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Turneffe Island Resort - Belize - Summer Dive Specials

One of the top rated resorts in the Caribbean, Turneffe Island Resort is offering some great discounts for your Summer and Fall diving pleasure. Travellers Choice 2013 award.

The resort offers various activities for guests to participate in while enjoying their stay on the island, to create a relaxing vacation experience. The resort offers a freshwater heated pool with luxury lounge chairs, as well as a swing bed and multiple hammocks across the island situated for your leisure. Additionally, benches are provided on the south breakwater for guests to enjoy a picturesque sunset. Also, the best place to snorkel is around the breakwaters just off shore where you can see lobster, eels, variety of fish, small rays and much more.

Scuba diving at Turneffe Island Resort in Belize is a unique experience! As a private island resort we offer the best diving and most luxurious accommodations in the Western Caribbean. We are proud to offer access to over 70 dive sites within minutes of our island, including the world famous Elbow.Our exclusive dive program consists of 15 dives a week – 2 on Sunday, Monday and Friday, 3 on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Usually the first dive is at 8.15 am, the second around 10:30 am and the last dive at 3:00 pm. Most of the dive sites are 5 to 10 minutes from the Resort and we return to the island for all of our surface intervals. We also offer Nitrox for those who are certified. The dive shop has rental equipment for both diving and snorkeling. During the week we schedule a trip to Lighthouse Reef to dive the Blue Hole. We also offer a night dive each week, usually on Thursdays, weather permitting.

Our Summer and Fall packages are for 7 nights and include accommodations, meals, and dives. 

July and August 2013 book two 7 night dive packages and receive at $1,000 discount, plus ask for our agent discount!

September and November and October 5-12, 2013 book two 7 night dive packages and the second package is 50% OFF, plus ask for our agent discount.


Sibonné Beach Hotel - Providenciales, Turks & Caicos - Dive Package Special

The Eastern Caribbean islands offer some of the world's most famous beaches, resorts, diving and pirate hangouts. The Turks and Caicos are no exception. We have a great package at the Sibonne Beach Hotel on Grace Bay.

Sibonné was the first hotel built on Grace Bay Beach – so it enjoys the best position on the most famous beach in the Caribbean. Renovated and renamed  – this is the most intimate hotel on Grace Bay Beach. With only 28 rooms, guests enjoy the distinction of being closer to the beach than anyone staying at the more recent large-scale resort developments on Grace Bay.

Add to this – the glorious view from our restaurant, Bay Bistro – where you look directly at the beach and the aqua-blue waters of Grace Bay. Bay Bistro is one of the few restaurants on Grace Bay that offers fine dining with a beach front location and full ocean view from their dining room.

As soon as you step onto your balcony, dine in the oceanfront restaurant, walk onto the powdery white sand, or swim in the amazingly clear turquoise water of Grace Bay Beach – you’ll understand why Sibonné Beach Hotel is the best choice for your Caribbean vacation in the Turks & Caicos Islands. Add to this, fantastic dive sites and an amazing accommodation and dive package with the Ocean Vibes dive team.

Our 7 night package with accommodations and 5 dive days is $1,381 per person double occupancy European Plan (no meals). Dive services provided by Ocean Vibes.

 

Galapagos Liveaboard - Humboldt Explorer - Save $1,000 on Jan 2013 Charters

You have always wanted to join a live aboard charter to the amazing Galapagos Islands. Now you can join a charter in January 2013 to this fin-tastic dive destination and save $1,000 per person.

Your 8 day / 7 night underwater adventures in the Galapagos will encompass everything from sharks to nudibranchs, and more. The islands are best known for amazing shark diving around Wolf and Darwin Islands. Your diving experience here will generally include Galapagos sharks, silky sharks and lots of schooling hammerheads being cleaned by king angelfish. Seeing marine turtles, schools of tuna, eagle rays, and sea lions are very common. All the islands are amazing sites for underwater photography.

Besides the diving adventure on the Humboldt Explorer, you will have the opportunity to experience land tours that may be booked in addition to the cruise. Tour options include Otavalo Market and Cotacahi village, Cotopaxi National Park, and Mindo-Nambillo Ecological Reserve. 

The dive charter includes 7 nights/8 days aboard the vessel, 3 meals daily, plus between-dive snacks, alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, 2-3 dives a day (days vary), tanks, weights and belts. 

The charter does NOT include airport transfers (except same-day Galapagos arrivals), hotel accommodations, international flights to/from Galapagos, last evening meal, rental gear, instruction, nitrox and retail charges, crew gratuities, dive accident insurance (required), trip cancellation insurance, premium alcoholic beverages, National Marine Park fees - $100 pp, cash only. Paid on arrival in Galapagos, TCT Tourist card - ($10 pp, cash only) Paid at Ecuador airport of departure for Galapagos. Cash only, hyperbaric chamber fee ($35 pp, payable on board), and fuel surcharge.

