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Shoal on a roll in Moalboal

It’s a cast of thousands that makes the tiny island of Pescador a must-visit Philippines dive site, but the whole of the nearby Moalboal peninsula is packed with diver treats, says Steve Weinman more...

Indonesia raw

Butterflyfish cluster around the legs of the old pier.

Just as this year’s earthquake and tsunami in Japan was happening, JOHN BANTIN was diving in what had been the epicentre of the Boxing Day tsunami of 2004, Banda Aceh. Here the scars are healing, and diving is back on the agenda more...

Go with the flow in the Raja Ampat

It’s an expensive trip either way, but there are two Raja Ampats, says John Bantin – the tranquil one that gets macro photographers all worked up, and the exciting one that tests your staying power more...

Return to Lembeh

The wide-jawed bobbit worm usually grows to around 1m in length, but has been known to reach 3m – on the large side for a critter!

Lembeh Strait in Indonesia was always the hottest destination for critter-lovers, says underwater film-maker John Boyle – but under today’s pressures, would a return visit disappoint? more...

To liberty from secrecy

Bali’s north coast offers a succession of treats, says Steve Weinman more...

Scaling the walls

We all have our favourite places to dive, and we're always looking for places to surpass them. Would Palau live up to everything Marie Davies had heard about it?
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Snacking with Papua's whale sharks

Whale sharks gather for their regular small-fish snack, as local fishermen's nets are hauled in

Ahe in Papua is the latest wild eastern diving frontier, a place where the potential for whale-shark encounters is beyond most divers' wildest dreams. Mike Harterink and Dave van Stijn had to pinch themselves more...

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Jumbo dives in Havelock

The last of the swimming elephants of Havelock

Plunging in with a pachyderm isn't exactly an everyday diving experience, but it's just one aspect that makes diving in the Andamans an unforgettable experience, says Hannah Cleaver. Pictures by Björn Bergenheim more...

The Big Bangka theory

Outriggers make the bangka almost as wide as it's long

The Philippines covers 116,000 square miles - it's very big and diverse, but surprisingly often thought of as a single destination.
To get an idea of the sheer variety of diving there, John Bantin embarked on a boat trip with a difference
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The light beyond

'Fluo-diving' is the revealing of coral reefs and their inhabitants in an extraordinary new light, thanks to the pioneering work of Guy & Anita Chaumette. Steve Weinman reports
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The Sipadan factor

Bumphead parrotfish at a cleaning station, Barracuda Point

Sipadan is one of those magic names in diving circles, like Scapa or Truk, but when the Malaysians had to step in to rescue the island from divers, its future looked uncertain. Mark Webster visits Sipadan and its neighbours to assess the state of diving there today
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Seahorsing around the world of the Wobbegong

The liveaboard may not be as good as it looks, and it may have been visiting some questionable places, but it would be difficult to avoid a happy ending in Raja Ampat, says John Bantin more...

Totally addicted to Sulawesi

Some muck-divers carry powerful magnifying glasses to make out the tinier life-forms

This is how obsessions start: warning signs flash as you sleep-walk towards the jetty in the middle of the night, and they take hold as the dives start to haunt your dreams.
A trip to Indonesia leaves Steve Weinman craving for more more...

No rush to surface

The Ananyana dive boat cuts through clear water.

Looking for somewhere laidback to suit the underwater photographers and snorkellers in your group? GERALD RAMBERT found it in the Philippines more...

Liberty in Bali

We dive at dawn - but was John Bantin taking a liberty in Bali when he dragged a reluctant buddy from his sleep to accompany him? Not a bit of it, he was just following the rules more...

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