WHAT ELSE
CAN YOU SEE?TURTLES: Take a
turtle-tagging safari
at Amanyara, Turks
& Caicos, to help
conserve these
endangered turtles.
aman.com/resorts/
amanyara
SEALS: The UK is
home to half the
world’s population of
grey seals, with large
colonies on the Isles
of Scilly and the
Farne Islands.
scillydiving.com
farneislanddivers.co.uk
SEA LIONS: If you dive
with these curious
creatures around San
Diego and Monterey,
California, don’t
be surprised if one
has a little nibble
of your wetsuit.
aquariusdivers.com
PENGUINS: Head to
Academy Bay in the
Galápagos Islands
to dive around
Bartolomé and see
cute Galápagos
penguins glide
through the water.
academybaydiving.
com
TIGER AND
HAMMERHEAD
SHARKS: Close
encounters are
guaranteed at Tiger
Beach or Cat Island,
Bahamas, where
the hammerheads
can reach up to 18
in length. scuba-
adventures.com
MINKE WHALES:
Join a liveaboard
exploring Australia’s
Barrier Reef, where a
large population can
be found on Ribbon
Reefs, May-July.
mikeball.comPYGMY SEAHORSE,
TULAMBEN, BALI
Ally Toullec, PADI Master Scuba
Diver Trainer and sta blogger
at Sea Sand & Fins
Finding your fi rst pygmy seahorse
is really quite magical, and will
make you feel pretty proud. Not
only is it the smallest seahorse
species in the world, but it’s a
master of disguise, frequently
hiding in matching coloured sea
fans. This camoufl age expert is
so good, it wasn’t until 1969 that
it was discovered, completely by
accident, in New Caledonia. To
spot it, you’ll have to be patient
— although that’s no bad thing;
it’s a great opportunity to test
your buoyancy control!
DIVE RATING: PADI Open Water
Diver and up.
DEPTH: From 16-40 metres.
HOW TO DO IT: baliscuba.comORCAS, NORWAY
Birgitta Mueck, PADI
AmbassaDiver and guide at
Waterproof Expeditions
There’s something magical about
snorkelling just above the Arctic
Circle, in the far north of Norway,
where you can spot the Northern
Lights and some fantastic wildlife
below. It’s here you can fi nd one
of the world’s largest gathering
of orcas. November to February
is the best time to go, when large
shoals of herring seek shelter
in the ords of Troms before
migrating south to spawn. These
attract the orcas, as well as huge
amounts of humpback whales.
DIVE RATING: You should be in
good health and have previous
snorkelling experience.
DEPTH: Surface snorkelling.
HOW TO DO IT: waterproof-
expeditions.comTwo killer whales surfacing with a
seabird fl ying over, Andfjorden, NorwayThere’s something
magical about
snorkelling just above
the Arctic Circle, in
the far north of
Norway, where you
can spot the Northern
Lights and fantastic
wildlife belowIMAGE: GETTY168 natgeotraveller.co.uk
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