Thailand

Khao Lak

Quiet bathing resort in the midst of tropical natural beauty

The beach town Khao Lak is about 40 miles north of Phuket. From Khao Lak you can dive around the Similan islands, a privilege formerly only offered by live-aboards.

Koh Phuket

Touristic point of departure of boat trips and live-aboards

Koh Phuket has its own international airport and is therefore well accessible. For that reason the island is suitable as a point of departure for live-aboards to Mu Koh Similian and Mu Koh Surin.

Mu Koh Similan

Het beste wat Thailand te bieden heeft

In 1982 the waters around archipelago Muh Koh Similan were turned into an underwater park. The only permanent inhabitants are the supervisors and the archipelago is only accessible by boat.

Mu Koh Surin

Plenty of turtles and whale sharks

The archipelago Mu Koh Surin is situated within the marine park with the same name. You can spend the night on the islands or visit them by live-aboards.

Koh Lanta

Suitable for children and good starting point for daytrips

Koh Lanta offers a calm alternative for beach holidays close to Phuket, suitable for children. The archipelago lies close to popular dive spots.

Koh Tao

Backpackers nirvana and license factory

On the island Koh Tao – also referred to as Ko Tao – it’s all about diving. Nowhere in the world are obtained more PADI Open Water certificates. Little fault can be found with Koh Tao. The water, the diving costs, the life on the shore: it’s all great.

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Yucatán

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Cave diving in a huge system of underground rivers

Under the peninsula Yucatán is an enormous, thousands year-old cave system. You can enter the spotless water on places where the roof has collapsed, so-called Cenotes.

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About Cancún
Yucatán is a peninsula between the Gulf of Mexico, the street of Yucatán and the Caribbean Sea. The largest part falls under Mexico, a small part under Belize and Guatemala. Yucatán is visited by tourists because the remains of the ancient Maya civilisation and the white beaches. The famous seaside resort on Yucatán is the city Cancún, situated at a bay in the northeast.

Cave diving in Yucatán
Because of tropical rainstorms and volcano outbursts the soil of limestone has been eroded. Thus, enormous chambers and passages full of water came into being. In some places the ceiling has collapsed, so the clear water of the underground rivers became visible and reachable. Such a place is called a cenote. In Yucatán thousands of these cenotes have been discovered already. The most famous, Nohoch Nah Chich, gives access to the largest underground cave system in the world.

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