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 […]
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What to Expect When Diving Socorro: Giant Mantas, Sharks & Wild Pacific Encounters
There are some dive destinations that feel larger than life long before you ever enter the water — and Socorro is one of them. Divers hear stories for years about giant oceanic manta rays gliding inches from their masks, schooling hammerheads disappearing into the blue, playful dolphins interacting with divers, whale sharks cruising through safety […]
There are dive sites that get your heart racing before you even hit the water—and then there’s Roca Partida. A jagged sliver of volcanic rock in the middle of the Pacific, 70 miles off Socorro Island, surrounded by deep blue ocean and a stunning density of life. From the surface, it’s just a spike rising […]
Scuba diving in Fiji is one of those experiences that keeps pulling us back. Some destinations you visit once. Fiji is not one of those places for us. Over the years, we’ve had the chance to experience several very different sides of Fiji, from the famous soft corals of Taveuni and the remote Great Sea […]
There’s something different about seeing a truly big animal underwater. Maybe it’s a giant oceanic manta gliding directly overhead, a wall of hammerhead sharks appearing out of the blue, or the unmistakable shape of a whale shark slowly materializing in the distance. The best dive destinations for big animals can deliver encounters like these — […]