 

Palau Dive Adventures - Palau, Micronesia - Dive Show Special

We are featuring Palau Dive Adventures for this Beneath the Sea Dive Show Special to the island of Palau. Grab your dive buddies to take advantage of this special deal.

  • Book two (2) divers, pay full price for the first diver, the second gets a 25% discount
  • Book four (4) divers, pay full price for 3 divers, the 4th is FREE - Save $950
  • Book eight (8) divers, pay full price for 6 divers, 2 divers are FREE - Save $1900
  • Book ten (10) divers, pay full price for 7 divers, 3 divers are FREE - Save $2850 

The special discounted rate for the Beneath the Sea Dive Show for the dive package only is $950pp. Dive package includes:

 

  • Same small group (max of 10 divers) all week (M-F) on same boat with the same guide(s), offering flexibility for group to determine dive sites and schedule

  • 13  boat dives; 3 days- 3 tank dives, 2 days- 2 tank dives

  • Trip to Peleliu and trip to Jellyfish Lake

  • Lunch on all 5 dive days

  • Nitrox to 32% free

  • Drinking water, snacks, and other beverages on board

  • Tanks, weights, use of dive computer and safety sausage

 

 

To make your trip complete to Palau, we can add in the accommodations and meal package at Palau Pacific Resort. The accommodations and meals are not included in the above dive packages.

Palau Pacific Resort is surrounded by the pristine, crystal blue waters of the western Pacific Ocean, combining the true spirit and culture of the islands with a tranquil ambience and beauty, in a world-famous resort destination for both scuba-divers and non-divers alike.

Palau Pacific Resort is the only luxury international resort in Palau featuring a private 1000 feet blanket of white sand beach with excellent snorkeling right off the hotel’s beach front, a freshwater outdoor beachside swimming pool and Jacuzzi overlooking the Pacific Ocean. This superb hotel has two outdoor tennis courts and a saltwater fish pond with over 200 fish, clams and stingrays. The hotel’s all-day alfresco restaurant and its fine dining restaurant offer the finest seafood and international cuisine.

 

 

Exclusive Pulau Pef Resort - Raja Ampat, Indonesia - Private Island - Dive Show Special

Another fin-tastic offering for the 2013 Beneath the Sea Dive Show is Raja4Divers, located on Pulau Pef, a scenic exclusive private resort island, in remote central Raja Ampat West Papua. This resort features 6 water bungalows on stilts with a maximum of 18 guests at any time.

Raja4Divers redefines the Raja Ampat diving holiday by offering an authentic Papuan experience, one with nature, without compromising on quality, comfort and service. The pristine beauty of the Raja Ampat both above and below the water is truly un-rivalled. Dramatic lime-stone island outcrops dot the azure ocean, while on the larger islands, coastal mountain ranges punctuate the lush, verdant forest canopies that sweep downhill towards coconut palms on white sand beaches. The incredible topside scenery is only the beginning - as soon as you drop beneath the surface, a fairy tale wonderland awaits. The Raja Ampat is deemed a species factory for marine life, with scientists proclaiming the region as one of the Earth’s richest seascapes.

We are offering 7 night packages including full board accommodations, all gourmet meals, unlimited diving, free nitrox, 1 overnight in Sarong for transfer, water transfer from Sarong to Raja Ampat. Package $3,075 ppdo at 2013 rates.

 

Brac Reef Resort - Cayman Brac - Pre-DEMA Group Special $1495 pp

 Pre-DEMA Las Vegas Dive Show Special - Brac Reef Resort, Cayman Brac


Got a group of dive buddies ready to travel to the Caymans? Great deal on Cayman Brac, 7 nights beachfront room, 17 boat dives, all gourmet meals (breakfast, lunch, dinner), and airport ground transfers. We have great flights direct to Cayman Brac from Miami on Cayman Airways and no bag fees for that dive gear! This pricing is for groups of 10 or more. Upgrades to junior suites available. Contact us for availability. And yes, you can pet the grouper.... This package is valid for travel through December 18, 2013. Book early!

 
 

Arenui Liveaboard Charter to Alor-Komodo, Indonesia - August 6-19, 2014

 

 

 

 ** SOLD OUT **

Our 2014 Premier Indonesia Liveaboard Charter

Alor-Komodo August 6-19, 2014 

Arenui The Boutique Liveaboard 

Join us on the Arenui, Indonesia's finest liveaboard for a charter that will take us through Komodo and Alor for some of the finest diving found in the Flores Seas. The Arenui features a crew of 22 ready to serve you on this fantastic charter. And a fantastic bonus on this charter will be the photographic talents of underwater professional Liz Rogers. Liz will be conducting evening seminars on improving your underwater photos and skills that will result in professional quality images.

