Our best diving holidays to take in 2019
Stuck on where to dive in 2019? Here is a selection of our top trips and destinations that you shouldn’t miss this year!
Learn to Dive Malta
The sunny Mediterranean island of Malta boasts warm, clear waters, perfect for new divers! Join a small group of like-minded individuals this summer as you all learn to dive and explore this fascinating underwater world. Malta and the neighbouring island of Gozo are also great for experienced diving, with wrecks, caves and reefs to explore.
8 days from £825
Departing 16 June and 8 September 2019
Palau Liveaboard
In the heart of the South Pacific, sits Palau, an archipelago of about 200 volcanic islands, covered in lush forest and surrounded by tempting turquoise waters. Three ocean currents converge in Palau creating incredibly rich and biodiverse waters: home to a fantastic array of coral species and over 1,500 species of fish. From a liveaboard you can truly appreciate the stunning reefs, intriguing wrecks and thrilling shark encounters this area has to offer.
14 days from £4,765
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Indonesia: Critters & Kings
Combine two of Indonesia’s best dive locations for one truly memorable trip. Explore the world-class muck diving site of Ambon, home to a prolific marine life including, but not limited to, rhinopias, frogfish, octopus and seahorse. Then move to the iconic dive sites of Raja Ampat for schooling barracuda, over 1,200 species of fish, manta ray encounters and plenty of drift diving.
15 days from £3,375
Departures: Sep-Jun
Discover Maldives & Sri Lanka
Diving and adventure come together in this twin-centre itinerary to discover the underwater world of the Maldives and the ancient architecture, rich culture and topside wildlife of Sri Lanka. Enjoy shark, manta ray and turtle encounters in the varied waters of the Maldives from a liveaboard, before heading to the exotic island of Sri Lanka to embark on spectacular wildlife-watching safaris and to explore ancient temples.
16 days from £3,625
Departures: Jan-Dec
Bahamas Liveaboard
The Bahamas are made up of thousands of islands and cays that sprawl across 750 miles of ocean. This liveaboard trip allows you to dive Exuma National Land & Sea Park, one of the most established and successful marine parks in the Caribbean, in search of Caribbean reef, nurse, lemon and tiger shark encounters as well as colourful reefs.
9 days from £1,825
Departures Jan-Dec
Socorro Liveaboard
Mexico's Revillagigedo Islands, known as Socorro, are one of the best places on earth for pelagic encounters. Enjoy close encounters with giant Pacific manta rays, be engulfed by schools of sharks and encounter playful dolphins in Socorro’s waters. There is also the chance for spectacular humpback whale sightings early on in the year as they come to breed and calve.
12 days from £3,795
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Azores Devil Ray Adventure
Join this expert-led dive adventure with conservationist Danny Copeland, where you will help make a difference to marine conservation efforts in the stunning waters of the Azores. Each year devil rays aggregate at Baixa do Ambrósio in Santa Maria, and this trip is perfectly timed for these incredible pelagic encounters as well as sightings of dusky grouper, schools of amberjack, soft corals and colourful nudibranch.
9 days from £1,875
Departing 12 September 2019
Talk to the Dive Worldwide team about any of these top destinations or explore all our diving holidays.
