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Latest dive holiday deals from Oonasdivers
Haven’t booked your dive holiday for 2015 yet? It’s OK – UK-based tour operator Oonasdivers have got your back. They’ve got plenty of options for you at some amazing prices – check it out:
Oonasdivers | Red Sea | Sharm from £515
Sharks Bay Umbi Village
Prices are per person and include flights, transfers, 7 nights B&B and 10 boat dives.
25 Apr – 2 May only £525
2-9 May only £600
9-16 May only £575
16-23 May only £575
30 May – 6 Jun only £600
6-13 Jun only £550
13-20 Jun only £550
20-27 Jun only £550
27 Jun – 4 Jul only £575
4-11 Jul only £655
11-18 Jul only £705
7-14 Nov only £585
14-21 Nov only £565
21-28 Nov only £575
28 Nov – 5 Dec only £515
For further details click here.
Oonasdivers | Red Sea | Marsa Alam from £695
Marsa Shagra
Prices are per person and include flights, transfers, 7 nights full board and 5 days unlimited diving.
29 Apr – 6 May only £840
13-20 May only £895
15-22 Jul only £835
22-29 Jul only £835
5-12 Aug only £835
2-9 Sep only £895
21-28 Oct only £895
28 Oct – 4 Nov only £895
6-13 Jan only £765
13-20 Jan only £765
20-27 Jan only £765
27 Jan – 3 Feb only £765
Marsa Nakari
Prices are per person and include flights, transfers, 7 nights full board and 5 days unlimited diving.
29 Apr – 6 May only £695
13-20 May only £855
24 Jun – 1 Jul only £810
15-22 Jul only £810
5-12 Aug only £810
2-9 Sep only £855
21-28 Oct only £905
28 Oct – 4 Nov only £855
For further details click here.
Oonasdivers | Red Sea | Hamata from £795
Wadi Lahami
Prices are per person and include flights, transfers, 7 nights full board and 5 days offshore RIB diving (up to 4 dives per day).
29 Apr – 6 May only £795
13-20 May only £970
17-24 Jun only £980
15-22 Jul only £920
5-12 Aug only £920
2-9 Sep only £970
21-28 Oct only £1020
28 Oct – 4 Nov only £970
For further details click here.
Oonasdivers | Red Sea | Liveaboards from £815
Juliet | Freedom III | Blue Planet 1| Emperor Asmaa | Emperor Elite | Blue Seas | Blue Pearl
Prices are per person and include flights, transfers, 7 nights full board and 6 days diving.
Emperor Asmaa – FREE Nitrox
22-29 Apr only £815 (Fury & St Johns)
6-13 May only £945 (South & St Johns)
22-29 May only £1155 (Safaga & Elphinstone)
29 May – 5 Jun only £965 (North & Wrecks)
4-11 Sep only £1070 (South & St Johns)
Emperor Elite – FREE Nitrox
24 Apr – 1 May only £935 (Brothers & Elphinstone)
29 May – 5 Jun only £1105 (South & St Johns)
Freedom III – FREE Nitrox
19-26 Sep only £995 (Northern Standard)
21-28 Nov only £880 (Northern Standard)
Blue Pearl
29 Apr – 6 May only £985 (St Johns)
24 Jun – 1 Jul only £1195 (Brothers, Daedalus & Elphinstone)
5-12 Aug only £1045 (St Johns)
28 Oct – 4 Nov only £1220 (Brothers, Daedalus & Elphinstone)
Blue Seas
29 Apr – 6 May only £1130 (Daedalus, Zabargad & Rocky)
15-22 Jul only £1095 (Fury & Elphinstone)
26 Aug – 2 Sep only £1240 (Daedalus, Zabargad & Rocky)
2-9 Sep only £1095 (St Johns)
Blue Planet 1
8-15 May only £995 (North & Wrecks)
Juliet
16-23 May only £895 (North & Wrecks)
4-11 July only £1080 (North & Wrecks)
5-12 Sep only £1095 (North & Wrecks)
14-21 Nov only £1075 (North & Wrecks)
For further details click here.
