| Before you start searching for your
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| | will either dive alone with your buddy or
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| perfect SCUBA diving holiday it is
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| | in a group with or without a dive guide.
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| important to realise what it is that you
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| | Diving with a dive guide has several
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| are looking for. If you are an
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| | advantages and has proven to be more than
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| experienced diver then you probably know
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| | useful.Often you will dive twice or three
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| already what kind of diving you like the
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| | times a day with surface intervals of 2
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| best. But if you have never dived before
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| | hours or less. Sometimes it is possible
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| or you only dive once in a while than
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| | to do night dives, certainly worth the
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| this is just the article for you.There
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| | experience.Shore diving
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| are many types of diving, varying from
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| | Shore diving is usually done by loading
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| easy to extremely difficult. Some
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| | the equipment in a Jeep or truck and
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| examples are:
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| | driving over land to the dive sites.
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| | Although there are so called 'house
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| live-aboard
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| | reefs' that allow divers to walk in
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| day trip boat diving
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| | straight from the dive center.The dive
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| shore diving
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| | site is only a little walk or swim away
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| cave diving
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| | from where you are dropped off and
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| wreck diving
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| | usually offers the same conditions as
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| technical diving
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| | diving from a boat. It is a good idea to
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| | ask for instruction on how to enter the
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| This article will only focus on 3 of
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| | water, considering possible waves and
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| those: live-aboard, day trip boat diving
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| | currents. Expect to have diner during
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| and shore diving.Live-aboard diving
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| | your surface interval in a restaurant
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| holidays
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| | close by the dive site.Shore diving can
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| SCUBA diving on a live-aboard usually
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| | be more intensive then boat diving
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| means lots and lots of diving. Typical
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| | because of walking on land with equipment
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| days contain of 4 or 5 dives per day
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| | or because of surface swims to the dive
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| however this totally depends upon the
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| | site. However, shore diving takes up less
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| trip. Depending on how many days you go,
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| | time and gives you more freedom since you
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| you can except to end up with 30 or 40
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| | are not 'stuck' on a boat. No worries for
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| dives extra in your logbook.When you dive
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| | sea sickness either! It is also the
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| on a liveaboard you are expected to be an
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| | cheapest option.So how do you make your
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| 'experienced' diver, meaning that you
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| | choose?
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| should feel confident underwater. There
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| | You will have to think about what it is
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| are of course liveaboards where even
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| | that you are looking for. If you are
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| inexperienced divers are welcome. It is
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| | looking for a holiday just for diving and
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| important to realise that, if you are
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| | not much else than live-aboard diving is
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| making 3 or more dives a day, you should
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| | a great chose. Liveaboard holidays
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| keep track of all your dives and
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| | usually offer great dive sites and lots
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| preferably dive with a diving computer.
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| | of dives. There is a price tag however.If
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| Nitrox is another good solution to keep
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| | you still want the freedom to do other
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| the nitrogen level in your body
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| | things that just diving but still want
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| relatively low, making it safer for you
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| | the luxury of boat diving, then day trip
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| to dive.Live-aboard diving usually means
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| | boat diving is probably the best choice
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| the best diving with the biggest fish and
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| | for you. Day trip boat diving gives you
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| the better coral reefs. Because you have
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| | the easy entry's (most of the times) and
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| the possibility to go further from shore,
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| | there is no need to walk with equipment
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| you will experience the dive sites that
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| | (except to the dive platform). Do realise
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| are the most spectacular.Expect a lot of
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| | that even day trip boat diving usually
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| dives, lots of sun bathing, and lots of
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| | takes up a day, although it is possible
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| sleep. Be careful with the alcohol in the
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| | to day half a day. Most of the times you
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| evening, don't drink and dive!Day trip
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| | will return to shore somewhere in the
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| boat diving
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| | afternoon.Shore diving offers you the
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| Difference from the live-aboard diving
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| | ultimate freedom and gives you the
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| is that you start and return to shore
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| | opportunity to enjoy the environment and
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| every day or every few days, meaning that
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| | culture of the country you are staying
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| you normally don't sleep on the boat. Day
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| | in. Drives to dive sites can be very
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| trip boat diving usually starts at the
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| | exciting and highly enjoyable. Enjoy your
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| dive center where you will meet the staff
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| | surface intervals by arranging different
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| and/or maybe drop off your gear. The dive
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| | activities such as a game of volleyball
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| sites are usually not for away, dive
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| | on the beach or something.---I hope this
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| centers try to be within the dive site
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| | will help you a bit in choosing your
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| with 1,5 hours. Briefings are usually
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| | perfect diving holiday. Keep in mind that
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| done before you reach the dive site, as
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| | most diving destinations can offer all
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| well as setting up the equipment. It is
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| | these types of diving and often you can
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| probably a good idea to set up your
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| | do boat and shore diving with the same
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| diving equipment before you reach open
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| | dive center.If you need any help with
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| sea, this will prevent possible motion
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| | making your choice then do not hesitate
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| sickness; this also gives you the chance
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| | to contact me.Youri VlagYouri Vlag (from
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| to fix anything in time if necessary.The
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| | the Netherlands and living in the United
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| crew on a day trip boat usually consists
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| | Kingdom) is an experienced PADI
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| of a captain and boat boys/girls, a tour
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| | instructor and EFR instructor and has
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| leader, dive instructors and/or dive
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| | worked as a dive guide and dive
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| guides. Depending on the location, you
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| | instructor in Thailand and Egypt.
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