·7 min read·Destinations
Diving the Great Barrier Reef: Sites, Season and Costs
Plan your Great Barrier Reef dive trip: best sites, best season, realistic costs and how to choose between day trips and liveaboards.
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Elena Marchetti
Dive Travel Writer
Elena covers dive destinations around the Mediterranean — where to go, when the water is worth it, and what a week of diving actually costs.
Articles by Elena Marchetti
·9 min read·Destinations
Diving in Bali: Sites, Season and Costs
A practical guide to diving in Bali: the best sites from Tulamben to Nusa Penida, seasonal timing, realistic costs and how to find a dive centre.
·9 min read·Destinations
Koh Tao Diving: Sites, Season and Costs
Koh Tao diving: 25+ sites, PADI Open Water from $290, and warm water year-round. This guide covers the best sites, seasons, and real costs.
·9 min read·Destinations
Diving in Raja Ampat: Sites, Season and Costs
Plan your Raja Ampat dive trip: best sites, season, costs and the liveaboard vs resort question answered with current prices and certification requirements.
·9 min read·Destinations
Wreck Diving Cyprus: Every Site, Every Depth
The complete wreck diving guide for Cyprus: the Zenobia, HMS Cricket, Liberty and every other site, with depths, certs and best seasons.
·9 min read·Destinations
Scuba Diving in Larnaca, Cyprus: What to Expect
Plan scuba diving in Larnaca, Cyprus: the Zenobia wreck, certification levels, costs and the best season to go.
·8 min read·Destinations
Diving in Larnaca, Cyprus: Sites and Seasons
Dive sites, seasons and conditions for Larnaca, Cyprus: the MS Zenobia wreck, HMS Cricket, the Elpida and shallow reefs for all levels. What to dive and when.
·9 min read·Destinations
Scuba Diving in Protaras, Cyprus: Sites and Seasons
Protaras dive sites, water temperatures, and marine life. Plan scuba diving in Protaras, Cyprus with this guide to sites, seasons, and what to expect.
·4 min read·Destinations
Diving in Lanzarote: Volcanic Reefs and the Museo Atlántico
Diving in Lanzarote: Puerto del Carmen's shore diving, the Museo Atlántico sculpture museum, angel sharks in winter, and why the island dives year-round.
·4 min read·Destinations
Scuba Diving in the Canary Islands: Choosing Your Island
Scuba diving in the Canary Islands, island by island: Lanzarote, Tenerife, Gran Canaria, Fuerteventura, La Palma and El Hierro compared, with seasons.
·3 min read·Dive sites
Ras Mohammed National Park: Diving Guide
Diving Ras Mohammed National Park in Egypt: Shark and Yolanda Reef, the Anemone City, park fees, when the schooling season peaks and what to expect.
·3 min read·Destinations
Diving in Dahab: Blue Hole, Canyon and Costs
Diving in Dahab, Egypt: shore diving the Blue Hole and the Canyon, why it is the cheapest Red Sea base, and the honest safety context divers should know.
·5 min read·Destinations
Diving in Egypt: Red Sea Guide for Divers
Diving in Egypt: where to base yourself on the Red Sea, the wrecks and reefs worth the trip, seasons, costs, and which resort town suits which diver.
·3 min read·Destinations
Diving in Sharm el Sheikh: Ras Mohammed & Tiran
Diving in Sharm el Sheikh: Ras Mohammed, the Straits of Tiran, the Thistlegorm, what the drift dives demand, and when the Red Sea is at its best.
·3 min read·Destinations
Scuba Diving in Hurghada: Reefs, Wrecks, Costs
Scuba diving in Hurghada, Egypt: the house reefs, Abu Nuhas wrecks, Giftun island days, what a dive costs, and how to pick a centre among hundreds.
·3 min read·Destinations
Diving in Limassol, Cyprus: Sites and Seasons
Diving in Limassol, Cyprus: the Lady Thetis wreck, the Dasoudi artificial reef, Pissouri Bay, and how the island's south coast dives year-round.
·3 min read·Destinations
Diving in Malta: Wrecks, Caves and Seasons
Diving in Malta and Gozo: the scuttled wrecks, the Blue Hole, month-by-month water temperatures, and how the Med's wreck capital earned the title.
·4 min read·Destinations
Diving in Paphos, Cyprus: Sites and Seasons
Diving in Paphos, Cyprus: shallow wrecks, the Amphitheatre, boat trips from the harbour, and the months when the west coast is at its best.
·4 min read·Destinations
Scuba Diving in Ayia Napa: Sites and Seasons
Scuba diving in Ayia Napa, Cyprus: Green Bay, the MUSAN underwater museum, the Cavo Greko caves, and when the east coast water is at its warmest.
·6 min read·Destinations
Scuba Diving in Cyprus: Sites, Seasons and Costs
Where to go scuba diving in Cyprus, when the water is warm enough to enjoy it, what a dive costs, and how the Zenobia earned its reputation.