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    Cebu Diving Review: Malapascua and Moalboal

    Wow really? I've never seen that happen but good to know. Where do you live?
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    Cebu Diving Review: Malapascua and Moalboal

    Hi guys, Just got back from 10 days in the Philippines (really 8 days after all the flight time). Flights are insanely cheap nowadays from the US to Asia and I scored a flight from NYC to Manila for $500. Doing some reserach and I ended up deciding on Cebu, and specifically Malapascua to see...
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    Diving in Guadeloupe

    Guadeloupe has some great diving for the Caribbean! I dove all around the Jacques Cousteau reserve last month and very much enjoyed it. However, I heard I hav eto go back and dive Ile des Saintes and Petite Terre next time as that's where the real good stuff is! Enjoy.
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    Dive Review Of Sipadan

    Hi all, I've been wanting to go to Sipadan for ages and finally pulled the trigger a few months ago. Here are some of my observations: - Not the easiest place to get to. Best way is to fly from KL to Tawau, take a taxi to Semporna, and then another ferry to a dive resort further into the...
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    Dive Review Of Komodo

    I'm thinking mostly the sites in the deep south as they are a few hours away that it's impossible to do it all in a day. Personaly never went to the south as the North was still the go to spot when I was there in December. However, if you're divin gin July, you should be totally fine with just...
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    Dive Review Of Komodo

    The CAD has tanked for sure but the lempira has taken a hit too so it's not THAT bad for you guys. Nevertheless, Utila does have super cheap dive rates but I went there over November 2 years ago and got stuck with a huge storm that knocked out all diving for a week. plus, I really didn't think...
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    Dive Review Of Komodo

    Yep usually we hooked in the novice divers but the more experienced ones had pointers that they just dug into the ground and held on. Or just hang on to a rock and try to avoid the fire corals :) Also, as for the currents, Komodo is crazy. Currents are strong and unpredictable but that's why...
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    Dive Review Of Komodo

    Everything I did was in the north. The group started going southward after I left (Jan-Mar). As for the water temps, Komodo is the strangest place. It is cold in one part, but warm in another. After a storm, it is either much colder or warmer. Throw in some epic thermoclines on many of the dive...
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    Dive Review Of Komodo

    Just found this bad boy. This pretty much sums up my daily grind for a month...what a bore :)
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    Dive Review Of Komodo

    Makassar baby! I know right! I was so hesistant at first because I've been to places with real wet seasons like Utila, Honduras and there was a hurricane that grounded al boats for a week. Komodo is honestly the strangest place because after a big storm, you'd expect the conditions in the...
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    Dive Review Of Komodo

    It's less time than from Labuan bajo. Usually, we left at 7am and would reach the dive sites between 8-8:30. The sites in the north took longer (Cauldron, Crystal Rock etc) and those would be about 2 hours.
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    Scuba Junkies

    No, no AC unfortunately. However, where their resor tis located doesn't get nearly as hot as Labuan Bajo, where you will certainly die without an A/C. They have open air bungalows right on the beach that stay quite cool at night. I spent a month there and not having one didn't bother me at all.
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    Dive Review Of Komodo

    So I spent a month diving in Komodo in December, specifically with Scuba Junkie to obtain my divemaster cert. To sum it up, it's easily the best diving I've ever done in my life. I haven't been all around the world, but have been to enough places to know that this is something special. For...
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    Scuba Junkies

    hah this is funny, I was just about to post something abotu my diving in komodo and i found this thread. I spent a month there doing my DMT in December. Best diving i've ever done and the resort is one of a kind. It's located an hour outside of Labuan bajo in the middle of nowhere so you can...
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    My Divemaster Course Experience In Komodo, Indonesia

    Hey everyone I haven't seen too many threads on here about the experience of becoming a divemaster so I thought I'd share with everyone my recent experiences in Komodo. To sum it up, Komodo is easily the best place i've dived in the world and doing my divemaster course here was probably the...
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    Has anyone done Iceland?

    I did some research and it's definiteoly the most expensive diving I've ever seen (~$350 for 1 day two dives). I'm considering just doing it and checking off the drysuit/cold water diving off the list. Is it totally worth it though?
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    LIVE from Sharm el Sheikh

    I was in Dahab a year ago and it was already looking like a mass exodus of tourists. I realy enjoyed my time in Dahab as well and really liked the vibe. It's a shame what's happened there.
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    Where to stay in Sipadan?

    I stayed at Scuba Junkie Mabul and they guaranteed a permit if you booked their 4d/3n package so I'm surprised your resort won't even guarentee a permit with 5 days!
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    The best of the best - Mozambique Diving Spots

    I dove in Tofo, Vilanculos and Quirimbas. Mozambique has some fantastic diving. The north however is the true gem of the country as tourism hasn't really taken form here yet. ALsol, the nicest beaches I've ever seen are in this archipelago. The underwater life in the quirimbas is fantastic as...
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    Dive Centres recommended for Rescue/Divemaster course

    Have never dived in the Philippines but I have dived in Thailand, Vietnam, and Sipadan malaysia but I just did my DMT in Komodo Indonesia, and it was the best diving I've ever done. Before this, I was considering doing my DMT in Utila or Dahab but the diving in Komodo beats the feces out of...
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