partner dive centres

Our Partner Center on Madeira, Manta Diving is located in Canico de Baixo, directly at the beach of the Galo Resort Hotels.


The Diving Center:
Manta Diving is managed by Gabi and Stefan Maier and is the only Center located in the Underwater Nature Reserve of Madeira. Your own diving equipment can easily be brought to the Center with the elevator and can be stored there. A separate wet room with freshwater showers is available for the divers.


Equipment::
Manta Diving is equipped with up-to-date rental gear, that is maintained and checked by skilled personnel on a regular basis. Complete sets of scuba gear is available for rent.


Education:
Manta Diving offers BARAKUDA/CMAS/DTSA and PADI dive courses from beginner up to assistant instructor. Small dive groups ensure a very high standard and individual training without any stress.


The House Reef:
Diving at the house reef is a real adventure. You can explore 4 different sites that can be accessed via 4 easy entries. The Atlantic fauna and flora and the warm ridges of the Gulf Stream provide a variety, which can almost be compared to tropical waters. Ideal for beginners, experienced divers and snorklers. Film and photo lovers will surely have a great time in this "healthy" underwater world. Caves and grottoes, large groupers, barracudas, trigger fish, parrot fish and with a little bit of luck also mantas, make most of the guests to come back. Further dives sites can be reached within 5-20 Minutes by boat.


Boat Diving:
Boat trips to further interesting diving sites are organized on a regular basis with their custom designed 2 x 75 PS aluminium speedboat.

Barakuda Club, our Partner Center in Tenerife, Spain, under the management of Heinz Scheffler, is located in Playa Paraiso, on the south west coast of Tenerife.



Location:
Playa Paraiso is a small urbanization with 4 large hotels. The diving school is located at the entrance of a large pool, all surrounded by palm trees and subtropical plants. This pool resort, called "Lago Paraiso", is ideal for families as well as for singles.



Dive Sites:
You can observe a large variety of fauna in a varied volcanic underwater landscape which is formed of 3 large lava stone reefs with overhangs, drop-offs, small caves, channels and sandy areas. The fauna includes sponges, large coloured anemones, moray eels, shoals of brace and reef perch, rays, barracudas and many other species. If you are lucky, you might see sharks, prickly mackerel and tuna.



Diving Operation:
Diving excursions are offered on a regular basis twice a day, excluding sundays. All diving excursions are guided by experienced diving instructors and dive guides, in groups of a maximum of 5 to 6 divers of similar level. On the relatively few days of bad weather, you are driven to diving areas at other sections of the coast (30 to 60 minutes drive).



Other Attractions:
A most extraordinary experience is snorkelling with whales along the coast. Excursions are offered weather depending. Tenerife is a tropical paradise, with excellent weather year round, plus a huge variety of scenery and terrain. The diving center will help you to reserve a rent-a-car to explore this beautiful island. Playa Paraiso is a paradise for Golfers.

Our partner in France is located on the world famous beach of St. Tropez. With it´s 7 Km length, it is certainly on of the most beautiful in Europe.


Location:
European Divers is located in a very nice and comfortable holiday village called the “Kon Tiki”. The village has direct access to the beach.


Dive Operation:
The diving center offers daily excursions in small groups. All trips leave by rib and are guided by experienced diving instructors and dive guides. The center offers professional instruction through PADI and CMAS, children courses from 8 upwards, Nitrox and Rebreather courses, Technical diving. The center is open from April through October.


Dive Sites:
Explore the spectacular coastline with Alex an his crew. There is a big diversity of dive sites ranging from colourful reefs, canyons, shallow rocky areas and drop offs covered with sponges and gorgonian fans and teaming with marine life. There are regular sightings of grouper, barracuda, congers, morays, octopus, nudibranchs, lobsters and precious red coral. With a bit of luck you might see dogfish, sunfish, electric rays, seahorses, etc. Most dive sites are suitable for beginners and experienced divers. There are about 20 naval and civilian wrecks in the area, including a submarine.


Other Activities:
Get to know and love the Cote d´Azur, South of France. Great sightseeing options inland. Monaco, Nice, Cannes!

Croatia’s coast can be considered as one of the most beautiful and interesting diving areas in the Mediterranean. Endless bays, islands, wrecks, coastal cliffs and national parks, together with the numerous cultural highlights, make this country a real diving treat.


Dive Center:
Our Partner Center in Croatia, Najada, based in Murter, a small island on the Dalmation coast, is run by Anna Nokela.
The small and personally managed Dive Center is situated directly on the beach front in the centre of Murter. With many years of experience in both the local diving industry and with international clientele, the team can assure divers very high standards.


Diving Operation:
The dive center offers half-day trips with two speed boats. The dive sites around Murter can be reached in 10-40 minutes. Your diving holiday highlight is of course a visit to the Kornati National Park, which the dive boats go to once or twice a week.


Liveaboard Diving Safaris:
One week diving safaris are offered on the comfortable boat Konkordia. The final destination is the Vis National Park, near Split. Split is also where divers disembark from their unforgettable days on this well-accommodated boat.


Getting there:
Zadar or Split airport can be reached in 2 –3 hours from most European major cities. Transfers by car take between 1/2 to 1.5 hours. From Europe one can also drive to Murter. Depending on which country you start from, the journey takes about 5-18 hours.

