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Capture the Perfect Dive at Beqa Photo Seminar

February 8th, 2010

Updated: 08 Feb 10

Are you constantly striving for that picture perfect diving moment? Beqa Lagoon Resort invites you to a photo workshop with professional free-lance photographer Michele Westmorland. What better place than Fiji, the ’soft coral capital of the world’ to hone your underwater camera skills.

Beqa Lagoon Resort photo seminar will cover tips and techniques to improve your digital photographs as well as everything you need to know about processing and archiving, Lightroom and metadata amongst many other topics.

Your scuba dives in Fiji’s coral reefs at Beqa Lagoon, Shark Reef and Yanuca islands will offer you many photo ops of hammerhead sharks. Then wind down after a fun-filled day in your deluxe Fijian villa.

Dive The World has the following special packages for you:

Beqa Lagoon Resort – 7 Night Photo Seminar
14 – 21 Aug 10
Price: US$ 2,599
 Includes: R/T non-stop air LAX-FIJI via Air Pacific
5 x 2-tank diving and unlimited shore diving
Kayaking, hiking, Fijian cultural entertainment
Excludes: Air tax, air fuel surcharge.

Resort diving includes:
Dives, boat rides; unlimited and complimentary shore diving, experienced English-speaking divemaster(s) for max 7 divers (max 20 divers per boat), juice, biscuits, drinking water, tanks, weights and weightbelts.

Diving excludes:
Scuba equipment can be rented on arrival.

Resort accommodation includes: Deluxe air-conditioned Fijian villa, breakfast, lunch, dinner, return resort transfers to/from Suva or Nadi airports.

Destinations: Shark Reef (shark feeding) – every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday, Beqa Lagoon or Yanuca Island – every Sunday, Wednesday & Friday. No diving on days of arrival and departure.

Plan you next Fiji diving holiday at Beqa Lagoon Resort. Contact Dive The World right away on +66 (0)83 505 7794 or email blog@dive-the-world.com.

Note: All prices quoted are per diver sharing and subject to currency fluctuations.

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Dance Into Sulawesi Diving Paradise & Save $300

February 7th, 2010

Updated: 07 Feb 10

Save US$ 300 per diver!

Think you deserve a slice of paradise? Paradise Dancer will take you diving Sulawesi for $300 less!

Paradise Dancer is style epitomised with spacious en-suite cabins and world-renowned Peter Hughes service standards.

You will sail into a macro diving paradise. Meet curious cuttlefish at Lembeh Strait, snap pics of pinnacles covered with lilac coral trees at Bangka Island and swim with turtles at Bunaken.

Paradise Dancer – Early Bird $300 off!
If you’re quick! You need to book before 28 Feb 10
Lembeh Safari 12 Days 11 Nights 36 Dives
06 – 17 Jul 10
18 – 29 Jul 10
30 Jul – 10 Aug 10
Deluxe: was US$ 4,750 Now US$ 4,450
Master: was US$ 5,870 Now US$ 5,570
save US$ 600 per couple!

Includes: Cabin accommodation with air-conditioning, breakfast, lunch, dinner, biscuits, soft drinks, coffee, tea and water, one glass of wine for Dinner, dives, tanks (including Nitrox), weights and weightbelts, torches, experienced English-speaking divemaster(s), return transfers to the boat from Manado Airport in North Sulawesi.

Excludes: Port and National park fees, nitrox, scuba equipment, safety surface equipment, dive insurance, imported alcoholic drinks, flights, hotel accommodation.

Thinking about reserving yourself a slice of paradise? Come dive Sulawesi, contact Dive The World to book the stylish Paradise Dancer liveaboard at blog@dive-the-world.com or call us on +66 (0)83 505 7794.

Note: All prices quoted are per diver sharing and subject to currency fluctuations.

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Ocean Dancer Saves You $300 in the Maldives

February 7th, 2010

Updated: 07 Feb 10

Save US$ 300 per diver!

Think you’ll be up for drift diving in the Maldives come November? Book the MV Ocean Dancer before 28 Feb 10 and you get $300 off!

You can relax in MV Ocean Dancer’s air-conditioned saloon while dreaming about spotting whale sharks, happy in the knowledge that Peter Hughes will donate a portion of your payment to The Maldives Whale Shark Research Programme.

Enough lying around? Take a heart-pumping drift dive into South Male, North Male and Ari Atoll with hammerhead sharks.

