imkeshav
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Hi,
Me and wife are planning a week long diving holiday in SE Asia in Mid June and we need advice. Maldives is pretty expensive and so we are down to these 2 options.
Time Period: 9 days including Travel (so 6d/7n stay +-)
Here is our Background
I'm a (advanced OWA) certified Diver with 21 dives experience (not much)
My wife is not certified, but she does DSDs and snorkeling
My diving goals are to see large fish like Mantas, Sharks AND/OR large schools AND/OR beautiful corals with teaming sea life. Both of us are not fans of muck diving or wreck diving (although we never did them so can't really judge my preference)
We live in India and travel costs to Bali or Mabul is the same. I understand that stay in Bali will be more economical. I chose Mabul primarily because of Sipadan. Now I'm hearing that Bali has some awesome diving with Mantas, Sun Fish, Sharks etc
These are my questions, please answer Bali or Mabul/Sipadan
Your overall diving preference?
Your overall holiday preference with a wife/GF/SO (DSDs snorkeling only)?
Chances of seeing Mantas, Sharks and anything big?
Chances of seeing large schools?
Ease (accessibility) and quality of house reef?
Chances of logging more dives (maybe unlimited)?
Cheaper destination?
Value for money for diving?
Travel/boat time to best/world famous dive sites (for example Sipadan is close to mabul)?
Travel/boat time to the usual dive sites?
Preferred destination for non-diving activities (we are not into Sight seeing, temples, cultural stuff)?
Your final choice (Cost of dives + Visibility/sea life = value for money)
Bali or Mabul Or something else in the similar budget
Thanks
Keshav
p.s - Sorry if I'm asking a lot
Me and wife are planning a week long diving holiday in SE Asia in Mid June and we need advice. Maldives is pretty expensive and so we are down to these 2 options.
Time Period: 9 days including Travel (so 6d/7n stay +-)
Here is our Background
I'm a (advanced OWA) certified Diver with 21 dives experience (not much)
My wife is not certified, but she does DSDs and snorkeling
My diving goals are to see large fish like Mantas, Sharks AND/OR large schools AND/OR beautiful corals with teaming sea life. Both of us are not fans of muck diving or wreck diving (although we never did them so can't really judge my preference)
We live in India and travel costs to Bali or Mabul is the same. I understand that stay in Bali will be more economical. I chose Mabul primarily because of Sipadan. Now I'm hearing that Bali has some awesome diving with Mantas, Sun Fish, Sharks etc
These are my questions, please answer Bali or Mabul/Sipadan
Your overall diving preference?
Your overall holiday preference with a wife/GF/SO (DSDs snorkeling only)?
Chances of seeing Mantas, Sharks and anything big?
Chances of seeing large schools?
Ease (accessibility) and quality of house reef?
Chances of logging more dives (maybe unlimited)?
Cheaper destination?
Value for money for diving?
Travel/boat time to best/world famous dive sites (for example Sipadan is close to mabul)?
Travel/boat time to the usual dive sites?
Preferred destination for non-diving activities (we are not into Sight seeing, temples, cultural stuff)?
Your final choice (Cost of dives + Visibility/sea life = value for money)
Bali or Mabul Or something else in the similar budget
Thanks
Keshav
p.s - Sorry if I'm asking a lot
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