The draw for Sipadan would be the mix of pelagics and macro.   I've already been to the Caribbean, Sharm el Sheik, PNG, Philippines (Dauin, Anilao, Moal Boal), Baja. I"m agonizing over the 24 hour flight/two layovers, and it keeps me from pulling the trigger. Anyone been there recently? Any comments on such a trip?  Worth the long flight?  Thanks for any comments ..read more

Due to last minute cancelations there are two spots available for Wreck Safari onboard Red Sea Aggressor II. one female share, one male share. Starting from Hurghada on October 7th, returning 14th. Get Wrecked, Unique Itinerary https://www.aggressor.com/destination/RedSea-North     Standard price 1300USD offered for 900USD Half of the team onboard are uw photographers. There other half will model or assist with lights ..read more

I just thought about snorkeling with sperm whales in Dominica in 2024/2025. It seems really difficult because there are only few provider.... Has anyone here a recent experience and can give some advice ..read more

  We had a great time diving with the Whale Sharks and exploring the reefs around Isla Mujeres (which is just north of Cancun and not too far from Cozumel). Plus we got a cool Whale Shark video.   Here's what happened and what we saw:   ISLA MUJERES 2023 TRIP REPORT   ISLA MUJERES 2023 SMUGMUG PIX/SLIDESHOW   ISLA MUJERES 2023 VIDEO - DIVING WITH WHALE SHARKS (5 minutes long with music)     Enjoy!!!   - Ken ..read more

I'd welcome some thoughts from the Raja Ampat experts..... I organise an annual trip for a group of divers who have a loose connection to Sint Maarten. Mixed experience and mixed nationalities but all keen divers and a number of photographers. I'm thinking 2025 for Raja. I've never been and would welcome expert advice on timing and location. I think the group would be around 12-16 people (the last 4 trips have been 24 on liveaboards), experienced but no-one wants especially "challenging" diving, so preferably not ripping currents. Liveaboards and resorts are both good options. Probab ..read more

I've just got back from a dive trip to the Red Sea having organised a group of 24 on a liveaboard. We used Diverse Travel in the UK for the bookings and Emperor Diver's boat, Elite, on their South and St Johns itinerary. Bookings and arrangements with Diverse Travel were easy and straightforward even for this group of very mixed nationalities (UK, US, Brazilian, Dutch, Finnish). Emperor's arrangements in Marsa Alam and Port Ghalib were flawless from beginning to end. The DMs and boat crew were excellent. This is the third time I'd been on this itinerary since 2015 and, it seemed to me, th ..read more

YAP 2023 TRIP REPORT, VIDEO, & PIX LINKS   We didn't get the trip we'd hoped for - weather issues - but we still had a great time and got some nice pictures plus a cool video.   (FYI, I'm trying a revised format with the trip report as I'm now able to embed some pictures within the report itself to better illustrate what I'm talking about. Let me know what you think.)   Here's what happened and what we saw:   YAP 2023 TRIP REPORT     YAP 2023 SMUGMUG PIX/SLIDESHOW     YAP 2023 VIDEO - SHARKS HITTING B ..read more

A new forum for issues surrounding Wetpixel travel and trips ..read more

Hi all. I'm heading to Indonesia next May and am in the finalization of paying for the resort and they are asking  for me to pay with an app called "wise" which I'm not familiar with, wire transfer or credit card option. They said that there are fees for all choices, but they didn't say what. This wasn't the case when I was there in 2017. It was an easy credit card transaction and I don't remember any fees because most credit cards don't charge for foreign transactions. Because of all the fraud that you read about these days I don't like the wire transfer or the Wise app and am conce ..read more

As just became clear recently the money for the lasts year's Wetpixel trips was not spend on the trips.  The more recent are canceled without paying back.  ..read more