where to go diving in september in asia?

claudine143

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Re: where to go diving in september in asia?

Posted by: claudine143 on May 23, 2008 3:07pm

here's a link on the top 20 dive sites depending on what you want to see.

http://www.underwaterphotography.com/Dive-Sites/Top-20-Dive-Sites.aspx

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Watson

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Re: where to go diving in september in asia?

Posted by: Watson on May 23, 2008 3:09pm

wanchai wrote:

hi, i'm planing to go diving in asia (malaysia,thailand,vietnam,philippines or indonesia) in september for about 4-6 weeks.
i would like to avoid the rainy season and if possible also see some sharks during my dives.
i've been to koh tao (thailand) a few years ago, there where just to many tourists and more divers below the water then fish, so any other advice?. :roll:

The good thing about the Philippines is that there are SO MANY islands to choose from. And when there is bad weather in one part of the country, you can always head off to another. I went diving in Puerto Galera which is a real "divers resort" but there were a lot of great dive sites.

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wanchai

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Re: where to go diving in september in asia?

Posted by: wanchai on May 23, 2008 3:51pm

claudine143
thank you for the link.

i've been to philippines last year during the rainy season and we always managed to escape the real bad weather.
would like to go to palawan, but that is just not the season.

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techsupport

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Re: where to go diving in september in asia?

Posted by: techsupport on May 23, 2008 4:02pm

Book a flight from Beijing - Shenzhen. Then fly with AirAsia (www.airasia.com) to Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia then take a connecting flight to Tawau (either with Malaysia Airlines or AirAsia) and travel by land to a coastal town of Semporna.

Charter a speed boat from Semporna to Mabul, Mataking or Sipadan island - dubbed as one of the best diving spots in the world.

Getting there is half the fun.

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claudine143

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Re: where to go diving in september in asia?

Posted by: claudine143 on May 23, 2008 4:20pm

My uncle who lives in Coron, Palawan said the best time to go there is October as the sea is calmer. They have good ship wrecks there and other dive sites. It's 11 hours by ferry which departs Friday night and arrive early Saturday morning.

Well as Watson said, you can always go to a different side when the weather is rough.

My dad said Malapascua Island in Cebu is good. I was supposed to go there with him last February but the weather didn't agree with my plans.

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wanchai

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Re: where to go diving in september in asia?

Posted by: wanchai on May 23, 2008 8:01pm

techsupport wrote:

Mabul, Mataking or Sipadan island - dubbed as one of the best diving spots in the world.

thanks for the advice, looks nice. is it a place where you can stay for about 6 weeks without getting to bored. i would also love to rend a house or something, do you know if that is possible there.

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wanchai

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Re: where to go diving in september in asia?

Posted by: wanchai on May 23, 2008 8:08pm

claudine143 wrote:

My uncle who lives in Coron, Palawan said the best time to go there is October as the sea is calmer.

i wanted to go to coron last year when I went to the philippines but the flight was canceled because of a storm so I went somewhere else,
it was almost the same season.

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Dave1w

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Re: where to go diving in september in asia?

Posted by: Dave1w on May 23, 2008 11:26pm

That time last year I headed to Mongolia to dive in a big lake there for a week and a half. Also, been out to Koh Samui and Koh Tao, bt it is a bit busy and seems to be pretty noddy diving. Similans is supposed be great, but check the weather, but I reckon the Philippines is the place to go. I am planning on going in October to Coron for a week of wreck diving, but in th emeantime will be in PG next month, and may try to head to Subic bay csometime between now and then.

You could always jump on a plane to New Zealand, which would be my favourite, but A little chilly until Nov, Dec
Dave

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wanchai

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Re: where to go diving in september in asia?

Posted by: wanchai on May 24, 2008 12:54am

Dave1w wrote:

but in th emeantime will be in PG next month, and may try to head to Subic bay csometime between now and then.
Dave

where is PG ?

i would also like to stay at one place for a longer time, renting a house for few weeks would be great.
a friend of mine gave me this link, www.phanganisland.com , anybody have some similar links like this, in an area where you can also have great diving ?
i've been to this area and didn't really like the diving there.

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Dave1w

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Re: where to go diving in september in asia?

Posted by: Dave1w on May 24, 2008 11:16am

PG is Puerta Galera. I'm just trying places country by country, last year was Malaysia and Thailand, this year it'll be the Philippines. I have just had enough of holiday diving and getting sick of seeing fishies, so now starting to look for some more satisfying dives, so hopefully Philippines will do it for me
Dave

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croozn

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Re: where to go diving in september in asia?

Posted by: croozn on May 24, 2008 1:57pm

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aier

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Re: where to go diving in september in asia?

Posted by: aier on May 24, 2008 1:58pm

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trigger

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Re: where to go diving in september in asia?

Posted by: trigger on Jun 21, 2008 9:42am

Dave1w wrote:

Malaysia and Thailand,

Hi what would you recommand in october? I'm far from being tired of seeing fishes, so I'd love to know the spots (big fish??) and an easy way to get there for one week starting from Beijing!
Thanks, enjoy Philippines

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lucreziab

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Re: where to go diving in september in asia?

Posted by: lucreziab on Jun 21, 2008 9:49am

Papua New Guinea has amazing coral and isn't overrun with tourists.

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herojuana

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Re: where to go diving in september in asia?

Posted by: herojuana on Jun 21, 2008 9:51am

lucreziab wrote:

Papua New Guinea has amazing coral and isn't overrun with tourists.

Yeah, but what it is overrun with are CANNIBALS.

How

Evil

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Operate

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otto

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Re: where to go diving in september in asia?

Posted by: otto on Jun 21, 2008 9:53am

also those "people" are goddam ugly. I mean truly ugly people.

"Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats."

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toby-BJ

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Re: where to go diving in september in asia?

Posted by: toby-BJ on Jun 21, 2008 10:11am

You guys are mean!! LOL

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taireinbeijing

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Re: where to go diving in september in asia?

Posted by: taireinbeijing on Jun 21, 2008 5:13pm

how about heading down to phuket and jumping on a livaboard for a week or so of the time, head up to the similans or the Mergui Achipelago..

if your a fan of decent drift diving then Richelieu Rock has some great currents, or if sharks are your thing you have some large(ish) nurse sharks around some of the sites too.

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Dave1w

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Re: where to go diving in september in asia?

Posted by: Dave1w on Jun 21, 2008 8:11pm

Trigger,
With Thailand, October is the switchover season, where Koh Samui starts to tail off and Phuket side gets good. I didd the end of the season in Samui in Oct, then the early season in Phuket the begining of November. The monsoon or whatever switches sides, of the peninsular. I am off to Coron Bay on October myself.

I'd check out Sabah as mentioned above. Kingdom travel do good packages from Beijing, and this would fit in the with the October holiday.

Dave

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Irish164409633

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Re: where to go diving in september in asia?

Posted by: Irish164409633 on Jun 22, 2008 10:21am

wanchai wrote:

hi, i'm planing to go diving in asia (malaysia,thailand,vietnam,philippines or indonesia) in september for about 4-6 weeks.
i would like to avoid the rainy season and if possible also see some sharks during my dives.
i've been to koh tao (thailand) a few years ago, there where just to many tourists and more divers below the water then fish, so any other advice?. :roll:

hi mate i have some good friends there they can help u out

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