Category Archives: Destination Guides

Castles, Culture & Oktoberfest: Our 2026 Bavarian Adventure

One incredible Bavarian adventure, a fantastic group of Cool People, and a whole lot more than beer. There’s a whole lot more to Bavaria than beer and pretzels. Although, let’s be honest, we enjoyed plenty of both! In September 2026, we brought a group of Cool People to Germany for our Oktoberfest & Bavarian Escapade. […]

French Polynesia Destination Guide: Beyond the Overwater Bungalow

Bora Bora French Polynesia Trip With Gas Divers

French Polynesia is enormous, remote and surprisingly diverse. For divers, that’s part of the appeal. French Polynesia diving ranges from drifting through shark-filled passes to exploring hard-coral reefs and watching the blue for dolphins, rays and other pelagic life. Spread across an enormous stretch of the South Pacific, French Polynesia is a place where lush […]

Why the Eastern Tropical Pacific Is a Big-Animal Diving Hotspot

School of scalloped hammerhead sharks swimming above divers in the Cocos Islands

When divers dream about big-animal encounters, it’s easy to start looking halfway around the world. But some of the planet’s most exciting marine megafauna encounters are found right here in the Eastern Tropical Pacific, along the Pacific side of the Americas. Eastern Tropical Pacific diving brings you into an enormous ocean system stretching from Mexico […]

Why Indonesia Is a Diver’s Paradise: Exploring the Coral Triangle

Lembeh Halmahera Raja Ampat

If you’re a scuba diver, Indonesia is the kind of place that can completely change your idea of what underwater biodiversity looks like. From colorful coral reefs and enormous schools of fish to manta rays, sharks, turtles and some of the strangest creatures you’ll ever find on a dive, Indonesia offers an incredible variety of […]

Komodo Diving: The Ultimate Guide to Komodo National Park

Komodo National Park is one of Indonesia’s most spectacular destinations both above and below the surface. Located in the Indonesian archipelago, the park is famous for its prehistoric-looking Komodo dragons, dramatic volcanic landscapes and exceptional marine biodiversity. Its natural importance earned Komodo National Park UNESCO World Heritage Site status, with the designation recognizing both its […]

Our Komodo Diving Trip Review: 10 Days in Komodo National Park | GAS Divers

Healthy coral reef filled with fish in Komodo National Park

Komodo National Park is one of those places that seems almost too good to be real. Above the water, there are ancient Komodo dragons, rugged volcanic islands, pink beaches, and dramatic viewpoints. Below the surface, Komodo diving is just as impressive—with healthy coral reefs, manta rays, sharks, eagle rays, turtles, dolphins, huge schools of fish, […]

Tulamben, Bali: What to Expect Above and Below the Surface

Blissful Bali with Global Adventures for Scuba Divers offers relaxed muck diving, incredible macro life, spa treatments, and cultural tours — all included in one flexible, all-in Bali dive trip.

Diving in Tulamben reveals a very different side of Bali. Along the island’s quieter northeast coast, black volcanic sand, colorful reefs, fascinating macro life, and one of Bali’s most famous wrecks create a destination that’s just as interesting below the surface as it is above it. During our time in Bali, we had the chance […]

Blissful Bali: Scuba Diving, Culture & Relaxation

Spa treatment during a Bali dive trip

Planning a Bali scuba diving trip can quickly turn into a much bigger adventure. Bali is one of those destinations where the diving is only part of the experience—from incredible marine life and black-sand muck diving to beautiful landscapes, cultural experiences, amazing food, and plenty of opportunities to slow down and relax. We had already […]

St. Eustatius (Statia) Diving And Destination Guide

Hidden between St. Kitts and Saba lies one of the Caribbean’s best-kept secrets. Known simply as “Statia,” the small Dutch Caribbean island of St. Eustatius offers healthy reefs, fascinating history, excellent marine life, and a wonderfully relaxed pace of life that feels increasingly rare in today’s world. Perhaps one of our favorite things about Statia? […]

Scuba Diving Statia: Reefs, Wrecks, and Unexpected Surprises

Scuba Diving Statia and exploring history.