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Manta Ray Bay Resort - Manta Mania 2016

Citizen Science Eco-Tourism Week - February 7-14, 2016

Get involved…! Join a manta ray conservation party on an upgraded luxury vacation package at Manta Ray Bay Resort. Yap is one of several research sites with Manta Trust - for one week leading manta ray and shark scientists will host a "hands-on" citizen science field research symposium and media event. 

“This is an rare opportunity for divers to dive with manta rays together with the scientists who study them. You’ll get to see the type of equipment we use, how we gather information and how its processed. We planned this event to take place during manta mating season, the most active time of year where close interaction with multiple animals is nearly assured - we are hoping to get a lot of valuable information. During the day you’ll dive with mantas and over the pristine reefs surrounding Yap, in the afternoon you’ll attend workshops to learn about megafauna, and in the evening you get to see pictures of these amazing animals. Not only will you be learning about mantas but also their very close relatives the mobula, sharks and other marine mammals. We hope everyone will come away from this experience awed by the ocean and its creatures with a deep appreciation for Yap and love for it’s people and culture."

Join Julie Hartup, Guy Stevens, Vanessa Jaiteh, and Steve Lindfield for a week of diving, symposiums, and hand-on experiences with mantas and sharks around Yap.

Packages are $1699 for standard room, $1799 for ocean view and $1999 for deluxe ocean view. Rates are per person double diver occupancy. Contact us for complete details.

Package Includes:

• Manta ray awareness workshops, field research events and diving with leading scientists
• Shark feed specialty, mating Mandarin fish and night dives
• 1 three tank dive day with lunch in a Yapese village
• Complimentary Wake-up service w/ coffee & tea
• Culture Tour in a Yapese village center
• Private beach BBQ on Saturday
• Photo and video workshops
• Daily breakfast buffet
• Double occupancy room
• Airport transfers
• NITROX
• Taxes

Carpe Vita Liveaboard

Maldives Deep South Shark Itinerary

February 28 to March 10, 2016

We have one (1) remaining male share cabin on the popular Carpe Vita on a Maldives Deep South Shark itinerary. The charter departs Male and ends in Addu. The charter rate includes domestic return airfare from Addu to Male. Check out the itinerary map below. Ask for our discounted rate on this charter. Published rates listed below are in USD:

Charter $4,329

Airfare $230 

Green Tax $66 payable onboard

Fuel surcharge $100 payable onboard

Nitrox $200 payable onboard

Pearl of Papua Liveaboard

20% OFF * *  Last Minute Spaces October & November 2015  * * 20% OFF  

We have some very limited spaces available on the popular Pearl of Papua liveaboard for trips to Raja Ampat this October and November. Discounted pricing on these cruises listed below. These trips are to Raja Ampat North itinerary and depart from and return to Sorong.

• October 13-20 (7 night charter) lower deck Seahorse cabin 4 available for male share - NOW $264 per night, was $330
• October 13-20 (7 night charter) Manta Suite available for female share - NOW $288 per night, was $360

Don Questo Liveaboard Sudan

She's not the most beautiful ship, but she's reliable and stable in rough seas…!

The Don Questo was built in Selby (England) in 1964 as a trawling vessel. In 1984 she was transformed into an oceanographic research vessel under the Italian flag. In 1991 she had a complete overhaul but it was in 1998 that the Don Questo was fitted out to become a diving liveaboard ship. The Don Questo is the only ship running in Sudan that has a one-person recompression chamber on board. The Don Questo is running 4 different itineraries, the Northern Route, Central Route, Southern Route, and the Deep South.

Charter rates (Yes, we discount)

Dewi Nusantara Liveaboard

Raja Ampat Dec 28, 2015 to Jan 08, 2016

* * * SAVE $1000 Per Person * * *

We have a last minute cancellation on the Dewi Nusantara on a charter to Raja Ampat. This cabin is available at a discount of $1000 per person. Published rate is $5775 USD per person, our rate is $4775 USD per person plus fees. Contact us fast…! 

