Sunday, December 17, 2006

Thailand Scuba Diving


Scuba diving is a sport in which you swim underwater for extended periods using special equipment. The word Scuba is actually an acronym for self-contained underwater breathing apparatus. Scuba diving is an excellent way to see some very beautiful sites: coral diving sites with their colourful sea life are the most famous but other scuba diving attractions include shipwrecks and caverns.

Scuba diving can also be a very relaxing sport and in many places it's very beginner friendly. Many dive sites are accessible (under the care of an instructor) after a short briefing and training dive. You can learn to dive far more quickly than you can learn snow sports, for example. It's also suitable for people with a number of physical disabilities. As long as you can use the breathing equipment and are able to successfully propel yourself underwater you may be able to dive.

Diving is a major travel activity: dedicated divers plan entire dive holidays, and others may want to include dive sites in their itineraries. Major dive destinations are Africa, Asia, Australia and Oceania, North America, South America, Central America and Caribbean, Europe and Middle East.

Some of the most famous dive locations in Asia. For Thailand as

· The Similan Islands in south western Thailand — 70 km due west of Phang Nga. Widely regarded as Thailand's best diving. Best accessed via liveaboard or a lengthy boat ride from Khao Lak
· The Krabi region of south western Thailand — (Ko Lanta, Phi Phi, etc) — less than 10 dive sites but most are certainly worth a visit with several sites rivaling the Similan Islands. All diving is located well off the coast, requiring a boat.
· Ko Tao in south eastern Thailand — great for beginners and almost certainly Asia's most popular place to get certified


Source : wikitravel.org

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