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Latest offers from Oonasdivers
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UK-based tour operator Oonasdivers have sent over their latest special travel offers, including packages to the Southern Red Sea destination of Marsa Shagra from the 8th-15th April for £795 per person, including flights from Gatwick, transfers, 7 nights’ full board and 5 days’ unlimited diving.
Latest sightings from Marsa Shagra include whale sharks, mantas (on the house reef no less), turtles, reef sharks, and much, much more.
Here are the details:
Oonasdivers | Red Sea | Sharm from £595
Sharks Bay Umbi Village
Price includes flights, transfers, 7 nights B&B and 10 boat dives.
6-13 Jun only £670 per person
13-20 Jun only £655 per person
20-27 Jun only £690 per person
27 Jun – 4 Jul only £685 per person
4-11 Jul only £700 per person
11-18 Jul only £735 per person
For more information on these offers click here.
Falcon Naama Star Hotel
Price includes flights, transfers, 7 nights B&B and 6 boat dives.
9-16 Apr only £595 per person
16-23 Apr only £595 per person
23-30 Apr only £595 per person
30 Apr – 7 May only £595 per person
For more information on these offers click here.
Oonasdivers | Red Sea | Marsa Alam from £795
Marsa Shagra
Prices include flights, transfers, 7 nights full board and 5 days unlimited diving.
8-15 Apr only £795 per person
15-22 Apr only £865 per person
22-29 Apr only £865 per person
29 Apr – 6 May only £865 per person
For more information on these offers click here.
Marsa Nakari
Prices include flights, transfers, 7 nights full board and 5 days unlimited diving.
8-15 Apr only £835 per person
15-22 Apr only £835 per person
22-29 Apr only £835 per person
29 Apr – 6 May only £835 per person
24 Jun – 1 Jul only £810 per person
15-22 Jul only £810 per person
5-12 Aug only £810 per person
2-9 Sep only £855 per person
21-28 Oct only £905 per person
28 Oct – 4 Nov only £855 per person
For more information on these offers click here.
Oonasdivers | Red Sea | Hamata from £920
Wadi Lahami
Prices include flights, transfers, 7 nights full board and 5 days offshore RIB diving (up to 4 dives per day).
8-15 Apr only £925 per person
15-22 Apr only £925 per person
22-29 Apr only £925 per person
29 Apr – 6 May only £925 per person
17-24 Jun only £980 per person
15-22 Jul only £920 per person
5-12 Aug only £920 per person
2-9 Sep only £970 per person
21-28 Oct only £1020 per person
28 Oct – 4 Nov only £970 per person
For more information on these offers click here.
Oonasdivers | Red Sea | Liveaboards from £865
Juliet | Freedom III | Blue Planet 1| Emperor Asmaa | Emperor Elite | Blue Seas | Blue Pearl
Price includes flights, transfers, 7 nights full board and 6 days liveaboard diving.
Emperor Asmaa – Fury & St Johns
8-15 Apr only £895 per person
15-22 Apr only £975 per person
22-29 Apr only £945 per person
For more information on these offers click here.
Emperor Elite – Daedalus & Elphinstone
8-15 May only £1140 per person
For more information on this offer click here.
Freedom III – Northern Standard
16-23 May only £960 per person
21-28 Nov only £865 per person
For more information on these offers click here.
MY Blue Pearl – Brothers, Daedalus & Elphinstone | St Johns
24 Jun – 1 Jul only £1045 per person (St Johns)
5-12 Aug only £1045 per person (St Johns)
28 Oct – 4 Nov only £1225 per person (Brothers, Daedalus & Elphinstone)
For more information on these offers click here.
MY Blue Seas – Brothers, Daedalus & Elphinstone | Daedalus & Fury Shoal
22-29 Apr only £1240 per person (Brothers, Daedalus & Elphinstone)
23-30 Oct only £1280 per person (Daedalus & Fury Shoal)
For more information on these offers click here.
MY Blue Planet 1 – North & Wrecks (from Hurghada)
8-15 May only £975 per person
For more information on this offer click here.
MY Juliet – North & Wrecks (from Sharm)
4-11 July only £1080 per person
5-12 Sep only £1065 per person
14-21 Nov only £1075 per person
For more information on these offers click here.
Oonasdivers | Red Sea | Sea & Shore from £865
Price includes 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
Mini Ras Mohammed & Tiran | Mini Tiran
6-13 Jun only £865 per person (Mini Tiran)
5-12 Sep only £885 per person (Mini Ras Mohammed and Tiran)
For more information on these offers click here.
