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
Phuket Sea Rescue Just Got Better
Phuket is going all out to keep you safe on your next liveaboard holiday in Thailand. The Andaman Sea Rescue Service (ASRS) has been awarded 18 million baht in a Cabinet ruling to improve safety along the Andaman Coast. The ASRS will use the extra funding to purchase...
Dugong Dies Trying to Escape Trawling Net
The body of a 40-year old female dugong was found dead off the coast of Trang last week. A sad and unnecessary incident to occur in this otherwise beautiful Thai diving destination. Phuket marine biologists were concerned enough to undertake an 8-hour autopsy to...
Save on Moana’s New Year Sulawesi Cruise
Last updated: 16 June 2010 Save US$ 981 per diver! Travel where few have ventured before with KLM Moana's special adventure cruise to get your fill of Sulawesi diving. Sailing from Komodo National Park, you will be one of the very few divers to celebrate the New Year...
Green Energy in the pipeline for Phuket
In another small foot-up for Thailand's environment, Phuket's Provincial Energy Office has announced plans to build wind turbines to compliment Phuket's energy needs. This was announced at an alternative energy seminar held in Phuket last week, reports the Phuket...
Phuket Says No to Plastic Bags
In an effort to reduce the waste being contributed to its landfills, Phuket is shunning the plastic bag in favour of canvas shopping bags. Phuket current generates a staggering 540 tonnes of waste every day. The island, however, is equipped with just 1 incinerator...
Marine Animals Released in Phuket
Thailand's HM Queen Sirikit's birthday was celebrated last week to great fan fair and many symbolic ceremonies. One such ceremony was the release of marine animals in the waters around Phuket, which included 39 sharks and over 10,000 other animals, reported the Phuket...
Thailand Internet Cafes Closed for 2 Weeks
If you rely on an Internet cafe for your daily dose of Facebook, Twitter and email, you might want to find yourself a Thailand liveaboard and go hang out somewhere nice, such as the Golf of Thailand, for the next 2 weeks. Internet cafés have been ordered to shut down...
Indonesia Charter Special – Raja Laut
Last updated: 21 March 2011 Dive The World offers you fantastic savings in 2011 on this quality liveaboard in Indonesia: Raja Laut. Save up to US$ 27,796 on a weeks private charter for 10 persons! This is an unbeatable offer; an extremely low price for a high-grade,...
Dive The World’s New Komodo Boats
Indonesia's Komodo is one of those sought-after destinations that is perpetually booked up nearly a year in advance. It is therefore with great delight that Dive The World announces the addition of 5 new, top-notch vessels in Komodo, meeting your Komodo liveaboard...