Scuba diving holiday tips
ADVICE FROM OUR DIVING FRIENDS
Tips on shore diving
Lynne Gillis, from our supplier, Dive Urge, shares her scuba diving holiday tips: “Shore diving means that your brain, as you’re going into the water, can get used to its underwater surroundings and get used to it gradually, so you’re not just straight into the deep blue off the back of the boat and disorientated. Especially for nervous people, it’s ideal, because when you start learning to dive the water is barely above your head.”
Tips on scuba diving conservation

Tips about choosing your
location carefully
Annie Antonatou, from our supplier, Mystic Blue, shares his scuba diving holiday tips on choosing your location carefully: “People who are crazy about diving will choose their holiday based on the underwater world and the marine life in that location; a diving photographer might choose the Red Sea, for instance, because of the visibility and the sheer amount of species that live there. But then there’s another group of people who may want to go on holiday to Greece, for example, first and foremost, and who are also interested in trying diving; for them, diving is an extra and the location will take precedence. The most important thing is to research what diving is available at the location so you know whether you’re going to be seeing smaller fish, or spotting sharks, and also what there is to do besides diving – that way you will have more fun all round.”
Tips about doing thorough research


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Holiday reviews from our travellers
Recommendations from those who have been there
At Responsible Travel, we think the best people to advise our travellers are often... other travellers. They always return from our tours with packing tips, weather reports, ideas about what to do - and opinions about what not to.
We have selected some of the most useful scuba diving holiday tips that our guests have provided over the years to help you make the very most of your holiday - and the space inside your suitcase.
We have selected some of the most useful scuba diving holiday tips that our guests have provided over the years to help you make the very most of your holiday - and the space inside your suitcase.
If you’re going on a liveaboard diving holiday, pack light. I mean really pack light and use a small soft-sided bag and/or SMALL backpack. You won't end up wearing half of whatever it is you've packed. - Melandee Brown
Be aware that a yacht is a small space to live in - comfortable, clean, and safe, of course, but small - and a liveaboard diving holiday is an active holiday. Be prepared to go up and down ladders, haul ropes, and do the washing up. Bring anti-seasickness medication too, better to have it and not need than otherwise! - C Appleby
Book for at least two weeks! I was only able to come for one week, but left wanting more! - Karen Whitham
Go now! It's amazing! Even if you haven't ever dived before, you will love it. - Faye Bennett
Prepare thoroughly – I researched the holiday operator and more info on scuba in general and realised that there is a set of six comprehensive learning/exam papers, which I gave myself time to complete via e-learning before I flew into Dahab. This meant I could wholly concentrate on the actual diving process with no homework to do in the evenings and was able to fully relax and enjoy the experience - Michael Jones
I was glad we'd done the theory and confined water dives in advance. Doing two dives a day when you are still learning was tiring enough and we felt rather sorry for some of our fellow guests having to pore over their manuals and dive tables every evening whilst we were able to relax. - Catherine Shaw
Be aware that a yacht is a small space to live in - comfortable, clean, and safe, of course, but small - and a liveaboard diving holiday is an active holiday. Be prepared to go up and down ladders, haul ropes, and do the washing up. Bring anti-seasickness medication too, better to have it and not need than otherwise! - C Appleby
Book for at least two weeks! I was only able to come for one week, but left wanting more! - Karen Whitham
Go now! It's amazing! Even if you haven't ever dived before, you will love it. - Faye Bennett
Prepare thoroughly – I researched the holiday operator and more info on scuba in general and realised that there is a set of six comprehensive learning/exam papers, which I gave myself time to complete via e-learning before I flew into Dahab. This meant I could wholly concentrate on the actual diving process with no homework to do in the evenings and was able to fully relax and enjoy the experience - Michael Jones
I was glad we'd done the theory and confined water dives in advance. Doing two dives a day when you are still learning was tiring enough and we felt rather sorry for some of our fellow guests having to pore over their manuals and dive tables every evening whilst we were able to relax. - Catherine Shaw
Photo credits: [Shore diving: Scott]
[Choosing a location: Derek Keats]
[Melvyn May review: Paul Arps]
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