The Galapagos Islands repeatedly tops the world’s lists of best diving destinations. Big and diverse marine animals are certainly a draw, but many love the topside attractions. Read more about traveling to the Galapagos Islands.
Lembeh is an island off the northeast coast of Sulawesi and is home to great diving. North Sulawesi is more than just the macro-mecca of Lembeh. Explore the northern islands for clear water, critters and active volcanoes — above and below.
The story of the search for the Japanese submarine I-52 is one of two discoveries separated by time and purpose. In the dark of night in the Atlantic Ocean in 1944, U.S. Navy anti-submarine ships searched for a clandestine meeting between German and Japanese naval crews. Operating on captured intelligence, they sought to surprise and sink the two submarines. Half a century later, the I-52 still rested undiscovered on the seafloor, but this time the search was in the dark of the deep ocean in pursuit of possibility, not destruction.
Upon its release in December 2022, Avatar: The Way of Water drew huge attention from the dive community for its remarkable underwater scenes.
Most fans of big animal action are familiar with the legendary Galápagos, Cocos, and Socorro dive destinations. All are remote and remarkable. Far fewer people know of — let alone have dived — another open-ocean oasis in the eastern tropical Pacific region: Isla Malpelo.
Sir John Franklin’s expedition in 1845 to search for the Northwest Passage ended in tragedy when HMS Erebus and HMS Terror, with their combined 129 crew members, vanished in the Canadian Arctic, seemingly without a trace.
British Columbia is surrounded by scuba hotspots. There are difficult currents to traverse, magnificent sea creatures, shipwrecks and much, much more.,
After reading Tanya Burnett’s feature about La Paz, see more of her amazing images in this photo gallery.
Jardines de la Reina is a popular dive destination with lots of sites. Learn more about Jardines de la Reina, how to dive it and how to get there.
Flowing into the Indian Ocean, the Red Sea is a vast body of water and is an oasis of marine beauty. View this photo diary and get inspired by the Red Sea.