Venture off of southern Thailand’s peninsula to the famed dive areas in the Andaman Sea. Best accessed by liveaboard, the Similan Islands and Burma Banks offer world-class diving in protected waters where colorful reefs and dramatic underwater landscapes harbor a plethora of marine life including rare and exotic marine life. Ghost pipefish, ribbon eels and nudibranchs are some of the smaller species found throughout the area. Whales sharks have been seen in numbers at Richelieu Rock while leopard sharks can be found at Ko Tachai. The Mergui Archipelago in Myanmar (Burma) to the north of the Andaman Sea has also become a popular area for dive live-aboards to explore.
Located at the crossroads of the Equatorial Counter current and the colder Humbolt Current, the waters surrounding Galapagos island are rich with nutrients that attract whales, sharks, dolphins, sea lions and numerous other big animals.
In addition to its vast array of reef fish and its wide variety of dive sites, Cenderawasih Bay is most commonly known for its fantastic whale shark diving.
Belize is a nation on the eastern coast of Central America, with Caribbean Sea shorelines to the east and dense jungle to the west. Offshore, the massive Belize Barrier Reef, dotted with hundreds of low-lying islands called cayes, hosts rich marine life.
Fiji's diving is amongst the best in the world and also offers the opportunity to visit local villages, rainforests and waterfalls. Go white-water rafting, sea kayaking or hop on a live-aboard or adventure cruise to explore remote reefs and outlying islands.
