Malta
8th 13th of April 2010

We will be diving with www.divewise.com.mt

My Flight details are as follows:

Heathrow, TERMINAL 4 to Malta    10:50, 8 Apr      15:05, 8 Apr      KM101 
Malta to Heathrow, TERMINAL 4     16:55, 13 Apr    19:25, 13 Apr    KM102 

Sun, sand, warm water, cold beer and lots of relaxing, sound good?

John Campbell from DiveStyle has booked a trip to DiveWise in Malta.

Alexandra Hotel is 46 Euros per room per night with breakfast for 1 person or 2 sharing - or the Valentina is 35 Euros per person per night based on 2 sharing.....both 5 mins walk away from DiveWise in St Julian's Bay.

DiveWise will collect us from the airport for 10 Euros per person return trip.

Dives are reduced to 19 Euros per dive from the usual 28 Euros.

DiveWise have been very good and kept the 10 dive pack for the same price as last year will be offered at 175 Euros....includes cylinder and weights.

Nitrox is 5 Euros per fill / Gozo 12 Euros per person

If you have completed your confined water dives and you want to complete your qualifying dives for jus £100 then Malta this is the perfect place to do it.

Fancy doing your Advanced Open Water? Use 5 dives from your 10 dive package and DiveStyle will complete you Advanced Open Water for £160!

Fancy doing a deep or wreck speciality for £100? What better place than Malta. Blue, clear and warm with some fantastic dive venues.

Here are some of the dive sites on offer:

The Blue Hole

A bit of a walk/rock climb in your kit to get there, but absolutely worth it! Drop into the frothing waters of the blue hole, and once you're underneath its all peaceful. Sink down to 15m or so to swim out through the Blue Hole.  You can either visit the coral gardens, cave and chimney, or go for an exit at the Inland Sea.

The P29 Patrol Boat

The wreck of the P29 was scuttled on the 14th August 2007, just off Cirkewwa reef, intentionally for divers.  Even though this wreck has only been underwater a relatively short amount of time, the marine life is starting to build and big schools of fish and marine life are starting to make this wreck their new home.

The Rozi - Tug Boat

The wreck of The Rozi was deliberately sunk in 1991 as an underwater attraction for Captain Morgan’s Underwater Safari Tours intended as a submarine tourist attraction.  The Rozi, a 40 meter long tug boat, sits upright on the sandy seabed, just off Cirkewwa reef.

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Malta
21st - 27th of July 2010

We will be diving with www.divewise.com.mt

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Egypt - Red Sea - Northern Wrecks and the Brothers.
December 2010 - 3rd - 10th December - £967.98
25% deposit required to secure you place.

Experience two of the finest areas in the Red Sea. A part of the Marine Park, the Brother islands offer breath-taking underwater scenery, wall diving, wreck diving and an abundance of marine wildlife. In the North you to take in some of the most wrecks that the Red Sea has to offer.

An ideal itinerary for those wanting a taste of variety, allowing you to experience world famous wrecks and pristine reefs.

QUALIFICATION NEEDED: You must be a PADI Advanced diver or equivalent with a minimum of 50 logged dives to join this safari.

Itinerary Highlights:

SS. Thistlegorm - Shaab Ali

Probably the most famous of the Red Sea wrecks. The 129m English Freighter was bombed by German aviation on 6th October 1941. Today she creates an artificial reef on a sandy bottom at 32m max depth. She is home to an enormous variety of marine life and is especially popular with large schooling fish.

Abu Nuhas

Also known as the 'Ships Graveyard', this reef is dangerously positioned close to the busy shipping lanes of the Gulf of Suez. This reef has claimed more ships than any other in the area. On the north side are four wrecks laying on a sandy seafloor at the bottom of a steep sloping reef layered with table corals. On the south side is a safe anchorage for liveaboards and two ergs, known as Yellow fish reef.

Ghiannus D - Abu Nuhas

In 26m of water and leaning to port with a fully intact stern section and an impressive engine room packed with glass fish.

Carnatic - Abu Nuhas

A British P&O steamer which struck the reef in 1869. She lays in 29m and now the whole hull is draped in multicoloured soft corals. The wreck is home to glass fish, octopus, morays, jacks and tuna cruise overhead.

Tile Wreck - Abu Nuhas

There is much discussion over the true identity of this wreck. Sunk in 1978 fully laden with stone floor tiles, she now lies from 4m to 30m.

Lentil Wreck - Abu Nuhas

A cargo vessel which sank in 1978 whilst carrying a heavy load of lentils. She rests at 30m on her starboard side. The bow area is completely destroyed but the main section and propeller areas are good to explore.

Big Brother

A 400 metre long island offering fabulous wreck diving and wall diving. The wreck of the Numidia lies on the northern tip between 10 and 80 metres. The north-west side of the island houses the wreck of the Aida. Every section of this reef is covered with corals and life.

Salem Express

A large roll-on, roll-off car ferry which hit the reef off Safaga in 1991. Its size alone makes for an impressive dive and although years have passed since the tragic incident, it can be an intensely moving experience. Now lying on its starboard side (30m max depth), the wreck has been colonised in places by large soft corals, especially visible on the starboard propeller. However, vast areas of the wreck remain clearly identifiable and reveal the sheer speed in which she went down.

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Norway - Ice Diving
February 2011

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