>Why Book with Us

Why Choose Dive The World?

...for Your Diving Vacation Booking

• Page contents:
• 10 reasons to book with us
• Industry partners
• Press coverage
• Operator reviews

There are countless dive trip operators and agents out there. As with any other industry, there are good and there are bad. We work with only the best scuba operators to ensure that you spend a hassle-free vacation DIVING.

10 Great Reasons to Book with Us

You benefit from choosing Dive The World because:

• You pay the best price

We charge you NO commission or agent’s fee and we can GUARANTEE the lowest price with our Lowest Price Guarantee - If you can book the same package elsewhere online, at the same time, then we will beat that price.

• Free dive insurance

We offer many benefits to loyal customers, but this one is to qualifying first time customers – free insurance to cover diving accidents on your trip!

• Book now, pay later

You can easily make your booking online. We will then hold the spaces for you and you can confirm with a payment later.

• You only pay when you are ready

Unlike other agencies, we won’t demand your credit card right away. You should not feel rushed into paying. We want to help you make the right decision for you. Our team are here to help answer all your questions so you feel comfortable, and pay only when you want to pay.

• 24 hour cancellation window

Once you receive our confirmation you still have 24 hours to make further travel arrangements (i.e. book flights), and if anything doesn't work out you can cancel without penalty.

• You're entitled to our loyal customer bonuses!!

Our return customers enjoy some additional privileges and benefits as an expression of our gratitude for their loyalty:

• Returning customer discount - another initiative from Dive The World to ensure you get the best possible value for money: Book 2 scuba diving trips with us and receive a 5% returning customer DISCOUNT applicable to your second trip and every one after that. Just complete our simple QA form to qualify.
• Frequent diver discount - make 5 bookings with us and receive 10% off the price of your 5th booking from Dive The World's Gold Range. This discount is repeated every additional 5 bookings that you make.
• Free booking amendment - we know that it's not always possible to stick to your plans. So we will waive any administration charge for the first change you request to any booking as a repeat customer.
• You get a cash reward when you recommend us - If you have used our services and recommend us to your friends, relatives or dive buddies, then you will be rewarded. When they book their trip with us, you can claim a discount voucher of up to US$ 100.

• Quick personal communications with our independent experts

We tell it like it is. All operators will claim they are the best. We want to match you with the operator that is the best for you. Contact us and our expert travel consultants will communicate with you by email and answer all your questions and concerns. Don't just take our word for it, read what our customers say.

No other agent has invested more time and effort into the in-depth knowledge of products and destinations than Dive The World. We have been around longer and have more than 100 trip reports on liveaboards and resorts which show in great detail what you can expect from our own first-hand staff experience!

• Your booking makes a difference

Your bookings make a difference ... Dive The World makes charitable contributions on a yearly basis and, by booking your dive tours with us, you are contributing to our chosen charities:

Sharklife Conservation Group

A registered non-profit organisation, Sharklife addresses the alarming exploitation of both shark populations and ocean fisheries in South African waters. The organisation actively engages the urgent need for research and protection of many marine species.

Sharklife aims to firstly develop a compassionate desire to conserve sharks by replacing the "Jaws" syndrome with positive understanding and respect. Secondly they seek to reduce anthropogenic threats to over-exploited marine species by increasing awareness and encouraging sustainable seafood choices. The third aim is to increase marine tourism and transform shark populations into a sustainable living resource by developing educational ocean experiences for all South Africans.

Stop Fish Bombing

A dedicated non-profit charity (Hong Kong charity number: 91/7402) whose aim is to end the practice of fish bombing worldwide. This global coalition is developing underwater bomb detection technology to allow for the pinpointing of fish bombing activity.

The prevention of this destructive practice is currently very difficult to police due to the inability to monitor and immediately locate the activity.

Now there are proven technologies that can pinpoint fish bombs as they happen and provide solid evidence for convictions. Working together with governments and law enforcement, StopFishBombing.org can greatly improve the operational efficiency of enforcement activities and legal processes, helping to end this appalling fishing practice.

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals

PeTA is the largest animal rights organisation in the world. It works towards the prevention of cruelty and exploitation of both land and marine species.

PETA works through public education, cruelty investigations, research, animal rescue, legislation, special events, celebrity involvement, and protest campaigns.

Few do as much as PeTA to raise awareness and take action against animal exploitation. Its slogan is "Animals are not ours to eat, wear, experiment on, use for entertainment, or abuse in any other way."

• You have a bigger choice

We match your requirements against the offerings of hundreds of scuba diving trips before we offer you an objective and independent recommendation!

• You're not being used to fill our boats

We're independent agents. Our priority is to You, to see that you get what you expect, at the best price. Why? Because we want you to be so thoroughly delighted that you'll want to use us again to book your diving trip next year! Also if things go wrong on your vacation we will represent you to the operator who will be keen to keep us happy more than a customer they will never see again. In these circumstances it pays to have us on your side.

Terms and Conditions apply to the offers and benefits listed.

