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Manta Ray Bay Resort - Manta Fest 2013 - Photo Contest - Book Early

Here's your chance for world class diving in Micronesia on the island of Yap, and the opportunity to rub shoulders with several of the best underwater photographers around. Plus the chance to win a photo prize worth over $10,000.

Join us at the Manta Ray Bay Resort and Yap Divers and discover the amazing undersea world of Micronesia. The big pelagics, manta rays and sharks and all the small critters are found around Yap. This is a bucket list dive destination.

Our packages include standard room or ocean view accommodation, breakfast, dives, and airport transfers.

7 nights Standard Room, 5 days diving = $1,359pp and Ocean View Room = $1,439pp

10 nights Standard Room, 8 days diving = $1,849pp and Ocean View Room = $1,949pp

14 nights Standard Room, 11 days diving = $2,469pp and Ocean View Room = $2,629pp 

 

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.

 

 

Little Cayman Beach Resort - October 2013 - Group Dive Trip

Join us for a group trip to the Little Cayman Beach Resort in October 2013

This fabulous resort features gourmet meals served buffet style, the Beach Nuts Bar for icy cold Cay Beer or a slushy mudslide, beachfront and pool view rooms, pool and jacuzzi, tennis court, and Caymankind valet diving by Reef Divers! This is our favorite Caribbean dive resort.

Our 7-night package is $1383 pool view or $1595 beachfront per person double diver occupancy. Tentative dates are October 5-12, 2013. Non-diver rates available as well as triple occupancy. Email us for details!

 

Book now and only $200 per person will hold your reservation!

 

 

 

The ocean temperature in October will be about 84 degrees F (29 degrees C) with visibility 100' depending upon calm seas. The reefs abound with friendly groupers, turtles, moray eels, huge lobster, and all the small critters for macro photography. Corals are healthy and Bloody Bay Wall is waiting for us!

Package includes 7 nights accommodations, 3 buffet-style gourmet meals daily, 6 days of 2-tank boat dives, airport transfers on Little Cayman, and free use of a dive computer. 

 

 

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.

Cobalt Coast Dive Resort Holiday Specials - Grand Cayman

Cobalt Coast Resort on Grand Cayman - Holiday Specials December 26, 2012 thru Jan 5, 2013. Celebrate Yuletide or New Years at this fabulous resort. Packages include boat diving, unlimited shore diving on December 25th (Divetech is closed on Christmas Day), boat dives are in the afternoon on January 1st (so you can enjoy the evening festivities on December 31st), Yuletide dinner on December 25th, New Year's Eve dinner party, fireworks display, champagne toast, luxury accommodations, choice of daily breakfast or all meals, choice of all inclusive package for adults (up to 5 premium drinks per person per day) and more! Email us for availability as this resort sells out fast.

  • December 19 - 26, 7 nights $1775 per person double diver occupancy
  • December 26 - Jan 5, 7 nights $1935 per person double diver occupancy

Socorro Islands, Baja California - Rocio del Mar Liveaboard - $3195 pp for 9 Days!

If you want a "Galapagos experience" with all the big pelagic critters, hammerheads, mantas, whale sharks, but want a trip closer to home, here's your deal! We are now booking the Rocio del Mar in Baja California that cruises the Socorro Islands in search of the ocean's most majestic creatures. Built in 2008, the Rocio del Mar is the newest and best liveaboard ship in Baja. Unlike other ships that are refurbished fishing boats, the Rocio del Mar was built specific for divers. Your trip includes all the usual amenities, room and board, plus beer and wine are included. And if you book a space for a November or December 2012 trip, we will pay for your nitrox! Space is limited for the remaining 2012 charters but we do have better availability in 2013. Book a trip today! Our trips to the Socorro Islands are 9 days with 6 full days of diving.

Liveaboard Diving Extravaganza - Pick a Destination - Pick a Ship

If you are thinking of a liveaboard dive adventure, it's never too early to book. Many of our liveaboard fleets are booked into 2013 and 2014 and the best charters have limited space available. Reserve your space for the trip of a life time!

We are offering the best of Indonesia, Raja Ampat, Komodo, Alor Islands, on the Arenui and the Damai, as well as Komodo Dancer and the Indo Siren Fleet. In the Caribbean you can cruise on the Carib Dancer, Explorer Ventures for Saba-St Kitts-St Maarten, and the Turks & Caicos Aggressor. How about the Red Sea on the Sea Queen Fleet or the Philippines on the Expedition Fleet? 

You can also cruise the Maldives on the Siren Fleet, Explorer Ventures Carpe Vita, the Maldives Aggressor, or our newest ship, the Princess Ushwa.

Looking for big critters, then the Okeanos Aggressor cruising Cocos Island (Costa Rica), Galapagos Sky or the Galapagos Aggressor may be the charter for you. Sharks, hammerheads, mantas, all the pelagic critters you want to experience.

Don't forget the Utila Aggressor, Fiji Siren, Tropic Dancer in Palau, and the Solmar V in Baja California.

We have trips in many price ranges and durations from 7 to 14 days. Where in the world do you want to dive...?

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