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Once a haven for pirates, 67 sleepy islands and cays off the Honduras mainland are now a budding ecotourism destination. The clear, warm waters are home to every fish species found in the Caribbean, as well as most hard corals, gorgonians and sponges. Renowned for wall diving, the region also boasts several wrecks, shallow reefs and fascinating blue water sites. Visitors can swim with dolphins, while lucky divers may spot a passing whale shark. This book describes 74 of the best dive sites, with full-colour photos throughout.

You’ll get specific information on:

• Dive site topography and access
• Common and hazardous marine life
• Diving services for the major islands
• Travel logistics and topside attractions
• 13 easy-to-read maps

Customer Reviews (2)

perfectly targeted
This book delivers what it promises.It offers a complete evaluation of all the dive/snorkel sites in the Bay Islands - what features each site possesses and what fish.As a snorkeler, I appreciated the detail about which areas are ideal for snorkeling and which can be accessed by the shore.The book does not go into detail about the operators, which is fine by me.Also, you still might want to invest in a regular travel guide for the rest of Honduras.But it bears repeating that this book is exceptionally complete in covering all the diving spots off the northern coast of Honduras.If you plan to do any diving at all, I wouldn't be without it.

All the information you need
I live in Utila in the Bay Islands in Honduras and i see many people arriving with this book in their hand and all of them tell me that they use it all of the time and it is an invaluable source of information.

I myself have seen it and read it i would say that it is the best travel guide on Honduras it gives you all the information you will need.

Steve
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Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula and Cozumel offer some of the Caribbean's most exciting diving experiences including the new frontier of the sport: cenote (sinkhole) diving.Explore this vast world of underwater caves and passages--more than 100 miles of them--and learn about Chichorro Banks, an unspoiled area, charted for the first time in this guide. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (4)

Just what I was looking for.
This is the 3rd dive travel book I have purchased writen by Lawson Wood. He covers all the information you will need to plan a dive trip to Cozumel, Cancun and the Mayan Riviera. Besides the 160 dive and snorkel sites there is a brief history of the area and lots of travel tips. If you are a diver you will like the dive site discriptions and underwater photography. This is one of the best books of its kind on diving in the Mayan Riviera area.

good coffee table book on dive sites of the Yucatan
This book is very nicely arranged and designed. The writing is clear and concise and well thought out. The sections on the marine environments and diver safety were great. Not so great were directions getting to some of the dive locations. The author may have visited most of the dive sites on a dive boat and never attempted to reach the locations by car. We are snokelers and tried unsuccessfully to reach some of described locations on the Mexican Riviera. The map of the Mexican Riviera was not good. The scale was off by an order of magnitude. A few of the roads listed in the book on the map were not actually there. Some of the actual roads were not on the map. Most roads going from Highway 307 toward the shore are hotel private property. We repeatedly got turned around by uniformed personnel at hotel gates and had to give up reaching dive sites. It might be useful in future editions to tell how to get to a location by car. Giving GPS coordinates would be good too. This is a good book for planning a diving trip to the Yucatan area. But not so great once you get there.

A Good Book Overall But Lacking For A True Adventurer
This is a good book for someone visiting the Quintanna Roo Coast and Cozumel who is going to use commercial dive operators for most of their diving. For the true adventurer however it is not really adequate. Why? Well say you need to find a reef on your ocean kayak and you are without a dive guide. This book will not really help you find that reef because it does not go into exact reef location detail, it just says like 100 yards off beach X. Well those beaches in Cozumel are long white strips of sand and are prettty much indistinguishable from one another. Also, no information on where to camp on Cozumel and on the Quintanna Roo Coast. It does however have good reef descriptions, general travel info and helpfull advice for tourists.

General travel guide and dive guide together
The dive sites of COZUMEL AND THE YUCATAN, the comprehensive coverage of diving and snorkeling by Lawson Wood is a decent generalist travel guide covering the history, climate, maps, travel tips, basics of diving andsnorkeling, brief rating of selected dive sites, nice photos anddescriptions of underwater marine environment and animals, ..etc...Fourregions are covered: Cancun, Isla Mujeres and Isla Contoy, Cozumel, theCaribbean coast (Cenote dive sites described)in 176 pages.There is somebasic travel info(places to eat, stay, and play)however, no reviews areprovided to base a decision...lots of phone numbers though.

