The 7th Angkor Photo Festival will take place in Siem Reap from 19 to 26 November 2011.

Created in 2005, the Angkor Photo Festival is the first photography festival to be held in Southeast Asia. Each year the weeklong event features exhibitions and outdoor slideshows by celebrated and emerging photographers in Siem Reap.

The strong educational goals of the Angkor Photo Festival sets it apart from other photography events. At the free Angkor Photo Workshops, renowned photographers tutor emerging Asian photographers, while the festival operates its own outreach program, the Anjali Children’s Photo Workshops.

More about the festival here.

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20% off on diving and accommodation at Puerto Del Sol, Busuanga Island. Dive the famous Coron Wrecks and the reefs of Busuanga. Offer is valid for booking only until 30 Sept 2011. Contact Symbiosis now.

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Departs from Bima Bay – a macro critter hotspot – and ends at Maumere, Flores. This fabulous 12 night extended Komodo tour will visit the regular sites of a Komodo itinerary including Castle & Cannibal rocks, Manta Alley and Gili Banta, as well as exploring the reefs along the northern coast of Flores Island.

Dates: 14th-26th October 2012
Price: was 3200 Euro, now 2880 Euro per person sharing a cabin
Boat: Indo Siren

This monthly offer is valid for new bookings only between 1st and 30th September 2011.

Contact Symbiosis Custom Travel to book.

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Departing from Male, visiting Rasdhoo, Ari, Thaa atolls before ending the 10 night safari in Laamu . Schools of reef sharks & hammerheads can all be sighted in the kandus, whilst whale sharks visit the shallow bays which are excellent for critter hunting too!

Dates: 1st -11th June 2012
Price: was 2600 Euro, now 2210 Euro
Boat: Maldives Siren

This monthly offer is valid for new bookings only between 1st and 30th September 2011.

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Thailand diving is still amongst the World’s best and a 10 night cruise to Phi Phi, the Similan Islands & Richelieu rock will show you why. Leopard sharks, seahorse, harlequin shrimp and schools of barracuda. Manta rays, warm water and great viz – a great way to start end the year.

Dates: 20-30 November 2011
Price: Was 2300 Euro, now 1840 Euro per person sharing a cabin
Boat: Oriental Siren

This monthly offer is valid for new bookings only between 1st and 30th September 2011.

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10 night itinerary in the Visayas departs from and returns to Cebu with dives at Cabilao, Balicasag, Pescador & Dauin. A fantastic mix of steep reefs, schooling fish & dark sand dives.

Dates: 03-13 July 2012
Price: was 2600 Euro, now 1820 Euro per person sharing a cabin
Boat: the Philippine Siren

This monthly offer is valid for new bookings only between 1st and 30th September 2011.

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Cyclists and adventure holiday seekers from all over the world are being invited to sign up to the Angkor Wat Bike Race & Ride presented by CIMB Bank.

The event, organised by Village Focus International, will take place on Saturday 3rd December, and allows travellers to experience Siem Reap’s magical temple complex at a unique time when the Angkor roads are closed off to traffic.

The Bike Race & Ride encourages participants of all ages and fitness levels to cycle through the beautiful temples of the UNESCO World Heritage Angkor Wat temple complex to help raise funds for Village Focus International’s life changing work supporting vulnerable children and sex trafficked victims.

Since the event began in 2006, it has grown each year and raised a total of US$100,000 towards empowering young people and communities break out of poverty.

Village Focus International and CIMB Bank are hoping to raise over US$50,000 (net proceeds) this year and beat previous participation figures.

The Angkor Wat Bike Race & Ride is entering its sixth year this year. Last year 400 participants took part and organisers are expecting 600 this year. In 2010 participants from over 25 different nationalities took part.

For more information on how to plan a visit to Cambodia timed to participate in this fun event, contact us now at Symbiosis Custom Travel.

