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Scuba Diving partner - for December vacation
Posted: Sat, 06 Nov 2010 1:37 am
by Maya_mohini
Hi,
I am an open water diver looking for a someone to Dive with In Tioman or Pattaya , during December ende.
cheers
dive
Posted: Tue, 09 Nov 2010 9:06 pm
by color_me_red
could use a dive in dec..
Posted: Wed, 10 Nov 2010 9:13 am
by carteki
The season in Tioman will be closed in Dec, so probably Pattaya (but why not one of the other Thai islands?)
Posted: Wed, 10 Nov 2010 6:55 pm
by JR8
Agreed, Tioman is more or less closed from now to end Feb.
Pattaya is an utter dump.
Any other places you might consider? Phuket might be much better, heading out to Phi Phi. Or Koh Tao for example.
p.s. Pulau Hantu?
Posted: Thu, 11 Nov 2010 9:40 am
by carteki
JR8 wrote:p.s. Pulau Hantu?
If you're up for a morning / pm dive let me know (can't do this weekend though)
Posted: Thu, 11 Nov 2010 9:49 am
by nakatago
carteki wrote:JR8 wrote:p.s. Pulau Hantu?
If you're up for a morning / pm dive let me know (can't do this weekend though)
srsly, I just may go with you, just to add an entry into my log.
Posted: Thu, 11 Nov 2010 4:02 pm
by JR8
nakatago wrote:carteki wrote:JR8 wrote:p.s. Pulau Hantu?
If you're up for a morning / pm dive let me know (can't do this weekend though)
srsly, I just may go with you, just to add an entry into my log.
Sorry guys, I am away from the region for a while.
Out of interest have either of you dived Hantu? I've heard the vis. is seriously horrendous. Though, if you're lucky you get to see 'muck-diving' stuff, like frogfish and seahorses...
Posted: Thu, 11 Nov 2010 4:13 pm
by nakatago
Me, no but since it's so near, I may just be willing enough just to log another dive (and for practice). I haven't dived since I got my cert.
Posted: Thu, 11 Nov 2010 4:44 pm
by JR8
nakatago wrote:Me, no but since it's so near, I may just be willing enough just to log another dive (and for practice). I haven't dived since I got my cert.
OIC. How long ago was that, if I might ask?
Posted: Thu, 11 Nov 2010 4:47 pm
by nakatago
JR8 wrote:nakatago wrote:Me, no but since it's so near, I may just be willing enough just to log another dive (and for practice). I haven't dived since I got my cert.
OIC. How long ago was that, if I might ask?
august.
Posted: Thu, 11 Nov 2010 5:11 pm
by JR8
Nice
Tioman could be a good place for a w/e when it reopens. Whole range of sites from gentle to more challenging. Plus it's such a lovely unspoilt island...
Posted: Fri, 12 Nov 2010 8:50 am
by Girl_Next_Door
You should shot for either Thailand or Indonesia. You can dive in Phuket or Krabi. Phuket's dive is ok. Krabi have more interesting dive sites, if you are an advanced diver. Samui is closed, I think because of Monsoon.
Although Bali is super touristy, I have to admit that their dive sites remains top quality.
Forget about diving Vietnam. Average dive sites. Philippines is a hit and miss.
Posted: Thu, 18 Nov 2010 8:32 am
by Calmday
Tioman is a great beach island but the diving isn’t much.
Posted: Thu, 18 Nov 2010 4:34 pm
by JR8
Calmday wrote:Tioman is a great beach island but the diving isn’t much.
Where did you go diving there?
Some sites can be unpredictable re: the visibility (like Sawasdee), but others are reliably first rate in my opinion. Like Tiger Rock for example. Wow!
Sipidan it ain't, but the appeal to me is it is only 35mins from Seletar, and has the whole range of sites from Easy to Advanced...