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[med99map]

Hello Divers!

I'm just about to graduate from uni and I'll have a couple of months off before I'll start working. :dazzler1:

I'm planning to spend the two months from mid January to mid March somewhere in the world at a nice dive site. Since I'm planning to stay for such a long time, and diving is great, why not take the dive master course?

So, my question to you is, of course, where do I find this nice, tranquil but not boring, beautiful site with skilled instructors, good food and preferably hammocks suited for a sunset beer? As long as it is reachable with a major airline, it's good!

All suggestions appreciated, even the obvious ones!

Thanks,
Magnus

 

[ChristineG]

Indonesia would be great and relatively cheap. Bunaken Island in North Sulawesi is a diver's paradise. However, I was told that ex-pats start to go a little soft in the head after 6 months.

Good Luck!

 

[diver567]

It sounds like you would have a great time on Utila. It is an inexpensive but well established and professional place to take your DM course. You will get lots of experience and real life training. For a couple of dive store options check out www.utiladivecentre.com and www.crosscreekutila.com. Both these stores offer PADI DM courses and are both staffed by very experienced instructors. If you want more info PM me.

 

[Cudabait]

UTILA

No doubt...Utila is a great spot. Island economy is diving based. Other good options are: Steve at www.deepblueutila.com and Tex at www.riconet.de/ecomarine/

I'ts laid back and it ain't the Waldorf. People are great! On and on ad nauesem. PS, we'll probably be there from Feb thru March....maybe see ya there.

Regards,

 

[med99map]

Indonesia or Utila... both seem very nice!

But there must be more great paradise-like dive sites to do a dive-master course for a good price. How about somewhere in Thailand? The Red Sea? Micronesia? Borneo? Australia? Other? Africa?

I'm in Europe and the flights to south and central america are ridiculously expensive, so maybe not Utila after all. East is more affordable.

Keep the suggestions coming!

 

[shugar]

Hello Divers!

I'm just about to graduate from uni and I'll have a couple of months off before I'll start working. :dazzler1:

I'm planning to spend the two months from mid January to mid March somewhere in the world at a nice dive site. Since I'm planning to stay for such a long time, and diving is great, why not take the dive master course?

So, my question to you is, of course, where do I find this nice, tranquil but not boring, beautiful site with skilled instructors, good food and preferably hammocks suited for a sunset beer? As long as it is reachable with a major airline, it's good!

All suggestions appreciated, even the obvious ones!

Thanks,
Magnus

given your needs, i'd suggest puerto galera in the philippines... a very vibrant dive community, a night life, superb diving and a great selection of dive shops and centers... it's also the place where Asia Divers hosts the PADI instructor exams...

you want great diving and great weather as well as dirt cheap, then this should be the place... if you wnat to travel around the islands, there's are so many choices for any type of budget (AND it's reachable via major airlines hehehe)

post something in the Philippine Paradise Divers forum and the guys there will be glad to help... or look up some of the posts there, the options are overwhelming!

Jag

 

[dvrliz1]

Bonaire, Bonaire, Bonaire..klm Is Having Great Rates Right Now...laid Back, Tremendous Diving, Great People, Very Reasonable

 

[ChristineG]

You could do Egypt pretty cheep from Europe...especially if you stay w/ the backpacking crowd.

 

[TDS]

If you can find any place cheaper to live than Thailand, i will move right away (not really!), but many of our grads work on islands of Thailand and i never heard them complain. However, there are nice dive sites at Nha Trang in Vietnam (Jeremy's Rainbow Divers or Octopus Diving would be my favorite operations there), Borneo Divers in Malaysia and operations on Sipadan Island... Oh boy, don't get me started...

 

[Wisnu]

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