Liveaboards in the Galapagos are strictly controlled. They must follow the routes directed by the government. Additionally, a diving liveaboard is limited to two land excursions per trip. All land excursions must be accompanied by a local guide. So you wont find any traditional liveaboard...
If you do a Caribbean liveaboard you won't be out in the middle of the ocean. You are never far from land and the boats almost always are anchored near an island or atoll for the diving and for overnight. Most liveaboards also allow their tender to be used for shore excursions so long as it...
Last October. I did several fun dives with Diving Guru in Unawatuna. Did not take any classes but observed a few of their instructors with students. The equipment they used was basic rental gear but in very good shape. There were only one or two students with an instructor. Classes were...
I have taken many trips to RR on a dive shop bus from Atlanta. We stayed either at the Holiday Inn or the Marriott Courtyard, which are the two hotel usually included as part of the RR dive packages. Once there, the bus is parked and we don't generally use it again until we leave since the...
Three years ago I did a couple day trips from Cartagena to the Rosario Islands. The diving was good. Vis varied greatly between the two days possibly due an approaching storm. The crossing back to Cartagena after the dives on the second day was not so good. It got pretty rough, not...
To get an idea about the cost of LoBs in Egypt and what they ships provide, you might do a search on Liveaboards.com for Egypt during the period in which you are interested in going. They have over 75 boats listed on their site and prices range from US$75 a night to well over US$250 a night...
I have been on Red Sea LoBs in Egypt, Sudan and Saudi Arabia which included hammerhead dives. The dives were conducted the same off all the LoBs due to the normal behaviour of hammerheads in the Red Sea. The dive begins by heading out to deep, blue water approaching or exceeding the...
XTC Dive Center in Xcalak also goes to BC when the weather is good. Xcalak is the last town in Mexico before the Belize border. I was there is February a few years ago and got to go to BC. The conditions are generally not good in January/February so I was lucky. It was a long boat ride out...
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OP might be referring to his post on Monday
The OP indicated he only had two pool dives and two open water dives. This would indicate he was a "scuba diver" and not an "open water diver." A PADI scuba diver can only dive with a PADI professional and only to a depth of 40 feet. To advance to "open water diver" he has to complete...
The ostracod dive (string of pearls) dive on Utila was fantastic. It only occurs as certain phases of the moon and you have to be comfortable without using your dive light. As soon you turn on your light, the ostracods go dark. Spent almost 30 minutes swimming thru the Milky Way. It was...
PADI has a resource material on its Pro website that might be of interest to you. A PADI pro has to access the material but can give it to a parent for free. It is called Children and Scuba Diving: A Resource Guide for Instructors and Parents. It is Product No. 70099. The first three...
Just got back from Sal, Cape Verde. Ended up doing 12 day dives and one night dive with Cabo Verde Diving. It was the low season for tourism in Cape Verde and not very many experienced divers on the island. I ended up selecting Cabo Verde Diving because it offered more dives beyond the basic...
Diving and snorkeling with the whale sharks in Oslob is a very controversial subject. I've had both a very positive experience diving with them but a negative experience snorkeling with them. I dived with a shop out of Moalboal. No more than 4 divers with a dive master who acted as a guard for...
Thanks for the info. I was supposed to be in Sal this morning but United cancelled my connecting flights in the U.S. Trying to get rebooked but having significant problems with United and TAP Portugal. If I make it to Sal I will check out Cabo Verde Diving.
I'm traveling to Sal Island in Cape Verde at the end of July and seeking recommendations for dive shops. I'll be staying at the Hilton. I am looking at the following shops: Atlantic Star Diving, Cabo Verde Diving, and Scuba Team Diving Center. I'm an experienced diver with over 1000 dives...
DAN training guidance provides the following:
Summary
Guidelines 4-6
4. Decongestants, such as Sudafed, are not routinely recommended for divers.
In selected divers, with minor difficulties in equalizing, decongestants may reduce the risk of damage to the ear and are therefore not unreasonable...
When I was there everything was closed because of the chief's death. I tried to book a tour of the north part of the island but no tours were running. There were no taxis available either. An employee of the hotel agreed to drive me around so I did get to see outside of the capitol building...
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