving in Komodo, Indonesia? Well now you can on a special adventure cruise onboard the Mermaid II liveaboard! This Komodo liveaboard is stylish and spacious and offers great value accomodation. The...
North Sulawesi’s MY Liburan
In our quest to bring you the best the dive industry has to offer, Dive The World has unearthed the MY Liburan, a liveaboard gem in Indonesia, operating out of Manado, North Sulawesi. Liburan offers you the opportunity of searching for bizarre and unusual marine...
Baby Green Turtles released in Phuket
Over 300 baby green turtles were released in Cape Panwa in the south-east of Phuket last week, in celebration of HM Queen Sirikit's birthday and Thailand's Mothers' Day. Led by naval officers from the Third Naval Area Command, municipality officers, staff from local...
Seven Seas to Raja Ampat this Dec and Jan
Dive The World has news for you: Seven Seas, Raja Ampat's most sought after liveaboard, is available this December and January! We know Seven Seas is booked out for the whole of 2008 and 2009 and you've probably given up hope of joining this spacious and comfortable...