The bookrates dive sites by the following factors: Location, Access, DiveConditions, Min. Depth, Max. Depth, Average Visibility, Basic descriptionof what you may see at the dive site.There are 55 dive sites rated forCozumel, 14 for Cancun, 12 for Isla Contoy and Isla Mujeres, and 72 alongthe Caribbean Coast. Each review is about 120 - 150 words.

Page 3 ofthis book acknowledges all the organizations used for the info in this bookand the photograph equipment used for the underwater pictures...a goodsource of contacts.

This book is great if you are thinking abouttraveling and diving for the first time to the Yucatan and want to knowwhat to expect when you get there.Advanced divers looking for more divesite descriptions and dive maps may be disappointed...therefore 4 stars fora GENERAL Travel guide and dive guide together. ... Read more

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Nitrox has gained wide acceptance in the recreationalscuba diving community over the past few decades.While it is widelyused by the military as well as technical, commercial and scientificdivers, the techniques, procedures, and tables have been refined tothe point that with training, nitrox diving can be safe and enjoyablefor the recreational open-circuit scuba diver.

This authoritative guide provides in-depth discussions of physics,physiology, oxygen toxicity and oxygen limits.It reviews the latestsafeguards and procedures, equipment considerations, and guides thereader through easy-to-follow nitrox dive planning examples.Includedare nitrox planning tables plus the latest NOAA oxygen limits.Thisbook is a must for every certified or prospective nitrox diver. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (7)

wonderfull
Nitrox diving explained clearly from an expert.
I highly recommend it to all divers no mater
they will ever use nitrox or not.
It helps indepth understanding of gas physics and
diving physiology.Easy to read as well!
Thanks to the author and Amazon of course!

Somebody messed up the MOD table (3-2, p37)
This is really a very good book which is unfortunately the victim of a flawed table that was not caught during the editing process.Three of the columns in the "Maximum Operating Depth" table (3-2 on page 37), corresponding to PO2 Max of 1.0, 1.1 and 1.2 list a depth of 130+ in every cell from EAN24 to EAN40.This is not only impossible, but fairly obviously so when noting that depth numbers for a given line should decrease moving right to left (less conservative to more conservative).One can create their own corrected MOD table by using the following equation:

MOD = 33*((PO2/FO)-1)

where:MOD is Maximum Operating Depth (in feet)
PO2 is Partial Pressure of Oxygen (i.e. 1.0, 1.1, 1.2 . . . 1.6)
FOis Fraction of Oxygen (i.e. 0.24, 0.26, 0.28 . . . 0.40)

The author uses standard rounding, but you can round down for a more conservative table if desired.But don't take my word for any of this.Every diver is ultimately responsible for themselves.Check your own gear, verify your own blend, derive the equation yourself so you can see where it comes from and don't take anything for granted.I'm not so surprised that the table is bad as I am that four people gave the book 5-star reviews, apparently without even noticing that fact.

Aside from the above issue, the book is well written and has a great deal of useful info.The photos and diagrams are clear and there is even a glossary of the terms and acronyms that were used.Overall the writing is concise and well organized and the calculation examples are simple and easy to follow.I recommend "Recreational Nitrox Diving", not as a substitute for a certification course in NITROX, but as a compact, handy reference on the subject.

Straight up
This book is great for a quick overview of nitrox diving.If you dont know to much much about nitrox diving this book will be great for you.It offers alot of information in a very understandable way.

Good nitrox info
This book is probably the best value for your money right now if you want to learn to dive with nitrox. I also read another online nitrox course booklet and attended a NAUI nitrox course, and this book was better than either one alone, though they did add new things to my understanding of nitrox and scuba diving in general.

Contains inaccuracies
I bought this book in preparation for diving Nitrox on a dive vacation.One of the tables simply did not make sense.I contacted the publisher, who, after at least 2 emails from me, provided me with corrections by .pdf file.I subsequently asked the publisher how it intended to address the clear inaccuracies in this book and received no response.Further, although the publisher includes errata for certain books on its website (www.bestpub.com), despite my notification of these errors, it has issued no similar errata for "Recreational Nitrox."In my opinion, anyone relying upon this book without inquiring into the validity of the information provided therein is misplacing their reliance. ... Read more

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A book from the diver’s perspective on owning, maintaining, transporting, operating, and diving from their own boat. The book includes detailed information on selecting and outfitting a boat, trailering, and diving operations. Special sections were included for recreational diving, scientific diving, and search and rescue operations. An excellent guide to buying and outfitting a small diving boat. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (2)

Great book, especially for the beginning boat owner
I bought this book to give me some tips about diving from a small boat. Specifically, I was interested in diving from a kayak, which is the boat that I dive from.

