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
Orangutans go fishing in Borneo
In a sight never previously witnessed an orangutan uses a sharpened stick to try and spear fish. Orangutan translates from the Indonesian language into "Man of the Forest". The beguiling creatures are great imitators and having seen local people fishing with sticks...
US lifts travel warning for Indonesia
We are delighted to report the easing of travel restrictions to Indonesia as published on www.telegraph.co.uk. Now there's no reason why you should not fulfill your diving ambitions by visiting the world's richest waters.... The United States Embassy in Jakarta,...
Relief starts to get through to cyclone victims
As stocks of relief supplies reach the victims of the recent cyclone in Burma we are pleased to pass on to you the latest news courtesy of the Phuket Gazette: CAPE PANWA: Stocks of donated food and emergency-shelter supplies today finally began their journey from the...
Phuket to Langkawi Liveaboard
MV Sai Mai, one of the popular Similan islands and Burma liveaboards will be running new trips from Phuket to Langkawi in the 2008/09 season. With a maximum of 8 divers (10 for full charter) there is no danger of being lost in the crowds on this Thailand liveaboard....
Phuket International Marine Expo
PIMEX 2008…Thailand’s Marine and Lifestyle showcase is coming to Phuket in December. Following on from last year's highly successful show and timed with the Phuket Kings Cup Regatta, this year's show will be held between 4th and 7th December in the Royal Phuket...
Turtle Fun Run in Phuket
The 1st of June 2008 sees an event being hosted to highlight the plight of leatherback turtles in Thailand with a Turtle Fun Run in Phuket. As everybody knows, turtles worldwide are under threat and the leatherback turtle is perhaps the closest to extinction and funds...
US military aircrafts to be sunk in Phuket
Plans are underway to create the largest artificial reef in Thailand by sinking a number of former military aircraft off the coast of Phuket. 4 Douglas C-47 Skytrain aircraft and 6 Sikorsky S-58T helicopters will be sunk at about 20m depth around 1 km off Bang Tao...
New discoveries in Ambon and Raja Ampat
Check out some of these great images captures by RHK UW productions taken on a recent trip on boat the Archipelago Adventurer II. These destinations are becoming more and more celebrated throughout the world as being among the world's top destinations with a vastness...
DTW 2008 Travel Club Needs You!
Our travel club is where like-minded divers can come together and dive with fellow divers from around the world but leave all the organization to someone else who knows the area. If you love to dive but have trouble getting your friends and buddies to commit to trips...