About LotusDiving
What we are
LotusDiving is an independent editorial guide for divers planning trips to Southeast Asia. We cover diving in Thailand, Indonesia, the Philippines and adjacent regions, with a focus on dive sites, courses, safety, marine life and trip planning.
What we are not
- We do not run a dive shop or training centre.
- We do not sell courses or training packages.
- We do not arrange trips, accept bookings, or take commission for referrals.
- We have no affiliation with any specific dive school, agency or liveaboard operator.
When we mention a specific operator by name, it is because we have first-hand experience with them. We don't list every option — we list ones we'd recommend to a friend.
Why this exists
Most online diving information is either school marketing or booking-platform listings ranked by commission. Neither reflects what a diver actually needs to know before a trip. We try to fill that gap with editorial content.
How we research
Read our editorial standards. Short version: dive sites are described from first-hand experience or peer-reviewed sources; safety advice references DAN, RSTC, and agency guidelines; we do not pretend to have dived everywhere — when we haven't, we cite who has.
Contact
Editor: Marco Lindberg.
Corrections and feedback welcome via email: editor [at] lotusdiving.net