Oonasdivers | South Africa from £1390
Shark Diving South Africa – Scuba Addicts Lodge
Price includes flights, transfers, 6 nights B&B and 10 Shark Dives.
25 Apr – 2 May only £1390 per person
30 May – 6 Jun only £1390 per person
10-17 Oct only £1390 per person
For more information on these offers click here.
ScubaAddicts Sardine Run
Price includes flights, transfers, 7 nights B&B, 5 days Sardine Run Diving and 2 dives Aliwal Shoal.
21-29 Jun only £2200 per person
2-10 Jul only £2230 per person
For more information on these offers click here.
Oonasdivers | Caribbean | Tobago from £940
Toucan Inn, Pigeon Point
Price includes flights, transfers, 7 nights B&B and 10 dives with weights and cylinders.
21-28 Apr only £940 per person
For more information on this offer click here.
Blue Waters Inn, Speyside
Price includes flights, transfers, 7 nights B&B and 10 dives inclusive of equipment.
10-17 Apr only £1385 per person
14-21 Apr only £1385 per person
21-28 Apr only £1365 per person
For more information on these offers click here.
Oonasdivers | Sudan from £2745
Royal Evolution
Price includes 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 £2765 per person (Deep South Sudan)
3-17 Jun only £2920 per person (Deep South Sudan)
25 Nov – 9 Dec only £2745 per person
For more information on these offers click here.
Oonasdivers | Malta & Gozo from £610
Dive Malta with Maltaqua
Price includes flights, transfers, 7 nights self catering at the Sands Apartments and 10 dives.
18-25 Apr only £610 per person
7-14 Jun only £680 per person
6-13 Sep only £690 per person
3-10 Oct only £660 per person
For more information on these offers click here.
Discover Gozo with Calypso Divers
Price includes flights, transfers, 7 nights B&B at the Calypso Hotel and 10 dives.
18-25 Apr only £685 per person
9-16 May only £690 per person
7-14 Jun only £735 per person
19-26 Sep only £755 per person
10-17 Oct only £675 per person
For more information on these offers click here.
Oonasdivers | Canary Islands | El Hierro from £635
Dive El Hierro with Shane Gray
Price includes flights, transfers, 7 nights self catering and 10 dives.
23-30 Mar only £755 per person
9-16 Nov only £675 per person
23-30 Nov only £635 per person
For more information on these offers click here.
Oonasdivers | Cyprus from £730
Dive Cyprus with Latchi Watersports
Price includes flights, transfers, 7 nights B&B at the Souli Beach Hotel and 10 dives.
3-10 May only £730 per person
7-14 Jun only £800 per person
For more information on these offers click here.
Oonasdivers | Maldives | Liveaboards from £1490
Emperor Atoll
Price includes flights, transfers, 7 nights full board and 17 dives.
6-14 Nov only £1585 per person (The Best of the Maldives)
27 Nov – 5 Dec only £1585 per person (The Best of the Maldives)
4-12 Dec only £1610 per person (The Best of the Maldives)
For more information on these offers click here.
Emperor Voyager
Price includes flights, transfers, 7 nights full board and 17 dives.
3-11 Jul only £1600 per person
10-18 July only £1490 per person
17-25 Jul only £1490 per person
24 Jul – 1 Aug only £1700 per person
7-15 Aug only £1590 per person
14-22 Aug only £1590 per person
21 -29 Aug only £1590 per person
For more information on these offers 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.
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Book Review: Fire on Monroe Bravo by Fred Lockwood
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Fire on Monroe Bravo is the latest book in the Jack Collier series by Fred Lockwood. Our story begins with our lead characters, Jack and Sandro, owners of Marine Salvage & Investigation Company, arriving on the Monroe Bravo Oil & Gas Platform in the North Sea. Having secured a contract for their vessel the MV Stavanger to act as support ship to the platform for TransGlobal Oil, our protagonists are on a celebratory visit.
However almost as soon as they arrive a series of explosions rock the platform, causing huge damage, loss of life and the very real danger of a massive human, ecological and financial disaster.
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As the danger mounts for both our heroes and the surviving workers, Jack and Sandro will have to escape the inferno, all while trying to save the platform and the men still trapped unable to help themselves.
The disaster sets the scene for the unfolding story lines following the fate of the platform and our main characters, the police investigation into a suspected terrorist act and the actions of TransGlobal Oil as they attempt to navigate the pubic outcry and financial repercussions.
