Comments on: Thailand Diving – A Quick Guide http://divehappy.com/thailand/thailand-diving-a-quick-guide/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=thailand-diving-a-quick-guide A Guide To The Best Scuba Diving In Thailand And Asia Sun, 15 Apr 2012 16:28:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Chris http://divehappy.com/thailand/thailand-diving-a-quick-guide/#comment-40441 Chris Mon, 29 Jun 2009 12:00:53 +0000 http://divehappy.com/?p=1165#comment-40441 Hi Walter with 2 weeks, you have plenty of options for diving in Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia - the issue is which areas to choose, as you can't do all of them in 2 weeks! It also depends a lot on your budget. If money is no object, I would go straight to Indonesia and do a Komodo trip or Raja Ampat trip - both are usually around 10 days long so will take up your whole vacation period. Both Komodo and Raja are amazing and to do one of these big trips is a magical experience. If you want to see Thailand, a 4 day Similan Islands trip is a must (see my friends at www.phuket-diving-safaris.com for a good value liveaboard) and also Southern Thailand around Koh Lanta and Koh Phi Phi. That's another 3/4 days. You could fly down to Tawau in Malaysian Borneo and head out to Sipadan, Malaysia's jewel in the crown - you can get to Tawau on AirAsia via Kuala Lumpur so it's not too expensive. However, you'd need to ensure you have a booking with a reputable Sipadan agent so that you get the necessary permit to dive at Sipadan itself. You can also fly from Bangkok straight to Bali with AirAsia very cheaply - Bali has some great dive sites and is also an amazing place to hang out and relax. You're welcome to email me direct at chris {at} divehappy.com if you need any further help Hi Walter
with 2 weeks, you have plenty of options for diving in Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia – the issue is which areas to choose, as you can’t do all of them in 2 weeks! It also depends a lot on your budget.

If money is no object, I would go straight to Indonesia and do a Komodo trip or Raja Ampat trip – both are usually around 10 days long so will take up your whole vacation period. Both Komodo and Raja are amazing and to do one of these big trips is a magical experience.

If you want to see Thailand, a 4 day Similan Islands trip is a must (see my friends at http://www.phuket-diving-safaris.com for a good value liveaboard) and also Southern Thailand around Koh Lanta and Koh Phi Phi. That’s another 3/4 days.

You could fly down to Tawau in Malaysian Borneo and head out to Sipadan, Malaysia’s jewel in the crown – you can get to Tawau on AirAsia via Kuala Lumpur so it’s not too expensive. However, you’d need to ensure you have a booking with a reputable Sipadan agent so that you get the necessary permit to dive at Sipadan itself.

You can also fly from Bangkok straight to Bali with AirAsia very cheaply – Bali has some great dive sites and is also an amazing place to hang out and relax.

You’re welcome to email me direct at chris {at} divehappy.com if you need any further help

]]> By: Walter http://divehappy.com/thailand/thailand-diving-a-quick-guide/#comment-40375 Walter Sat, 27 Jun 2009 23:02:50 +0000 http://divehappy.com/?p=1165#comment-40375 Enjoy your articals-Im leaving next week for a work assignment in China for a year- Im already planning to leave for the Chinese new Year in Feb 2010 for 2 weeks- Id ilke to dive Thailand & Malaysis or Indonisia for those two weeks- what combonations would you recommnd. I do plan on taking weekly trips as well- but I want to get the most out of this 2 week holiday- Keep diving- be safe- Walter Enjoy your articals-Im leaving next week for a work assignment in China for a year- Im already planning to leave for the Chinese new Year in Feb 2010 for 2 weeks- Id ilke to dive Thailand & Malaysis or Indonisia for those two weeks- what combonations would you recommnd. I do plan on taking weekly trips as well- but I want to get the most out of this 2 week holiday- Keep diving- be safe- Walter

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