Hey Bernie! No, I hadn’t heard that story — shame about the students, that’s terrible. I did assume they closed down because the links in this post went dead but I didn’t know any of the details. Hope you can find a stable company to dive with!

Anyway, I’m looking at diving in Cambodia, and another friend related that story to me before I read this part of your blog.

Best fishes!

Bernie from Vancouver

Hey Kari! Thanks for the kind words. This particular diving trip to Cambodia was in November. Overall, diving is much more popular and prevalent in Thailand. It’s a bit of a novelty still in Cambodia, at least it was several years ago when I made this trip. It’s worth a day or two of your time but I wouldn’t plan a full trip around it! Hope that helps. Happy diving!

Hey Alex,

Thanks so much for responding, anyway 🙂 I’ve read through all your Cambodia posts and the hotel recommendations were great too! We have a couple of months before we go, so I’ll scout around for more info. And I look forward to your next post!

Hey Anya, unfortunately I don’t think I can be much help here. (A) This was many years ago and (B) the only dives we did were the ones outlined in this post, so I can’t recommend or warn against any other specific sites. Basically, I put it all in the blog 🙂 Sorry I can’t be more helpful!

I’ve been planning a trip to Cambodia in October with my boyfriend (we’re both certified divers) and we’ve heard a lot of mixed reviews about the diving, more bordering on negative than on positive. Your post here has me completely sold (your pictures and detailed descriptions are incredible) , but I had a couple of questions I was hoping you could help me with. Are there any specific sites (like you mentioned Corral) that were particularly good? And any that we should avoid? We’ll probably wind up doing about 4-5 dives. Are most of the dive sites shallow, or are there more that go deeper than 15-20 metres and are worth doing? I’d really appreciate any advice you could give us to make this a great trip!

Hey Cynthia! I’ve actually never heard of a liveaboard in Cambodia or Vietnam, I’m not sure if there are any. Neither is really a top rated dive destination, just a fun place to strap on your fins for a day or two while on your travels 🙂 I’d check out diving in Nha Trang, Con Dao or Phu Quoc in Vietnam and any of the islands in Cambodia. Good luck and happy diving!

Wow, 30 meter visibility is impressive! Glad to hear you have such good memories of your time in Cambodia — I do too! Happy days, and thanks for sharing 🙂