A small island off the east coast of Taiwan where you can enjoy some really remarkable diving and snorkeling in waters that are unbelievably clear. I've lived in Taiwan and it is amazing that you can go diving on Green Island just about all year round.

www.greenislandadventures.com has information about trips to Green Island and other parts of Taiwan.

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It's a private villa in a really small quiet village called St. Spiridon, in the north of Corfu. What I really love about it is it's still home to many locals, so you can experience the true Corfu, as opposed to today's tacky modern complexes.

Close to small tavernas offering delicious locally cooked food, and just five minutes' walk from St. Spiridon bay, a gentle beach, perfectly clear for snorkeling.

I found it browsing through the search engines, it's shown on www.villas-in-corfu.co.uk

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150km up the road from Coral Bay is Exmouth, which whilst a not particularly inspiring town itself has fantastic access to the Ningaloo reef nearby. The beach to aim for is Turquoise Bay and the neighbouring Drift Bay.

About a 45 minute drive from Exmouth around the top of the cape and back down the other side, these beaches offer fantastically clear water, beautiful sand, an isolated setting and snorkeling over a reef that you can easily swim to from the shore.

In Drift Bay, walk to the 'left' when you come onto the beach, swim out, and then let the current carry you over the top of the reef for a few hundred metres, where it will drop you at a small headland that pokes out into the bay. It's not as dangerous as it sounds, and can be done without the need for flippers, or any swimming at all, just float and let yourself be carried along.

There is a huge variety of underwater activity, with turtles, wrasse, angel fish, butterfly fish and even leopard sharks amongst the hundreds of fish doing their thing.

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Having just returned from Heron Island, we can thoroughly recommend it to anyone who wants to enjoy an easy few days, whilst capturing some of the most amazing natural sights. It is off the coast of Gladstone, Queensland.

Between December and March, female turtles come on the island to lay their eggs. Between January and March turtle hatchlings scramble to the sea. It is a great place to enjoy great beaches, great snorkeling and diving and nature at its most natural. Go on the free talks and walks early on and learn how to behave so that you watch but don’t interfere with the natural cycles on the island. I recommend the Beach House. It’s the most expensive accommodation, but is the most comfortable and is situated on the beach. If you get travel sick, try the helicopter, a much easier way of getting to the island, although there is a cost consideration.

Heron Island was the best part of a long trip. Highly recommended for experiences you won't forget.

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A hotel that is close to the beach without paying the high price of staying on the beach. It also features the Ao Nang Divers who have daily snorkelling/diving trips around the nearby islands.

The rooms are immaculate, breakfast is basic, and massages and manicures are available at the pool. Unfortunately, this hotel probably has the worst pool in the Ao Nang area. But that will give you more of a reason to go to the beach.

143 Moo 2, Ao Nang, Krabi 81000
(just before the McDonalds);
tel: (075) 637242
www.krabi-seaview.com/main.html

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