A roundup on dive travel and marine related stories
Posted in - Dive Resorts, - Liveaboard Dive Cruises, Dive Travel on Mar 29th, 2012
It was often difficult for divers with kids to find the right holiday where everybody can have some fun. By now there are a number of liveboard vessels around the world who accept children on some of there cruises which are specifically scheduled as family trips. The Aggressor fleet for example offers some family trips […]
Posted in - Dive Resorts, Dive Travel, Marine conservation, Wrecks on Jan 30th, 2012
Truk Lagoon We asked our newsletter readers this question recently. The right answer is 30 years. Many participants mad an extra effort and added comments, some where quite funny or even informative and we like to share them with you: 30 years. got my fingers, toes, legs and arms crossed, makes it really hard […]
Posted in # Fly&Dive Packages, - Dive Resorts, Dive Travel, U/W Photography on Nov 18th, 2011
Since I received my first NAUI Open water certification in the early 90’s I was always drawn to capture the excitement I experienced and to share it with friends, family and later clients. My first attempts with a SONY video 8 camera in a housing that resembled more the shape and size of a vacuum […]
Posted in - Dive Resorts, Dive Travel, Trip Report on Apr 7th, 2011
We just checked into our room. It’s 4 pm (2nd April ’11) and we rush back out again to the beach. Finally we have arrived. We dip our feet in the balmy turquoise waters surrounding Heron Island. Before we can get our bearings, 5 tiny little creatures hobble through the sand towards me. Their […]
Posted in - Dive Resorts, Marine conservation, Uncategorized on Mar 4th, 2011
Raja Ampat’s biodiversity never fails to astound. Three new species of reef fish were discovered at Misool Eco Resort by Dr Mark Erdmann during Fish Geek Week, February 11-18th 2011. This brings the total number of identified species in Raja Ampat up to 1414. Wow! Mark found 2 new cardinal fish from different genuses, Siphamia […]
Posted in - Dive Resorts, - Liveaboard Dive Cruises, Dive Shows, Dive Travel, U/W Photography on Feb 14th, 2011
Join the “Australasia Challenge” – at the 5th Underwater Festival 2011 Over 100.000,00 AUD worth of prizes to be won! What: Go diving and take pictures When: 2-11 Sep 2011 Where: Anywhere in over 20 Australasian countries or at one of the designated “fringe” events The Underwater Festival 2011 will be the biggest one yet. […]
Posted in # Fly&Dive Packages, - Dive Resorts, Dive Travel, Uncategorized on Oct 20th, 2010
You maybe excused if Tingwon is not part of your standard Geography. You can find the real answer by joining this trip organised by Lissenung Island Resort in Papua New Guinea. – or you can cheat and scroll to the bottom 9-day/8-night Exploratory Trip, Tingwon Island, 21-29 May 2011 During this 9-day trip, we will […]
Posted in # Fly&Dive Packages, # Hot Deals, - Dive Resorts, Wrecks on Jun 7th, 2010
Dive Palaus fabulous reefs 1 week dive package incl airfare from Coolangatta AU$ 2089 (every Monday) includes: direct flights from Coolangatta on Pacific Flier, air taxes,7 nights twin share accommodation at Seapassion Hotel in Korror, roundtrip airport transfers in Korror, daily breakfast, lunch & drink on dive days, 5 dive days with two dives each […]
Posted in # Fly&Dive Packages, - Dive Resorts, Dive Travel on Jul 31st, 2009
And you thought that hopping on a couple of planes for 48 hours to end up at a nice tropical island hideaway resort in Papua New Guinea for a weeks diving is the ultimate in going remote? Think again. Lissenung Island Resort just completed a 9 day expedition starting from their Resort in Kavieng, Papua […]
Posted in # Fly&Dive Packages, - Airlines, - Dive Resorts, Dive Travel on Jul 21st, 2009
UPDATED TAXES FOR PNG PACKAGES 22JUL09 With lower fuel cost and increasing competition on international flights to Port Moresby, Air Niugini has substantially reduced it’s tour based airfares to PNG, home of the world’s best tropical dive locations. This has allowed DIVERSION DIVE TRAVEL to substantially drop the cost of dive tour packages from Australia […]
