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We are offering a 7 night special expedition deal on the Tui Tai that has been reduced 40% for travel July thru December 15, 2013. This package includes R/T airfare from LAX, airport transfers, Expedition cabin accommodations, all meals, adventure activities (trekking, village visits, mountain biking, kayaking, and snorkeling). Scuba diving can be added to the package (17 dives and ALL gear included).

Adventurer package is $3,109 ppdo. Scuba diver package is $4,183 ppdo.

After five nights on the Tui Tai, you will agree the services are second-to-none. A gourmet menu prepared fresh daily in our outdoor kitchen, mealtime excursions to dine on deserted beaches or in lush rainforests, full bar, housekeeping and laundry, professional spa treatments and yoga sessions under the clear blue South Pacific skies– it’s all here for your enjoyment. And scuba dive some of the best reefs in Polynesia....!

The itinerary for a classic Tui Tai expedition is ever-evolving, as we expand, tweak, and fine-tune our onboard experience to show guests the absolute best activities, island tours, dive and snorkel sites, and cultural experiences the South Pacific has to offer. 

• Roam renowned Rainbow Reef dive sites within the Somosomo Straits, including "The Great White Wall," and other sites comprising what Jean-Michel Cousteau once dubbed "the soft–coral capital of the world"
• Marvel at coral gardens at The Farm and Nakawa Point, features in Lonely Planet as "one of the world’s greatest snorkel sites"
• Dive Kokoda Point, Wall Street, and Eel Diamond, with visibility often exceeding 120 feet, where divers frequently encounter large marine animals, including barracuda, tuna, sharks, rays and turtles
• Explore the sites we call "little Rainbow Reef" near Rabi Island, where you’ll likely share the water with a dozen or so nine–foot manta rays.

Hiking, kayaking, swimming, scuba diving, snorkeling, stand-up paddle boarding, visiting remote villages and simply sailing the clear blue waters of the South Pacific–Tui Tai offers an adventure for everyone. Best of all, you just need to show up. Our expertly–maintained gear is the best money can buy, and our dive instructors, botanical experts and team of local guides will provide you a trip you’ll never forget. 

Contact us today for availability and additional information about this fin-tastic cruise...!

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.

On the beautiful island of St Lucia in the eastern Caribbean, nestled on a mountain hillside, you will find Anse Chastanet Resort and within the bounds of the resort property, the exclusive Jade Mountain sanctuaries.

Anse Chastanet is St. Lucia's only resort property with the iconic view of both the Piti and Gros Piton mountains floating upon the Caribbean Sea. The location of the property is unsurpassed, a private estate of 600 lush tropical acres bordering two soft-sand Caribbean beaches with pristine coral reefs just offshore. The resort property includes the historical plantation of Anse Mamin and Emerald Estate where the resort grows its own organic produce.

We are offering an unsurpassed package that includes 7 nights run of the house accommodations, meals (breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea, and dinner), 12 boat dives and airport transfers. This special dive package is is a buy one diver, get the second diver free. The package is priced at $2199 for two divers (add $80 for transfers for the second diver) and is valid for travel June 6 thru September 15, 2013 with blackout dates August 10-16, 2013. Email us for availability. 

No St. Lucia visit is complete without a visit to St. Lucia's famous walk-in volcano, the Sulphur Springs and the waterfall and botanical gardens part of the Louis XVI Mineral Baths. Why not take a bathing suit along and soak away in the small pools with hot spring water.

There are many more excursions available including deep sea fishing, whale watching, horseback riding, around the island tours, tours to Marigot Bay, the island capital of Castries and to the North of the island including a visit to Rodney Bay and Pigeon Island National Park. The 18 hole Cap Estate Golf & Country Club welcomes non-members and also is located in the very North of the island. 

And of course, the diving...!

The Anse Chastanet reef starts just 10 yards beyond the water's edge. The reef's remarkable ecosystem offers an amazing profusion of unusual tropical marine life, in 20 to 140 feet of calm, clear water. Anse Chastanet Reef which is home to more than 150 different species of fish makes for an amazing dive day or night. In the shallow areas be sure to keep your eyes open for peacock flounders, octopus, needle fish and turtles. Or drop down a little deeper over dense coral growth to see puffers, moray eels, parrot fish, lobsters and even sea horses. A unique dive site for all abilities and especially good for macro photography.

