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Here we present the range of Original Diving's top luxury diving holidays around the world. This contains many of the destinations originally researched for the best-selling Dive in Style first and second editions.
Tim Simond published the first edition of the Dive in Style book in 2006 and it quickly became a best-seller. During our research for the book we looked at hundreds of potential destinations, whittling them down until only the very best remained. These resorts formed the basis of the book and the travel business. To celebrate the success of the first book, and to mark the launch of the second edition in 2010, we launched Dive in Style, the tour operator. With so many of the hotels and the boats featured in the book extremely complicated to reach, we teamed up with award-winning travel company Original Travel to make the diving dreams on the pages of the book an effortless reality.
Until February 2012, our company name was Dive in Style and we focused exclusively on luxurious hotels around the world where you could not only do fantastic diving but also stay in style. Now, as Original Diving, that remains at the core of what we do and the holidays listed on this page represent the most luxurious places around the world where you can dive, snorkel or just relax.
You can buy the second edition of the Dive in Style book in our Shop.
Where to Stay
Soneva Fushi
Set in the remote Baa Atoll, Soneva Fushi, offers a Robinson Crusoe-style escape. The epitome of barefoot luxury, adhere to a ‘no news, no...
Vamizi Island Lodge
Vamizi Island is an eight-mile long finger of jungle covered island, fringed by idyllic sandy beaches and pristine coral reefs. It also happens...
Laucala Island Resort
The Laucala Island Resort in Fiji is without a doubt one of the world’s top island resorts and once there it is easy to see why. It is very,...
Petit St Vincent
Just 50 years ago Petit St Vincent was a scruffy and run-down, uninhabited island. Queue Haze Richardson, a legendary Caribbean sailor, and the...
Six Senses Zighy Bay
Paraglide into a dramatic landscape where Six Senses Zighy Bay is enveloped in a magical desert setting. Based on a traditional Omani village,...
Amanpulo
Amanpulo Resort is Pamalican Island. The name means ‘peaceful island’, and it’s easy to see why. Pamalican’s 250 pristine acres are totally...
Capella Lodge
The place to stay on Lord Howe Island is Capella Lodge. It is a hotel of the highest standard and a very special place to spend a few days.
Si Datu Bua
Si Datu Bua, Silolona’s sister boat, allows guests to experience some of the best diving spots on the planet, while experiencing fabulous hospitality...
Jean-Michel Cousteau Resort
The Jean-Michel Cousteau Resort in Fiji is a simple and beautiful resort with serious eco-credentials, amazing family facilities, and access...
Namale Fiji Resort & Spa
One of Fiji’s top hotels, Namale is geared unashamedly to honeymooners and couples and is packed full of amenities and activities. Not a place...
Taveuni Palms
Made up of just two incredibly stylish luxury villas - the Horizon Spa Villa and the Beach Villa - perched on a hilltop overlooking the Somosomo...
Royal Davui Island Resort
Located south of Vitu Levu, Royal Davui Island Resort provides a great base from which to explore the famous surrounding waters of Beqa Lagoon....
Wakaya Club
The Wakaya Club & Spa is arguably one of the best "dive resorts" in the world. It isn’t, of course, a dive resort at all but all your diving...
Necker Island
Richard Branson’s private island, Necker Island, has played host to some big names in its time, from celebrity royalty to the real deal, mainly...
Necker Belle
Sailing and diving in the Caribbean doesn’t get much better than a trip onboard the Necker Belle luxury catamaran, complete with your own private...
Peter Island
This perfect Caribbean diving destination is privately owned and almost impossibly large. Peter Island in the British Virgin Islands, comprises...
Kamalame Cay Resort
Just a short flight from Nassau takes you to the stunning Kamalame Cay private island resort, whose sandy shores are adjacent to the third largest,...
Tiamo Resort
Located on the pure white sandy shores of south Andros, the remote Tiamo resort is the perfect place to get away from it all and truly unwind.
Pink Sands Resort
The Pink Sands Resort is a beautiful resort set amongst lush tropical gardens and on the edge of Harbour Island’s famous Pink Sands Beach in...
The Ocean Club, A Four Seasons Resort
The fact that the Ocean Club, a Four Seasons resort is located on the busy paradise island off Nassau can quickly put you off. However, this...
Amanyara
Amanyara is located on a private 1,000 foot white-sand beach on the northwest coast of Providenciales, the capital island of the Turks and Caicos.
The Oberoi Lombok
All rooms feature a private shaded terrace with garden or ocean views, sunken marble garden baths and butler service, while some also have private...
Maha Bhetra
Imagine a floating Aman hotel that you have all to yourself and you have the Maha Bhetra which cruises from Amanpuri.
Ariara Island
Within this untouched spot in the Philippines, Ariara Island is a glamorous and blissful hideaway created to cater to your every wish. Hole-up...
El Nido Pangulasian Island Resort
With over 2000ft of powdery white sand beach to explore, the private island retreat of Pangulasian Island Resort is an idyllic spot to unwind...
Amanpuri
The flagship Aman resort, Amanpuri is located on the island of Phuket on a verdant headland overlooking a white-sand beach and the pristine Andaman...
Four Seasons Kuda Huraa
Experience luxury and impeccable service with excellent diving at the Four Seasons Kuda Huraa that occupies a private coral island in the Central...
Park Hyatt Hadahaa
At least 10km away from any other inhabited island, sitting on an untouched atoll, surrounded by one of the most beautiful reefs you will find...
Constance Halaveli
The Constance Halaveli Resort in the Maldives has villas either on stilts over a beautiful lagoon or on the pristine beach.
Huvafen Fushi
Less than half an hour by speedboat from Malé International Airport, set on a powder white island protected by one of the Maldives’ best house...
Frégate Island Private
Frégate Island Private, named after the graceful bird, is a near-perfect, 740-acre private island in the Seychelles, accommodating a maximum...
North Island
This small, private island - just a mile long by half a mile across - was abandoned in the 1970s following the collapse of the coconut industry....
Maroma Resort and Spa
Belmond Maroma Resort and Spa is a tranquil beachside resort located in the middle of a nature reserve on the Yucatán peninsula.
Viceroy Riviera Maya
The Viceroy Riviera Maya is a luxury beachside resort located just outside Playa del Carmen on Mexico's Yucatan peninsula.
Hotel Esencia
Once the retreat of an eccentric Italian Duchess, Hotel Esencia is a chic beachside hotel on Mexico’s Yucatán coast, and still retains that...
The Oberoi Sahl Hasheesh
Sitting on the edge of the Red Sea, Oberoi Sahl Hasheesh is an oasis of Egyptian decadence and with a certified PADI dive centre offering a wealth...
Sharm El Sheikh Four Seasons
Backed by the Sinai Mountains and faced with panoramas of the Red Sea, Four Seasons Resort Sharm El Sheikh is reminiscent of an Arabian palace.
Azura at Quilalea
Azura at Quilálea is an idyllic Mozambique island resort situated in a forgotten corner of Mozambique's Quirimbas Archipelago.
Azura Benguerra
Located on the tropical paradise island of Benguerra, off the coast of southern Mozambique, Azura Benguerra is a boutique beach eco-lodge built...
Mnemba Island Lodge
Located off the north-east coast of Zanzibar, barefoot luxury escape Mnemba Island Lodge is an award-wining jewel sitting in the untouched Mnemba...
Atmosphere Resort & Spa
Atmosphere Resort & Spa is a stunning property located on the shores of Dauin and is an excellent choice for both divers and non-divers alike.
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