The book doesn't get into diving from kayaks, but I am going to keep it just in case I ever decide to buy a powered boat. This is because the book covers so much about what to look for in buying, maintaining, and, to a smaller extent, diving from a powered boat.

By the way, diving from a kayak is great, but it does take a lot of effort. You have to put it on your car, take it off the car at the dive site, load it, and haul it to the water.

When you are done diving, at the time when you shouldn't be doing a lot of exercise because of the possibility of bringing on decompression illness, you will now have to haul the loaded kayak (either that or make multiple trips with the gear) to the car, unload it, and then put the kayak on top of the car.

Then, when you get home, in addition of rinsing/soaking your gear and wetsuit, you will have to take the kayak off the car. This whole process adds at least two to three hours to my dive day.

I just bought a dive scooter and that make it a lot easier to get the my favorite dive sites than using the kayak. I'll still use the kayak on days I'm not going to dive or when I feel like making the extra effort.

Before you buy a boat for diving you need to read this book!
Absolutely EXCELLENT! A well organized reference any SCUBA diver should read before purchasing a boat. It points out the numerous pit-falls to avoid, the expenses and maintenance necessary, and what to look for basedupon where and what type of diving you do. This book provides details onmany issues the average diver would not consider prior to purchasing aboat, including whether it would be worthwhile to own a boat or considerrentals instead. Anyone planning to purchase a boat for diving should buythis book first!

Wayne Sundmacher Co-Author "Whitewater RescueManual" ... Read more

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If you like mystery, suspense, and drama, Diving Into Darkness is for you. Night diving is a dark, rich experience which cannot be achieved by simply flipping the switch on a new dive light. This book logically and thoroughly presents the many factors separating day and night diving, and it outlines useful procedures to make night diving as safe as possible. ... Read more

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Superb
The autor is an expert in the profesional and recreational scuba
diving.The book was worth each eurocent I paid for it.
I heartly reccomend it to any scuba passionate!
Night diving is no longer a mystery for me!
Thanks Amazon as well!

An Excellent Resource
This is an excellent book on night scuba diving.It is easy to read and very infomative, I sugggest it to all my diving students!
Current and up-to-date! ... Read more

Customer Reviews (9)

Finally a scuba book for the layman!
Though, I've been certified for 10 years, I'm relatively new to diving, as I don't get to dive as often as I'd like to.As a result, I try to read everything I can about it.I borrowed this book from the library and enjoyed it thoroughly. It's a basic, yet somewhat detailed intro into the world of scuba.
It's a book I'd recommend reading to anyone wanting to know more about the sport, but have no interest in the technical aspects of it. There's so much information out there. It makes it hard to find something simple to read all in one place. This book does that.

Too Basic... save yourself the money on this book
The information is very basic... too basic.Though the writer's diving experience is pretty useful, I can get these information when I talk to other divers.If you are going to move into advance diving courses, such as Advance Open Water, forget about this book, the information presented in the Advance OW manual is more detailed.If you want to get other divers' dive experience, get onto the Net (e.g. News groups rec.suba) or just talk to other divers/your instructor.Don't waste your money on this book.

"The Unoffical Primer for Scuba Diving!"
As a novice to the sport of Scuba Diving I attempted to purchase everybook I could find on the subject. Most of the books I read were veryinformative, but a little like reading reference manuals. 'Diving on theEdge' is informative and a very good read. 'Diving on the Edge' is notmeant to be a 'How to Book', it is meant to bring the mystery of ScubaDiving to the real world through humor and information. "...aprerequisite to becoming truly educated about the sport." I wish I hadfound this book first! Not many pictures, but loads of honest insight intothe world of Scuba Diving. I really enjoyed reading it!

Interesting and informative dive book
Michael Bane is a gifted writer who presents an informed and informative overview of diving. It's an interesting overview of this great activity. It's directed at new divers, but there are tidbits and insights thatexperienced divers will appreciate too.

