Diving Guides & Articles
Expert guides to dive sites, destinations, and dive centers worldwide. Practical information for every level.
Pinnacle Diving in Thailand — Submerged Rocks, Big Marine Life & How to Dive Them
Pinnacle diving — descending on isolated submerged rocks rising from the deep ocean floor — is Thailand's most notable category of diving. These underwater moun…
Phuket vs Khao Lak for Diving — Which Andaman Base Is Right for You?
Phuket and Khao Lak are the two main diving bases on Thailand's Andaman coast. Both serve as gateways to the Similan Islands and both offer liveaboard departure…
Diving Thailand Costs — Complete Price Guide for Every Budget
Thailand is one of the world's most affordable diving destinations, but costs vary dramatically depending on location, dive type, and comfort level. A budget di…
Drift Diving in Thailand — Current-Swept Sites & Techniques
Drift diving — riding ocean currents along reefs, walls, and pinnacles — is one of the most exhilarating forms of diving, and Thailand's Andaman Sea offers seve…
Technical Diving in Thailand — Tec Centers, Training & Deep Diving Opportunities
Thailand's technical diving scene is concentrated on the Andaman coast, centred on Phuket with a growing presence in Khao Lak. While the Gulf side (Koh Tao) off…
Liveaboard Diving in Thailand — Routes, Costs, Operators & How to Choose
A liveaboard trip in the Andaman Sea is the definitive Thailand diving experience. Living aboard a dive boat for 2–5 nights gives you access to the best sites i…
Beginner Diving in Thailand — Where to Learn, What It Costs & How to Choose
Thailand is the world's most popular destination for learning to dive. The combination of warm water (27–30°C year-round), calm training sites, affordable certi…
Nitrox Diving in Thailand — Enriched Air Guide, Costs & Where to Get Certified
Nitrox (Enriched Air Nitrox, EANx) is the single most useful specialty certification a recreational diver can earn, and Thailand is an excellent place to get it…
Sail Rock Dive Guide — The Gulf of Thailand's Best Dive
Sail Rock (Hin Bai) is a massive granite pinnacle rising from 40 meters to break the surface of the Gulf of Thailand, roughly equidistant between Koh Tao and Ko…
Similan Islands Dive Guide — Thailand's Premier Marine Park
The Similan Islands are a chain of nine granite islands in the Andaman Sea, 60 nautical miles offshore from Phang Nga province. Together with the adjacent islan…
Richelieu Rock Dive Guide — Thailand's #1 Dive Site
Richelieu Rock is consistently rated as Thailand's single best dive site and one of the top 10 dive sites in the world. This submerged horseshoe-shaped pinnacle…
Hin Daeng & Hin Muang Dive Guide — Thailand's Deepest Walls
Hin Daeng (Red Rock) and Hin Muang (Purple Rock) are twin deep-water pinnacles in the southern Andaman Sea, approximately 50 kilometres southwest of Koh Lanta. …
King Cruiser Wreck Dive Guide — Thailand's Most Popular Wreck
The King Cruiser (also known as MV King Cruiser) was an 85-meter car ferry that struck Anemone Reef and sank on May 4, 1997, while travelling between Phuket and…
Diving in Phuket — Day Trips, Wrecks & Gateway to the Similans
Phuket is Thailand's most developed diving base, combining international airport convenience with access to both local Andaman Sea sites and the Similan Islands…
Diving in Khao Lak — Similan Gateway & Liveaboard Capital
Khao Lak is a quiet coastal town in Phang Nga province, 80 kilometres north of Phuket, and it exists for one primary reason: it is the closest mainland base to …
Diving in Koh Tao — The World's Dive Training Capital
Koh Tao is a small island in the Gulf of Thailand that punches absurdly above its weight in the global dive industry. With just 21 square kilometres of land, it…
Andaman Sea Diving — Thailand's World-Class West Coast
The Andaman Sea coast of Thailand runs from Ranong province near the Myanmar border south through Phang Nga (Khao Lak), Phuket, Krabi, and Koh Lanta to Trang an…
Gulf of Thailand Diving — Koh Tao & Beyond
The Gulf of Thailand is the calmer, warmer, and more accessible side of Thai diving. While it lacks the dramatic walls and liveaboard circuits of the Andaman Se…
Diving in Thailand — Complete Guide to Andaman & Gulf Diving
Thailand is Southeast Asia's most accessible diving destination, offering two distinct coastlines with fundamentally different characters. The Andaman Sea on th…
Liveaboard Diving in Egypt — Routes, Seasons & What to Expect
A liveaboard safari is the only way to reach Egypt's most remote and spectacular dive sites. The offshore reefs of the southern Red Sea — Brothers Islands, Daed…
Ras Mohammed Diving Guide — Egypt's Premier Marine Park
Ras Mohammed National Park sits at the southern tip of the Sinai Peninsula, where the Gulf of Suez meets the Gulf of Aqaba. Established in 1983, it was Egypt's …
SS Thistlegorm Dive Guide — World War II Wreck in the Red Sea
The SS Thistlegorm is the most famous wreck dive in the Red Sea and one of the top five wreck dives in the world. This 128-meter British Merchant Navy cargo shi…
Diving in Marsa Alam — Egypt's Pristine Southern Reefs
Marsa Alam represents the quieter, more pristine side of Egyptian Red Sea diving. Located 270 kilometers south of Hurghada, this stretch of coastline sees fewer…
Diving in Hurghada — Red Sea's Biggest Resort Hub
Hurghada is the largest and most established diving resort on the Egyptian Red Sea coast. With over 40 dive centers, direct international flights, and a protect…
Diving in Egypt — Complete Guide to Red Sea Diving
Egypt is one of the world's premier diving destinations, offering year-round warm water, exceptional visibility, and an extraordinary variety of marine life. Th…
Diving in Dahab — Shore Diving Capital of the Red Sea
Dahab sits on the eastern coast of the Sinai Peninsula, facing the Gulf of Aqaba and the mountains of Saudi Arabia across the water. What was once a Bedouin fis…
Blue Hole Dahab — Dive Site Guide, Depths & Safety
The Blue Hole is a submarine sinkhole on the coast of Dahab, roughly 10 kilometers north of the town center. It drops vertically to over 100 meters and is conne…
Diving in Sharm el-Sheikh — Ras Mohammed, Tiran & Wrecks
Sharm el-Sheikh sits at the southern tip of the Sinai Peninsula where the Gulf of Aqaba meets the Gulf of Suez. It is Egypt's most developed resort town and one…
Beginner Diving in Egypt — Where to Learn and What to Expect
Egypt is one of the best places in the world to become a scuba diver. The combination of warm, clear water, established training infrastructure, multilingual in…
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