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Search our stories and get inspired by our passionate team of writers, dive travel specialists, local experts and ambassadors.

Diving Holiday Deals on our January Sale

2020 is here… and to celebrate we’re offering a range of special offers to our top diving destinations.

Whale shark hot spot offers new conservation insights

An international team of marine scientists complete six-year whale shark study, examining a potential whale shark nursery in the Red Sea, offering insights for conservation.

Dive liveaboards that offer something different

Liveaboards give you the chance to explore more of the world’s best diving destinations. Without having to return to shore each night, you can travel further in a shorter space of time, visiting more dive sites, make friends on board, and really immerse yourself in the diving lifestyle.

10 things to know about diving in Egypt

Stretching from the Sinai Peninsula down to the Sudanese border, the Red Sea coast is home to some incredible diving. Diving here is characterised by steep walls, clear waters and long stretches of coral.

Getting to know the routes of the Red Sea

As the diving season approaches in the Red Sea, there are a wide variety of liveaboards and routes to choose from. With our scuba liveaboard partners offering weekly set departures you can choose from a number of different routes depending on your dates. Discovering spectacular dive sites, famous points or untouched destinations – each route […]

5 reasons to book a liveaboard diving holiday to Sudan

This year, Planet Dive Holidays has worked with amazing operators to bring you fantastic cruises on board the Dolce Vita in Sudan. With 853km of coastline bordering the Red Sea, Sudan is regarded by many diving enthusiasts as one of the world’s best dive spots. With a consistent warm current, created by a deep volcanic rift […]

Sudan Liveaboard Special Offer!

We have a very special offer on the ‘Royal Evolution’ Sudan Liveaboard; a whopping  30% discount from cruise price for the following Sudan trips! Sudan trip dated 16th February 2017 Deep south Sudan trip dated 8th June 2017 All other 2017 Sudan trips remain with the same offer 20% discount from the cruise price. To […]

Manta Ray Season in the Red Sea (Sudan)

Sudan, Africa’s largest country, stretches 2,000km north to south yet has just 853km of Red Sea coastline, Egypt has 2,450km. Still its marine life is so rich that Sudan ranks amongst the world’s top dive destinations. We have some fantastic liveaboard itineraries on offer that cover a multitude of amazing dive sites from Merlo you’ll follow North […]

Jordan, an exotic jewel

By Gavin Parsons What do the films Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen and Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger have in common? The answer is Jordan’s City of Petra. The ancient desert city is used as a setting by each one. More precisely, the famous Al Khazneh temple, […]

A Guide to Egypt’s Red Sea resorts

Manta rays and squirrel fish, whale sharks and hammerheads, coral gardens and canyons, world-famous wrecks and submarine sinkholes…booking a dive trip to the Red Sea is a bit of a no-brainer, but with so many resorts to choose from, it can be hard to know where to start. Each resort has its own special charm, […]