Saudi Arabia. You can ride from wadi to wadi, visit Hegra and the Forbidden City, and spend a night or two on the road. Start and finish in Jeddah. You can dive and your partner can peruse the old city or the promenade.
Where to go that is not SE Asia or Caribbean?
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Bert van den Berg
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I second the idea of New Zealand. The Poor Knights islands are rated one of the top ten best dive spots in the world. They speak English and your dollar is worth about NZ$1.60. 12 hour flight from Los Angeles. The only negative is we drive on the left side of the road.
Dive Tutukaka is a well respected dive operator with four boats ranging from small to huge. Their dive boats also allow snorkeling and Kayaking for non divers.
Dive Tutukaka is a well respected dive operator with four boats ranging from small to huge. Their dive boats also allow snorkeling and Kayaking for non divers.
Indonesia and Philippines are in SE Asia and they offer much much better diving than Thailand and Vietnam.
Pity it is wet season in Bali.
You meant the proper side of the road in NZ.
Bookworm11
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I haven't dove the Azores, but I hear the diving is good. However, I've gone to Terceira twice and its spectacular! Whale watching, hiking, caving, birding, rappelling, and I'm sure you can rent motor cycles and drive all over. There are natural pools formed from lava, a 14th century city, and tons of seafood. The town is a UNESCO world heritage site, and the place is a photographers dream.
Gozo
You've seen Malta, but the diving in Gozo is even better.
While you're off diving, I will entertain your wife. You'll both have an amazing holiday!
I'd definitely recommend the Azores - it's like Europe's Socorro. Fabulous viz, amazing pelagic life. Don't expect coral reefs, but you do get amazing volcanic underwater terrain with swim-throughs, caves and arches. Whale-watching is big business, but environmentally strong. Dolphins of several types, and chance encounters of all kinds of cetaceans and pelagic fish. I saw a Sei Whale, Bottlenose Dolphins, Atlantic Spotted Dolphins, Common Dolphins, Barracuda, Bigeye Tuna, Blue Sharks etc etc. Out of the water the volcanic landscapes are incredible, and there are even wine tours! Highly recommended if you're East Coast US, or Europe-based, as flights aren't too long.
Video from my trip is here, which should give you a taster:
Video from my trip is here, which should give you a taster:
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