The Southeast Asia Diving Blog

This blog shares experience-led insights on scuba diving in Southeast Asia, covering dive destinations, underwater photography, gear, and trip planning.

Articles are based on firsthand diving across the region and focus on real conditions, practical decisions, and honest context — whether you’re choosing where to dive next, refining your photography, or preparing for a trip.

New posts are added as destinations are revisited, guides are updated, and fresh perspectives emerge.low our regular scuba diving trips around Southeast Asia to find out where the best dive spots are and the lowdown on what you can expect from each location. We’ll also post useful articles on diving equipment, courses and other hints and tips as well to help you with all your diving needs

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Diving in Peninsular Malaysia: A Complete Guide 🌊🐠

Dive into Peninsular Malaysia’s hidden underwater treasures! 🐠 From the iconic Perhentians, Redang, and Tioman to lesser-known gems like Kapas, Sibu, and Pulau Sembilan, this complete guide covers the best dive sites, highlights, travel tips, and the best time to visit. Perfect for both weekend getaways and full dive holidays. 🌊🇲🇾

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Sunshine, Sea, and Scuba: A Winter Dive Escape to St. John, US Virgin Islands

Looking for easygoing Caribbean diving without leaving the U.S.? Join us as we escape the snow and head to St. John in the US Virgin Islands for a laid-back holiday getaway. From natural light underwater photography to turtle encounters and relaxed reef dives with Low Key Watersports, here’s everything you need to know about diving in St. John—plus travel tips, dive site highlights, and why this low-stress island is worth a spot on your dive radar.

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North Carolina

Explore the Graveyard of the Atlantic in North Carolina—home to 2,000+ historic shipwrecks, Sand Tiger sharks, and world-class scuba diving. Discover dive tips, gear recommendations, and top wreck sites like the Schurz and USCG Spar.

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The Cenotes of Yucatan, Mexico

After the splendor of the Galapagos, it was time for something a bit different so we headed off for a scuba diving adventure in Mexico diving the freshwater Cenotes for a different experience. It was well worth it, read on to find out all about diving the famous Mexican Cenotes.

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Galapagos - What diving dreams are made of!

We were lucky enough to spend a couple of weeks scuba diving in the beautiful Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. Check out our latest blog post, a review of scuba diving in the Galapagos Islands, to get the low down on what it’s like to see hammerheads, whale sharks, manta rays and much, much more!

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Shark Diving in the Bahamas

Spending some time in the beautiful Bahamas diving there and lucky enough to get the chance to dive with the humbling Tiger Sharks at Tiger Beach - this is what bucket list diving is all about! Check out of review of scuba diving with the Tiger Sharks of Tiger Beach in the Bahamas!

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Ice, Ice Baby!

Instead of Scuba Diving in tropical water as I am used to, I decided to take the plunge and complete my PADI Ice Diver certification. Check out my review of scuba diving underneath 11 inches of ice in the middle of an upstate New York winter!

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