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Scuba Travel Announce Dive Show Offers
Do you want to take advantage of the amazing offers that our friends at UK based tour operator Scuba Travel have released for DIVE 2018? Read on…
Save £150 – Emperor Atoll 16/12/18 only £1095 (excluding flights)
Discover the Best of the Maldives on this traditional Maldives liveaboard. Come face to face with manta, sharks and schooling fish with up to 17 adrenalin pumping dives. Emperor Atoll is a traditional Maldives liveaboard. If you are looking for an affordable way to access the full range of dive sites in this world class destination, then look no further. She might be smaller than some of her sister ships, but her charm lies in her open, airy layout and warm welcome.
You have 7 nights on board on a full board basis. All trips are fully guided with expert guides and include 12lt tank and weights, as well as FOC nitrox.
Save £300 – Emperor Serenity 2nd or 9th December only £1495 (excluding flights)
Discover the Maldives this December from the contemporary liveaboard Emperor Serenity. Dive the popular Best of the Maldives itinerary exploring the classic sites that made the Maldives so famous. Focus on the hottest sites around Male and Ari atolls, where there are pelagics a plenty, with manta, sharks and even whale sharks.
Package includes 7 nights full board, fully guided diving, marine park fess, 12 ltr tanks and weights.
Save £300 plus deluxe cabin discount Solitude One, Palau from £2395 (excluding flights)
A fresh, new, modern luxury liveaboard in Palau – join Solitude 1 for sharks, walls, channels and wrecks dives as well as the unique jellyfish lake. Experience diving you will treasure for a lifetime. This is a dive boat wholly dedicated to your diving enjoyment. No detail has been overlooked in building one of the regions most luxurious liveaboards.
Your trip starts on arrival in Koror where you will be met and taken to the boat. An average 7 night itinerary on a full board basis, offers between 17-19 dives, with 12lt tanks, weights and guiding. As standard your trip is based on a deluxe cabin space on a full board basis, but a quad cabin or stateroom upgrades are available at the time of booking. At the end of your trip you will return to Koror.
Christmas on Whirlwind 23rd December only £1595 Wrecks and Reefs itinerary (including flights)
Enjoy Christmas aboard Whirlwind one of our favourite Red Sea Liveaboards – dive the Northern Red Sea and fill your log book with Iconic dive sites, the Thistlegorm, Shark and Yolanda and so much more await, with world class wreck dives and breath taking reef dives every day.
Package includes return flights from Gatwick, 7 nights full board, fully guided diving, marine park fess, 12 ltr tanks and weights.
Cyclone Winter Warmer with Mario only £1035 (including flights)
Escape the winter blues with this relaxing photo itinerary. This is a great trip to pin down those skills necessary to allow your underwater photography to progress. A trip like this gives enormous freedom to try out things repeatedly, and this is the best way to ensure that the learning sticks, and with every little milestone your confidence will grow exponentially!
Package includes return flights from Gatwick, 7 nights full board, fully guided diving, marine park fess, 12 ltr tanks and weights.
Save £500 Malapascua from £1395 (including flights)
Exotic Resort Malapascua are the original pioneering dive centre – get closer to thresher sharks and enjoy the warm welcome at this beach front resort. Malapascua Island has an impressive reputation for such a small location. The diving in Malapascua is most famous for its thresher sharks, but it is also one of our staff favourites. Looking for laid back long haul diving at affordable prices? Then look no further! The experienced dive team have an impressive reputation for finding the sharks. Discover beautiful reef diving on the local sites or take a day trip to one of the picture perfect islands of Gato or Calanggaman. Step ashore and forget your everyday stresses and strains as the friendly staff welcome you to their slice of paradise. It’s time to relax!
Your holiday includes return flights, transfers, 7 nights full board in a deluxe room, 10 boat dives.
Save £250 Murex Resort from £1745 (including flights)
Enjoy the best of both diving worlds – with Bunaken national park only a 35 minute boat ride away and the dark Manado sands on your doorstep. Walls meet critters – and all wrapped up with a wide Indonesian smile. Discover the rich coral reefs and magical macro with the welcoming team from the boutique resort at Murex Manado.
The sea is never far away at Murex Manado. The infinity pool boasts ocean views. At the end of each beautiful day, tuck into the freshly prepared Asian and International menu. Meals are served al fresco at the beach front restaurant. Relax with a well deserved massage at the Nature spa. Or take a day out of the water. The resort can arrange a selection of cultural and wildlife tours exploring Manado.
Package includes flights from Heathrow, 7 nights full board including water, tea and coffee, over 15 boat dives and local taxes.
Save £300 – Siladen from £2175 (including flights)
Luxury dive resorts don’t need to cost the earth. Siladen resort sits on white sandy beach in the heart of Bunaken with a 5 star experience at a price that you can afford. Effortlessly combine dive escapism with serious eco friendly credentials.
Holiday includes Flights from Heathrow, airport transfer, 7 nights full board in Garden View Villa, 17 air boat dives and local taxes.
Red Sea 2019 save up to £200
Our Tornado boats are selling fast for 2019 but we have some fantastic offers with savings of up to £200. Whether you want to explore the sublime reef diving in the South or the classic wrecks of the Northern Red Sea we have the trip for you.
All trips include flights, airport transfers, 7 nights on a full board basis with fully guided diving and 12 ltr tanks and weights.
