Diving During A Family Holiday
If, like me, your foreign diving trips are centered around family holidays instead of choosing some exotic diving location, then you need to look after the family first and second choose a good diving spot. But that does not mean that the site as a diving spot is not to be considered.
It will also rely on what time of year you are visiting as to which areas have the best conditions. But for me, on a family holiday, I cannot resist the Canary Islands for their year round great climate and good diving opportunities, whilst leaving enough activities and admirable hotels for the family to enjoy.
Whilst in the water, you will be budding to see sting rays, eagle rays and even angel sharks, all depending on dive website and time of year. Some sites have marvelous geographic formations whilst others have plenty of fish.
Choosing a location for diving on a family holiday is all around going for a suitable holiday site that happens to have good diving.
Learning to Dive
There are perhaps two locations above all else that people I know will head out to, either to complete or even to take part in their diving courses. Quite a few go to Mexico, whilst lots of more head out to the Red Sea diving resorts of Egypt.
If you are heading out to undertake diver training as the main part of the trip, then you want to ensure ideal weather to make sure that you are able to get into the water every day. And year round, that is what Egypt in particular is known for. If you would like to complete a referral or to take part in a full diving course abroad, then Egypt is where I would be heading off to.
A Diving Holiday
If you are organising a diving holiday for yourself and a couple of friends or even a big group and diving is the main aim of the holiday, then lucky you! It really is true that the world is your oyster.
The first thing to look at when planning your trip is what time of year you are going to be diving. Write down a collection of your fantasy diving locations and check each one against the time of year that you intend to be there.
Then, for all of the destinations left on the collection, take a look at what is potential to be on offer when you are visiting. There is no point heading out to a particular site to see Whale Sharks, as for instance, if they have been and gone. What you need to decide is which of the pleasures on offer do you want to experience?
Finally, take a look at your shortlist of areas and then take a look at the travel costs. You have worked out the best places weather wise and for experiences, now only see which ones are affordable to your group.
Now you have as near as you could to your group's textbook scuba diving location. Enjoy it, and tell me how you got on!
Author Resource:
Keith Lunt owns godiving.org, where you can read a lot more about diving destinations . Or to read more diving articles, why not call into our diving blog ?
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