The Seychelles, a group of about 115 islands which lie 1600 km (990 miles) off the coast of east Africa, are considered to be the most beautiful islands in the world. The islands are predominately granite islands and due to oceanic isolation have managed to preserve a large number of unique species. The warm waters, abundant fish, colourful corals, high standards and friendly people draw many year after year to this top dive travel destination.
Angel Fish Dive Center, our partner in the Seychelles is located on Mahé, one of the three central islands. Aside from palm-fringed beaches and superb snorkeling and diving, there´s also plenty of forest wilderness with an abundance of wildlife.

Location:
Angel Fish Dive Center is located in the brand new Angel Fish Yacht Charter base at the waterfront between the airport and Victoria. The center offers free hotel pick up service.

Dive Operation:
All trips leave by catamaran directly from an easy access jetty. Complete sets of brand new scuba gear is available for rent. Angel Fish offers a full range of high quality services, diving excursions, full day trips and diving cruises around Mahé, La Digue and Praslin Island, PADI diving courses and snorkeling trips. All dives are guided by multilingual dive guides and instructors. The groups are kept very small to enjoy the tranquility of the unspoiled underwater scenery. Crowded dive spots are unknown in the Seychelles. Diving is possible all year round, with the best diving conditions being in March to May and September to November when seas are calmest, the visibility can be over 30 meters and water temperatures reach 29´C. At this time more remote sites from Mahé can be accessed.

Dive Sites:
While the outlying islands are coral atolls the impressive granite underwater formations around the "Inner Islands" made Mahé and Praslin famous all over the world. The dive sites vary in depth from 8 to 30 meters and provide conditions for divers of all abilities. The waters are home to more than 150 fish species and over 100 species of coral, and visibility enables perfect underwater photography conditions. The Southeast Trade Winds bring colder, nutrient-rich waters in July and August, making access to the offshore sites difficult and visibility will be reduced by plankton. These conditions encourage the appearance of whale sharks, mantas and giant stingrays.

The Red Sea - Sharm el Sheikh, Sinai, Dahab, Taba, Hurghada, Ras Mohammed, Blue Hole, Rocky Island, Thistlegorm, Brothers - legendary names in the diving-world.

Diving with Sinai Divers you can explore these famous and unique dive-spots Quality, safety, fun and the best service are guaranteed with Sinai Divers. Luxurious live-aboards, top dive-sites, diving for the whole family, small groups on our Extra-boat dive-program, Tec-diving, education from Bubble Maker to Dive Master and Instructor, Nitrox for free.

Our friendly professional staff is looking forward to welcoming you with a great smile. Visit our website and you will find plenty of information, great underwater and top-site photography, cool downloads and much more.

The Partner Center in Thailand is located in Phuket and Khao Lak by the Andaman Sea. This magical part of the world brings people from all over the globe. Here the tropical waters are temptingly warm all year round. The people are among the friendliest you´re likely to meet. The cuisine, Thai and international, is outstanding.
And did we forget to mention the diving? To put it simply: Thailand has some of the best diving the world has to offer.
With Sea Bees your´re in good hands!


Diving Operation:
The multilingual and very experienced dive team has highly qualified CMAS and PADI professionals. Their custom built dive boats, designed especially for Sea Bees Diving, are certainly some of the best in Southeastasiant. Small dive groups ensure that safety is top priority.


Equipment:
At Sea Bees only high quality modern diving equipment is used. Complete sets of scuba gear from Oceanic, Scubapro and Seaquest, Dacor and Mares are available for rent.


Two Dive Centers, second to none:

Phuket:
Thailand´s most popular holiday destination with excellent amenities
Season: All year round
Local airport: Phuket International
Offers: Daytrips around Phuket
Similan Liveaboard
Diving Education PADI and CMAS
Dive Boats: "MV Excalibur II" (daytrips Phuket), "MV Marco Polo" (Liveaboard)

Khao Lak:
Newly developed holiday paradise 60 km north of Phuket
Season: October - April
Local airport: Phuket International
Offers: Daytrips to the Similan Islands
Diving Education PADI and CMAS
Dive Boats: "MV Stingray" (Daytrips Similan) "MV Runaway" (Bonsoong-Wrack) "MV Genesis 1" (liveaboard)

Sea Explorers Inc, our Partner Center in the Philippines, founded by Chris Heim and Patrick Gillieron, is the most experienced operator in the area. They operate six dive centres in this southern Philippines region, namely in Dumaguete-Dauin, Negros Oriental (main center), Alona Beach, Panglao, Cabilao Island on Bohol, Moalboal-Cebu, Malapascua-Cebu North, Siquijor Island.


Diving Operation:
Sea Explorers, operating many dive centers in the Visayas, offer the world´s unique Island Hopping experience. You dive at many Sea Explorers dive centers and also in between on the way from a dive center to the next one. Whenever possible, the transfers in between the destinations are done with their own diving boat, giving you the unique opportunity to discover new dive spots on the way to the next destination.


Dive Sites:
Fantastic dive sites in the Visayas, like for example Apo Island, Balicasag Island, Cabilao Island, Gato Island, Pescador Island, the wrecks of the "Asia" and the "Dona Marilyn" and many more.


Diving Safaris:
For bigger groups of divers Sea Explorers offer diving safaris. The safaris are organized with their own outrigger boats. During the safari sightseeing tours to the Chocolate Hills on Bohol Island or to the Kawasan Falls on Cebu Island, can be organized. Those with more time, can also book one or two extra weeks at any Sea Explorers dive center of your choice.


Education:
In 1998 Sea Explorers in Dumaguete was upgraded to a PADI 5* Gold Palm IDC Center, one of the first in the Philippines. The Instructor Development Courses (PADI IDC) and Examinations (PADI IE) are usually held in February, May, August and November. All centers offer PADI dive courses from beginner up to divemaster.