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Red Sea, Komodo and Cocos liveaboard deals from Scuba Travel
UK-based tour operator Scuba Travel are offering some great deals on some great destinations over the coming months.
Here are the details:
25th May / Hurricane / £845
- Save £330 Direct
- Flights to Marsa Alam
- 18 fully guided dives
- FREE NITROX
Sail the southern Red Sea on Scuba Travel’s Simply the Best Itinerary. Hunt out hammerheads at Daedalus and dive awesome wrecks Aida and Numidia.
Sail the southern Red Sea in complete comfort. Hurricane is a stable steel hulled vessel with fast engines. Look into the blue for sharks, manta and dolphins as you drift along pristine drop offs. Spend more time diving and less time travelling with Scuba Travel’s direct flight to Marsa Alam.
Simply the Best is exactly that – simply the best scuba diving of the Egyptian Southern Red Sea. The itinerary focuses on the reef systems of the Brothers and Daedalus, which together make up the Northern Marine Park and the steep wall dives of Elphinstone. The Egyptian Marine Parks are protected areas and places of magnificent beauty underwater. The lighthouses have warned passing ships throughout the years of the dangers that hide beneath the waves, but for divers this is a playground. Drift dives, daring drops offs, pelagic encounters and even wreck dives. Dive after dive, Simply the Best is a a fine addition to your log book and a must see itinerary for your next Red Sea liveaboard holiday
Find out more about this trip here.
14th May / Brothers Wreck Special / Only £895
Save £445. Mistral, a 5 star Red Sea liveaboard, gives a smoother ride.
The best Red Sea wrecks from the Brothers to the Thistlegorm… and everything in between.
Dive the Rosie Moller, Ulysses and Salem Express.
This fantastic itinerary is best suited to experienced divers. The Brothers Wreck Special takes wreck diving in the Northern Red Sea farther to include the Brothers wrecks. You even stop at Safaga and on Hurghada’s wrecks. It really does combine unmissable wrecks and astounding diving for a more advanced itinerary that will amaze.
Departing from Hurghada, you will spend 7 nights on board on a full board basis (twin share cabin). This is wreck-tastic itinerary diving the Northern Red Sea and Brothers Marine Park wrecks with up to 18 dives over the week. All marine park fees, 12lt tank and weights are included in your package. All trips are fully guided with 2 expert guides.
Find out more about this trip here.
2nd June / Komodo National Park / Now £2475
Save £400. Komodo dragons, manta and sharks await beneath the seas of Komodo Island. Your trip starts on arrival in Bali where you will be met and taken to your hotel for the night (B&B, twin share). You may have a domestic flight or simply a land transfer to join Mermaid 2. Scuba Travel’s trip package is based on a twin deluxe cabin (full board). All trips are fully guided by 2 expert dive guides and include 12lt tank, weights, full board, and soft drinks. There are usually a total of 20 dives over the course of your liveaboard. At the end of you trip you will return to Bali. Depending on your international flight times you may require an overnight in a Bali hotel. Flights are usually with from Heathrow but this can vary and regional departures are available on request.
Deluxe Cabins aboard Mermaid II with only 16 divers on board. Plentiful pelagics – sharks, sharks and more sharks plus outstanding macro and reef diving.
Includes an on-land Komodo park tour to see Komodo dragons. Komodo National Park is well known for the ferocious looking dragons but it is also growing in reputation as being a must do dive destination in Indonesia. The unique ecology of the area, formed by volcanic activity, has shaped a diver’s paradise underwater with muck dives, walls and more marine life than you could ever see in a single liveaboard holiday. Sail off into the sunset as your Komodo liveaboard wends its way between the hundreds of islands that dot the horizon. Dive after dive reveals the immense bio diversity from vast pelagics to microscopic macro and vibrant reefs that are so characteristic of this corner of Indonesia.
Find out more about this trip here.
21st June / Cocos Expedition / Only £4250
Save £1000. Dive this Remote pristine location in the Pacific famous for the vast numbers of hammerhead sharks. Silkies, Galapgos sharks, silver tips and even tiger sharks also await.
The smallest of the Undersea Hunter boats is ideal for discovering the unique marine life of Cocos. Your trip of a lifetime starts on arrival in San Jose where you will be met and taken to your hotel for the night (B&B, twin share). The next morning you will be transferred to Puntarenas where you board Argo. Scuba Travel’s trip package is based on a twin share cabin (full board). All trips are fully guided by 2 expert dive guides, and include 12lt tank, weights and free nitrox. There are usually 4 dives per day at Cocos including night dives. At the end of you trip you will return to San Jose for your last night in a hotel (B&B, 2 people sharing) before your final airport transfer the following morning. Flights are usually with Iberia (from Heathrow) but this can vary.
Find out more about this trip here.
To find out more about Scuba Travel and the dive holidays they offer, visit www.scubatravel.com.
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Dive Friends teaches the Instructor Development Course (IDC) several times a year to students who are eager to share their passion for diving with the world.
Dive Friends is known for the personal approach throughout the course. Their in-house course director will lead the students through every essential step, mentoring them to achieve their fullest potential as a dive instructor.
Applications for the following IDC start dates are now open:
- 12 April
- 5 July,
- 20 September
- 29 November
Partnership with Casita Palma
If the student opts for the IDC-Deluxe or IDC-Supreme package, their accommodation will be arranged for them at Casita Palma. This small and quiet resort is within walking distance from Dive Friends Bonaire’s main dive shop location and has everything you need to relax after an intense day of IDC training. Breakfast is included, so the student will always be fuelled and ready for their day.
Contact Dive Friends Bonaire’s Course Director Eddy for more information: coursedirector@divefriendsbonaire.com.
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Stay at the Breakers Diving & Surfing Lodge when you visit! For more information, visit www.thebreakers-somabay.com.
Find out more about ORCA Dive Clubs at SOMABAY at www.orca-diveclubs.com/en/soma-bay-en.
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