4 Night / 5 Day package to 2 of Bali’s top dive spots, Pulau Menjangan and Tulamben, home of the famous Liberty shipwreck, staying at the lovely Mimpi Resorts.

Price:
USD 563 per person twin sharing
USD 870 per person single occupancy

Inclusive of :
• 2 nights in Patio Room at Mimpi Resort Tulamben & Mimpi Resort Menjangan
• Daily breakfast at each resort
• 1 time set dinner at each resort
• 2 guided dives at Liberty Wreck inclusive of tank & weight, porter and guide
• 2 guided dives at menjangan island inclusive of tank & weight, packed lunch, boat transfer and guide
• Spa Aroma therapy massage on the last day
• Private return transfers in air-conditioned car

Conditions :
• Rate is net inclusive of 11% government tax and 10% service charge
• Applicable only for DIVE 2012 Show period (ie. NOW)
• Valid immediately for stays up until 31 JUNE, 2012
• High season surcharge USD 25 per room per night for period 21 December 2011 to 05 January 2012

Contact Symbiosis to book.

Only 4 days left to book one of these excellent offers at Kungkungan Bay Dive Resort, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Lembeh Strait is world famous as the mecca of muck diving. Almost all the underwater films you have seen of weird and wacky critters that live in the mud were filmed here. If you love critters and muck diving, you must come here! Kungkungan Bay is the original quality resort of Lembeh and remains one of the best.

Special 1
5 nights / 4 diving days (12 day dives)
Only US$ 1065 (a saving of $100)
 
Special 2
7 nights / 6 diving days (18 day dives)
Only US$ 1385 (savings of $200)
 
Special 3
10 nights / 11 diving days (33 day dives)
Only US$ 2098 (savings of $300)
 
Special 4
14 nights / 13 diving days (39 day dives)
Only US$ 2808 (savings of $400)
 
*Open Travel Dates
 
Offer includes the following: Accommodation in a Beachfront Cottage Suite (Upgrades available on request), 3 meals per day in the menu service restaurant, 3 day boat dives per diving day, free beach diving between 8am & 5pm, free WiFi, airport transfers in and out of the resort between 8am – 5pm,  tax and service charge.
 
4 DAYS LEFT TO BOOK! These special rates are only available if booked by November 14th, 2011, only.

Contact Symbiosis Custom Travel NOW to book and for additional travel arrangements in and to North Sulawesi.

If you haven’t had anything planned for 2012, mark your calendar if you are a kayak enthusiast.

Join this 11-days expedition to explore Palau’s hidden network of marine lakes, mangrove channels, marine tunnels, tropical beaches, and marine caverns, all in the serenity of nature.

This expedition is designed to be safe and fun, however, it does require an intermediate level of fitness and paddle experience. You will carry your own camping equipment on your kayak (provided at briefing), while guides and assistants paddle double kayaks with coolers, food, drinks, and supplies.

Sample Itinerary as follow:
13 March: Arrival
14 March: Koror: Briefing & Packing.
15 March: Nikko Bay
16 March: Risong Bay
17 March: German Lighthouse
18 March: Milky Way to Long Lake
19 March: Patch Reefs to Giant Clam Beach
20 March: Jellyfish Lake to Long Beach
21 March: German Channel to Ngemelis
22 March: Peleliu Historical Land Tour stay at Dolphin Bay Resort
23 March: Peleliu to Koror : Departure

Price: USD $250/per person/per day.
There are already 2 pax signed up for this trip (13-23 March 2012).

Includes: Kayaks, Paddles, & Life Jackets; Pelican Dry Boxes & Dry Bags; All Food, All Drinks, & Copious Snacks; Tents & Air Mattresses; Sheets & Camping Pillow; First Aid Kit; Crews: Guide Chef, Boat Captain, & Assistant; Solar Showers

For more information on kayaking Palau, click here. Or, contact Symbiosis for more details.

Several special offers are now available throughout the month of November for Siren fleets. Check it out!

Philippine Siren – Sailing from Puerto Princesa, the S/Y Philippine Siren brings you to the atolls of Tubbataha and Jessie Beazley reef for opportunities to see many different shark species – in 2011 guests sighted hammerhead, whale, tiger, white tip, silver tip and grey reef sharks – there are also vast schools of fish and a variety of turtles.
Date: 14-20 MAR 2012 (6 nights)
Location: Tubbataha
Price: was EUR 1,800 / NOW EUR 1,620 (10% off)

Mandarin Siren – Departs from Sorong for 10 nights diving the islands of Waigeo, Batanta, & Misool as well as the many sites in between. Wobbegong sharks, pygmy seahorses, wonderpus octopus and schools of bumphead parrotfish are to be expected, along with manta rays, reef sharks and fantastic corals.
Date: 01-11 FEB 2012 (10 nights)
Location: Raja Ampat
Price: was EUR 2,600 / NOW EUR 2,255 (15% off)

Maldives Siren – The 10-nights cruise departs from Male and ends in Khaadhoo on Laamu Atoll, diving Ari, Thaa, and Nilandhe atolls. Dive a wide variety of kandus and thilas and enjoy seeing reef sharks, macro life and even the occasional blue whale!
Date: 01-11 JUNE 2012 (10 nights)
Price: was EUR 2,600 / NOW EUR 2,210 (15% off)

Indo Siren – Departs from Bima Bay – a macro critter hotspot – for a 10-night Komodo safari which includes Castle & Crystal Rocks where white-tip, black-tip and grey reef sharks can be seen hunting and being cleaned. Manta and eagle rays are also likely and colourful corals and huge schools of fish round off the trip nicely!
Date: 19-29 AUG 2012
Location: Komodo
Price: was EUR 2,600 / NOW EUR 2,340 (10% off)

Note: applicable to all bookings made and confirmed in the month of November 2011

Contact Symbiosis to book your slot.

