Best of KONNI's DIVING 1995 - 2018

Looking back at more than 20 years of scuba diving in tropical seas as well as the Med, it is difficult to choose the best places and most amazing experiences. There are beautiful pictures in my mind from diving Sodwana Bay and Ponta d'Ouro, the Adriatic Sea and Malta, Comoros, Mauritius and Seychelles. Indeed, I will rely on my photos to remember highlights:
From the teaming fish life in the clear waters of the Northern Red Sea, the wreck of SS Thistlegorm off the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt, via Maldives and Chagos to beautiful dive sites off Pulau Weh, Koh Lipe, Tioman and Sulawesi, as well as to an u/w wedding in Moalboal and relaxed dives off Siquijor and Apo island in the Philippines, to my very first OW dive at "Sodies" in South Africa.

Finally a funny pic from Anton's Reef, Sodwana Bay: U/w photography at the end of the last century ;-)

Feb 2015 Apo Island

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Snorkelling with sea turtles in the shallow, tepid waters of remote Apo Island, a perfect foraging ground for all five endangered species (green sea turtle, hawksbill sea turtle, olive ridley sea turtle, leatherback sea turtle, loggerhead sea turtle), and Scubadiving into a fantastic underwater world of colourful soft corals on the island's vibrant fringing reefs with the professional and easy going guides of Mario Scuba Diving and Homestay.

Dec 2014 Siquijor Island

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Discovering great dive sites off Siquijor Island with the professional support from PADI instructors Jay and Barry from Sea Pearl Divers San Juan +639176952985: (i) very impressive u/w mountains with plenty of colourful fish, big and small, (ii) steep u/w walls with an abundance of corals, soft and hard, and (iii) unspoilt fringing reefs, preserved in well-managed Marine Sanctuaries.

Feb 2014 Moalboal

Cebu Fun Divers 
Diving one of the finest dive spots in the Philippines, the incredibly deep and long u/w wall off Panagsama Beach with its huge variety of hard corals, gorgonians and big sponges, together with the excellent crew of Cebu Fun Divers +63324743219, based at the Love Beach & Dive Resort; many thanks to my friend, PADI Master Instructor Kalle, and to René, DM at the time.