Diving in Asia

Dear Action Asia, would be useful to have your Top 10 diving spots in Asia.

Just to ensure that I have not missed one or, if I have missed one, to give me some more opportunities to explore the region underwater.

Thanks, cheers, LWC

It depends of course on what sort of things you like to see.

Sipadan would feature on most people's list though.

Other general recommendations are the stellar sites off Palau, the Raja Empat area of Indonesia and as many of the scattered diving areas around Papua New Guinea as your budget allows.

If it's wrecks that float yr boat (sorry) then AA had a feature on best wreck dives a few issues back.

For pelagics, there's the whale sharks of Donsol and the mantas of Yap, plus molas off Nusa Penida, Bali. Mergui would get some peoples' votes here too.

For muck & macro stuff, Lembeh Strait is a cheaper option than Raja Empat.

For different experiences, try coldwater diving among the kelp beds of Tasmania, diving in the crater lake of Rinjani volcano on Lombok and plumbing a little of the depths of Lake Hovsgol in Mongolia.

One further note: it is best to not encourage the shark diving outfits that 'chum' the water. The jury is officially out on the effects of this but consider what happens with macaque monkeys in both HK and Singapore - feed them and they lose their fear of us. Any aggressive types among them are then likely to start expecting a handout. From there you are just a short leap - or flick of the fin perhaps - from disaster.


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