If there is one place in the world where anyone can try an adventure cruise experience, it is Alaska. America’s 49th state is superbly equipped to provide a great range of outdoor activities and expeditions. The first thing you notice when you reach America’s 49th state is the magnificent snow-capped mountains…
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Located off the northwest tip of Bird’s Head Peninsula on the island of New Guinea, Raja Ampat is an archipelago comprising over 1,500 small isles, cays and shoals. It is a part of the newly named West Papua Province of Indonesia which was formerly Irian Jaya and is mostly the domain of liveaboards. Translated to mean “Four Kings”, Raja Ampat mesmerizes with …
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As one of the most important reef systems in the world, the Coral Triangle, covers 132,636 km across six countries; Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, the Solomon Islands and …
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REV Ocean is a global not-for-profit organisation still being fully established after its launch in 2017 by Norwegian businessman and philanthropist Kjell Inge Røkke and marine biologist Nina Jensen. The initiative will launch the world’s largest, most advanced research and expedition ship. The vessel, which is scheduled …
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Named due to their squat resemblance to the common amphibians, frogfish are one of those wonderful weird-looking underwater inhabitants that divers simply love to discover. They are found nearly worldwide often hiding in rocky areas and coral reefs in tropical and subtropical waters but tend to be bunched as species in different oceans. Most species live in relatively shallow waters although some species are deep dwelling. Recreational divers in Asia are most likely to spot certain species including giant, clown and painted frogfish. There is a lot of variety within species as well, two frogfish of the same species can have quite different markings and colours, making it exceedingly difficult to correctly identify many of them.
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