Save up to £1400 Socorro Vortex from £4695 (excluding flights)
5 star diving on the new Socorro Vortex which offers 14 guests first-class, deluxe accommodations over 42m of modern luxury, in Mexico’s pelagic packed destination Socorro & Guadalupe. This modern vessel has all the ingredients you need to make your adventure one you will never forget with encounters of a lifetime.
Your trip starts on arrival in San Jose del Cabo where you will be met and taken to your hotel for the night (all inclusive, twin share). Our liveaboard package is based on in a lower deck cabin on a full board basis with a selected of local beer and wine. Between 20-22 dives which are fully guided with 12lt international tanks and weights, and free nitrox all included. We have also prepaid the Mexican 16% sales tax on your behalf.
To find out more about Scuba Travel and the dive holidays they offer call 0800 0728221, email dive@scubatravel.com or visit www.scubatravel.com.
Free Octopus with every purchase of a SCUBAPRO regulator system
Just in time for the spring season, divers can save money with the FREE OCTOPUS SPRING PROMOTION! Until July 31st SCUBAPRO offers an Octopus for free
with every purchase of a regulator system!
Get a free S270 OCTOPUS with purchase of these combinations:
MK25 EVO or MK19 EVO with A700
MK25 EVO or MK19 EVO with S620Ti
MK25 EVO or MK19 EVO with D420
MK25 EVO Din mit S620Ti-X
Get a free R105 OCTOPUS with purchase of the following combinations:
MK25 EVO or MK19 EVO with G260
MK25 EVO or MK17 EVO with S600
SCUBAPRO offers a 30-year first owner warranty on all regulators, with a revision period of two years or 100 dives. All SCUBAPRO regulators are of course certified according to the new European test standard EN250-2014.
Available at participating SCUBAPRO dealers. Promotion may not be available in all regions. Find an authorized SCUBAPRO Dealer at scubapro.com.
More information available on www.scubapro.com.
Jake Davies boards Ghazala Explorer for an unforgettable Red Sea diving experience…
Overnight, the wind picked up, making the planned morning dive a bit bumpy on the Zodiacs to the drop point on Thomas Reef. There, we would dive along the reef before descending through the canyon and then passing under the arch before ascending the wall with a gentle drift. The site provided great encounters with more pelagic species, including shoals of large barracuda, tuna, and bigeye trevally.
Once back on the boat, it was time to get everything tied down again as we would head back south. This time, with the wind behind us, heading to Ras Mohammed to dive Jackfish Alley for another great gentle drift wall dive before then heading up the coast towards the Gulf of Suez to moor up at the wreck of the Thistlegorm. This being the highlight wreck dive of the trip and for many onboard, including myself, it was the first time diving this iconic wreck. I had heard so much about the wreck from friends, and globally, this is a must on any diver’s list. Fortunately for us, there was only one other boat at the site, which was a rarity. A great briefing was delivered by Ahmed, who provided a detailed background about the wreck’s history along with all the required safety information as the currents and visibility at the site can be variable.
Kitting up, there was a lot of excitement on deck before entering the water and heading down the shoreline. Descending to the wreck, there was a light northerly current which reduced the visibility, making it feel more like the conditions that can be found off the Welsh coast. At 10m from the bottom, the outline of the wreck appeared as we reached the area of the wreck which had been bombed, as our mooring line was attached to part of the propeller shaft. Arriving on deck, instantly everywhere you looked there were many of the supplies which the ship was carrying, including Bren Carrier tanks and projectiles that instantly stood out.
We headed around the exterior, taking a look at the large propeller and guns mounted on deck before entering the wreck on the port side to take a look in the holds. It was incredible to see all the trucks, Norton 16H, and BSA motorcycles still perfectly stacked within, providing a real snapshot in time.
Overall, we had four dives on the Thistlegorm, where for all of the dives we were the only group in the water, and at times, there were just three of us on the whole wreck, which made it even more special, especially knowing that most days the wreck has hundreds of divers. Along with the history of the wreck, there was plenty of marine life on the wreck and around, from big green turtles to batfish, along with shoals of mackerel being hunted by trevally. Some unforgettable dives.
The final leg of the trip saw us cross back over the Suez Canal to the Gobal Islands where we planned to stay the night and do three dives at the Dolphin House for the potential of sharing the dive with dolphins. The site, which included a channel that was teeming with reef fish, especially large numbers of goatfish that swam in large shoals along the edge of the reef. These were nice relaxing dives to end the week. Unfortunately, the dolphins didn’t show up, which was okay as like all marine life they are difficult to predict and you can’t guarantee what’s going to be seen. With the last dive complete, we headed back to port for the final night where it was time to clean all the kit and pack before the departure flight the next day.
The whole week from start to finish on Ghazala Explorer was amazing; the boat had all the facilities you need for a comfortable week aboard. The crew were always there to help throughout the day and the chefs providing top quality food which was required after every dive. The itinerary providing some of the best diving with a nice mixture of wreck and reef dives. I would recommend the trip to anyone, whether it’s your first Red Sea liveaboard in the Red Sea or you’re revisiting. Hopefully, it’s not too long before I head back to explore more of the Red Sea onboard Ghazala Explorer.
To find out more about the Northern Red Sea reef and wrecks itineraries aboard Ghazala Explorer, or to book, contact Scuba Travel now:
Email: dive@scubatravel.com
Tel: +44 (0)1483 411590
Photos: Jake Davies / Avalon.Red
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