Interesting and informative dive book
Michael Bane is a gifted writer who presents an informed and informative overview of diving. It's an interesting overview of this great activity. It's directed at new divers, but there are tidbits and insights thatexperienced divers will appreciate too. ... Read more

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Yoga for Scuba Divers teaches you poses, breathing exercises, visualization methods, and yoga ethics that make you a better diver. By practicing the poses you can: enhance your finning techniques and underwater stability, build core power and abdominal control to fine-tune your buoyancy, and improve your balance and strength for walks on the shore in full gear. The breathing exercises teach you to breathe steadily during physical exertion, keeping you calm under water. All the yoga poses are practiced on land. Yoga for Scuba Divers includes visualizations to prepare you mentally for upcoming dives. Athletes use visualization to enhance performance; it's powerful for divers, too. You will also learn yoga principles, such as non-violence, and how they apply to divers. Todd Stedl is a PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor. Kimberlee Jensen Stedl is a Registered Yoga Teacher and an American Council on Exercise Faculty member. Together they have been diving and doing yoga since they met in 2002. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (9)

Not very usefull
I scuba dive a lot and started doing yoga recently. The potential usefulness of yoga for diving struck me, and so I bought this book. I can't say that I learned much which I had not learned or couldn't learn just as well or better from other Yoga instruction and publications. I didn't learn anything new about diving.

The book comes across as written by Yoga instructors who took up scuba diving a while ago (reaching the instructor level) and also saw the useful connection. Then they wrote an fairly average Yoga-instruction book and added a few pages about diving. The exercises are mostly pretty standard yoga exercises. There is very little depth to the connection between diving and yoga. Fining uses leg muscles? That was not surprising to me.

Also, I must say, what always makes me suspicious is the over abundance of quotations from famous people to -often- cover up the lack of content in a book. Typically, Einstein and Gandhi are heavily abused for this purpose. You'll find lots of slightly out of context words of wisdom in this book!

Appreciation
I appreciate the work the author went through to get something like this published for divers.I'm sure there wasn't a lot of money in it as there aren't that many divers in the world and of them, how many would spend the time to do yoga?So I am most grateful for all the work that was expended on getting this volume, that speaks to a divers needs on using the powerful techniques of yoga, into my hands.

good book
just started yoga at local gym, books shows all the poses we normally do, fills in all the gaps the instructor leaves out.
going scuba diving in october, see how this effects the dive.

do you NEED it? no, but do you WANT it?? sure!
as someone just getting in to yoga, it is still interesting to me to find all the ways yoga can help. i am also a scuba diver and this book simply helps point out the obvious ways specific yoga poses can help get a diver prepared. this is not the most all-inclusive yoga book you could buy, but for a diver, this is a nicely done additional tool to use.

Great, but wish it was spiral bound
I am an avid scuba diver, and I thoroughly enjoy yoga, so I thought this would be a great book.It is!My one complaint in the bind on the book.It would be much better if it was spiral bound, so you can leave it open during your workout.I took my book to Office Max and had this done for about $3, and now it is perfect.I work out with it almost every morning.On my last dive, I noticed I was using significantly less air than normal, and it is a site I visit regularly.I attribute my better air consumption to my yoga workouts from this book. ... Read more

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Scuba text
This book is very basic and does a good job of introducing the sport of scuba.I think this is a great beginners book and is a must for anyone who is truly interested in diving.You learn all about the gear, the science, plus the do's and dont's of scuba.

This book is an easy read and an overall great buy. ... Read more

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This is a book for divers who (like to) read. Scuba and skin diving can provide a delightful (if brief) escape from our topside travails, or an outlet for our fascination with technology and gadgets. But it also offers the opportunity for introspection, exaltation, and riveting action --in short, the stuff of great writing. Down Time explores this deeper side of diving.

It's a diverse collection. Beginning in 1928 and continuing to the present, the selections are hilarious, serious, bizarre, beguiling, but always engaging reading. In essays and novels, magazine articles, poems and short stories the authors take us to tropical reefs, lightless caverns, and under the ice. A glance at the table of contents reveals famous names, forgotten heroes, distinguished and talented writers -- all lucky enough to have been underwater when inspiration, or adventure, struck. Thanks to them, Down Time explores the underwater experience in ways most readers (and most divers) haven't encountered. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (16)

A great read!
It is hard to get across the myriad of feelings one experiences in Scuba diving. This collection succeeds in doing so. Particularly good was the selection from Philippe Diole , "Mingled Atoms." In short, I emphatically recommend this collection to both divers and non divers.

