Bonaire - August
Bonaire is one of our favorite places to dive. Diving just doesn't get any easier than it does there. We keep our gear at the dive shop, down by the water and the reef in front of the shop is excellent. You can be sitting by the pool; decide to go diving; and in 20 minutes be on a good dive. You'd love it. We will be running 2 trips in 2009, one in March and our family trip in August. You can come even if you don't bring your family (or they don't want to come with you). On the August trip we will be staying and Diving with Buddy Dive Resort. Our accommodations are condos with two bedrooms, two baths, and a living room, dining room, and a kitchen. We also get a rental vehicle for each condo. It is a double cab pick up truck, which makes beach diving a breeze. The dive package includes 8 boat dives and unlimited beach dives. We have also managed to get you some special perks as part of the trip. We have FREE nitrox, and a restaurant voucher for their poolside restaurant worth up to $75.00 (50% off up to $150 worth of purchases). The great part of this trip, besides the diving, is that it is family month in Bonaire and it is a perfect time and place to take your family. They have children's programs and it may be possible for your kids to stay for free. Call me for details. The cost of this trip is $200 less for non-divers. To get details on our March trip, Click Here

Belize
The Great Barrier Reef lies half-way around the world. But the second longest barrier reef lies off the coast of Belize. And we are going to Belize in April. This is your chance to join us. We have chartered Peter Hughes' Sun Dancer, a luxury live aboard. This will allow us to explore the outer reaches of the reefs and atolls off Belize. Thes are places like Lighthouse Caye, Blackbird Caye, Turneffe Atoll, and the Blue Hole. It is even possible to encounter Whale Sharks at this time of year. The trip includes boat, all meals, drinks, and diving. Space is limited, so sign up now. The group airfare is higher than the current published airfare so we have just been purchasing air for divers as they sign up for the trip. You can even get you own air if you would like.

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Cozumel
A perennial favorite, Cozumel offers some of the best reef diving in the Caribbean. We have been doing an October trip there for the past fourteen years. It is one of the most popular trips that we run. We will be staying again at the Reef Club, which has been totally refurbished after Hurricane Wilma. This is an all-inclusive resort that provides us with our diving, all meals, drinks, and accommodations. We also include a lobster or steak dinner at a great restaurant in town one night. And you won't even have to worry about tipping the divemaster as they will be taken care of for you as well. Rich Mampe, our trip leader,is famous at the Reef Club. He knows everyone there and they take great care of us. This is a great trip. Dive the Palancar reef and you will see why Cozumel is a major dive destination.

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Nassau, Bahamas
When you need to dive but can't get a week away, come to the Bahamas for a quick weekend. This year we will be running several trips and they are sure to be a blast. As usual we will be diving with Stuart Cove. Many movies and tv shows have been shot with Stuart and his crew, including Flipper and Openwater. This trip includes 4 reef dives but other dives are available including shark dives, night dives, and wall flying (with scooters). We do not hold spots so it is important that you do not wait to make a reservation. There may be no spots left or the price could go up. So get you deposit in soon and get on one of these great trips.

Dominica
There are some really strange islands in the Caribbean. Dominica is one of them. Not only do you have dives like Champagne, where we have bubbles flowing from the sand on the bottom (caused by volcanic activity under the island), we also have hikes to the interior of the island where you can find towering waterfalls or boiling lakes. It is pretty wild stuff. George is leading the trip again and will be glad to be your guide both underwater and on the hikes. We stay at Castle Comfort which is a pretty small resort and we already have sold seven of the spaces. Call us now and reserve yours.

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Little Cayman
When people ask me where is the best diving in the Caribbean, my reply is Little Cayman. With Bloody Bay Wall and Jackson Bay, you will love the diving. We will be staying at the Little Cayman Beach Resort,with nice accommodations, great dive \ boats and incredible food. The trip includes 3 meals daily, 3 dives daily, airfare and accommodations. We will fly first into Grand Cayman and then hop over to Little Cayman. We actually land on a dirt runway and then taxi up onto the island's only road to off load. It it just amazing. I love being far away from the jetports and the crowds. Obviously, this is a small trip so sign up quickly.

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Curacao
After many years of visiting Bonaire, some friends convinced us to try Curacao. It is the next island to the west and a little more developed than Bonaire. During the last three years George, Jeff and myself haveall taken groups there and stayed at Sunset Waters Resort. We was very happy with them and we will be returning there in November. The trip will include airfare, hotel, all meals and drinks, and diving. Because you can only get airfare 300 days in advance, We will not have firm pricing until March.

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Truk, Palau, & Yap
One of the problems that we have is that we are very good at creating the "trip of a lifetime". There are several different ones that we run. This is one of them.We start out with about a week in Truk Lagoon (also known as Chuuk). This atoll and the dozen or so inlands that it emcompasses was a Japanese supply and repair depot during the Second World War. In August of 1944, Operation Hailstone, an air and sea assult on Truk sunk 50 Japanese ships and destroyed the facilities there. The US then bypasses the Truk and continued on to the Phillipines. With tankers and transports and airplanes lying on the shallow bottom of the lagoon, it became a divers paradise. It is some of the most fascinating diving that I have ever done. From there we go on to Palau, which I consider to be one of the most beautiul places I have ever been, both above and below the water. And finally, we continue to Yap to dive with the giant manta rays in Mil Channel where the come to be cleaned. It is a religous experience. We are still piecing it together, so let me know if you are interested and I will keep you informed.

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Sea of Cortez
Sea lions, manta rays, dolphins. Need I say more. This is exciting diving. As a matter of fact, I believe that the you will consider the sea lion dive one of the ten best dives that you have ever done. Add to that diving with the manta rays and maybe an encounter with dolphins (or maybe whales) and you will have an experience like we have had in the Sea of Cortez in past years. This year, We will be staying at Los Arcos in La Paz. We only have 12 spots reserved so let us know if you are interested.

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Red Sea & Africa
This is an absolutely incredible trip. We have done it twice now and it is my very favorite trip overall. First, we go to Egypt and spend a week diving some of the best dive sites in the world while on a liveaboard dive boat. Then we spend another week touring the wonders of ancient Egypt; the pyramids, the sphinx, the antiquities museum, and the Valley of the Kings. Then, finally, we head down to Kenya and spend a week on a photo safari. It will knock your socks off. Lions and zebra and elephants and giraffe. It is NOT Great Adventure. It is a great adventure. We are chomping at the bit to do this trip again. Hopefully, the world will calm down in the next year or so and we can make definitive plans. Let us know if you would be interested and we will keep you posted.

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* Indicates Approximate price. It is important to remember that all prices are based on double occupancy and on current airfares. Unfortunately airfares can change up until we actually purchase the tickets. (Then, of course, the airlines charge a penalty for any changes, if they allow changes). This is usually not a problem, but it can happen. Also please note that if you are signing up alone, we will try to line up a roommate for you, however, if we cannot there will be an additional charge for a single supplement. Again, this is not something under our control and we must pass this charge along. ** Plus Airfare *** Dates are not yet firm