hsinhai
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I'm not sure on the 'flying fish festival', I believe orchid draws include the wrecks and the good visibility however I understand there is an acute shortage of fish.. we're booked up for this summer so hopefully I can finally provide some first hand info.
NE coast is different than the south. The biggest draw in the summer for me at least is a) convenience b) cheap however the popular sites get really crowded.. going off the beaten track you can have sites to yourself. A lot more macro subjects more rocky vs coral islands like you see down south. But you still have some chance to get lucky rare finds like flamboyant cuttlefish, frogfish, ornate ghost pipefish, rhinopias, blue ring octopus, pigmy seahorse, etc. Last year we were really lucky and had a dolphin encounter during a shore dive that lasted about 15mins which i'll never forget..
Another location just starting to grow in popularity which is on my list is Penghu, reportidly the best diving there would be in the south national marine park but you need to be organized on a trip in advance as divers require permits, and there are limited operators.
NE coast is different than the south. The biggest draw in the summer for me at least is a) convenience b) cheap however the popular sites get really crowded.. going off the beaten track you can have sites to yourself. A lot more macro subjects more rocky vs coral islands like you see down south. But you still have some chance to get lucky rare finds like flamboyant cuttlefish, frogfish, ornate ghost pipefish, rhinopias, blue ring octopus, pigmy seahorse, etc. Last year we were really lucky and had a dolphin encounter during a shore dive that lasted about 15mins which i'll never forget..
Another location just starting to grow in popularity which is on my list is Penghu, reportidly the best diving there would be in the south national marine park but you need to be organized on a trip in advance as divers require permits, and there are limited operators.