Aquanauts North East

GOZO 15th-22nd May 2010

£545

After a very successful and enjoyable first trip to the laid back Island of Gozo, we are planning another trip there next year on the above dates.

If you are looking for a good value dive holiday then Gozo is the place for you. It has fantastic wreck dives for those who are into wrecks, nudibranchs and sea horses etc. for those who like rummaging around and everything else in between.

The water temperature in May is an average of 18 deg, with visibility exceeding 30m and air temperature is high 20s to mid 30s.

If you have not been to Gozo or Malta previously and want to see some of the sites we have visited this year then feel free to look at the news section of our website or chat with those that were there this year.

Cost of the holiday is £545, but is subject to flight prices at the time of booking.

What's included:

7 day 10 dive package
Dive guide
Vehicle hire
Self catering apartment based on 4-5 sharing
Tank and weights
Transfers on Malta ( collect transport at Gozo ferry terminal)
Flights from Manchester
Extra weight allowance of 15kg for dive kit.

EXTRAS
Boat dives €25 per day (2 dives) Min no’s apply
Extra dives €10 per dive.
Night dives €15 per dive.
BBQ night €15

WHATS NOT INCLUDED
Dive\travel insurance
Nitrox
Equipment hire (approx. £10 per day depending on exchange rate.)

Ferry fees 4.66 euros

A £200 non-refundable deposit is required to book your place, followed by a £50 payment in october and the balance in March.

If you are an Openwater Diver and want to get the most out of the trip, it is highly advised to either do your Advanced Openwater course prior to leaving the UK or whilst on Gozo. This is due to local laws which dictate that to dive independantly of an instructor you must be qualified to Advanced Open Water level. Otherwise you must be accommpanied by an Instructor at all times.

However if you wish to do your advanced course whilst on Gozo this can be done for £150 whilst there.

Trip proposed on the boat M/Y Snapdragon 18 berths Red sea Divers price quoted today with flying from Newcastle was £849 contact shop for further details this is a very good deal and if we have enough people on the boat we can vary the itinerary to suit ourselves!! Week long liveaboard trip to the Red sea in sunny Egypt
SHARM EL SHEIKH - DIVESITES
SHARM EL SHEIKH GUBAL STRAITS
SHARM EL SHEIKH - RAS MOHAMMED

The diving in the Sharm El Sheikh area runs from Ras Mohammed at the tip of the Sinai peninsula all the way to to the Straits of Tiran Reefs (in the Gulf of Aqaba) on the northern east coast.

This area benefits from the shelter of the land and conditions are usually calm to moderate, unlike the western coast of Sinai which can get rough, as the winds blow down the length of the Gulf of Suez.

The entire area is under the protection of the Ras Mohammed national park therefore do not touch the coral or feed the fish otherwise you may find yourselves with a ticket from the rangers. Where ever you dive around the Sinai you are in for some excitement, fantastic coral and great diving.

Jackson Reef
Most northerly of the reefs of Tiran and the northern limit of day boats from Sharm El Sheikh. The wreck of the “Lara” lies at the northern end. There is superb wall diving along its entire perimeter, with numerous buttresses and gullies. Sightings of sharks, turtles and other big fish are not uncommon and you will find a huge diversity of different corals and sponges as well as clouds of trigger fish, masked puffers and banner fish. At the point you may be lucky and spot a Hammerhead in summer.