San Benedicto - This is the third largest in the Revillagigedos group and is often the first place to be
visited on liveaboard diving trips to the Socorro area.
Then in 2005, it was actually on my 28th birthday, I happened to meet Andrew in Bangkok and it was my open water instructor who had been telling me about him since 1999 and trying to get us together and for whatever reason it didn't work but in 2005 we finally met and then he invited me to come and
visit him on this liveaboard and it ended up our third date, was like four weeks sailing around in Raja Ampat.
Not exact matches
One of its key attractions is Komodo National Park, usually
visited on a day trip from Labuan Bajo, Kanawa or Seraya islands, or as a stop
on the Lombok - Sumbawa - Flores
liveaboards.
Relatively easily
visited from Labuan Bajo or one of the islands in the Flores Sea such as Kanawa
on either a daytrip or overnight
liveaboard, the majority of visitors approach the park to see both the dragons and to enjoy the beaches and snorkelling.
For this reason, this particular Racha Noi site is more regularly
visited on Phuket
liveaboards than
on day trips.
Cairns is also the starting point for exceptional
liveaboard cruises that
visit the top spots
on the Great Barrier Reef.
For more information
on all the cruise routes, duration options, and all the other travel information you might need to
visit Australia, see our Australia
liveaboard section.
There is a choice of three different local day dive trips from Khao Lak: Bangsak Wreck, Thai Muang Wreck and the Khao Nayak House Reef, plus, if you would like to
visit the Similan Islands but don't have the time for a
liveaboard trip, it is possible to
visit the Similan Islands
on a one day trip.
For more information
on these adrenaline infused cruise options, and all the travel information you might need to
visit Mexico, read our Guadalupe
liveaboard section.
3 star accommodation — 5 star diving join our experienced crew
on a 3 day 3 night
liveaboard trip from townsville, which
visits both the great barrier reef and the ss yongala wreck.
For more information
on your diving options and travel information you need to
visit Belize, read our Belize
liveaboard or dive resort sections.
Liveaboards do not
visit this area and dive resorts
on the atolls do not tend to travel inland to
visit Ambergris Caye, so the best way of diving here is by staying in a nearby resort
on Ambergris itself.
The ones we know most about are those
visited on Egypt
liveaboards or by Red Sea daytrip dive boats and which attract a per person visitation fee.
South Point is unsuitable for beginners so this site is often
visited by the Phuket
liveaboards and less frequently
on day trips.
For more information
on the cruises and all the travel information you might need to
visit Palau, view our Palau
liveaboard section.
For more information
on the tour routes and all the other travel information you might need to
visit Maldives, read our Maldives Central Atolls
liveaboard section.
Liveaboards to Milln Reef are the best way to
visit this area situated around 60 Kilometres off the coast of Queensland
on the Great Barrier Reef.
Some of the other dive sites you will
visit on a Komodo
liveaboard tour are Red Beach, Yellow Wall of Texas, Tatawa Island and Gili Lawa where you nearly always find manta rays feeding in the strong currents.
The Samata is a traditional Phinisi Indonesian yacht and takes chartered
liveaboards around the Komodo National Park, with a focus
on scuba diving, snorkelling,
visiting remote deserted islands and meeting the famous Komodo Dragons.
Cruises of such length and the remoteness of the location means that the normal clientele
on these tours are experienced scuba divers who have
visited in many other countries before treating themselves to this pinnacle of
liveaboard destinations.
If Osprey Reef is
on your
liveaboard itinerary, then you'll most certainly be
visiting here.
Cruising between Taba and the Straits of Tiran
on Aqua - Sport's First Class
Liveaboard affords divers a unique opportunity to access previously unexplored Red Sea dive sites as well as stopping at world famous sites rarely
visited; like the walls of Ras Abu Galum and Gabr El Bint and the glorious reefs of Ras Mamlach and Ras Burka, or the more popular Blue Hole and Canyon.
Options here are a short sleep over
on a reef like Hardy Reef with Cruise Whitsundays Reefsleep adventure, a
liveaboard that moves around a little but stays in the same general area such as the Ocean Quest from Deep Sea Divers Den, or the full - blown
liveaboard that travels across the Coral Sea and
visits only the best sites
on the way.
My wonderful journey to Raja Ampat was only a quick three day
visit as part of a media familiarisation trip
on the brilliant
liveaboard vessel Sea Safari 8.
If you are
visiting this beautiful marine reserve, it's highly likely you'll
visit the dive sites of Black Coral I and Black Coral II
on your
liveaboard.
Most divers
on liveaboards are relatively experienced divers and so the dive sites that can be
visited are the slightly more challenging, less
visited sites, and often in pristine condition as a result
You can go
on liveaboards from Koh Lanta to Hin Daeng, and also
liveaboards from Phuket
visit Hin Daeng (although they tend to be more focussed
on going to the Similan Islands).
For more information
on your diving options, and all the other travel information you might need to
visit Lighthouse Reef at the Blue Hole in Belize, view our Belize
liveaboard or Turneffe Atoll dive resort sections.
For more information
on your diving options, and all the other travel information you might need to
visit Sipadan and the state of Sabah
on Borneo, view our Sipadan dive resort and
liveaboard sections.
(Includes 2 hotel nights and 7
liveaboard nights
on Jardines Aggressor II) For travelers
on the Cuba Travel Program II, you will spend 2 hotel nights at the Iberostar Parque Central Hotel in Havana, and will
visit with Cuban scientists and marine experts about ocean conservation and cultural exchanges.
«Tachai Island» lies about halfway between the Surin and Similan Islands and is rated as one of the best sites for Thailand scuba
liveaboards as it's normally
visited on the way to Richelieu Rock from the Similans.
Shore
Visits on Komodo Cruises: If you like
liveaboards where you get to step ashore then consider the fun and fascinating shore excursions from Komodo
liveaboards.
Lankayan Island Dive Resort is the only resort
on the island and no
liveaboards visit the area.
The Bandas are best
visited by
liveaboard, and there are several different points of access depending
on the boat and its itinerary.
Several
liveaboards start from Townsville and
visit the SS Yongala
on their way to the Great Barrier Reef.
Even some of the dive sites that the day boats do
visit are better
on a
liveaboard because of the travel time.