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
Mucking Around in the Lembeh Strait
A pygmy seahorse in Lembeh. Photo courtesy: Bastianos Muck diving. It doesn't sound great does it? It certainly doesn't conjure up images of tropical blue water diving with sharks and rays and colourful coral. But for those in the know, muck diving is where it's at....
Laughing All the Way to the Burma Banks
Following food offerings to the gods and firecrackers to ward off evil spirits we were on our way to the Mergui Archipelago. The ceremony takes place every time the boat leaves port and the Thai crew including the captain wouldn't leave without this ritual, except for...
The very best diving in South East Asia for summertime
Summertime is here... The World Cup is finally over, we hope you can tear yourself away from the TV! We'd like to introduce you to some great ideas for Thailand and Malaysia diving trips in the next few months. Also this month, we have 2 copies of The Saltwater...
2 Free Places on a Thailand Liveaboard
Dear Divers, Summer is here, and we do hope everyone is enjoying their holidays (if you're lucky enough to get one). We've been looking around for the best group dive deals coming up in the next few months and are very happy to be able offer you 2 special offers for...
Dive in Magical Manado & Hammerhead Heaven
Indonesia's diving Mecca and a special offer for Layang Layang ... Christmas is a coming, the goose is getting fat, and don't you deserve a nice gift? We are happy to offer you a great deal for Layang Layang, Malaysia for the whole month of February. Also in our sack...
Sipadan resort & Similan – Hin Daeng diving safari
Dive Borneo in high class comfort and Thailand on our best selling liveaboard ... At Dive The World we strive to offer you the best dive destinations at the lowest possible prices. This month we'd like to introduce you to our newest resort in Borneo and also remind...
June Select Specials
Love is in the air... and because we love you so much, here are 2 presents just for you! June - a time for romance... the best month of the year for weddings... It makes us think we should offer something for all you couples out there. So check out these 2 great...
Tsunami in Thailand, December 2004
Dear all, We would like to thank all well wishers from the bottom of our hearts for your kind words of support and concern in the wake of this disaster. These are the times which demonstrate how small and close knit the dive community is. We know many of you are...
Which way to the Similan Islands?
Stingray - one of the Similan day trip boats Great visibility, huge marine diversity of fish life and corals, big drop-offs, swim-throughs, whale sharks, manta rays, remote dive sites, and spectacular underwater formations. All these make the Similan...