Scuba diving travel tips

Lynne Gillis, from our partner, 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.”

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.”