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Yap & Palau - 2 Islands, 1 Trip

Yap and Palau - Best of Micronesia, 14 Days

May 2-16, 2015  $3,599

We are now offering an amazing special from Chris at Palau Dive Adventures (Palau) and Bill at Manta Ray Bay Resort (Yap). This 2 islands, 1 trip special gets you diving the best of Micronesia.

** Available only for 12 people during the given dates at this one-time special rate...!

** One week at Manta Ray Bay Resort, Yap and once week at Palau Royal Resort...!

** Complimentary room upgrades, 7 nights in each country, 3 dives per dive day...!

** Includes breakfast and lunch on dive days, nitrox, Wi-Fi, late check out, and ground transfers...!

** Palau includes a Peleliu tour, jellyfish lake and 13 dives...!

$3,599 per person Contact us for additional details. We can arrange flights on United or China Airlines.

May 2-9, 2015 Yap / May 9-16 Palau  Space limited to 12 divers…! Act fast.

Viti Levu Fiji - Wananavu & Matava Resorts - Last Minute Deal 10 Nights $3639

Here is your opportunity to experience 10 nights of Polynesian Paradise and scuba diving at its best. We are offering this last minute deal from travel November 6-18, 2013 with a small group from San Francisco. We will be departing Los Angeles (LAX) to Nadi (NAN) on November 6 and returning to Los Angeles on November 18, 2013. We will be staying at Matava Eco Resort for 5 nights and Wananavu Beach Resort for 5 nights. This trip includes island bure accommodations, all gourmet meals, scuba diving at both resorts, domestic Fiji air transfers, and round trip air fare LAX-NAN-LAX. Amazing $3639 ppdo. Contact us for the detailed itinerary!

Matava Eco Resort

  

Our 5 night dive package includes 5 nights in ocean view traditional bure, all meals (breakfast, lunch, dinner, unlimited tea/coffee), traditional lovo feast and kava ceremony, 10 dives with Mad Fish Dive Center (3 days/3 tank + 1 night dive).

Find your spirit of adventure as you experience the magnificent beauty of a remote unspoiled tropical Fijian Island. Plunging volcanic rainforest slopes meet azure coral lagoons and the Great Astrolabe Barrier Reef, a rare untouched slice of nature unfolds before your eyes.

No roads, no noise, no stress. Traditional thatched Fijian bures hug the jungle fringes. Private sun decks gaze over turquoise lagoons. Solar powered lighting, solar hot water and no carbon footprint.

Relax in the splendor of your private en-suit bure as you contemplate the stunning sunset and anticipate the evening's dinner of fresh fish, fruits and organic vegetables, grown right before your very eyes and served by lantern light on the ocean terrace.

Dive the world renown Great Astrolabe Barrier Reef in style from the 31ft custom built Dive Me. Indulge in valet diving from our on site award winning PADI 5 Star dive center.

 

 

Wananavu Beach Resort


Our 5 night dive package includes 5 nights in garden view bure, all meals (breakfast, 2 course lunch, 3 course dinner), 6 dives with Dive Wananavu dive center (3 days/2 tank), unlimited shore diving.

If you are looking for a true Fijian experience away from the major tourist areas then wananavu is where you want to be. Wananavu is a truly idyllic resort offering an island paradise experience with mainland convenence. Just a 2 and 1/4 hour journey from Nadi International Airport will have you being met with the biggest Bula in Fiji and tasting your first coconut before most visitors have even reached their island destinations.

Wananavu boasts 34 deluxe bures and the uber chic 4 bedroom Villa Vanua amongst the lush, tropical gardens, dotted along the beach front or perched on the hillside overlooking the azure Sailstone Reef and the Nananui Islands.

You haven't dived Fiji until you dive Wananavu and you haven't dived Wananavu until you dive the Bligh! The Amazing Maze, Breath-Taker, Golden Dreams, Mellow Yellow, G6, Black Magic Mountain, Instant Reply…names that will become etched in your memory. World class diving delivered by our PADI Gold Palm Certified team will have you coming back again and again and again. From beginners to braggers, there's something for everyone at dive Wananavu; from the thousand fish frenzies of Sailstone Reef to the awe inspiring soft coral and big, big fish of the Bligh Waters.

 

Anilao Photo Workshop & Clinic Group Trip - Crystal Blue Resort - Anilao, Philippines

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.

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. 

 

 

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