What better place to celebrate the New Year. Your fireworks will be the explosion of color and the myriad of critters in the undersea world of Raja Ampat.

Arenui Liveaboard Indonesia Charters

Komodo Focus 2016

Raja Ampat 2017 

We have two amazing charters on the Arenui, one of the finest liveaboards in Indonesia. Our dates are 29 July to 09 August, 2016 for the Komodo Focus trip and December 12-22, 2017 for the Raja Ampat trip.

Discounted rates are available, just ask. Published rates are as follows:

• Komodo Focus 12 Days  $6,270 per person plus fees - ask for discount
• Raja Ampat 11 days  $5,900 per person plus fees - ask for discount

Nortada Liveaboard

Galapagos

If you are looking for a dive adventure to the Galapagos, look no further than the newly-launched Nortada. We have limited availability for 2015 with some last minute dates:

• October 30 to November 6, 2015
• November 13 to November 20, 2015

Charters include: 12l / 80cft air cylinder, weights and weight belt; All dives and land visits where allowed; All meals including International and Ecuadorian food, water and juices, coffee, herbal tea; Personalized service. Published rates for these high season charters are $4938 USD per person. As always, ask for our discounted price.

Turks & Caicos Caribbean Explorer II

FLASH SALE ~ ~  SAVE $1,000 Per Person

OCTOBER 10-17, 2016

We have a Main Deck cabin (#5 queen or twin) and a male share berth in Main Deck cabin #3 (twin) on special sale. Normally $2,495 per person for Main Deck cabin berths, we are discounting these spaces by $1,000. Now you can get this fabulous liveaboard for $1,495 per person. Travel dates are October 10-17, 2015.

Here's a short video from one of our dive buddies who took this trip in April:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tL9gyV6LAtA&vq=hd1080

Our divers Gulseren K and Howard C just spent a week, August 1-8, 2015,  on the Cassiopeia in the Egyptian Red Sea. Contact us and we can get you a deal on this ship or the sister ship, the Andromeda. Here's a review from Gulseren….

Gulseren K -- Turkey

Playa Escondida Resort - Sayulita, Mexico

Sayulita is a small town located about 40 km north of Puerto Vallarta in the mexican state of Nayarit. And we are pleased to be booking the Playa Escondida Resort. This spectacular destination is a secluded resort nestled in the hillside on a beautiful sand cove beach, and backed by Bird Canyon. The resort offers 29 unique rooms with beach view, ocean front, garden view, and Bird Canyon view accommodations.

Sayulita - a small town with a very special feel to it. The air is full of beach life, and the streets are full of people enjoying it. Street venders with their colorful wares, shops with their doors open to invite browsing and evening crowds of gringos and locals alike around the central plaza all give life to this village. Whether you are a surfer, sightseer or just curious, Sayulita offers a beach-style laid-back brand of Mexican culture. Slow paced and sunny!

Sun-worshipers, surfers and swimmers all relish Sayulita's beach time. The north facing bay has waves - usually big enough to surf - yet safe for swimming. The mostly sandy bottom makes good wading for the non-swimmer. Vendors walk the beach - hammocks, hats, shirts, silver, jewelry - to mention only a few of the variety of goods. 

Let you heart run wild at the Playa Escondida Resort. Enjoy the beach, hike the canyon, ride a horse, try a stand up paddle board, enjoy a massage at the spa, play golf, experience the whales, participate in yoga sessions, scuba dive, or just do nothing if that suits your desires.

This resort does not offer all inclusive packages but does offer seasonal rates for room accommodations. Rooms range from $275 to $395 for two guests, high season and $195 to $330 for two guests, low season. We are offering packages that include dives provided by Sayulita Dive and Surf. Contact us for discounted packages for rooms and scuba diving.

Banderas Bay and Riviera Nayarit offers a variety of dive sites for all levels from Marietas Islands National Park to the dives off the Bay on Corveteña Island, where you will find a variety of stunning sea life. If you're a experienced diver or never in your life have dived we designed packages to suit.

Dive sites include Marietas Island Underwater Park, El Morro, La Corbetena, Los Anegados, and Carrilleros.