Oonasdivers | Red Sea | Sea & Shore from £870
Prices are per person and include flights, transfers, a 2 night mini liveaboard safari with 3 days liveaboard diving, 5 nights B&B at Sharks Bay Umbi Diving and 4 boat dives. FREE Nitrox.
Freedom VIII & Sharks Bay Umbi Village – FREE Nitrox
6-13 Jun only £870 (Mini Tiran)
5-12 Sep only £920 (Mini Ras Mohammed and Tiran)
For further details click here.
Oonasdivers | South Africa from £1390
Shark Diving South Africa – Scuba Addicts Lodge
Prices are per person and include flights, transfers, 6 nights B&B and 10 Shark Dives.
25 Apr – 2 May only £1390
2-9 May only £1420
23-30 May only £1420
30 May – 6 Jun only £1390
10-17 Oct only £1390
ScubaAddicts Sardine Run
Prices are per person and include flights, transfers, 7 nights B&B, 5 days Sardine Run Diving and 2 dives Aliwal Shoal.
21-29 Jun only £2200
2-10 Jul only £2275
For further details click here.
Oonasdivers | Caribbean | Tobago from £940
Toucan Inn, Pigeon Point
Prices are per person and include flights, transfers, 7 nights B&B and 10 dives with weights and cylinders.
21-28 Apr only £940
Blue Waters Inn, Speyside
Prices are per person and include flights, transfers, 7 nights B&B and 10 dives inclusive of equipment.
21-28 Apr only £1365
For further details click here.
Oonasdivers | Sudan from £2745
Royal Evolution
Prices are per person and include 14 nights full board (13 nights onboard and 1 night hotel either before or after your trip), 12 days liveaboard diving with weights and cylinders and the Egyptian Visa. Sudanese visas and taxes are payable locally in Euro.
20 May – 3 Jun only £2785 (Deep South Sudan)
3-17 Jun only £2770 (Deep South Sudan)
25 Nov – 9 Dec only £2745 (Abington Reef, Shaab Rumi & Umbria Wreck)
For further details click here.
Oonasdivers | Malta & Gozo from £610
Dive Malta with Maltaqua
Prices are per person and include flights, transfers, 7 nights self catering at the Sands Apartments and 10 dives.
7-14 Jun only £695
6-13 Sep only £740
3-10 Oct only £665
Discover Gozo with Calypso Divers
Prices are per person and include flights, transfers, 7 nights B&B at the Calypso Hotel and 10 dives.
9-16 May only £745
7-14 Jun only £750
19-26 Sep only £770
10-17 Oct only £690
For further details click here.
Oonasdivers | Canary Islands | El Hierro from £635
Dive El Hierro with Shane Gray
Prices are per person and include flights, transfers, 7 nights self catering and 10 dives.
9-16 Nov only £675
23-30 Nov only £635
For further details click here.
Oonasdivers | Maldives | Liveaboards from £1560
Emperor Atoll
Prices are per person and include flights, transfers, 7 nights full board and 17 dives.
