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You're Gonna Love These Dive Sites!
from: Maxx Adventue TravelScuba Diving is one of those rare adventures that provides both relaxation and excitement with a bit of serenity thrown in for good measure. Can you think of another hobby that can take you to such new and unique places and give you such a complete sense of calm and awe while you're there?
This activity has given the world of adventure travel a completely new meaning by allowing you get a new perspective on you how your relates to your surroundings and your place on the planet as a whole. Taking up the challenge to divie in all the very best dive sites on earch is a common dream shared by thousands of diving enthusiasts everywhere.
In this article we'll give you a narrative pictures of some of the best dives sites you'll ever find. The best place to appreciate these sites in not to look at them in terms of the aquatic life, or the clarity of the water, but by understanding the history and the culture of the area.
Yongala
The Yongala site is probably the best dive site in Australia, possibly even the entire world. The site is actually a shipwreck and the stories behind it are what makes any ordinary site a great site for diving.
In the early 1900's, a ship was wrecked by a terrible cyclone in Queensland. This unfortunate occurance took a famous racehourse and over a hundred people's lives. The 109 metre long shipwreck was officially protected as a historical site during the 1980s.
One diver explained: "The Yongala is all about the fish!" -- and indeed, just beneath the surface of this site it's teeming with aquatic life, including sea snakes, manta rays, turtles, octopuses, tiger and bull sharks, corals -- you name it, the Yongala's got it.
Unfortunately, anyone wanting to peek inside the shipwreck will discover there's some bad news. Divers are forbidden to enter the ship and at a heavy price if you breaks this rule. This rule serves to add to the mystery of the shipwreck and to the value of this dive site.
Tubbataha
The Tubbataha reef in the Philippines is another very popular diving destination because the biodiversity in this dive site can compete with any other site in the world. The Tubbataha reef, in fact, was named as one of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization's World Heritage Sites in 1994.
If you've heading out to the Tubbataha reefs, you should make sure you set your schedule ahead of time since the diving season last only from mid March to mid June in order to protect the vast quantity of fish species that feed in the reef the rest of the year.
Barracuda Point
This dive site is located at a small island called Sipadan which is near Sabbah. You'll have to take a boat ride from Semporna which takes about an hour to get to the dive site.
The attraction for mos divers to this site is the swarming schools of fish (especially the barracudas) in the area. However, it's an area with currents that can get too strong at times, so you must be careful. Regardless, it's still one of the great dive sites. The best time to dive at the Barracuda Point is from December to February.
Florida Keys
The Florida Keys may very well be the best dive site in the entire United States and is popular due to having the longest reef in the western world. The waters are crystal clear all the way down to more than a hundred feet and there are about 500 shipwrecks in the arean to be explored. Can you believe there's even an underwater hotel!
There are many entities within the area that can help you with all your diving needs. Professional guides are available for hire or you can rent video equipment from nearby shops at this dive site.
Illes Medes
Illes Medes is located in L'Estartit in Spain, Costa Brava, Spain, approximately 135 kilometers from Barcelona. The temperatures here are very conducive for diving. The fish are somewhat friendly because they don't seem to be afraid of humans and actually come quite close to the divers. The peak season for diving here is August.
So, this has been a quick review of just some of the amazing dive sites throught the planet. Take your time and choose the site best for you and have yourself a whale of a time.
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