Sarah and James have spent the past year travelling around Southeast Asia seeking out great dive destinations. After much deliberation, they’ve whittled it down and come up with a list of their favourite spots for diving in Southeast Asia. The Best Diving in Southeast Asia Southeast Asia has fantastic dive sites,…
A Lovely Planet Contributors James and Sarah share their Raja Ampat diving and travel tips, after multiple visits to the renowned region in Indonesia. An area that hosts the richest marine biodiversity on earth and some of the world’s best diving. Raja Ampat Diving Guide If schooling fish, sharks, turtles, manta rays, glistening…
Contributors James and Sarah share their guide to diving in Bali’s east coast. When heading to Bali, we wanted something different, and although the draw of luxury accommodation, bars and restaurant were tempting, we instead opted for a more ‘authentic’ Balinese experience and travelled along the East Coast where we heard we can also…
Here’s the ultimate guide on how to spend five days in Ubud with contributors Sarah and James. Ubud Guide Bali is unique compared to the rest of Indonesia, one of the main differences being the prominent religion is Hindu (Indonesia is mostly Muslim). With its variety of Hindu temples, Balinese traditions, food and arts,…
Contributors Sarah and James’ guide to diving in Ambon, Indonesia. We first heard of Ambon whilst heading to the Banda Islands, as you connect from Ambon to Banda via a ferry, so you can do both as part of your itinerary. Ambon Diving We were told Ambon is fantastic for ‘muck diving’ and…
Contributors Sarah and James’ guide to diving in Bira, Indonesia. We can’t get enough of Indonesia, it’s one of our favourite countries yet. The oceans are packed with life for some of the best diving in the world, and there’s so much to see on land too. We’ve been to North Sulawesi for some…