South East Asia
Southeast Asia is a hugely popular tourist region due, for the most part, to its wide range of attractions and very affordable prices. It is also viewed as a very safe part of the world for travelers There are countless popular beach and island destinations such as Phuket, Koh Samui, and Boracay, stunning coastal scenery such as in Krabi, Phi Phi Islands, El Nino, and Halong Bay, nature and wildlife havens such as Borneo and Sumatra. The region has world famous cultural and religious attractions like at Siem Reap (Angkor Wat), Ayutthaya, Chiang Mai, Bagan, and Bali, and large metropolitan areas such as Jakarta, Manila, Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, and Singapore.
For active travelers, there is a whole host of adventure sports such as trekking, surfing, white water rafting, and of course scuba diving. Being located in the Coral Triangle, SE Asia can lay claim to be among the best, if not the best place to scuba dive in the entire world. Raja Ampat, Komodo, Sipadan, Tubbataha rank at the top of many experienced diver’s bucket list destinations. All of this just scratches the surface of what’s on offer for visitors to South East Asia…
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Recent South East Asia Articles
Thai UK Ambassador Urges Brits To Use LOCATE
Thailand is a consistently popular destination with British divers. The British Ambassador to Thailand is urging British tourists to register with the UK LOCATE service. “Whether you are visiting Thailand on holiday, flying in for a business trip or simply reside in...
Fertilizing Phuket’s Seagrass For Dugongs
Bangkok Hospital Phuket and the Mekawanich Foundation are launching a seagrass fertilization project on 19 Dec 09 in Pa Khlok near Phuket. This project will see the long-term release and monitoring of 20,000 ‘effective micro-organisms’ (EM) balls into the ocean, in...
Photoworkshop cruises with Bruno & Ondina
Updated: 12 Feb 10 Are you a keen underwater photographer? Join Bruno Vanherck aboard SMY Ondina for 1 of her special photoworkshop cruises to Raja Ampat, where a world of tranquility and unhurried peacefulness awaits you beneath the waves. Raja Ampat, a.k.a. Irian...
Ondinesia wins at North Sea Film Festival
The documentary 'Ondinesia' has won the Independent Category at the North Sea Film Festival, which took place 6 - 8 Nov 09. Starring SMY Ondina, 'Ondinesia' is a collaboration between Enrique Rubio of SMY Ondina, Bruno Vanherck and Tommy Vuylsteke from Aquacam....
SIMCA’s Nightmare As 7 km Net Kills Marine Life!
Calling on all scuba divers and tourists who care about the preservation of our marine life to support Sugud Islands Marine Conservation Area (SIMCA) following a severe violation of their protected area on 14 Nov 2009. Many of you have experienced the crystalline blue...
Sipadan Permits Guaranteed on Celebes!
Updated: 07 Jan 10 Do you want to explore Sipadan by diving there 4 out of 7 days? Then we are delighted to offer you a NEW liveaboard option in Malaysia: the MV Celebes Explorer. The best news is that your Sipadan diving permits are guaranteed! Carrying a maximum of...
Phang Nga’s New Coral Reef to Return Nemo?
Fishermen have discovered a new jewel for the Andaman diving crown - a coral reef about 9 km west of Kho Khao Island in the Phang Nga region north of Phuket. “We found mostly encrusting corals, tabulate corals, several species of fish and four or five octopi,” said a...
Dive Koh Samui & Act on Climate Day 24 Oct 09
Thailand diving season is just around the corner. Anyone who has dived the sea surrounding Koh Samui Island will appreciate the biodiversity in Thai waters and value the continued health of their oceans, coral reefs and marine life. So, here's an interesting idea:...
Borneo Divers Shootout Mabul, Malaysia
Are you the kind of diver that just has to share your amazing undersea photos - even if you say so yourself? Why not take part in Scuba Diver AustralAsia's next exciting photographic competition from 18-23 Nov 2009 at Borneo Divers Mabul Island Resort? Mabul Island...