trip report

PRELUDE Raja Ampat is on everyone's diving bucket list and rightly so. But let's face it: prices are steep and not everyone can afford to splurge. Fortunately local homestays offer budget options catering to divers/travelers such as myself. This is a report from my recent trip to R4 in May...

My wife and I are avid muck lovers!! After going to Lembeh 3 times, Tulamben 3 times and Bangka (which has tons of great macro) 3 times I decided it really was time to see whether Anilao could "out-marco" these 3 macro giants! If you've read any of my other trip reports you will know I travel...

Trip Report: Caribbean Explorer II January 14 - 21, 2017 Our week started off under the showery skies of St Kitts beginning with a couple of dives on the River Taw. Visibility has been relatively good here over the last few weeks and this day was no exception. Divers saw a few of our resident...

due to character limitations needed to split report into two... Cai – probably best dive due to diverse topography/structures in one dive. Walls, slopes, sandy patches, lots of coral growth; this was a 104 minute dive with no deeper than 44’. Average depth at 24; school of tarpon (40+), school...

First time in Bonaire. Stayed for 2 weeks at Den Laman and used Bonaire Dive and Adventure as the base dive operator. Also did a dive on the East Coast with Bas Tol. He is fantastic and while viz wasn’t the best (40-50’) it was probably the best dive of the trip. Highly recommend Bas for any...

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It all started with myself and my two travel buddies wondering where to go on our next trip together. Strong cases were made for road trips across Australia and Patagonia. However our Icelandic friend, being an experienced diver and having worked on cruise ships in the Caribbean, suggested we go...