DIVER TRAVEL NEWS
Want to winter in Malta?
Malta remains on the British government’s no-go list for non-essential travel and a two-week quarantine is required on return for anyone who does go - but what if you feel it’s essential for you to go and work from there for an extended period this winter? Read more...
For that Dorset staycation
Bournemouth Beach Lodges re-opened in early August after lockdown with every other of the 24 self-contained seafront houses welcoming guests at any one time - and they could provide a base for divers holidaying in east Dorset in family or group bubbles. Read more...
Hop to Spanish hotspot
Spain was on for UK divers, then off - we hope it will soon be on again. Among the most highly rated mainland diving locations are the Medes Islands, and Ryanair serves the Costa Brava from many UK regional airports. Read more...
Diverse customers can offset their travel
UK dive-tour operator Diverse Travel is now a “Climate Aware” company, having partnered with sustainable development body ClimateCare. Read more...
Dive and chat in Cozumel
The Cozumel Scuba Fest in the popular Mexican resort runs from 27 November to 1 December and consists of diving the “Scuba Fest Route” in the mornings (two dives a day for four days), expert presentations on current topics such as coral-reef threats, a scuba exhibition and cocktail events each evening. Read more...
Sharks and rays by request
UK tour operator Oonasdivers has linked up with ScubaAddicts in Mozambique to come up with a new initiative – the Shark, Whale Shark & Manta Ray Adventure! Read more...
Whale sharks, manta rays and a line-cutter
Aqua-Firma carries out annual whale shark research and photography trips around the Mexican Caribbean island of Mujeres, and this year the team reported seeing more than 150 whale sharks on some days. Read more...
The Art of Critter Capture
'Capturing Critters in Lembeh' is the biggest underwater photography event in Indonesia’s Lembeh Strait, according to tour operator Oonasdivers, and is attended by divers from all over the world. Read more...
Bahamas specials for 2020
Following the recent devastation caused by Hurricane Dorian, blue o two is offering special incentives for divers to visit the Bahamas next year. Read more...
£2200 off Raja Ampat this November!
£2200 off Raja Ampat this November! Due to some late cancellations Dive Safari Asia is ...
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4-star Maldives resort offers top diving
A 4-star ‘superior’ island resort offering 116 villas “with vibrant, trendy and colourful interiors fused with tropical Maldivian designs”. That’s how Atmosphere Hotels and Resorts describes its OBLU Resort on Helengeli Island. Read more...
Four nights in Komodo
Emperor Divers Indonesia has put its researchers to work and has identified a demand among some guests for – hang on to your hats – less diving! Read more...
September deal at Somabay
A 7-night late-deal holiday at the Red Sea resort of Somabay is on offer from Holiday Designers. Read more...
One-stop cenotes diving with Maya Blue
Maya Blue, a PADI 5* diving and freediving centre, has been set up in the small town of Xpu-Ha, between Playa del Carmen and Tulum in Mexico's Yucatan, to help scuba divers at all levels as well as freedivers and snorkellers to explore the "Mayan Underworld". Read more...
Only women need apply
UK-based Luna, which describes itself as a "dive trip organiser and community creator", has been set up by divers Lucy Alfred and Ellie D'Silva for women "seeking a new adventure in an inclusive, female-focused group". Read more...
Buddying up in Bonaire
With its absence of strong currents, Bonaire in the southern Caribbean is ideal for learning to dive, says Diverse Travel, while experienced divers and underwater photographer will be glad of typically 30m visibility and extended bottom-times. Read more...
Nirvana in Tubbataha
Remote Tubbataha Reefs National Park in the Philippines contains 11 shark and 13 dolphin and whale species, and is a nesting ground for hawksbill and green turtles (not to mention its 600-plus fish and 360 coral species). Read more...
Big in Bali and Cocos
Dive Worldwide says it has two hot possibilities line up for divers seeking big pelagics. Read more...
Start of term for bull-shark divers
Ready for a load of bull sharks? The next intake for shark specialist Dr Erich Ritter’s SharkSchool on Caribbean Mexico’s Riviera Maya is on 10-16 December this year. Read more...
Faster to Socorro
“One fast, floating palace” is how the operator describes the Socorro Vortex, a repurposed Canadian Coast Guard vessel. The new liveaboard has been sailing to eastern Pacific big-animal hotspot Revillagigedo, aka the Socorro archipelago, since April. Read more...
Sharkweek Mozambique
Sharkweek Mozambique with ScubaAddicts gives you the chance to visit what Oonasdivers describes as some of the best shark-diving sites in Ponta do Ouro. Read more...
Elite yoga
Divers are being invited to join Jodie Roberts on board Emperor Elite from 14-21 September to dive the southern Egyptian Red Sea with the added appeal of yoga. Read more...
Hone your Galapagos image-making
Tour operator Aqua-Firma is encouraging photographers who have visited Galapagos to enter a contest for which it is sole sponsor, the Galapagos Conservation Trust photography competition. Read more...
Up on Indonesian walls…
Bunaken Oasis Dive Resort & Spa in North Sulawesi, Indonesia, has become the third offering from Best Boutique Collection, which already promotes dive resorts in the Philippines. Read more...
Cage nights with jumbo squid
Diving in the Sea of Cortez with Humboldt squid, the smaller cousin of the Pacific giant squid, is a real one-off experience, and it’s being offered on the liveaboard yacht Nautilus Gallant Lady. Read more...
Harmoni coming next year
Under construction and set to launch in July 2020, the 48m Emperor Harmoni will be Emperor Divers Indonesia’s second liveaboard, and is said to be one of the few in the region to have two engines. Read more...
Three weeks to spare?
Triton Bay is a diving hotspot just south of Raja Ampat in West Papua, and Divequest says that, with few liveaboards reaching the area, you could be one of very few divers to experience rare wonders – from whale sharks to flasher wrasse and the walking shark that was discovered only in 2008, the year the bay was declared a marine protected area. Read more...
Attractions of Solitude
Solitude Liveaboard & Resorts consists of two boats and two resorts, with one of each located in Indonesia. Its 36m aluminium-hulled catamaran Solitude Adventurer offers various itineraries from Raja Ampat to Komodo, with “a multitude of special trips” in between. Read more...