Indonesia has become one of our favorite dive destinations because of the variety of dive sites.... wrecks, reefs, muck dives....you name it and you can find it in Indonesia. Here is another amazing resort on the Island of Alor. Our best package is 6 nights, 5 days with full board beach bungalow accommodations, 2 boat dives per day, unlimited house reef dives, airport, transfers for $1253 per person double occupancy ($969 Euro). A transfer package including R/T airfare from Bali plus a one night hotel stay is required and priced at time of booking.

Located between Flores and Sawoe Sea, Alor Archipelago is one of Indonesia's last frontiers. Alor and Pantar are the main Islands and the strait between the two is a world class dive attraction.

A long time considered too remote because of the lack of infrastructure, Alor and its capital Kalabahi are now much easier to access. Owing to the latest development of Indonesian airlines this paradise is just a small step further than popular destinations such as Bali or Java. In the Alor region, the local government is carefully planning and developing ecotourism as a part of a conservation strategy. Aware of the potentional of the Alor marine park, it is working closely with local communities, encouraging sustainable fishing techniques to keep Pantar strait an authentic underwater paradise.

THE RESORT - Alor Divers is an intimate resort situated on a 400m long white sandy beach; stretched layout, all the bungalows and restaurant seafront, spacious private terraces with view on spectacular Pantar strait; indoor bathroom with hot and cold shower, 24h reliable electricity.

The resort offers full board accommodation with a variety of healthy meals, succulent combination of Asiatic and International dishes.

THE DIVING - World class diving in Alor, virgin slopes and walls with generous coral growth, scenic underwater rock formation and pinnacles, excellent fish life, critters dives and more... Unlimited diving on pristine house reef, seasonal passage of whales. Dive locations chosen according to the tide to get the best conditions and safe diving; all the dive sites within 5 to 35m boat ride. Photos courtesy of Gilles Brignardello, Alor Divers.

For our dive buddies out there with a non-diving friend, here's a deal. Book a 5-night package at this #1 rated dive resort in Moalboal, Cebu, Philippines and get a FREE PADI or SSI Open Water Dive Course. This amazing summer promotion starts at $516 per person double occupancy. Here's what is included in this deal:

• Free Open Water Diver Course (PADI or SSI)
• 5 nights in an air-condtioned deluxe room
• Breakfast, lunch and dinner for 5 days
• Round trip transfer between airport and resort

The resort operates a fully equipped, modern PADI regsitered Dive Center. Daily dives are scheduled - a 2-tank dive at 8:30am, a 1-tank dive at 2:30pm and, on request, Manadarin fish dive at 5:00pm and a 1-tank night dive at 6:30pm. Almost daily dives at the famous Pescador Island.

You can enjoy all year round diving in Moalboal. There are at least 18 recognized dive sites around Moalboal and more are being discovered. The range of these sites is extremely wide: sandy slopes, vertical walls that drop to 50 meters, canyons and a sunken island.

We have added the Scuba Seraya Resort in Tulamben, Bali to our list of exotic destinations in Indonesia. This is one fantastic scuba dive destination! If you thought you knew Indonesia, think again! This is paradise.

A cluster of 12 luxurious bungalows lies on Bali’s north-east coast, wedged between the sparkling waters of unspoiled Muntig Bay and the holy mountain, Gunung Agung. Scuba Seraya Resort is sprawled amongst lush tropical gardens on it’s own private beach.

Scuba Seraya Resort is now widely regarded as one of Northeast Bali's best run dive centers. Being a PADI resort association member, safety and quality are of prime concern. If you look for individual attention, no groups, unhurried service and very small classes, Scuba Seraya Resort and Scuba Seraya Dive are just your ticket! Easy beach entries and the resorts purpose-built fast dive boat assure a totally relaxed way of diving. There is a great variety of “critters” just in front of the resort. Besides all the known Tulamben and Amed dive-sites, we have explored and found many as yet unknown sites in the close vicinity as well as further afield. Some of the famous dive sites include Alamanda, Batu Kelebit, Lipah Bay, Seraya Secrets, and of course, there is the "mother of all dives" in Tulamben, the Liberty Shipwreck.

