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16 September 2019
Staying at Pokipoki at Batudaka in the Togean Islands, my nearest/only dive option was Bomba Divers at Araya Resort. Pokipoki took me, along with Marco and Barbara, around 0800 to the dive shop after breakfast. After paperwork and fitting our gear, we were taken to nearby Pulau Taupan where we did both our dives. The […]
23 September 2018
While at Nusa Lembongan, I made an attempt to seek out the elusive mola-mola over in Nusa Penida (which we would move to anyway, but we had time while on Lembongan). The morning’s dive comprised of Crystal Bay (where the mola-molas present themselves to the lucky) and also Manta Point (where sighting is nearly a […]
15 July 2018
While I was in San Cristobal, one of the main islands of Galapagos, I chose to go on a diving excursion, along with some snorkellers. After a 30 minute ride from Puerto Baquerizo Moreno township, we were given a beach rest while the crew readied themselves for the dives. Check dive First up they wanted […]
8 July 2017
We found out yesterday afternoon that we had been given an extra day of Sipadan (because we asked). So this morning, we paid for the additional permit fee of RM53 pp before we set off at 0830. I missed the name of the first dive. There were some turtles, a white tip reef shark, a […]
7 July 2017
Today, our second day of three days, was at Sipadan. It is the highlight for any diver as it is amongst the best dive sites in the world. Some rate it as #1. We left at 0830 like yesterday but the boat had trouble with one engine. We pulled into the village area for a […]
6 July 2017
Above: Docked at Mataking briefly. Today is the first day of three days diving with Sipadan Scuba (officially North Borneo Scuba), an operator I’ve used twice before over a period of eight years. They’re very reliable in terms of guaranteeing Sipadan quota slots once booking has been made and paid for online (non-refundable though). Our […]
18 April 2017
If you’re staying at Panglao Island near Alona Beach, you will have countless dive operators to choose from that can take you to Balicasag Island for diving. I did two dives at Balicasag with Go Scuba at Alona. Their office is just on the right as you walk down to Alona Beach from the main road. […]
20 July 2016
Getting going I arrived at the diveshop before 0830 and Doris was along shortly after. There was a short wait for the catering from next door before we set off on a small boat “Ferari” (sic) captained by a half-Chinese half-Bajau man (who didn’t look Chinese at all). It was very overcast, which is supposedly […]
18 July 2016
Making arrangements If you’re wanting to dive in Derawan, it is best to come with friends. Diving around the different islands in the Derawan Archipelago can be expensive and difficult to organise for the solo traveller. It helps to split the cost of long distance boat hire with a friend, unless you’re happy to dive […]
21 August 2015
Introduction We did two dives at Maafushi (a handy but beautiful island only about 90 minutes from Male). There were three dive operators on the island. Shark Diving & Watersports (which we dived with because they were straight up and no-nonsense). They gave us a discounted price of USD35 per dive including all equipment (without discussing […]