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Great soft and hard corals, lots of small reef fish. There have been Mantas and Mobula rays in Kenting this past two weeks, probably due to the coral spawning about 3 weeks ago.

How much weight you wear depends on the thickness of your wetsuit. In Taiwan in summer we wear 2mm or 3mm and 5mm in winter. Water temp in summer is 26C to 28C.

You can see my website www.taiwandive.com for prices of fun dives. Look under 'courses' at the bottom of the page. Prices are in NT$.

I am English, from the UK. :)

I am based in Kenting at the southern tip of Taiwan. If you are able to make it down to Kenting drop me a line at divingintaiwan@yahoo.com.tw happy to take you out for some guided dives.

I am dive instructor, with 25 years experience diving in Taiwan and SE Asia. :)

Long Dong Bay is about 90 mins drive from Taipei by car 2 hours by bus.

There is an app on Google called "Currency Converter' I suggest you look at that for the latest exchange rate. about NT$33 to 1USD

I would say don't worry about going through Taipei airport and 'losing' scuba gear. It's the Philippine and Indonesia that you have to worry about that. Diving in Taiwan is not cheap, price wise it is comparable with Japan or Korea not the Philippines or Thailand. If you have all your own gear...

Hi, If you wish to dive in the south of Taiwan, winter is actually the best time for a number of reasons. #1. great vis, as it is the dry season in the south all the sites usually have 20 meters+ vis, sometimes a lot more especially on the offshore sites. #2 far fewer divers in the water...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdX_RsQP8XY This a-hole is on You Tube too

If you are back packing and want something cheap please be aware that almost all the dive shops in kenting charge the same rate, which is NT$1,800 for 2 boat dives + 2 tanks. They will allow you to dive with their group of divers going out that day, it might be 10 to 20 divers all following...

hey buddy great trip report, thanks for taking the time out to write it. Glad that the trip went well. Good job. I like Malapascua too, as you said it has a great variety of decent diving. Look forward to talking to you about it in the future.

Hi It depends on how much time you have and how you plan to travel, fly or take the ferry. There are plenty of dive sites on both islands. The two islands are a long way apart, time wise, if you are taking the ferry. I would advise against taking a 2 week PADI DM course. With these types of...

Hi if you are Taiwanese you should be able look at the various Chinese language websites that that the dive shops on Orchid and Green Islands manage and find out the current prices easily enough. You will also be able to book accommodation and a pick up from the harbour or airport (recommended)...

Not really, both places are very small. There are only 4 dive shops on Orchid Island and about 10 on Green Island. There is no public transport on either island so the first thing you have to do is rent a motor scooter for about NT$400 per day + gas. If you are going to Green Island, the first...

Hi, There are hundreds of very keen divers who are photographers in Taiwan so yes, all dive operations cater to photographers. If you are arriving in Taiwan in late May you are arriving too late to see the hammerheads as they only appear in Taiwan in Winter, late December to early March...

Hi, The sharks are there every winter from Late December to the 1st week in March. But it all depends on the weather, the colder it is the more they make their appearance and they like strong currents so you can only dive on them with a good chance of seeing them at full moon or new moon.. I...

Hi Everyone, I will pop into this discussion very late as I have only just noticed this thread. A lot of misconceptions about Taiwan diving voiced here and just plain wrong information. I have lived in Taiwan for the past 26 years dived here since 1988 and have been an active dive instructor...

This is an outstanding BCD, I have used these BCDs in my shop for the past ten years, they are very durable and reliable. Message me for more info if required.