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6 Day liveaboard dive cruise in the Komodo National Marine Park, Indonesia aboard the lovely Moana

Offer: 10% discount for bookings on the following dates:

10th – 15th September
17th – 22nd September

Diving cruise, includes unlimited diving: 1.112 Euro per person (normally 1.235 Euro)
Non diving cruise: 890 Euro per person (normally 995 Euro)

Book now with Symbiosis Custom Travel

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If you haven’t got plans for 16-28 September 2011, come to Misool Eco Resort, Raja Ampat, Indonesia!  We’re offering a special 10% discount on full board accommodation for the first trip of this stunning eco resort’s 4th season of operation.  

Aside from the obvious appeal of spending 12 nights on an idyllic private island surrounded by the world’s richest reefs, Misool Eco Resort has two extra special treats in store for you:  

1) You’ll be the very first to try out the brand new Spa Services and signature Misool Brand spa range.  The range is handmade in small batches in Indonesia and is 100% natural, using only sustainable products like virgin coconut oil, pure cocoa butter, essential oil of clove….   

2) You’ll have a good chance of spotting mantas on the House Reef!  What September in Raja Ampat lacks in visibility is made up for by an explosion of life feasting on the passing plankton.  Clouds of shimmering anchovies, squadrons of mobula rays, hunting pelagics… and in addition to the usual suspects you will encounter at the Manta Cleaning Station, you could even see Mantas feeding on the Misool Eco Resort House Reef.  The first two of the season arrived last week, cruising back and forth under the pier. We hope they’ll stick around for you!  

Contact Symbiosis now to book while still room!

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Late Cancellation offer below, helping divers to find replacements for this 5 day Komodo dive trip;

1st – 5th September 2011 on KM Black Manta, 5 days / 4 nights (13 dives)

En-suite cabin S$1,150 per diver
Normal price is S$1,650 per diver, giving a saving a S$500 each

Marine park & harbour fee; S$110 per diver

Departure; 5pm (Thu) 1st Sept, Labuan Bajo, Western Flores
Return, 7am (Mon) 5th Sept, Labuan Bajo, Western Flores

A MUST see diving destination, Komodo is as enchanting & exotic above the water at it is below.  On the last trip, eagle and manta rays were seen along with many white-tip reef sharks and more.  Finish with a trek in search of the Komodo dragon and witness millions of fruit bats fly fill the sky at sunset.     

Contact Symbiosis Custom Travel for details.

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Southern Visayas 19-26th September 2011, was 1700Euro. 20% off > now 1360Euro
Special 7 night itinerary in the Southern Visayas departs from, and returns to, Cebu with dives at Cabilao, Balicasag, Pescador & Dauin. A fantastic mix of steep reefs, schooling fish & dark sand dives.

Contact Symbiosis to book.

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The Federation of Oceania Rugby Unions has confirmed that the Papua New Guinea Rugby Football Union (PNGRFU) will host the 2011 Oceania Cup to be held in Port Moresby, between 29 November and 8 December 2011.

The nations set to compete in the Oceania Cup are American Samoa, Cook Islands, New Caledonia, Niue, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Tahiti, Tuvalu and Vanuatu.

Papua New Guinea are the defending Oceania Cup Champions.

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This short report from the BBC’s Fast:Track programme highlights how much more there is to see on the archaeological front in Cambodia than just Angkor Wat. The country is simply riddled with ancient monuments and at most of them you will not find other tourists clambering over the broken stones, ruining your solace.

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Green Season special for summer 2011 at the lovely boutique residence in Siem Reap, Cambodia – The HanumanAlaya.

Valid through to 30 September 2011, if you stay for 3 nights, you only pay for 2, or stay for 4 nights and only pay for 3, or extend to five nights and pay for 4.

Stay for 2 nights or more, you will also get one complimentary dinner or spa treatment, free transfers to and from the airport, and a free room upgrade on arrival, subject to availability.

Siem Reap is the home town of the famous Angkor Wat, the world’s largest single historic religious monument and UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Contact Symbiosis Custom Travel to book now.

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Mekong Skies

On the left, the tallest, completed building in Cambodia, the Canadia Tower. On the right the half built Sokha Resort complex currently being developed on the Chroy Changvar peninsular, opposite the popular Phnom Penh waterfront.

More pics on the Symbiosis Custom Travel Facebook page.

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