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Diverse Travel launch two new itineraries diving with manta and whalesharks
UK based dive tour operator Diverse Travel is offering fabulous value on Emperor Atoll from October – December 2014 with a 7 night ‘Best of the Maldives’ safari from just £1457 per person including flights. The ‘Best of the Maldives’ takes you to the best and most famous dive sites of the Maldives diving across Male and Ari atolls where you can expect to dive with mantas, whalesharks, sharks and much more.
Holly Gibson of Diverse Travel also advises guests to look at booking early for two new itineraries starting in the Maldives next year. “We’ve got either a one or two-week liveaboard safari offering two new itineraries on Emperor Atoll, which have been chosen to run when the manta are most prolific between August and October. Now is the time to book and look forward to the adventure.”
‘Manta, Whaleshark & Wrecks North (outward trip)’ visits Gaafaru Atoll, Lhaviyani Atoll, Noonu Atoll, Baa Atoll whilst ‘Manta, Whaleshark & Reefs South (return trip)’ visits Baa Atoll, Thodhoo Atoll, Rasdhoo Atoll, North & South Ari Atolls.
These departures begin on the 01st August 2015 and cost from just £1098 including a domestic flight to or from Male/Daravandhoo, shared cabin, 7 nights/6 days diving, 3 meals a day, afternoon snacks, 1 BBQ dinner on uninhabited island, unlimited drinking water, tea, coffee, 17 dives (inc 1 night dive), guide, tanks, weights, free Nitrox, return airport transfers.
Flights to the Maldives can be organised from a number of airports including London, Manchester, Birmingham, Newcastle and Glasgow with a very generous baggage allowance for your dive gear.
For for information or to book, contact the Diverse Travel team now by calling 0800 915 4436, email info@diversetravel.co.uk or visit www.diversetravel.co.uk.
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Gemma and Ian chat to Dawn Kernagis. Dawn joined DEEP in 2023 as the Director of Scientific Research. DEEP is an ocean technology and exploration company with a mission to ‘Make Humans Aquatic.’ DEEP’s undersea habitat and submersible systems, combined with multi-phased diver and human performance training, will create the next evolution of subsea science, research, and exploration capabilities. Dawn is a NASA-trained NEEMO Aquanaut, Explorer’s Club Fellow and Women Divers Hall of Fame Inductee and who is also tasked to establish DEEP’s first US presence in North Carolina. Dawn has also been a diver with numerous underwater exploration, research, and conservation projects since 1993, including the mapping and record-setting exploration of some of the deepest underwater caves in the world.
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