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Indonesia has an archipelago of more than 17 000 islands, stretching 5000 km from east to west - a distance equivalent to the width of the US. This provides bountiful opportunities for diving, and indeed - Indonesia is full of interesting dive sites.
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Malaysia is divided into two main areas. Peninsular Malaysia is linked to Thailand in the north and, via a causeway, to Singapore in the south. Further to the east, on the island of Borneo, are the two states of Sabah and Sarawak.
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Not a traditional dive destination, Singapore none-the-less has a number of dive operators that provide regular tours to the more traditional dive sites in Malaysia, Thailand, Borneo, Vietnam & Indonesia.Changi Airport provides easy connections to the rest of Asia.
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Vietnam is growing as a tourist destination, but is still years behind the over-commercialisation of places like Thailand.Nha Trang is the diving capital of Vietnam and is probably the busiest and most developed seaside city.
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The Philippines is one of the best diving destinations in the world. Regardless of your taste, there is something for everyone - walls, reefs, drop-offs, lagoons, submerged islands, wrecks, and an abundant sea life.
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Thailand is probably the best known, and most developed, of all dive-destinations in South-East Asia. With access to the Andaman Sea in the west, and the Gulf of Thailand in the east, and a well developed tourism infrastructure, it is easy to understand why.
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