Originally posted by chris_b
Hi,
I'm sure no matter where you go you can find places that people will dive. Here in Iowa people dive in muddy lakes, so I'm sure people dive all over in Korea.
However, if you want nice clear high-visibility water, there are lots of places near Korea that would be great.
I think that people do some diving on Cheju Island. This is actually part of Korea; lots of honeymooners go there and it's kind of Korea's "tropical" island. Some Koreans refer to it as "Korea's Hawaii."
An inexpensive 3~4 hour plane ride away is Guam or Saipan. Someone on this board (I think ScubaBunny?) is in Guam and could probably clue you in on options there.
Another place that's even closer than Guam is Okinawa. I think it's probably about 2.5 hours flight from Seoul. Probably more expensive than Guam and better/more fun if you speak some Japanese (though you can do fine with English due to the U.S. military presence).
If you're in the military, can you get free travel to other US bases? If so, both Guam and Okinawa would be really cheap to go to. Even if not, I know Guam is inexpensive to get to from Korea.
Have fun and good luck!
Chris