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Terry Ward Articles

6 Easy Places to Scuba Dive with Sharks, Mantas and Other Big Animals

Both experienced and new scuba divers will love these easy dive destinations, from cage diving with sharks in Mexico to night diving with manta rays in Kona, Hawaii.

11 Awesome Big-Animal Encounters for Advanced Scuba Divers

Dive in to adventure with tiger sharks in Fiji, hammerheads in the Galapagos, Humboldt squid in Mexico's Sea of Cortez and 8 more insane spots for big-animal scuba diving.

Top 100 Destination: Diving in French Polynesia

Looking for the world's best diving? From sharks to humpback whales and beautiful wrecks, French Polynesia is perfect for divers!

9 Awe-Inspiring Archipelagos

For divers, all archipelagos are not created equal. Follow our lead to nine of the most awe-inspiring of the bunch.

What It's Like to Ride the Tide

Want to add a little adrenalin to your diving? See if you're ready for the challenge to dive the world's fastest tidal current: Saltstraumen in Norway.

Encounters: Celebrate, American-Style

Looking for summertime scuba fun in the good old U.S. of A., where you can make new dive buddies, or dive for a cause? Read on (and then share your club or shop's events with us).

Encounters: Gettin' Busy

When marine creatures converge for the sake of their species, the results can be a kaleidoscope of a dive.

Exploring Japanese WWII Wrecks in Truk Lagoon, Micronesia

Tragic history, human skulls and personal bests — exploring the uncanny sunken shipwreck legacy of Operation Hailstorm in Micronesia's Chuuk (Truk) Lagoon.

Dive with Giants: The Caribbean's Big Animal Encounters

Where can you dive or snorkel with big animals in the Caribbean? Here are some of the best encounters with sharks, whales, and a host of other pelagics.