MV Ocean Dancer – Early Bird $300 off!
If you’re quick! You need to book before 28 Feb 10
Maldives Safari 11 Days 10 Nights 25 Dives
28 Nov – 08 Dec 10
Price: was US$ 3,895 Now US$ 3,595
save US$ 600 per couple!

Includes: Cabin accommodation with air-conditioning, breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, coffee, tea, soft drinks and drinking water, wine with evening meal, dives, tanks, weights and weight belts, torches and experienced English speaking divemasters.

Excludes: Scuba equipment, dive insurance, alcoholic drinks, nitrox fills, port charges, fuel surcharge, Maldives Tax and compulsory Chamber Support fee. All tax and surcharges are payable in advance.

Do you want to plan your drift diving in the Maldives early? Contact Dive The World to book MV Ocean Dancer at blog@dive-the-world.com or call us on +66 (0)83 505 7794.

Note: All prices quoted are per diver sharing and subject to currency fluctuations.

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Komodo Dancer Saves You $300 Jun – Sep

February 7th, 2010

Updated: 07 Feb 10

Save US$ 300 per diver!

Do you demand professional liveaboard facilities combined with quality Komodo diving? Book before 28 Feb 10 to cruise the best of Indonesia aboard Komodo Dancer for $300 less!

Sail from exotic Bali on Komodo Dancer, the traditional Buginese schooner catering to serious divers with technical diving certifications and Jobo film processing available. Simply don your wetsuit, the attentive crew do the rest even giving you an après-dive back rub.

You will encounter Komodo Dragons on land and explore the Komodo National Park, 1 of the most biodiverse oceans in the world. Dive with leopard sharks and manta rays, then discover pygmy seahorses in the flourishing coral and sponges.

Komodo Dancer – Early Bird $300 off!
If you’re quick! You need to book before 28 Feb 10
Komodo Safari 11 Days 10 Nights 34 Dives
11 – 21 Jun 10
23 Jun – 03 Jul 10
17 – 27 Jul 10
10 – 20 Aug 10
03 13 Sep 10
15 – 25 Sep 10
Standard: was US$ 3,355 Now US$ 3,055
Deluxe: was US$ 3,555 Now US$ 3,255
Master: was US$ 3,655 Now US$ 3,355
save US$ 600 per couple!

Includes: Cabin accommodation with air-conditioning, breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, soft drinks, coffee, tea and water, one glass of wine for Dinner, dives, tanks, weights and weightbelts, torches, experienced English-speaking divemaster(s), island excursion to see the Komodo Dragons, and return transfers to the boat in Bali.

Excludes: National park fees, scuba equipment, nitrox, dive insurance, fuel surcharge.

Do you want to experience Komodo diving from a professional liveaboard? Contact Dive The World to book your taste of professional liveaboard cruising on Komodo Dancer at blog@dive-the-world.com or call us on +66 (0)83 505 7794.

Note: All prices quoted are per diver sharing and subject to currency fluctuations.

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9th & 10th Diver Free on Island Dancer II in Fiji

February 6th, 2010

Save US$ 559 per diver when you book 10! Do you want to explore the more distant treasures of Fiji’s marine life from a luxurious liveaboard? Island Dancer II is a great way to dive Fiji’s ‘soft coral capital of the world’. Read all about Dive The World’s special group discount here:

Fiji liveaboard Island Dancer II

Do you want to dive Fiji’s more remote treasures with just your buddies? Contact Dive The World to book your liveaboard holiday on Island Dancer II at blog@dive-the-world.com or call us on +66 (0)83 505 7794.

Note: All prices quoted are per diver sharing and subject to currency fluctuations.

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You Save $300 on Island Dancer II in Oct

February 6th, 2010

Updated: 06 Feb 10

Save US$ 300 per diver!

Do you want to extend your summer with an October diving holiday in Fiji? Island Dancer II is the choice of discerning divers.

You will receive superb service on this intimate Peter Hughes liveaboard. Island Dancer II carries a maximum of 10 guests and offers you ample room to tan ondeck with a cool complimentary drink. Dive into a kaleidscope of colour in the Koro Sea with chevron barracudas and ribbon eels. Or discover the Fijian culture by taking part in a warrior dance.

Dive The World has the following group discounts for you:

Island Dancer II – Early Bird US$ 300 off!*
If you’re quick! You need to book before 28 Feb 10
Koro Sea 8 Days 7 Nights 22 Dives
23 – 30 Oct 10
Deluxe: was US$ 2,795 Now US$ 2,495
Master: was US$ 2,995 Now US$ 2,695
save US$ 600 per couple!

