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Immerse yourself in the diverse underwater world of Asia. From the technicolor coral gardens of the Philippines to the manta ray-filled waters of the Maldives, we bring you the highlights of Asia’s best diving destinations.

Experience encounters with fascinating marine life, explore ancient shipwrecks, and dive into the rich cultural histories that lie beneath the waves in this captivating region.

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Green turtle on plate coral, Siaba Besar
Flores, gateway to Komodo

Dragons, manta rays, rare critters and Hobbit Men’s remains await the scuba diver visiting Komodo National Park, a magical reserve but one that also has

Several of Wakatobi’s dive guides assisting the resort’s new in-house marine biologist Julia Mellers in collecting water samples around varies dive sites where hard corals are particularly robust for DNA and chemical analyst. - Photo by Kristian Gaeckle|Wakatobi Dive Resort’s new in-house marine biologist Julia Mellers. Photo by|Wakatobi Dive Resort’s new in-house marine biologist Julia Mellers working with water samples collected during a recent dive.||Wakatobi Dive Resort’s new in-house marine biologist Julia Mellers on a dive on one of Wakatobi’s magnificent reefs. Photo by Adrienne Gittus|A few of Wakatobi’s dive guides who are now assisting Julia Mellers in her coral research at the resort posing with water samples collected on one of Wakatobi’s reefs where hard corals are particularly robust that will be used for DNA and chemical analyst. Photo by Adrienne Gittus
Wakatobi Expands Coral Reef Protection

Wakatobi Dive Resort has expanded its long-standing commitment to coral reef protection and restoration with a new Reef Health Assessment program and the addition of

Thresher shark in Malapascua
Tall tails of Malapascua

Divers prize encounters with thresher sharks, and Malapascua can usually be relied on to provide them but, as MICHEL BRAUNSTEIN discovers, a shark dive before

Pontoh's pygmy seahorse
Spicy dive-trip to Halmahera

The first day’s diving from Extra Divers Spice Island Resort seems to cover all the angles, and in some style. So how do you follow

Tim Lawrence prepares to investigate a mark off Brunei
Destroyer wreck dive-quest in Brunei

Ace Thailand-based wreck-investigator TIM LAWRENCE led an expedition to Brunei recently, carrying an Explorers Club pennant, in a bid to track down a Japanese WW2

Turtle (Federica Carr)
Return to Siladen (with Gen Alpha)

A past favourite destination in Indonesia is revisited by FEDERICA CARR, but would now having a six-year-old in tow cramp her diving style? Far from

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