To Random and Hard to Read
This book has some good information in it but it is poorly put together and extremely hard to read.

60% dull
I consider myself to be an avid diver and reader, so I'm naturally drawn to books that cover a wide berth of topics regarding the ocean and diving.This particular book I had a difficult time wanting to finish.The perspective of the stories were grossly limited by both the recurrent theme of being a new/first time diver and by the fact that few were written after the mid 1970's.There are a few gems amongst the chapters, Dave Berry's lobstering for instance, but the wade through the rest of the book was tiresome.My advise is do not purchase, visit the Library and be willing to skip large portions.

Fascinating collection of stories, butlimited appeal to nondivers
As a diver, this collection of stories is varied and most of them are fascinating.With any collection, there is bound to be some that are similar and some that are not for everyone's taste.I didn't like most of the poems, for instance.I have to say I really enjoyed most of the stories though.I found the cave diving stories spellbinding.

My only caution would be that I think the book appeals most to divers or those with an interest in diving.It is a great gift for such a person.

Decent collection, not all stories fantastic
I recently read this collection of stories while on a nice tropical vacation where I did a couple of dives - so was in the mood. Below, I have broken down some of the positives and negatives that I took away from this collection:

The positives: This is without a doubt a comprehensive collection of writings - in terms of the time period covered and styles of writing (humor, poetry, etc). I thought that some of the stories were really great - couldn't help but laugh at Dave Barry's description of diving. I found a few of the older pieces very interesting due to the historic perspective / context.

The negatives:Any time you take on a project to complile a collection this large across different writing styles, it should be a given that all pieces are not going to appeal to all readers. About 25% of the stories simply did not appeal to me.

Secondly, there also seemed to be arecurring "What my first dive was like" or "What it feels like when you are down there" theme. I also found this a bit tiresome after awhile.As a diver, unending explanations of how clear and blue water is, the sense of weightlessness, etc got to be a bit much. Almost drove me to the best example I could think of - a bottle of Bombay Gin.

Closing:A large enough body of work that I think that every reader will find some of the stories very worthy reading.Light enough for a good vacation or bedtime read. Worthy enough purchase - I think a good gift type of purchase for that diver's christmas fin.

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31 dive sites in Scotland, including Shetland Islands, Orkney Islands and Scapa Flow, Outer Hebrides and Northwest Coast, Inner Hebrides West Coast and East Coast. Dive highlights: One of the top wreck diving areas of the world, including HMS Royal Oak, Inverlane and Brummer. Rugged, spectacular diving. ... Read more

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Well Organized info and lots of photos!
There are great photos and the contents are divided up nicely: overview of scotland, diving in scotland, diving along the east coast, scapa flow, shetland islands, outer hebrides, NW coast, etc...and a chapter on scotish marine life. The appendices have valuable info on Dive Centers and Services as well as, Emergency Information. There is specific info on Depth and Visability, required diving experts, bottom terrain, currents, marine life, safety tips, local dive shops and charters, accommodations and transportation. The dive sites and difficulty ratings of the site are shown on convenient color maps. It's a nice guide for anyone considering diving in Scotland or for the diving enthusiast. The photos alone make this a nice addition to any collection of diving material. ... Read more

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This new edition covers the best dive sites as well as the top attractions on land. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (10)

Good Book
Bought this book before a first ever dive trip on a first time trip to Cozumel.Loved the breakdowns on all the reefs & they were pretty much spot on.I think that it may be an older book because we stayed at the Iberostar in the Southern part of the island & the book had no mention of this resort but did mention quite a few others.
If you're looking for a first timer's book to the island, this is a fantastic choice.

Good Resource
I like guide books and picked this and picked this one for a trip to Mexico.

Broken down very well by dive site location an general overview (depth, skill level) together with a description of the dive sites in terms of formations and marine life.

It is a very good overall guide that you can skim during a plane flight to see what you might be interested in going to and pretty accurate based on the places I have been to.

