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
20% off early bookings – Burma Liveaboard
Just released! You can save 20% on liveaboard cruises to Burma on the MV Sai Mai. Book before the 31st May 2007 for cruises in the 2007-2008 season and you can save yourself a small fortune. The MV Sai Mai is an excellent mid range boat designed to take small groups...
Phuket sees Leatherback turtle egg hatching
In December 2006, 103 leatherback turtle eggs were laid on Karon Beach Phuket and to date 76 of them have hatched. It was the first time in 10 years a leatherback had been spotted laying its eggs on this beach for more than 10 years so the sight of so many hatchlings...
Early Bird discounts on Burma liveaboard
Planning a Burma liveaboard for 2007/8? Faah Yai's schedule for next season is out and prices will go up on 1 June 2007. Book before 1 June and you pay last season's price! For example: 7d/8n, 28 dive Burma Safari: 2007/2008 price = US$ 1900 in a standard cabin Book...
Do you fancy diving in Komodo for free?
Right now there are people having the time of their lives diving in perfect dive conditions in Fiji, and they are doing it at knockdown prices. And all because of a peaceful coup that is happening far away in a part of Fiji they won't even visit. We want to keep you...
7 Nights Komodo trips in June on the Bidadari
Based right next to the Komodo National Park, the KM Bidadari runs trips exclusively within the park itself. Fly in from Bali and dive that afternoon at the start of your 7 night cruise, departing from Labuan Bajo in Flores. Enjoy the splendour of Komodo from this...
Trip Report – Borneo Divers Mabul Resort
Borneo Divers MabulTrip Report and Photos by Jamie4 – 9 December 2006The Borneo Divers Mabul Resort is one of the cheaper options for diving Sipadan. The old Borneo Divers Resort on Sipadan had the best location right by the drop off, right on the beach and was a...
Dive with a buddy in Bunaken’s dream dive sites for less
Still sticking to those New Year's resolutions? Hopefully one of them is "I will get out diving more often" ... We have a couple of great group offers for the first quarter of 2007 to welcome in the new year - a great 'buddies' discount at Tasik Ria Resort in Manado...
Leatherback Turtle lays eggs on Karon beach, Phuket!
A giant leatherback turtle laid a nest of 103 eggs on Christmas Day on Karon Beach, where a sea turtle has not been sighted laying eggs for more than 10 years.Karon Municipality officials had the task of recovering the eggs as local villagers had taken them all in...
Mermaid I Komodo cruises 2007 – Booking Now!
We are happy to release the schedule for the Mermaid I liveaboard 2007 Bali-Komodo-Bali 6 day/7 night cruises, with departures every Saturday, June to October from Benoa Harbour in Bali. Mermaid I enjoyed great reviews for the 2006 season with some of the best diving...