24 Apr – 2 May only £1720 (Pelagic Magic)
1-9 May only £1585 (Pelagic Magic)
26 Jun – 4 Jul only £1560 (Pelagic Magic)
3-10 Jul only £1635 (Pelagic Magic)
24 Jul – 1 Aug only £1810 (The Best of the Maldives)
31 Jul – 8 Aug only £2020 (Manta, Whaleshark & Wrecks)
7-15 Aug only £1990 (Manta, Whaleshark & Reefs)
14-22 Aug only £1765 (The Best of the Maldives)
21-29 Aug only £1925 (Manta, Whaleshark & Wrecks)
28 Aug – 5 Sep only £1865 (Manta, Whaleshark & Reefs)
4-12 Dec only £1855 (The Best of the Maldives)
11-19 Dec only £1915 (The Best of the Maldives)
18-26 Dec only £2265 (The Best of the Maldives)
25 Dec – 2 Jan only £2230 (The Best of the Maldives)
Emperor Voyager
Prices are per person and include flights, transfers, 7 nights full board and 17 dives
3-11 Jul only £1700 (The Best of the Maldives)
10-18 July only £1720 (The Best of the Maldives)
17-25 Jul only £1995 (The Best of the Maldives)
24 Jul – 1 Aug only £1840 (The Best of the Maldives)
7-15 Aug only £1970 (The Best of the Maldives)
14-22 Aug only £1685 (The Best of the Maldives)
21 -29 Aug only £1900 (The Best of the Maldives)
28 Aug – 5 Sep only £1845 (The Best of the Maldives)
4-12 Dec only £1940 (The Best of the Maldives)
11-19 Dec only £1995 (The Best of the Maldives)
18-26 Dec only £2355 (The Best of the Maldives)
25 Dec – 2 Jan only £2315 (The Best of the Maldives)
For further details click here.
To find out more or to book, contact the Oonasdivers team now by calling +44 (0)1323 648924, email info@oonasdivers.com or visit www.oonasdivers.com.
News
Euro-Divers to close dive centre at NH Collection Maldives Havodda
Euro-Divers have announced that as of 15 April 2024, they will no longer be operating the dive centre at NH Collection Maldives Havodda (formerly known as Amari Havodda).
The popular dive centre chain released this statement regarding the closure:
Dear valid customers, business partners and friends,
We are leaving NH Collection Maldives Havodda – former Amari Havodda as of 15th of April 2024.
Unfortunately, the information reached us on short notice that we are no longer operating the dive centre at the resort.
It was a great pleasure to work with the Amari Hotel group and continue to work with the NH Hotel group.
We wish our partners great success with all their new changes.
Thanks a lot for cooperating during our time at the resort. We wish everyone with whom we have worked a good and hopefully successful future.
Euro-Divers continue to operate in several other dive resorts throughout the Maldives in addition to other locations.
To finds out more about Euro-Divers, visit www.euro-divers.com.
Marine Life & Conservation Blogs
Creature Feature: Undulate Ray
In this series, the Shark Trust will be sharing amazing facts about different species of sharks and what you can do to help protect them.
This month we’re looking at the Undulate Ray. Easily identified by its beautiful, ornate pattern, the Undulate Ray gets its name from the undulating patterns of lines and spots on its dorsal side.
This skate is usually found on sandy or muddy sea floors, down to about 200 m deep, although it is more commonly found shallower. They can grow up to 90 cm total length. Depending on the size of the individual, their diet can range from shrimps to crabs.
Although sometimes called the Undulate Ray, this is actually a species of skate, meaning that, as all true skates do, they lay eggs. The eggs are contained in keratin eggcases – the same material that our hair and nails are made up of! These eggcases are also commonly called mermaid’s purses and can be found washed up on beaches all around the UK. If you find one, be sure to take a picture and upload your find to the Great Eggcase Hunt – the Shark Trust’s flagship citizen science project.
It is worth noting that on the south coasts, these eggcases can be confused with those of the Spotted Ray, especially as they look very similar and the ranges overlap, so we sometimes informally refer to them as ‘Spundulates’.
Scientific Name: Raja undulata
Family: Rajidae
Maximum Size: 90cm (total length)
Diet: shrimps and crabs
Distribution: found around the eastern Atlantic and in the Mediterranean Sea.
Habitat: shelf waters down to 200m deep.
Conservation Status : As a commercially exploited species, the Undulate Ray is a recovering species in some areas. The good thing is that they have some of the most comprehensive management measures of almost any elasmobranch species, with both minimum and maximum landing sizes as well as a closed season. Additionally, targeting is entirely prohibited in some areas. They are also often caught as bycatch in various fisheries – in some areas they can be landed whilst in others they must be discarded.
IUCN Red List Status: Endangered
For more great shark information and conservation visit the Shark Trust Website
Image Credits: Banner – Sheila Openshaw; Illustration – Marc Dando
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