Liz Rogers is an underwater and cave diving photographer and explorer, who regularly travels to remote areas where serious dedication is required to get the shot. Part of the thrill of visiting rarely seen areas is the opportunity to share the experience with others - both in person and with pictures. Liz has brought back images that have been published in both the diving and mainstream press, and placed in major international photography competitions.  

 

She writes regularly on her website, explaining the backstory to her images each week.

 


Liz is looking forward to sharing some great diving and photographic adventures aboard the luxurious Arenui as we cruise through the waters of Komodo and the Flores Seas. 

Check out Liz's website at http://lizrogersphotography.com 

Transform your dive dream into reality! 14 Days / 13 Nights Maumere to Lubuanbajo

 

 

Komodo

This famous dive destination is located in the within the Coral Triangle, an area that boasts the world's highest marine biodiversity. Situated 200 nautical miles east of Bali in Nusa Tenggara province - in the Lesser Sunda Islands - the Komodo National Park has a total land area of 75,000 hectares and encompasses a number of islands, the largest of which is Komodo (34,000 hectares). A total of 112,500 hectares of the surrounding waters is also under the jurisdiction of the park rangers, allowing for the protection of over 1,000 species of fish and hundreds of different corals.

Komodo's dive sites stretch from the warm waters of the Flores Sea in the north to the chillier waters down south in the Indian Ocean. The underwater terrain presents many contrasts, with sheer cliff walls, pinnacles, sandy flat bottoms, underwater plateaus, slopes, caves, swim-throughs and channels - all with differing colours, sizes and types of both hard and soft corals.

 

General information: Currents can be strong; dive depths 5-30 meters; number of dive sites, 53; seas are generally calm; visibility 10-40 meters; water temperature 22-28 degrees C; suitable for intermediate to advanced divers.

 

Alor

As well as being one of the best kept secrets for diving in paradise, including rare finds like the beautiful rhinopias but also plenty of pelagic action, this area boasts stunning topside scenery and impressive volcanoes.

Cruises in Alor and Flores offer widespread muck diving, sharks and large schools of fish, WWII wreck dives, untouched reefs and unexplored coral gardens, magnificent soft corals and stunning hard coral formations. We also visit the famous Pura Island villagers, who splash out of their wooden dugout canoes and dive underwater with home-made goggles fashioned from wood and glass bottles.

General information: Currents can be gentle to strong; dive depths 10-30 meters; number of dive sites, 47; seas are generally calm; visibility 10-40 meters; water temperature 2-29 degrees C; suitable for intermediate to advanced divers.


 

The Dive Sites

Some of the incredible dive sites we will visit include Serbete Reef and Adonara Island, Tanjung Waiwowan,Suangi Island and Lamalera, Beang Abang, Tanjung Kanang, Pura Island, Sabolan, Tatawa Besar, Tatawa Kecil, Crystal Rock, Castle Rock and many others.

 

Expect to experience reef shallows with ribbon eels and nudibranches; ledges and walls with white tip reef sharks and rhinopias; reef sandy slopes with blue ring octopus and bamboo sharks; sea mounts and crevices with bumphead parrot fish and sea turtles; pelagic sites with dramatic drop-offs with passing whales and Mola Mola; black sand beachfronts with muck dives revealing sea horses, frogfish, and rhinopias; and sites like Anemone City where there is the largest field of sea anemones in the world. Form the macro to the magnificent, you will fill your camera memory card with memories.

Published Rate: $6,500 USD per person plus fees

Fuel Surcharge Fee: $100 USD

Port Clearance Fee: $150 USD

National Parks Fee: $60 USD

 

INCLUSIONS: Full board accommodations, shore excursions according to itinerary, soft drinks, water, tea, coffee, 5 meals a day, up to 4 dives per day, tanks, weights, weight belts, transfers to embarkation/disembarkation airport, welcome massage.

EXCLUSIONS: International and domestic air fares, hotels and meals before and after cruise, alcoholic beverages, espresso, dive equipment rental, spa treatments, onboard purchases, travel insurance, private tours, crew gratuities.

Brac is Back 2 for 1 Special - Experience Caymankind at its Best at Brac Reef Resort

Cayman Brac is Back with the 2 for 1 special for a limited time. Book a dive package for either the week of October 27-November 3, 2012 or November 3-10, 2012 and the first diver pays $1919, second diver is FREE. This 7 night package includes a beach view room, 3 gourmet meals a day, 17 "valet" boat dives with Reef Divers, ground transfers and more. Regularly $1919 per person, now $959.50 per person. This package must be booked by August 1, 2012 and paid in full at time of booking. Junior Suites are available. Email us for a booking as this resort sells out fast. We also have this on our Facebook page.


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