Top 10 Scuba Diving Sites in Asia

Top 10 Scuba Diving Sites in Asia

Asia is one of the best places globally to enjoy the scuba diving experience at the most. This is because of the rich sea life in Asia that you will not find anywhere else. Whether it is about ideal diving spots or an amazing marine life that you are looking for, Asia will never disappoint you. 
We have compiled a list of the Top 9 Asia’s Scuba Diving sites that people love to go to:
 Raja Ampat
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1.    Indonesia’s Raja Ampat

Raja Ampat in Indonesia surrounds as many as four islands including Misool, Batanta, Salawati and Waigeo. It is considered to be one of the most beautiful archipelagos in the world that constitutes isles, shoals and cays. People from far and wide come to this macro diving location, which is also home to more than 1500 species of marine life.

2.    Palau’s Jellyfish Lake

Jellyfish Lake is located off the coast of Koror on a rock island. It is filled with jellyfish and no predators are found in it. This lake is also one of the seventy lakes found on South Pacific archipelago.

3.    Philippine’s Tubbataha Reef

It’s a UNESCO world heritage site and is an amazing coral reef. Travellers love to visit this place and experience diving activities as it has an incredible collection of marine animals including turtles, manta rays, sharks, etc.

4.    Myanmar’s Mergui Archipelago

It is composed of as many as 800 islands and is found is the southern seas of Myanmar. Mergui Archipelago is also home to diverse marine life including batfish, unicorn fish, barracuda, manta rays, grey reed, sharks, etc. 

5.    Japan’s Karama Islands

This has over fifty sites to enjoy diving experiences and constitutes coral reefs, caves and wrecks. It also has amazing seascapes. The water is very friendly for divers and you can see as deep as 100ft. 

6.    Indonesia’s Komodo Island

This island offers a variety of scuba diving spots and not merely that, you will also enjoy colorful fishes around you once you are inside the water. It also is home to shallow reefs, sea mounts, sharks and tuna. 

7.    India’s Andaman Island

This is more of an untouched island as not many travellers have explored this beautiful island. However, it offers great views for the divers who can enjoy tropical islands and reefs. You will also find bizarre species here that are not found anywhere else including ghost pipefish, sweetlips that are unique to this area and flashlight fish.

8.    Malaysia’s Sipadan Islands

It is considered to be one of the most diverse islands when it comes to marina life and biodiversity. This is the reason; it is popular among regular scuba divers. It is also surrounded by the largest barrier reef in this region. It is home to seahorses, cuttle fish, manta rays, devil rays, mandarin fish, etc.

9.    Maldives Fotteyo Kandu

It is one of the largest scuba diving spots and is also popular for it’s the fast flowing currents. You will find a number of white tip sharks in it and it is also home to grey reef. 
 
 

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