A great general resource
This is a great general diving resource.I loved the pictures for each dive site and the descriptions of each.The sites are broken down by diving ability which makes it easy to find exactly the type of dive you're looking for.It supplies a good overview of what can be expected to be seen on each dive.The compactness is a plus as well - it's very easy to throw in a bag.

NOTE: We traveled to Cozemel BEFORE the 2005 hurricane season.I can't vouch for what effect it had on the reef and how it now relates to this book - especially the shallower dives.

Good - but too short
I bought this book for our upcoming trip to Cozumel. The book is good, the information is really good. The book is written in an easy to read and concise language. THe pictures are astonishing.

My main reason for only giving it 3 stars is that it is not nearly comprehensive enough. I really need a much larger book about the different underwater life in Cozumel so I really know what I see when I get there.

I would also love to see further information about favorite snorkel spots on the island. The additional info about the history of the island is nice info to have - but if I were to choose between that and more comprehensive underwater info I would go with the underwater info.

Covering 33 of the best shore and boat dive sites
Now in an updated and expanded second edition, Diving Cozumel by diving expert and underwater photographer Steve Rosenberg is a gorgeous, descriptive, and illustrated tour of the drift driving seen in the exceptionally clear waters of the Mexican island of Cozumel. Covering 33 of the best shore and boat dive sites in intricate detail, along with basic information on where to stay, dine, and shop, and a chapter devoted to the Mayan ruins on the nearby Yucatan Peninsula, Diving Cozumel is a handy and practical guide. The stunning color photographs also allow armchair travelers a virtual tour of some of the most amazing seascapes to be found.
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Bathed by the waters of two oceans, Thailand's rich and varied diving environments are home to colorful coral reefs and an impressive diversity of marine life. Dive the shallows of Ko Tao or watch for whale sharks at the current-swept Richelieu Rock. Set out on a live-aboard for Thailand's offshore islands or Myanmar's Mergui Archipelago and the Burma Banks. Or simply relax on a beautiful white-sand beach backed by lush tropical vegetation. With its spectacular natural scenery, rich culture and well developed infrastructure, this Southeast Asian kingdom is an ideal vacation destination. This book describes some of the best dive sites accessed from Thailand with full-color photos throughout.

You'll get specific information on:

• dive site depth range, access and conditions
• common, hazardous and unusual marine life
• topside activities and attractions
• diving services and live-aboards
• 20 easy-to-read maps

Customer Reviews (6)

Lonely Planet Diving Thailand
As always Lonely Planet Snorkeling and Diving guides are the best.
Only reason I didn't give it a 5 was the fact it was a little outdated.
I think they will be making a new one soon, since this one is no longer in print.

Lonely Planet Diving & Snorkeling Thailand (Diving & Snorkeling)
Good book,

clear info as needed.

info corresponds to reality

just the facts
I was hoping that this book would be like the travel books that lonely planet puts out with opinions on dive operators, places to stay etc.....but the book is a run down of dive sites more than anything else....It helps with dive site selection but it just isn't what a lonely planet book is for me.

The best dive site book for Thailand
This book is the only one we recommend to all our customers. The authors live and work here and the information is accurate. Great photos of the marine life.

Even though we work here, we still use the book as a reference and it's always close at hand in our office.

Useful diving guide
Used this diving guide when I was in Koh Samui in July this year, very informative and all the info was up to date

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Steeped in European tradition, the verdant mountainous islands of "the Dutch Caribbean" are surrounded by waters which support an array of aquatic life including corals, sponges and fish. This guide provides details for divers on depth and visibility, safety, currents and more. ... Read more

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"Safe Diving" focuses on basic medical fitness to dive. Written in an easy, readable style, it is essential reading for all scuba divers, rescue divers, dive instructors, DMOs and hyperbaric chamber operators, and should form part of the library of all dive training agencies, dive resorts and live-aboard dive boats. The text covers the full spectrum of conditions and ailments that affect divers, from the cardiovascular, pulmonary and neurological requirements for diving to breathing mixtures, inhaled gas contamination, heatstroke, hyperthermia, marine animal bites, vertigo underwater and diving during pregnancy. Diagrams highlight key aspects, such as ear barotrauma, while therapeutic decompression tables complement the chapters on acute decompression illness, deep diver rescue and emergency ascents. "Safe Diving" is endorsed by DAN Southern Africa. ... Read more

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A comprehensive guide to diving in the Maldives

This dazzling book details over 140 dive and snorkel sites across the archipelago. Designed for divers and snorkellers of all levels, with advice on everything from how to learn to dive to the highest of high-voltage drift dives, it is an essential source book for anyone visiting this top diving destination.

