Scuba Diving South East Asia

This article describes some of the best diving sites in Southeast Asia. As a diver, you are probably aware that scuba diving in Southeast Asia has always been very popular because of its vast species of marine life and rich diversity of colors corals.As a matter of fact, it there are many dive sites world-class operations in the region and its excellent underwater visibility, Southeast Asia is a diver's haven. So, here are some of the best diving sites in Southeast Asia, many of whom, I dived in several times.We must begin by Indonesia and, of course, the island of Bali can not be left aside. Perhaps the most immersed in Bali is freedom wreckage. The wreckage was a ship logistics of the U.S. Army sunk by a Japanese submarine torpedoes at the last World war.Liberty wreck lies in the depth of about 10m (32ft) to 30m (100ft) 120m (385ft) the seabed. Divers can see rifles, toilets, ships anchor chain among other things typical of a shipwreck. The wreckage was heavily encrusted with coral and brightly decorated gorgonian sea fans and Wednesday anemones.Scuba divers will also encounter large schools of trevally and more than 400 species of marine fishes, even exotic colonies elusive garden eels.Similan island in Thailand another interesting dive site. Similan is located off the coast of Khao Lak, which was hardest hit by a tsunami in 2006. Nine granite islands made up the Similan Islands. These islands are covered by lush tropical rainforest, surrounded by white sand beaches and pristine turquoise water.This protected area is a national park. Se below the water beneath a vast garden of deep canyons, coral gardens, huge granite boulders, caves and walls. Liveaboard diving is the norm here.Sipadan island in Malaysia was made famous by Jacques Cousteau documentary called Ghost Of The Sea Turtles. It is an oceanic island, which is not connected to any continental shelf which is approximately 2000 feet of an extraordinary summit of limestone and fungi to surface.Many diving Sipadan magazines have named as one of the best sites diving in the world and would have the greatest variety of soft corals in the world. In Sipadan, divers will encounter drift dives exciting, fascinating coral formations, turtles, lobsters, barracudas and the various species of sharks.Manado in northern Sulawesi, Indonesia is the portal sites dive world class in the Bunaken National Park. Muck dive, dive meaning of little critters on the seabed in the Bay of Manado is the norm here. In this part of Indonesia, you will meet exhilarating wall dives, drop-offs, huge Napoleon wrasse, reef sharks and another shipwreck.Layang Layang in Malaysia is a beautiful atolls. It is part of a group of shoal in the South China Sea known as the Spratly Islands. Here, a large number of barracuda travels water, large pelagic fish and sharks make this place home. Do not be surprised if you are investigated by a school of sharks hammer.