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
Layang Layang Resort – 2016 Operator of the Year
The only diving operator on a small Malaysian island in the South China Sea, Layang Layang Island Resort is the Dive The World Operator of the Year for 2016. We at Dive The World, continually communicate with the owners and management of the resorts and liveaboards...
See Where Cenderawasih Whale Sharks Are Now!
"The Galapagos of Indonesia’s reefs", Indonesia’s Cenderawasih Bay earned its name due to the diversity of marine species that calls this incredible area ‘home’. An innovative project by Conservation International has highlighted that many young male whale sharks,...
15% Off Komodo National Park Trips With Empress II Liveaboard
MV Empress II is a unique budget liveaboard option in Indonesia and they are running some great specials right now. Empress II is a 24m long motor yacht which can take 10 divers (13 for full charter) in a range of 5 lower deck cabins, mostly with shared bathrooms....
Nusa Lembongan Bali Dive Day Trips
The mysterious island of Bali is the 5th best holiday island in the world (according to the 2016 TripAdvisor Travelers Choice Awards) - but do you know that one of Bali's top diving destinations is Nusa Lembongan? Nusa Lembongan is Bali's little sister island located...
Miss Moon – New Myanmar liveaboard
Myanmar’s rise from obscurity to sought-after destination continues with more boats going there these days. Here we bring you a new and affordable option in the shape of MV Miss Moon. M/V Miss Moon is an 18m wooden monuhull liveaboard offering inexpensive dive cruises...
New Budget Komodo liveaboard Tatawa special offer
Exciting news for those of you with plans to dive Komodo some time. We have added another low budget liveaboard to our line up, so you can dive this legendary destination without hurting your wallet. Introducing the value-for-money Komodo liveaboard Tatawa. Under the...
Bali and Phuket – Ranked In The Top 10 Islands Of The World
The votes have been cast and the reports are in. TripAdvisor have published their 2016 Travellers Choice Awards. Two of our favourite destinations have been recognised and are included in the category Top 10 Islands of the World. Bali is the 5th best island in the...
Mastro Aldo last minute specials
One of the leading budget options in Komodo – Mastro Aldo is making it even cheaper for you to dive Indonesia’s most legendary destination. Mastro Aldo is a European owner-operated liveaboard providing 3 night and 6 night scuba diving tours in Komodo. What it lacks in...
New Budget Komodo liveaboards – special launch discounts
You, our beloved customers, have been telling us you would like some new liveaboard options in Indonesia generally and Komodo specifically. What you want to see are more budget options and more short-term liveaboard choices. So we have added 3 new boats to meet your...