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Bear in mind that this is a two-week trip. The first week will be on land at Atlantis Dumaguete Resort (which seems like the Frogfish Capital of the World). The second week will be on Atlantis' newer boat Infiniti (which will have come out of drydock two weeks prior to our trip). On top of that, airfare from Manila to Dumaguete and back (Philippines Air) is also included in our package price as is the generous crew tip. But also be aware that there are some incidentals NOT included in our package price such as park fees and boat fuel surcharge. Nitrox is also an extra charge each week should you choose to dive that. At the resort in Dumaguete (I was there last year on my own), we'll have opportunity to do as many as five dives a day. You can also do fewer if you like, since each dive is a 1-tank dive and you come back to the resort. (The sites are really close by.) It also means, especially if you're a photog, that you can swap lenses or make adjustments between dives before going out again. Dumaguete is known for macro and muck diving, but I enjoyed the reef there as well. So not everything is muck. (I prefer the term "muck-ish.") And many of the dives were muck with an adjacent reef so you could choose. The one exception to all of this will be the day we go over to Apo Island to explore the reefs there and will likely get inundated by turtles. Our last day at the resort, we should get in two morning dives and then we'll board the boat in the late afternoon and take off on a northern route, exploring the many reefs there as well as have a shot at seeing some Thresher Sharks. We are at the resort September 12-19 and on the boat September 19-26. So the overall dates including travel will be September 10-27. Cost of the trip to Reef Seekers is going to be $6,499 (remember, this is for TWO weeks). Airfare LAX-Manila looks to be running around $800 or so. Because we're on a boat, we're limited in the number of spots we have so we can only take 11 divers (plus me). A $1,000 deposit will hold your spot and we'll do on-going payments every other month or so. If you're interested, either e-mail me here or call us at 310/652-4990.

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It's a gorgeous little island the diving, along with the overall ambiance, gets rave reviews. And it must be good because . . . we SOLD OUT less than 72 hours after we initially posted the trip. We are taking a waiting list though because . . . ya never know. If you'd like to get on that, either e-mail us or give us a call.

We’re going to Bonaire from June 12-19 (travel will likely have to start on June 11). We haven’t been in a few years and have decided it’s high time we go back. And we’ll be staying again with our good friends at Buddy Dive in a combination of 1- and 2-bedroom apartments. As usual, we’re booking their “Dive & Drive” package which means we get the apartment (plus breakfast daily – but on our own for lunch and dinner), six boat dives, unlimited shore dives, and a vehicle so we can to traipse around the island. We then add five more boat dives to that so that basically we end up with two boats dives each morning (except Sunday), free afternoons for shore diving, plus we’ll have one afternoon boat dive as well. We usually offer a dusk dive each night and will even throw in a true night dive (9PMish entry) one evening. On top of that, we’ll also include the crew/ staff tip and airport xfers in Bonaire. Cost for our part of the package is $2,495 which is based on three people per 2-bd apartment (one bedroom usually has a king bed and the other bedroom has two twins – each has their own bathroom) or 2 people in a 1-bd unit. Single supplement is available at a slightly higher cost. We’ve already got some folks on the interested list so if you’d like to give this some thought or make a commitment (a $500 deposit holds your spot), just give us a call at 310/652-4990 or e-mail us here.

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A total solar eclipse is definitely the most spectacular celestial event you can ever witness. And the August 2, 2027 eclipse, which runs through Luxor, Egypt, promises to be one of the most spectacular ever with almost 6½ minutes of totality. In 2010, we planned an Australian dive trip to coincide with an eclipse there and it was marvelous. There's no diving in Luxor (but obviously plenty to see). We'll also plan on a few days in Cairo so you can see the pyramids (which are almost as spectacular as a total solar eclipse).Pricing and exact sked still a work-in-progress but it's not too early to get on the "interested" list.

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