We can get you and your favorite dive buddy a 7 night package with accommodations, breakfast, 6 days of 3-tank dives, nitrox, and airport transfers for $3030 USD total for two divers. This is not per person pricing. The price may vary depending upon selected 2-tank dive excursions. Contact us today to book this exclusive resort.

Philippines Underwater Photo Clinic - March 2014

Crystal Blue Resort – Anilao, Philippines

Your hosts are Mike Bartick, Anilao expert and owner of Saltwater Photo.com, and Liquid Diving Adventure's owners Greg and Gail Carter. Mike knows the Anilao reefs inside and out, and will show you where to take that perfect wide-angle, macro or critter shot. This amazing photo clinic will provide new photographers and experienced photographers alike the opportunity to work and learn with Mike. With his skills as a naturalist knowing the critters, and as a photographer understanding composure, lighting, exposure, and how to capture critter behavior, every diver will benefit from this trip regardless of their experience level. 

Why are we diving in March...? March is a bit cooler in the Philippines and offers some great diving. Water temps range around 78-80 degrees F which is too cool for the locals, so the dive sites are our to enjoy. Expect to see tons of nudibranches, octopus activity is higher then normal and we see rhinopias too. In fact, all of the most sought after critters are present from November through May, at different times.

Anilao boasts some of the richest reefs in the world. You will be overwealmed with photo opportunities that will fill up your camera's memory card. Mike's favorite critterscan be found in Anilao - rhinopias, blue-ring octopus, hairy frogfish, flamboyant cuttlefish & Bobbit worms, along with huge schools of jacks, great barracuda, sharks, and beautiful soft corals. Anilao is also the nudibranch capital of the world!

Crystal Blue Resort features 17 well-appointed air conditioned rooms, an excellent chef, wi-fi service, nitrox blending, and a photo facility with 25 camera bays (called one of the best in the world by guests and Undercurrent). This is an intimate resort that caters to divers and underwater photographers.

• $1899 includes an amazing 10 nights, 8-1/2 dive days, 34 dives, all meals, nitrox, and night dives. Ground transport to/from Manila (add $75pp shared van) and international air fare to Manila is not included. 

• Deluxe accommodations in rooms with air-conditioning

• Small 4:1 diver to guide ratios and long dives

• Daily photo workshops to help you improve your photography

• Most sites are just 10-20 minutes from the resort

• March is a great time to dive Anilao, with cool water, great visibility, tons of critters

• Single rooms are available, please email us for rates

• 7 night stays are available for $1,475

Anilao Photo Workshop Itinerary

Day one of the trip will include two dives in the afternoon. It is recommended that you arrive either the day before and spend the night at an airport hotel, or arrive before 10am on the morning of the first day. Sorry, we can't offer refunds for missed dives if you arrive late!

Each subsequent day of the trip includes four dives, two in the morning and two in the afternoon. There will be underwater photo seminars in between dives. On the last day there will be two morning dives and departure from the resort will be on the following day.

If you are ready for some fin-tastic muck diving in Indonesia, Kungkungan Bay Resort is a great choice. This is were muck diving began in Lembeh. For the Beneath the Sea Dive Show, we are offering a great special at KBR. Save $300 per person on a 7 night dive and accommodation package and the longer you stay, the more you save...!

A 7-night package with accommodations, meals, 18 boat dives is $1560 pp - Save $300 pp

A 10-night package with accommodations, meals, 27 boat dives is $2230 pp - Save $418 pp

A 14-night package with accommodations, meals, 39 boat dives is $3060 pp - Save $698 pp 

Just in time for the Beneath the Sea Dive Show, we have a fantastic special that includes a combo deal at both the Atlantis Dumaguete and Atlantis Puerto Galera. You may also choose either resort and a combo with the Atlantis Azores liveaboard, or better yet, you can book the "7 + 7 + 7" package with a week on the Azores and a week at both Atlantis Resorts. This is diving the Philippines at its best. We current have package special rates for groups and for individuals.

Atlantis Dumaguete