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Hello, I am about to be fresh off my OW course and want more!
I am looking at a 2-4 week trip somewhere in Asia starting in early October, hopefully get in 20 dives or so. There is a ton of information on this forum (and on travelfish). I'm trying to read up as much as possible but some direction or suggestions would be helpful as I'm limited with my computer time.
What I'm looking for-
1-Price, somewhere cheap. $30/dive or less, cheap accommodation, preferably a hostel backpacker dorm type set up. I have time, but not money
2-Other activities, interesting cities I'd pass through on the way there, or nearby. I've never been to Asia and am excited about seeing a totally new culture. China particularly interests me but it might be out my my budget.
3-Dive culture, somewhere with a good PADI school and a bunch of active enthusiastic divers. I'd like to take an AOW course
A few places I've come across:
Bali-
Tulamben - Two dive ops, maybe a bit isolated
Thailand-
Pulau Weh - Cheap dives/lodging, maybe not the highest quality dives (but I have no comparison)
Koh Tao - Buddha View, cheap dives and AOW. Might be too much of a party scene
Philippines
Coron - Very cheap lodging, seems like the bigger town of the 3 places, good dive school
I am in NZ at the moment and will be flying back to the US after my dive trip, I haven't started pricing out costs to get to these places yet, so maybe the cheap lodging in Coron doesn't matter if I pay way more to get there.
Thanks for any advice!
I am looking at a 2-4 week trip somewhere in Asia starting in early October, hopefully get in 20 dives or so. There is a ton of information on this forum (and on travelfish). I'm trying to read up as much as possible but some direction or suggestions would be helpful as I'm limited with my computer time.
What I'm looking for-
1-Price, somewhere cheap. $30/dive or less, cheap accommodation, preferably a hostel backpacker dorm type set up. I have time, but not money
2-Other activities, interesting cities I'd pass through on the way there, or nearby. I've never been to Asia and am excited about seeing a totally new culture. China particularly interests me but it might be out my my budget.
3-Dive culture, somewhere with a good PADI school and a bunch of active enthusiastic divers. I'd like to take an AOW course
A few places I've come across:
Bali-
Tulamben - Two dive ops, maybe a bit isolated
Thailand-
Pulau Weh - Cheap dives/lodging, maybe not the highest quality dives (but I have no comparison)
Koh Tao - Buddha View, cheap dives and AOW. Might be too much of a party scene
Philippines
Coron - Very cheap lodging, seems like the bigger town of the 3 places, good dive school
I am in NZ at the moment and will be flying back to the US after my dive trip, I haven't started pricing out costs to get to these places yet, so maybe the cheap lodging in Coron doesn't matter if I pay way more to get there.
Thanks for any advice!
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