It’s been the mainstay of British tourists for more than 30 years, but what does the Costa del Sol offer holiday divers. We ask DIVE readers what they think.

The coral caverns of southern Egypt offer a glimpse of the world that has seduced many a cave diver. Words and photographs by Simon Rogerson

Iceland’s Atlantic rift divides America from Europe and offers the unique experience of diving between two continents in near perfect visibility

Egypt’s best shore diving traditionally takes place from the sandy idyll of its desert camps and resorts. Simon Rogerson chooses his top five sites.

The Dutch Antilles is made up of two groups of islands – the Leeward Islands and the Windward Islands. Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao are the three islands that make up the Leeward Islands...

The island of Cyprus lies in the eastern Mediterranean and offers a fascinating alternative to the Red Sea diving holiday

For a reasonably priced holiday with guaranteed sun and blue water, the Canary Islands offer plenty of scope.

Sailing, waterskiing, windsurfing – if diving is only one of your favourite watery pursuits, then check out the In Depth resort in Turkey …

In the aftermath of the Cuban missile crisis, the CIA planned to assassinate Fidel Castro by leaving an exploding conch shell at one of his favourite dive spots...

The Channel Islands offer superior British diving with a twist - great visibility and species of marine creatures you'll never find on the mainland.…

If variety is the spice of life then a trip to the waters of South Africa is just the thing for divers looking for diverse underwater encounters…

The sinking of the Don Pedro container ship off Ibiza and its subsequent clean-up has created a monster wreck dive to rival the best in the world. Words and photographs by Neil Hope

It was a chilly April in Cyprus, and my notion to take my girlfriend away for a spot of winter sun had been foiled by unnaturally cool weather.

At the heart of the classic Maldives holiday is a fine balance between rel axing in the resort and experiencing the power of the currents out in the passes. Charles Hood reports on the newly refurbished resort island of Kandooma

I have had the pleasure of manta encounters in the Maldives and in many places around the world. But it took just one dive in the tongue-twisting Revillagigedos archipelago to fall for the magical manta experience on offer there.

Beautiful corals, abundant colourful marine life and peace and quiet may not be the first things that come to mind when you think of the Costa Brava in Spain, but that’s the world you’ll find underwater. Words and photographs by Wolfgang Pölzer

Lying just off the French coast, the Channel Islands have a Gallic feel about them. But, as some of our readers report, when it comes to diving they are the best of British

Sandwiched between the Atlantic and the Mediterranean, Gibraltar offers some varied diving. Four DIVE readers talk about their experiences there. Interviews by Kate Quarry

With good wrecks and stunning marine life the west of Ireland is renowned for its diving. Four DIVE readers give their verdicts.

The Azores archipelago in the Atlantic is rightly famous for its sperm whale population, but for photographer Jordi Chias a trip to the Princess Alice Bank also provides the opportunity for plenty of other pelagic encounters

Great diving, hospitable people and the chance to visit ancient ruins, all combine to make Jordan an excellent diving holiday destination. Four DIVE readers give their verdicts.

Spice up your scuba with coral sex in St Lucia, reports Andrew Purvis…

If there’s one country that rivals Britain’s status as offering the best cold-water wreck diving in the world, it is Norway. Photographer Simon Brown embarks on a tour of its prime wrecks, and reports on a unique cold-water coral reef

With invigorating currents and beautiful reefs, Pemba in Tanzania is an excellent dive destination. What better way to discover it than from a sailing yacht. Debbie Powell reports…

Sardinia is known for both its good-quality Mediterranean diving and its Italian hospitality. DIVE readers give their verdicts.

Closer to Africa than Spain, the Canary Islands are made up of a combination of cultures. Sue Scott, Tony Gilbert and Dan Burton also find the diving an eclectic mix ...

One of the few remaining British colonies, the Cayman Islands has a reputation as a world-class travel destination. DIVE readers tell us whether the diving is also up to scratch

Many of the delights of Sinai are overshadowed by Egypt's bigger resorts, but they shouldn't be ignored. DIVE picks out some of the Sinai's lesser known resorts: Taba, Nuweiba, Dahab and Shark's Bay...

Warm sea, clear water, direct flights and one of the world’s best shipwrecks, make Cyprus one of the Mediterranean’s most popular dive locations

The new resorts of southern Egypt offer a luxurious experience on land, but is the local diving good enough to lure people away from the established favourites of the north? Jane Morgan reports from the new Werner Lau resort at Marsa Alam

Not so long ago, the Egyptian Red Sea south of Marsa Alam was regarded as a remote and inaccessible dive location

I recently visited Palau to do a feature for DIVE (Current Affairs, August 2005)and booked on the Ocean Hunter II.

Europe’s deepest aquarium is offering divers a chance to swim with its sharks, but how does it compare to the real thing? Simon Rogerson finds out

The volcanic formed tunnels of Lanzarote make for a fascinating dive. Leading cave diver Martyn Farr takes a ride on the lava tubes

Every year, from the end of May through to the start of July, the eastern coast of South Africa plays host to one of the largest migrations on the planet. The unexplained phenomenon of the Natal sardine migration has become a major event on the...

If you want to combine relaxing cruising around the Med with some easy diving, a Turkish liveaboard might just have the answer. Report by Charlotte Boan …

Hordes of Brits visit these islands every year, but what’s the underwater action like? DIVE readers give us the lowdown.

You can go on holiday and find yourself swimming in warm, blue water without even having to catch a flight. DIVE contributor Graeme Bruce proved this by driving from Tyneside to Porquerolles.