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20% off North Sulawesi Dive Cruise, June-July 2011

Wednesday, August 4th, 2010

Early booking special. 20 % off if you book one of these dive liveaboard cruises on the beautiful, brand new, sailing pinisi the Mandarin Siren before the end of August 2010 (while spaces last!): 24 Jun to 05 Jul 2011, 11 nights - North Sulawesi - 2500 Euro less 20% = 2000 ...

Coral Bleaching: Malaysia bans divers in bid protect reefs

Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010

Malaysia is renowned for its wonderful marine world and nearly half a million divers come here every year to admire some of the world’s most popular diving sites. The attention is fantastic as it helps raise awareness of some of the problems associated with global warming, yet on the other ...

Raja Ampat Days 5, 6 & 7

Monday, July 5th, 2010

More supreme diving. This is definitely the most extensive and superb diving I have yet discovered, and the topside is quite stunning too. Max took me for a microlight flyover on the last day revealing a vast number of unspoiled islands, lagoons, sand banks, forests, etc. there are only a small ...

Day 3 in Raja Ampat

Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010

What can I say about today. Glorious sunshine and the islands look even more pristine. And as for the diving - 5 manta rays swirling around my head for a whole hour. Sometimes they get up to 30 at a time here and almost never fail to find at least ...

Day 2 in Raja Ampat

Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010

Day 2 we spent much of the time looking for a WWII sunken plane wreck that a local fisherman claims to have found. By laying a huge loop from weighted rope, we hoped to be able to drag the "snare" until it caught on the wreck, which was believed to ...

Save up to EUR800 for Komodo-Sulawesi cruise, Dec 2010

Monday, June 21st, 2010

Moana is offering a special Komodo/Sulawesi combination cruise for the end of the year. The cruise will start its first 4 days into the Komodo National Park (from 30 Dec 2010 – 04 Jan 2011). From 04 - 11 Jan, the cruise will continue to Karomba-lompa - Kakabia - Batuata – Karang Koka - Hoga - Butung, ...

Raja Ampat, Papua Barat, Indonesia

Monday, June 21st, 2010

Just completed my first 2 dives here at Kri Island in Raja Ampat, indonesia. Having dived all around South East Asia over the past 20 years, I have not seen such an abundance of reef life before... Perhaps at Sipadan 20 years ago, only! But this area is huge... and ...

New Group offer for Lembeh Cottages, N Sulawesi

Saturday, May 15th, 2010

Now, when you book a whole Cottage (“Private Cottage”) at Lembeh Cottages in North Sulawesi, Indonesia, you pay for just 5 people, not 6. This Group Offer is ideal for families or small groups of friends. As each Cottage comes with its own Personal Chef - achieve exclusivity for a very ...

Shark mystery solved: Why threshers have huge tails

Friday, May 14th, 2010

The mystery of why thresher sharks have such huge tails has been solved. For years, biologists have been unsure why thresher sharks uniquely sport tails that can grow as long as the shark's body. Now video footage has confirmed their true function: thresher sharks use their huge tails to swat and stun ...

PNG: Low season special at Tufi Dive Resort, Aug 2010

Saturday, April 24th, 2010

For the month of August, Tufi Dive Resort is running a low season special which is come for 7 days and pay for 5 days so 2 free days of accommodation and meals. Contact Symbiosis for more

Andaman Islands (India) Liveaboard offer, Feb 2011

Saturday, April 24th, 2010

Also aboard the SY Siren 21 Feb - 02 March 2011 - was 3,300 Euro now with 20% off making it 2,640 Euro

Thailand & Thailand/Burma Liveaboard specials, Dec 2010

Saturday, April 24th, 2010

Aboard the SY Siren 12 - 22 December 2010 - Best of Thailand - was 2,200 Euro now with 20% off making it 1,760 Euro 23 Dec 2010 - 03 Jan 2011 - Similan Islands, Thailand and Mergui Archipelago (Burma) - was 2,600 Euro now with 10% off making it 2,340 Euro Contact ...

Indonesia: Banda Sea Liveaboard discount: Oct.

Friday, April 23rd, 2010

One of the most recent additions to the fleet of high end, sailing pinisi liveaboards in Indonesia is the exquisite Aurora, launched late last year. Symbiosis is offering a 10% discount on a liveaboard dive safari on this gorgeous vessel to the Banda Sea (Ambon ~ Maumere) 01-13 Oct (12 nights) Also, for small ...

Reefs, rainforests and a new eco resort in Indonesia’s far east

Wednesday, April 7th, 2010

[caption id="attachment_996" align="alignright" width="400" caption="Rock islands in Raja Ampat bay. Photograph: Alamy"][/caption] See this article about Misool Eco Resort, published in the UK's Guardian newspaper at the end of March. Learn more about Misool Eco Resort and the exceptional diving there. Interested to see for yourself? Contact Symbiosis Expedition Planning.

Puerto Galera Summer Special at El Galleon

Friday, January 29th, 2010

Asia Divers Summer Special Book 10 nights unlimited dive package at El Galleon, Puerto Galera, and get 3 more nights free Book 13 nights and get 7 free Both offers include accommodation, breakfast and diving. Asia Divers Summer Special Book 10 nights unlimited dive package at El Galleon, Puerto Galera, and get 3 more nights ...