The Maldives are known for the quality of their diving as much as for their beautiful atolls. Myriad fish life, magnificent channels and ravines, honeycombed with caves and crevices, walls and drop-offs--all ensure that the Maldives continue to rank as one of the world's foremost diving destinations.

* For all levels of diver from novice to dive master
* First-class photography and mapping throughout. ... Read more

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Introduces skin diving and snorkeling and the equipment needed for deep and surface diving. ... Read more

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The Ocean – Our Most Unexplored Frontier
Many people think that space is our final frontier – and that is not entirely true.
While it is more difficult to get to outer space, we probably know more about the
various planets and environments in space than we do about what lies beneath
the surface of our oceans.

Just as in outer space, there is a whole environment, or ecosystem, under the
waters that cover 75% of our planet, with 70% of our planet being ocean waters.
Beneath those waters there really is an entirely new world -a world full of beauty
and mystery that few humans have the opportunity to experience.
But the lucky few who do have the opportunity to experience this vast under
water world are able to do so because they are scuba divers. Obviously, human
beings cannot breathe underwater, so instead, they rely on a portable respiratory
system that is self contained.

In fact, that is what the word Scuba means: Self Contained Underwater Breathing
Apparatus. This apparatus allows human beings to dive to depths that were once
unthinkable, and to stay under the water for long periods of time, depending on
how full the air tank is. Different mixtures of gasses are used in the air tank,
depending on the length and depth of the planned dive.

Forages into this underwater world have become increasingly popular, especially
since Scuba diving equipment makes it so easy. Now, if there is an ocean
nearby, you can bet there are scuba divers, scuba lessons, and scuba diving
clubs in the vicinity as well. There are even scuba diving clubs that are not
located near oceans. These clubs plan trips around the world to go scuba diving
in different oceans!

When you see the beauty that lives so peacefully under the water, it isn’t any
wonder why scuba diving is so popular. In fact, it is a world that is so amazing
and breath taking that you will want to make an under water camera part of your
essential dive equipment.

While no sport suits everyone, most people who try scuba diving are hooked
after their very first dive. Most people are looking forward to their next dive before
they ever return home from the last dive.

In our fast paced world, scuba diving offers the ultimate in relaxation and stress
relief. Imagine a world where there are no phones, no palm pilots – and no rush.
You leave a world that is noisy, and enter a world where the only real noises you
will hear are the bubbles from your scuba gear. In this world, you are only limited
by the amount of air in your tank. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (1)

complete waste of money
It takes about all of seven minutes to scroll through this "book," which appears to have been dashed off in a couple of days. The author may well be a "diving expert," but he certainly is no writer, nor does he know how to write a useful, comprehensive introduction to scuba diving. There is nothing here you couldn't glean off the Internet, or from your Aunt Mable (like the repeated admonishments not to dive while under the influence). Bereft of useful information, and badly written--go elsewhere!! ... Read more

Product Description

Dubbed the 'Hard Coral Capitals' of Micronesia, the islands of Guam, Rota & Yap offer a unique mix of underwater environments and topside cultural diversity. Go on an underwater history adventure exploring the war wrecks and military ordnance on Guam, witness the grace of sea turtles on Rota, or swim with the manta rays in the pristine Yap channels. From the clear blue waters of Guam's Blue Hole, to the grey reef sharks at Shark City on Yap, this book describes 62 of the best dive sites, with full-color photos throughout.

You'll get specific information on:

• depth and visibility
• suggested diving expertise
• common and hazardous marine life
• top-side practicalities, from accommodations and dining, to hikes on Guam and native dances on Yap
• 9 easy-to-read maps

Customer Reviews (2)

Manta's
The Lonely Planet books on diving are always a good bet on defining a place to dive.

Lonely Planet Diving & Snorkeling Guam & Yap (Diving & Snorkeling Guides)
Great photos and explanations of all the dive sites. Also road maps and location details. Very informative book. Small enough to take with you on your trip. ... Read more