Why not try one of our other exciting world class destinations and qualify for a discounted scuba adventure vacation? Australia, Bahamas, Belize, Burma, Cuba, Cocos Island, Fiji, the Galapagos Islands, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Maldives, Mexico, Palau, the Red Sea, Thailand - and the list is growing ever longer!

Our Industry Partners

Dive The World is a business partner of DAN Asia-Pacific. We are proud to be associated with the industry leader in diving insurance, which we promote. DAN and Dive The World share the common aim of helping customers to have a fun, fulfilling and safe diving experience.

Many of the operators Dive the World recommends are associated with training agencies such as PADI and SSI. We will include this information in our descriptions of the products we promote. If you have any preference regarding an association with a training agency please let us know and we will match our recommendations to those requirements.

Dive The World is an affiliated business partner of Lonely Planet, the largest travel guide book publisher in the world. They have an amazing array of guide books, ebooks, phrasebooks, online travel forum and apps, all designed for adventurous travelers, like the customers of Dive The World.

Dive The World is an affiliate of and long-time partner with World Nomads. World Nomads provides travel insurance for independent, adventurous travellers like you. You can buy now from our website, extend your cover and claim online, even after you have left home.

Press Coverage

Dive The World has enjoyed a variety of media coverage over the years, including:

The renowned writer and Dive The World customer, John F. Ross wrote a great online feature for the New York Times about his experience on a Thailand liveaboard diving cruise, booked with us. Read his article here: Scuba Diving in Thailand – A Balancing Act.

CNN Travel featured Dive The World in their featured article about the ‘10 Best Dive Sites in Asia’, recommending us to their readership as a source of information on diving in Malaysia and Indonesia. CNN is among the world's leaders in online travel news.

Dive The World has been featured in a number of articles on the renowned USA Today travel tips website on a variety of subjects, including ‘Snorkelling with Whale Sharks in the Maldives’, ‘The Coral Reefs of Thailand’ and ‘Places to Vacation in February’.

In an article about ‘Jacques Cousteau’s underwater living experiment, Conshelf II’, The Daily Beast featured Dive The World.

Australian news channel Nine MSN featured Dive The World in a pair of Pacific island travel articles about holidays in Fiji. These two archived articles are called "Trip Tips: Fiji’s Pacific Harbour" and "Fiji: Adventurous Types" (links no longer active).

Operator reviews

Dive The World enjoys long-established relationships with operators worldwide, so you can trust us when they say:

Worldwide Aggressor Fleet

"Over a decade of professional, reliable and trustworthy cooperation has made Dive The World one of Aggressor Fleet's most valuable resellers/tour operators around and with the constant volume of customers thay have sent us over time, our partnership is invaluable. With this in mind and with the professionalism and dedication of their entire staff, we can highly recommend Dive The World for all your needs in your future dive adventure planning." … Tom Gebhardt, Sales Manager, Aggressor Fleet

Explorer Ventures Liveaboard Fleet

"Over the years, we have enjoyed working with Dive The World. Their professional agents provide the attention to detail and quick response often needed in this fast-paced industry. Their product knowledge is thorough and comprehensive, providing their clients the tools they need to make the best travel decisions. We appreciate their business and their partnership." … Sue Hamilton, Business Development, Explorer Ventures Fleet

White Manta Liveaboards

We value our agents and Dive The World rank up there as one of the best & most professional with their invaluable in-depth knowledge, experience, and attention to detail in helping their customers, our guests, realize their diving adventures with our White Manta Diving liveaboards in Thailand, Malaysia, & Indonesia. I can happily say this of each and every one of the many guests they have sent to us over several years in our partnership. Our goals for excellent in service, satisfaction, and safety are shared by our friends at Dive The World and for that reason we are happy to recommend them." ... Maximilian Hand, Operations Manager, White Manta Diving

MV Pawara

"West Coast Divers have worked with Dive The World for over 10 years during which time they have been one of our best agents. They are a professional and trustworthy company and a long-established presence in the dive industry that we are happy to recommend to anyone." … Pakdee Doo Khruthanang, General Manager, West Coast Divers, Thailand

Spirit of Freedom

"We have worked closely with the Dive The World Team for around 10 years. In that time they have sent us many hundreds of divers to join our live-aboard expeditions, and we have enjoyed a great working relationship with them. We have always found the Dive The World team to be thorough, efficient and professional to deal with, and we have no hesitation in recommending them as a long established, quality dive booking agent. We look forward to continuing our relationship in the years ahead." …Trina Baker, Sales Manager, Spirit of Freedom, Australia

MY Sachika/ MY Moonima

"It’s a long business time relationship now between Top Class Cruising and Dive The World. I can definitely say that I am, as GM of Top Class Cruising, really satisfied about our cooperation on the Maldivian liveaboard market, as we found in Dive The World a solid business partner, really professional and reliable, with an easy process of communication about both business needs. I’m sure the relationship between us will remain strong in the coming years and will become stronger too, with the common goal to send to Top Class Cruising an increasing number of guests that could come back home satisfied about the services provided." … Corrado Scaburri, General Manager, Top Class Cruising, Maldives