In his eighth book, Fire on Monroe Bravo, Fred Lockwood delivers an explosive thriller, with plenty of above and in-water drama, and our heroes fighting for survival, what more can you ask for?
We thoroughly recommend this read and look forward to the next in the series. For more information about his book series, you can check out the reviews of his previous books here on Scubaverse.
- Title: Fire On Monroe Bravo
- Author: Fred Lockwood
- ISBN: 979-8325324536
Available in a paperback version and for Kindle from Amazon and book stores.
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Alonissos: The complete diving destination (Part 1)
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In June we were incredibly fortunate to be invited to dive in Alonissos, a small Greek Island in the Sporades island chain located in the North Aegean Sea. While I have long been a big fan of the Greek Islands as a great holiday destination, I had not had the opportunity to do any diving on previous visits and Mike and I were extremely excited to see what Alonissos had to offer both above and below the surface!
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The Sporades are easily accessible via the airport in Skiathos (the first island in the chain), which is served by Jet2 flights from all major UK airports from May through October. Numerous ferries and charter boats make island hopping from Skiathos Town a breeze. After an hour boat ride, the picturesque port of Patitiri was a wonderful introduction to Alonissos, where we were met by our gracious hosts Kostas of Albedo Travel and Dias of Alonissos Triton Dive Center. Mike and I were delighted to be staying at the Paradise Hotel, aptly named for its stunning views over the sea and great location for walking to the waterfront.
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Alonissos is beautifully situated in the National Marine Park of Alonissos and the Northern Sporades, the largest marine protected area in Europe. The surrounding seas offer fabulous marine life, including incredibly rare species such as the Mediterranean monk seal. They boast deep walls covered in gorgonians and sponges, stunning topography with caverns, swimthroughs and pinnacles, and the first accessible ancient shipwreck from 500BC!
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In locations where historical sites have been reported, the waters are largely restricted, but with collaboration between government, underwater archeologists and dive centres, incredible underwater museums are being created for a truly unique diving experience. Alonissos is home to the first of these, the Ancient Shipwreck of Peristera Accessible Underwater Archeological Site. The chance to dive into history (along with reports of healthy reef life and amazing underwater topography) meant Mike and I were keen to get in the water.
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Our introduction to the diving around Alonissos was at the Agios Georgios Pinnacles, in the channel between Alonissos and Skopelos. This fantastic site was named “The Chimney,’ and proved to have a huge amount to see. We got to a decent depth here (over 25m), and marvelled at a colourful reef wall with a wonderful swim through whose rocky walls were absolutely covered with life. As well as brilliant topography there was no shortage of macro life here. We saw numerous nudibranchs, five different species in total. The second dive at Mourtias reef nearby was a shallower dive along a nice wall with lots of crevices. Several moray eels and grouper called this site home. We enjoyed looking in the crevices for lobster and smaller benthic life, such as cup corals and tunicates.
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Our itinerary allowed us two dives a day with afternoons left to explore the island with our hire car and evenings to enjoy the famous Greek hospitality. This proved to be a lovely mix of in-water and land based diversions.
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The next days diving to the Gorgonian Gardens and Triton’s Cave was to be even better! These two stunning sites are nothing short of fabulous. The Gorgonian Gardens was a deep wall near to the Agios Georgios islands. The ever-present currents in this deep channel meant that the sea life was amazing … the namesake Gorgonian sea fans dotted the wall at a depth of 30 to 50 meters, getting ever larger the deeper we went. Above 30m was by no means less beautiful, with sponges, corals, scorpionfish, moray eels and some rare and colourful nudibranchs.
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The second shallower dive of the day was to Triton’s Cave or the Cavern of Skopelos, on the east side of that island. The spectacular rock formations had wild striations both above and below the water making a truly epic topography. The cavern entrance was at 14m, and big enough for a buddy pair, winding up to 6m and passing two beautiful windows out into the blue. Emerging from the cavern, the light at the shallower depths and the incredible rock formations made for a fantastic gentle swimming safety stop and we all surfaced by the boat with massive grins.
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Check out our next blog :Alonissos: The complete diving destination (Part 2)” to hear about our amazing dive on the 2500 year old Peristera Wreck!
Thanks to:
Alonissos Triton Dive Center https://bestdivingingreece.com/
Albedo Travel https://alonissosholidays.com/activities/
Paradise Hotel https://paradise-hotel.gr/
Alonissos Municipality https://alonissos.gr/en/
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