Drift diving, where are some good places to go?
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We did some great drift dives up at God's Pocket a week ago!
But I suspect you're thinking about warm water . . . we did a lot of drift diving in Bunaken, in Indonesia. Some of it was gentle and some of it was pretty wild. We also did some drift dives on the reefs in the Red Sea. Anyplace where you have current and walls will have drifts. But we also did some very fun drift diving off West Palm Beach in Florida, over reef structure. The Gulf Stream blows you right along!
But I suspect you're thinking about warm water . . . we did a lot of drift diving in Bunaken, in Indonesia. Some of it was gentle and some of it was pretty wild. We also did some drift dives on the reefs in the Red Sea. Anyplace where you have current and walls will have drifts. But we also did some very fun drift diving off West Palm Beach in Florida, over reef structure. The Gulf Stream blows you right along!
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Republic of Palau: conveniently uses US Dollars currency, long Pacific flight but relatively easy to get to with now a variety of airlines to shop fares (United; Japan Airlines; Korean Airlines; China Airlines; Asiana and Delta) and for me is the best variety wall, reef, big schooling fish & shark/manta ray action, and drift diving in the world.
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I suppose some of the most hard-core drift-diving you can get would be Saltstraumen in Northern Norway.
This is the most powerful maelstrom in the world, and the local diveshop regularly hosts dives.
You need to be proficient in a drysuit, with excellent buoyancy.
You can even get a PADI Maelstrom Diver specialty
This is the most powerful maelstrom in the world, and the local diveshop regularly hosts dives.
You need to be proficient in a drysuit, with excellent buoyancy.
You can even get a PADI Maelstrom Diver specialty
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Turks & Caicos, the Bahamas Outer Islands, surprisingly St Thomas off the East End (shallow though) all are places we've done multiple drift dives. Anywhere there's a deep wall/trench nearby seems to be likely. Superman's Flight off St Lucia sounds like an option also but I've never been there. You can also drift the Backwall off Molokini - it's often a live drop/pickup also. Many sites off West Lanai are also drift dives. Lahaina Divers does them weekly but they'll want to see an Advanced card.
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Tipuata Pass Rangiroa French Polynesia........about as good as it gets
We did a few fun drift dives off Bonaire and Klien Bonaire.
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