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Feature Articles

Galápagos Rising
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This exotic archipelago used to be the sole domain of Darwin fanatics. Not anymore.
The Top Ten Extreme Adventures
We hone in on the craziest, most extreme, and most remote trips across the globe.
March Beach Travel Guide
The High Road
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Steals & New Trips
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Trip Ideas

Ten Delicious Places to Dip into Diving
The Galapagos: South American Spectacle
A Diving Evolution: Galapagos, Ecuador
Top 10 Reef Dives
Atlantic Ocean: Brazil
Top 10 Spots for Experiencing Sharks

Practical Advice

Sharks: Myths and Realities
Every summer, the ominous display of a dorsal fin sends crowds scurrying for the shore—and newspaper headlines exploding with warnings. Find out why that’s the wrong way to act.
Deep Focus
Learn the basics of underwater photography and you expand the experience of scuba diving and snorkeling. Our ten tips will help keep things crystal clear.
The Pool Is Open
Think of yourself as an intrepid, globe-trotting traveler that’s been everywhere—and then some? Unless you’re certified to scuba dive, you ain’t seen nothin’ yet.
A Diving Primer

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Galapagos Islands Scuba Diving
Southern Explorations
from $1260, 10 days
If there is a heaven on earth for scuba divers, it's the Galapagos. In the Islands' pollution-free bio-diverse waters, you'll see a wide variety of...

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Gear

Diving Fin Innovations
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Maiden voyage of the man-fish
The Pool Is Open
The Gear You Need
The Goods: Scuba Diving
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Head to 20,000 leagues—or at least a hundred feet—with the finest subaquatic gear
Summer Liquidation
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No need to put a toe in the water. It's ready, and you will be too with our guide to the season's best new equipment for ocean, river, and lake.
Aqualung Mythos mask and Caravelle ADJ fins
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Attractions

Copacabana

Good For Scuba Diving

Avenida Atlantica and Xavier da Silveira
22010-000

Expert Rated & Recommended

Ipanema

Good For Scuba Diving

Between General Osório Square and Jardim de Allah canal
22080-010

Expert Rated & Recommended

Atoll das Rocas

Good For Scuba Diving

between Fernando de Noronha and the coast of Brazil

Description: The Atoll de Rocas is a natural area in between Fernando de Noronha and the coast of Brazil. It is... Read More

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