August 13, 2009 By: WorldBeach Category: Dive Sites
Akumal Bay is known for its assorted species of sea turtles which use the beaches for breeding, feeding and rearing their young. This provides an optimal opportunity to see the animals in their natural habitat, including the many different species of fish and plant life. (more…)
July 24, 2009 By: WorldBeach Category: Island Vacation
Thailand offers amazing underwater views that are worth seeing. Similan Archipelago National Park is made up of 9 small islands. It covers an area of 130 square kilometers. It is situated 50 kilometers off the west coast of Phangnga in the Andaman Sea. Sometimes, Ko Similan is referred as Ko Kao, or Nine Islands as the nine of them also has the number as a nickname. Actually, similan is corrupted from the Malay word “sembilan” for nine. From the north to the south, the archipelago comprises Ko Bon, Ko Ba Ngu, Ko Similan, Ko Payu, Ko Miang (actually two islands), Ko Payan, Ko Payang, Ko Ku Yong. They are just petite islands and most of them are uninhabited except for park officials and occasional tourist groups. (more…)
July 23, 2009 By: WorldBeach Category: Island Vacation
Palau Island located in the Pacific Ocean. Palau offers you the worlds most beautiful tropical paradise. The Rock Islands of Palau are a small collection of limestone or coral uprises, ancient relics of coral reefs that violently surfaced to form Islands in Palau’s Southern Lagoon. The islands, between 250 to 300 in number are for the most part uninhabited, and are famous for their beaches, blue lagoons and the peculiar umbrella-like shapes. (more…)