Boat: Indo Siren
Dates: 14-26 Oct 2012
Price: € 2,880 per person sharing (was € 3,200)
Validity: Must be booked before 30 November, but beware! The Dive 2011 Show in the UK takes place this weekend, 22/23 Oct, where this special deal will be on offer. Book quickly to avoid disappointment.

To book or for more info contact Symbiosis Custom Travel

Where: Angel Island Resort, Komodo, Indonesia
Offer:
* Pay for 4+ nights double/twin room get 1 extra night free for 1 person  (excluding diving). Save € 120
* Pay for 8+ nights double/twin room get 1 extra night free for 2 people (excluding diving). Save €230
When: For stays between the following dates:
11 November 2011 to 10January 2012 (including Christmas and New Year)
01 February to 31 March 2012

Contact Symbiosis Custom Travel to book

“Stay 7, Pay 5″ night deal at Kosrae Village Resort in Micronesia.

Bookings must be made by the end of Nov 2011, and stays may be at any time during 2012.

Bookings to Symbiosis Custom Travel.

45 Day Short Notice Special Offer at Atlantis Resorts in either Puerto Galera or Dumaguete.

Location: Atlantis Resort Puerto Galera or Atlantis Resort Dumaguete, Philippines
Offer: 15% Discount on bookings made within 45 days of arrival.

Guests can make new reservations at either Atlantis Puerto Galera or Atlantis Dumaguete and receive 15% off the normal, all-inclusive prices when booked within 45 days of arrival.

Conditions
This can be a stay of any length, subject to availability.
Available on new bookings only
No free spaces for groups
Cannot be used in conjunction with any other special or discount
Transfers and Nitrox are not included in the special offer
45 Day Special offer cannot be combine with the promo season rates

A stay of 12 nights or more will get an additional 5% discount

Combination Stay
Book a combination stay (eg. P Galera + Dumaguete) of minimum 12 nights (min. 7 nights in one resort plus min. of 5 in the other) will also get an additional 5% discount.

Enquiries and bookings to Symbiosis Custom Travel

Bangkok’s second airport, Don Muang, has been closed due to floods causing a cancellation of many domestic flights.

The airport also houses the government’s recently established emergency Flood Relief Operations Center, and one of its terminals has been converted into an overcrowded shelter filled with tents for about 4,000 people who fled waterlogged homes.

Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport, the country’s main international gateway, has yet to be affected by flooding and flights there were operating normally. Most of the city has been spared inundation so far.

WWF and the International Rhino Foundation (IRF) have confirmed the extinction of the Javan rhinoceros (Rhinoceros sondaicus annamiticus) in Vietnam.

Genetic analysis of 22 dung samples collected by a Cat Tien National Park – WWF survey team from 2009 – 2010 affirm that the samples all belonged to a rhinoceros that was found dead in the park in April 2010, shortly after the survey was completed. The findings, presented in a new WWF report, also point to poaching as the likely cause of the death, as the rhino was found with a bullet in its leg and had its horn removed.

The tragic discovery comes after a 2004 survey conducted by Queen’s University, Canada, that found at least two rhinos living in the park at the time.

Full story from the WWF here

Siem Reap – water levels are receding, weather is good and the flooding that was plaguing the old market area and Pub Street has gone and the roads are dry.
Access to all floating villages including Chong Kneas is not a problem.
Sambor Prei Kuk – its still problematic to visit this temple complex near Kompong Thom, though a private car can navigate the broken access road. The province remains the worst hit.
Phnom Penh – we’ve had some rain but the city remains dry and threat of flooding also receding.
Takeo & Phnom Da – the water levels are too high and the boat trip too uncomfortable for this trip to be included in any tours at the moment.

Dive 2011, UK Show Special

Book for 7 nights, pay for 6

Conditions of offer:
* Bookings must be a minimum of 7 nights All-Inclusive Dive Package
* Offer cannot be back-dated onto existing bookings
* Only applies to bookings made between 22 October and 31 December 2011
* Valid on stays up to 31 July 2012
* Black-out period: 23 Dec 2011 to 05 Jan 2012
* Cannot be taken in conjunction with any other offer made by Eco Divers
* All bookings are subject to availability
* Offer applies on pre-booked package only

Exclusions: Drinks, Tips, Diving equipment rentals, Lembeh Divers Permit, Incidentals e.g. night dives, Nitrox fills, spa services, land tours, mini-bar purchases, laundry, telephone calls

Offer open to all friends of Symbiosis Custom Travel. Contact us now for more details

Expedition Fleet in the Philippines has the following group deals in addition to the 5% discount offer to individuals (see earlier listing):

Pay for 7 divers, one goes free
Pay for 15, 2 go free
+ Free Nitrox

Boats that this offer applies to are:

Stella Maris
Apo Explorer
Borneo Explorer
Oceanic Explorer

… to all our blog watchers who are not interested in scuba diving! The reason for the rush of deals4divers blogs is that the UK’s DIVE 2011 Show takes place this weekend and our diving partners across South East Asia have generously given us a ream of great deals to offer to our followers.

We will get back to a more balanced offering of South East Asia tidbits once the mayhem is over.

If you do have diving friends, however, please do “like” some of these offerings in case they might be interested to take one up. : )

Symbiosis is offering a 10% discount on all Mermaid liveaboard dive cruises in Indonesia between now until the end of 2012… if you book and pay the deposit before the end of October 2011! Another Dive 2011 Show special, but open to all of our friends.

Check out the schedules and dive locations on our Mermaid pages here.