Includes: Cabin accommodation with air-conditioning, breakfast, lunch, dinner, biscuits, snacks, tea, coffee, soft drinks and water, national brands of alcohol, dives, tanks, weights and weightbelts, experienced English-speaking divemaster(s), island visit, and return transfers to the boat fr om Suva airport.

Excludes: Fiji government cruise tax is payable in advance, park fees , scuba equipment, nitrox, dive insurance, imported alcoholic drinks.

Want to extend your summer with a diving holiday in Fiji? Contact Dive The World to book your spot on Island Dancer II at blog@dive-the-world.com or call us on +66 (0)83 505 7794.

Note: All prices quoted are per diver sharing and subject to currency fluctuations.

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Garden Island Resort Early Birds Save $231

February 6th, 2010

Save up to US$ 231 per diver! Be quick offer expires 31 Mar 10. Is scuba diving all you want to talk about on your holiday? Then you’ll fit right in at Garden Island Resort, the no. 1 resort for dealing with the unique demands of divers when diving in Taveuni. If you don’t want to hang out with people on their honeymoons, then this is the place for you in Fiji. Read all about Dive The World’s special offer here:

Are you looking for a holiday surrounded by other divers as keen on diving in Taveuni as you are? Contact Dive The World right away to plan your Fiji diving travel to Garden Island Resort at +66 (0)83 505 7794, or email blog@dive-the-world.com.

Note: All prices quoted are per diver sharing and subject to currency fluctuations.

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Coral Sea Campaigner Dives Into Remote Lihou

February 5th, 2010

Would you like to dive into the fray and help Protect Our Coral Seas? You Bet Your Wrasse! Nicola Temple is a Coral Sea Campaigner and has made it her life’s work to get into her scuba gear and find reasons to save our priceless marine heritage on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef.  Here is news from her latest trip to the remote Lihou Reef.

To Lihou and Back

When I heard about a research expedition that was headed to Lihou Reef in the Coral Sea, with berths for paying customers, I knew I had to go. For me, this would likely be a once in a lifetime opportunity. I had no idea how special it would be.

We spent 4 days travelling to Lihou Reef, stopping along the way to dive in the Great Barrier Reef and Marion Reef, and it was well worth the journey. The next 4 days we dove around Lihou Reef, one of the world’s largest atolls. I had no idea water could be so clear. When we anchored off Kathy Cay, I watched the anchor drop 20m to the sand bottom and it was still as clear as the moment it hit the water.

4 Days of diving in crystal clear waters, with abundant and diverse coral cover, large pelagic fish including grey reef sharks, black-tips, and silver-tip sharks, it is hard to single out a highlight. However, the dive that remains vivid in my mind was off of Anne Cay. We dove a wall we spotted on the marine charts and when we dropped down 30m, the sheer wall continued into the inky darkness, 500m further. Huge fan corals, 2m in diameter jutted out of the wall just below us. Curious grey reef sharks cruised by and a school of giant trevally gave us a look as they swam by.

POCS spokesfish, Barry, placing his wrasse on the line for Aussie's Coral Sea
I snapped photos continuously, trying to capture the immense diversity of life. As we came to the end of the dive, we were in about 6m of water when I caught sight of a Maori Humphead Wrasse – male and about 1.5m long. My dive buddy pointed to another 1, while I caught sight of a 3rd. We spent our safety stop surrounded by no less than 9 Maori Humphead Wrasse! Of course, my camera had long-since run out of batteries, but the memory is forever ingrained in my mind.

The Coral Sea, beyond doubt, is one of the most spectacular places I have ever been. There is a visionary campaign right now to protect this incredible marine environment, check it out and become a Sea Guardian today!

Cheers,

Nicola Temple, Coral Sea Campaigner

Do you feel inspired to take a holiday scuba diving in Australia’s Coral Sea? Contact Dive The World on +66 (0)83 505 7794 or email us on blog@dive-the-world.com.

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Sail into Raja Ampat on Seahorse at 20% Off!

February 5th, 2010

Updated: 05 Feb 10

Save up to US$ 864 per diver!

So you think you’re a serious diver? Not if you haven’t dived Indonesia yet. Sail away on MSY Seahorse, the Raja Ampat liveaboard for diving that surpasses world records time after time with over 200 fish species on 51% of your diving! And you get 20% off!

