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Get yourself on a Red Sea liveaboard this Friday for just £695 including flights with blue o two
UK based scuba diving tour operator blue o two have sent over their latest special offers, including a luxury Red Sea liveaboard diving offer for this Friday (10th – 17th July 2015) for only £695 including flights as well as summer Maldives liveaboard deals starting at only £1,999 including flights.
Here are the details:
RED SEA
M/Y blue Fin – Red Sea
17 Jul – 24 Jul: Northern Wrecks & Reefs NOW £795
31 Jul – 07 Aug: North & Brothers £995
07 Aug – 14 Aug: Simply the Best £1145
28 Aug – 04 Sep: Project Shark: Simply the Best £995
M/Y blue Horizon – Red Sea
10 Jul – 17 Jul: In Focus Red Sea North £795
17 Jul – 24 Jul: Strait of Tiran and North £895
07 Aug – 14 Aug: Simply the Best £1295
21 Aug – 28 Aug: In Focus: North £995
M/Y blue Melody – Red Sea
10 Jul – 17 Jul: Strait of Tiran & North NOW £695
31 Jul – 07 Aug: Best of Wrecks £995
07 Aug – 14 Aug: Strait of Tiran & North £1149
M/Y Red Sea Adventurer – Red Sea
24 Jul – 31 Jul: Best of Wrecks £995
31 Jul – 07 Aug: Northern Wrecks & Reefs £849
07 Aug – 14 Aug: Northern Wrecks & Reefs £995
14 Aug – 21 Aug: Best of Wrecks £1099
21 Aug – 28 Aug: Project Shark: Simply the Best £1199
MALDIVES
M/V Ocean Sapphire
10 Aug – 18 Aug: Majestic Mantas (7 nights) £1999*
27 Aug – 07 Sep: Best of the Northern Atolls (10 nights) £2395*
20 Sep – 28 Sep: Simply the Best (7 nights) £2049*
27 Sep – 05 Oct: Majestic Mantas (7 nights) £2099*
M/V Sea Spirit
29 Aug – 11 Sep: Central Atolls (12 nights) £2695*
12 Sep – 25 Sep: Central Atolls & Beyond (12 nights) £2695*
26 Sep – 04 Oct: Close Encounters (7 nights) £2095*
PHILIPPINES
S/Y Philippine Siren
06 Oct – 16 Oct: Southern Visayas (10 nights) NOW £1995**
*Package price is subject to change due to fluctuations in flight prices. Final package price will be confirmed at time of booking.
**Excludes flights (boat only price).
For more information or to book, contact the blue o two travel team now by calling +44 (0)1752 480808, email info@blueotwo.com or visit www.blueotwo.com.
Blogs
TRAVEL BLOG: Jeff Goodman Dives SOMABAY, Part 3
Today we are diving one of the outer reefs from an inflatable. As we reach the bottom, a reef octopus eases its way into the cover of a small crack in the coral while displaying it’s incredible ability to change colour. They are arguably one of the most charismatic of reef dwellers and it is always exciting for me to simply hover and watch. I would have spent longer and waited for it to come and investigate me, but as dive time is limited we wanted to move on and find a turtle.
The waters around Somabay are well protected and hold a rich variety of marine life. The reef edges are thriving colonies of coral and shoaling fish, while nearer the sea bed plenty of wildlife is still to be found.
Then we located the turtles. They are very used to divers and so show little concern when slowly approached. In fact occasionally one will come over to see what you are doing. There is always huge excitement when diving with a turtle. The shear thrill of sharing a moment with another species.
What a fantastic way to finish a wonderful few days diving and I would like to thank SOMABAY, ORCA DIVING and THE BREAKERS for making my stay such a good one.
I had a great time, with diving everyday either on the house reef or on one of the offshore reefs by inflatable or larger day boat. Orca diving provided high quality equipment and facilities while the staff were all very friendly and welcoming. The Breakers was right on the coast with nice rooms, good food and once again friendly staff making the whole trip a real pleasure.
Soma Bay covers an entire peninsula and is home to several resorts as well as residential compounds.
As well as scuba diving, Somabay caters for many other sports and activities, and so is perfect for families as well as individuals and/or groups. And of course there is always time to lay peacefully on the beach under the Egyptian sun.
Book your next Red Sea dive adventure with SOMABAY! For more information, visit www.somabay.com.
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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TRAVEL BLOG: Jeff Goodman Dives SOMABAY, Part 2
Day three of my trip to Somabay and we were spending the day on the Lady Christina and diving on the wreck of the Salem Express.
Diving wrecks for me is always one of mixed emotions. The excitement of diving a wreck is more than often tempered by the thought of loss of life when she sank. The Salem Express was a passenger ship and a roll-on/roll-off ferry travelling from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia to Safaga, Egypt. Most passengers were of poor class travelling home from their holidays while around 150 people were returning home from their pilgrimage to Mecca.
The ship struck a reef and sank within 20 minutes. Passengers were trapped below deck and the ship was filled with fear and panic.
The wreck area is strewn with personal belongings from the crew and passengers such as a transistor radio and a flat iron for clothes. A diver at sometime has put them in a prominent place to be seen.
Tragically only one life boat was launched while the others went down with the ship. More than 600 men, women and children lost their lives here.
It’s a stark reminder that the sea can be unforgiving and so when we dive on such wrecks we should do so with humble regard.
Returning to the surface, shoals of fish are gathered under our boat and seem to be welcoming us back into the light.
Back at the Breakers I sat in the dining area with a beer and a very good meal while my thoughts still remained with the day’s dive on the Salem Express.
Check in for part 3 tomorrow for Jeff’s last day of diving with Somabay on the off-shore reefs looking for turtles.
Book your next Red Sea dive adventure with SOMABAY! For more information, visit www.somabay.com.
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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