Raja Ampat, Indonesia: Unparalleled Diversity in the Heart of the Coral Triangle

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The Man Behind the Shot Aaron Wong is a certified PADI Divemaster and an underwater photographer who started out his photography career in fashion. After developing an eye for detail which stands him in good stead below the surface, he now spends much of his time trying to spread the word about marine conservation through […]

Scuba Junkie’s Marine Week a Huge Success in Malaysia and Indonesia

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Photos supplied by Scuba Junkie You may have seen on our Instagram Stories a series of posts about Scuba Junkie’s Marine Week – an annual celebration of all things marine. Side note: If you’re not following us on Instagram, jump across and hit follow so you don’t miss out on exciting events like this! This […]

Pulau Weh – A Jewel in Indonesia’s Crown

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Pulau Weh? Pulau What?  How much do you know about this tiny Indonesian island? Have you even heard of it? If not, you’re missing out and here’s why. Nothing is as suggestive of a tropical island paradise as palm trees, mangroves and white sandy coves and Pulau Weh literally has them all. This small island, […]

PADI Women in Diving: Dimpy Jacobs, Indonesian PADI Instructor & Marine Biologist

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Photo supplied by Murex Dive Resort In Indonesia, local female PADI Professionals aren’t common, but this didn’t stop Dimpy Jacobs, who was one of the first Indonesian females to earn her PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor certification. Not only are female instructors few and far between here, but female marine biologists are even harder to […]

Diving in Derawan, Indonesia

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Guest post by Carissa Wong I’ve always been an ocean child. As a kid, my family would take trips to beautiful beaches; Maldives, Kapalai, Tulamben, Bohol. I was in heaven and to this day I find myself drawn back to ocean again and again. And yet there is still so much left to explore. This […]

Liveaboard Diving Indonesia: The Why’s and How’s

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Liveaboard Diving Indonesia - Indo Siren Indonesia, with its thousands of tiny islands, makes for some phenomenal liveaboard opportunities, especially when you travel further east across the archipelago to where there are few shore based operators. Liveaboard Diving Indonesia Liveaboards not only give you access to some of the most remote and pristine dive sites of Indonesia but they’ll also take […]