MSY Seahorse is beautiful to behold and a pleasure to cruise on.  Offering you personalised service with a ratio of 16 guests to 12 crew and all the cabins are air-conditioned with private en-suite hot water showers.

Sail into Raja Ampat for your large fish experiences with manta rays and experience “Frontier Diving” like no other place on earth. Then on to Misool where you will discover macro wonders like ghost pipefish in the tunnels and holes covered with over 600 colourful soft coral species.

Dive The World has the following special offers for you:

MSY Seahorse – Last Minute 20% off!
13 Days 12 Nights 44 Dives
05 – 17 Mar 10
Standard: was US$ 4,140 Now US$ 3,312
save US$ 1,656 per couple!
Deluxe: was US$ 4,320 Now US$ 3,456
save US$ 1,728 per couple!

Includes: Cabin accommodation with air-conditioning, breakfast, lunch, dinner, biscuits, soft drinks, coffee, tea and water, dives, tanks, weights and weightbelts, experienced English-speaking divemaster(s), return transfers to the boat from Ternate Airport in Halmahera, or Sorong or Fak Fak Airports in Irian Jaya (West Papua Province), depending on the boat’s port of arrival and departure.

Excludes: National park and Port fees, fuel surcharge, scuba equipment, torches, dive insurance, nitrox, alcoholic drinks, flights.

So you think you’re a serious diver? Contact Dive The World to sail away on MSY Seahorse the Raja Ampat liveaboard at blog@dive-the-world.com or call us on +66 (0)83 505 7794.

Note: All prices quoted are per diver sharing and subject to currency fluctuations.

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Your Buddy Gets 50% Off Spirit Of Freedom!

February 4th, 2010

Updated: 04 Feb 10

Save up to US$ 920 per diver!

Do you want the freedom to enjoy luxury and comfort in-between diving the best of the Great Barrier Reef? Spirit of Freedom is 1 of the most well kitted out and largest liveaboards you will find in Australia.

Spirit of Freedom takes you to the must-see sites where you could feed a giant potato cod almost as big as yourself at Cod Hole. Even inexperienced divers get to dive into the colourful Ribbon Reefs and remember your cameras to snap up barracuda and cuttlefish in the Coral Sea.

Dive The World has the following special offers for you:

Spirit of Freedom Cod Hole & Ribbon Reefs – 2nd Diver Gets 50% off!*
4 Days 3 Nights 11 Dives
08 – 11 Feb 10
01 – 04 Mar 10
22 – 25 Mar 10
26 – 29 Apr 10
Deluxe: was US$ 1,816 (AU$ 2,050) 2nd Diver US$ 908 (AU$ 1,025)
Standard: was US$ 1,639 (AU$ 1,850) 2nd Diver US$ 820 (AU$ 925)
Double: was US$ 1,418 (AU$ 1,600) 2nd Diver US$ 709 (AU$ 800)
Quad: was US$  1,152 (AU$ 1,300) 2nd Diver US$ 576 (AU$ 650)
save up to US$ 908 per couple!

Spirit of Freedom Cod Hole and Coral Sea – 2nd Diver Gets 50% off!*
8 Days 7 Nights 27 Dives
05 – 12 Apr 10
26 Apr – 03 May 10
Deluxe: was US$ 3,677 (AU$ 4,150) 2nd Diver US$ 1,839 (AU$ 2,075)
Standard: was US$ 3,323 (AU$ 3,750) 2nd Diver US$ 1,661 (AU$ 1,875)
Double: was US$ 2,902 (AU$ 3,275) 2nd Diver US$ 1,451 (AU$ 1,638)
Quad: was US$ 2,370 (AU$ 2,675) 2nd Diver US$ 1,186 (AU$ 1,338)
save up to US$ 1,839 per couple!

* This offer applies to new bookings only for the 2nd diver on the same trip and cabin type.

Includes: Cabin accommodation with air-conditioning, breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, coffee, tea, Australian wines and soft drinks with evening meals, water, dives, tanks, weights and weight belts, full return transfers to/ from Cairns city accommodation and daily cabin service.

Excludes: Nitrox, scuba equipment, dive insurance, torches and cyalume sticks. Environmental Management and Fuel surcharges are payable on board. Alcohol and soft drinks not detailed above.

Do you want to be free to dive Australia’s Great Barrier Reef while enjoying luxury and comfort aboard Spirit of Freedom? Contact Dive The World to plan your holiday on +66 (0)83 505 7794 or email blog@dive-the-world.com.

Note: All prices quoted are per diver sharing and subject to currency fluctuations.

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