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Socorro or Guadalupe combined with Riviera Maya/Mexico

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Nautilus Explorer/ Pro Dive International

Diving with great whites off Guadalupe

One trip, countless BIG ANIMAL encounters!

Whether it´s great white sharks off Guadalupe Island, giant mantas, dolphins, humpbacks and several shark species at Socorro Island, or bull sharks, sailfish and whale sharks at the Riviera Maya, Pro Dive International and Nautilus Explorer & Belle Amie know how to get you into the water for the best big animal encounters, you will ever experience! 6 days from US$ 2,995/ person only!

It takes one trip only to scratch more than 15 big fish species off your adventure bucket list, while getting the adrenaline kick of your life!

YOUR OPTIONS

GUADALUPE – DIVING WITH GREAT WHITE SHARKS
• Travel Window: July – October – best time July & August
• Nautilus Explorer or Belle Amie live-aboard
• Highest possible level of comfort and safety
• Board/ Disembark: San Diego or Ensenada
• Unlimited opportunity for diving between the submersible, suspended and surface cages
• All meals, soft drinks, snacks and diving,
>>> 6 days from US$ 2,995/ person

SOCORRO – DIVING WITH SHARKS, HUMPBACKS, GIANT MANTAS, DOLPHINS
• Travel Window: November – July
• Nautilus Explorer or Belle Amie live-aboard
• Highest possible level of comfort and safety
• Board/ Disembark: Cabo San Lucas
• Unlimited opportunity for diving between the submersible, suspended and surface cages
• All meals, soft drinks, snacks and diving,
>>> 9 days from US$ 3,195/ person

RIVIERA MAYA or COZUMEL – DIVE & RELAX EXTENSION
• Travel Window: year-round
• Sailfish & Bull Sharks (Dec-Mar)/ Whale Sharks (May-Sep)/ Cenote & Cozumel (all year)
• Choice of several 4* and 5* beach resorts along the Riviera Maya & Cozumel, each with their fully equipped dive center and boats
• All Inclusive meal plan
>>> 6 days from US$ 599/ person/ Occidental Allegro Cozumel 4*

Get in touch for your tailor-made adventure package, group options and seasonal specials!

TERMS & CONDITIONS apply
• Space & rooms based on double occupancy, subject to availability,
• Excl. flights, transfers, equipment
• BOOKING CODE: PDM022016

The team of Pro Dive International is looking forward to welcoming you!

Price $2995

Package Validity – Start Date Mar 9th, 2016

Package Validity – End Date Dec 21st, 2016

Travel must be booked by Aug 15th, 2016

Website prodiveinternational.com

Booking Email Address reservations@prodiveinternational.com

Booking Telephone +52 1 984 745 0763

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Pro Dive International – Mexico & Dominican Republic

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Socorro Island & Riviera Maya – One Trip, Countless Adventures!

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Pro Dive International/ Nautilus Explorer/ Christian Horl

Socorro – One trip, countless diving adventures!

Dive with giant mantas, dolphins, several kinds of sharks, humpbacks and whale sharks at Socorro Island! Then extend your trip with a dive & relax package on Mexico´s Riviera Maya where bull sharks, whale sharks, sailfish, cenotes and white sandy beaches await! Your 10-day ultimate dive trip from US$ 3,394 p.p. only!

Whether it´s great white sharks off Guadalupe Island, giant mantas, dolphins, humpbacks and several types of sharks at Socorro Island, or bull sharks, sailfish and whale sharks on the Riviera Maya, Pro Dive International – Mexico and Nautilus know how to get you into the water for the best big animal encounters, you will ever experience!

5 nights Guadalupe from US$ 2,995/ person
8 nights Socorro from US$ 2,795/ person
5 nights Dive & Relax extension from US$ 599/ person

Get in touch for your tailor-made adventure package!

*Terms & Conditions apply.
*Excl. flights, transfers, equipment.
*Space and rooms subject to availability.

Price $3394

Package Validity – Start Date Mar 1st, 2016

Package Validity – End Date Oct 25th, 2016

Travel must be booked by May 31st, 2016

Website https://prodiveinternational.com/excursion/nautilus-explorer/

Booking Email Address reservations@prodiveinternational.com

Booking Telephone +52 1 984 745 0763

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World’s Best Destinations for Diving with Macro Critters

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Why do the Top 100 Readers Choice Awards, now in their 23rd year, still matter to divers? Because these are your picks, based on thousands of votes from the most experienced dive travelers on the planet. Why do they matter to us? Because every month you hear from our editors on what we think matters in the world of dive travel. For the January/February issue of Scuba Diving we get to listen to you, and we’re taking notes.

Here, we proudly present the No. 1 ranking destinations in the Best Macro Diving category of the awards. The full list of winning destinations is below.

Terrence Ross/Tom Stack & Associates

Bonaire

Best Macro Diving in the Caribbean and Atlantic

Think you have to book a flight to Indo to see exotic nudis, seahorses and frogfish by the handful? That ticket might be considerably less expensive than you think, for North American divers, if you aim for the island of Bonaire instead. Decades of institutionalized protection and loving management of its pristine reefs have helped to preserve an environment where nearly 400 species have been documented, most of it the small stuff beloved by underwater photographers. Looking to capture a particular subject in a specific situation? Bonaire also offers the ultimate freedom to plan your own dives 24/7, instead of waiting for the dive boat or competing with other photographers looking for the same stuff you are. Many of its resorts’ house reefs are literally alive with critters, so you don’t even have to crank up your rental truck — just fall off the dock and start shooting. — Mary Frances Emmons

Best Overall Diving in the Caribbean and Atlantic

1. Bonaire

2. Cayman Islands

3. Bay Islands

4. Mexico

5. Curacao

Terrence Ross/Tom Stack and Associates

Bonaire

Macro finds include teardrop craps in this Caribbean Island.

Jennifer Penner

Bonaire

Tiny squat shrimp are often found by sharp-eyed divers in Bonaire.

Wayne MacWilliams

Bonaire

Macro photographers love Bonaire’s critters like this spotted eel.

Barry Brown

Bonaire

These crazy critters are not glow sticks, but bearded fireworms shot under blue light at night.

TimsImagesUnderwater/Alamy

Bonaire

Gobies find shelter in colorful tube sponges.

Eric Madeja

Indonesia

Best Macro Diving in the Indian and Pacific Oceans

Sure, Lembeh Strait is the world’s epicenter of macro div- ing, with enough crazy critters — hirsute frogfish, microscopic seahorses, kaleidoscopic nudibranchs and more — to fill a logbook, but don’t overlook the enchanted islands of Komodo, Bali and Wakatobi. With their eagle-eyed guides, you might not need a magnifying glass to find it all, but you will need more logbooks. — David Espinosa

Best Macro Diving in the Pacific and Indian Oceans

Jeff Rotman/NPL/Minden Pictures

British Columbia

Best Macro Diving in North America

Decorated warbonnets, grunt sculpins and candystripe shrimp are just a few highlights to spotlight while shooting in Canada’s westernmost province. Browning Passage, a legendary site near Port Hardy, hides so many macro treasures the challenge is not finding cool subjects but deciding which ones to skip and save for the next tank. So many pictures to make, not enough bottom time. — Brandon Cole

Best Macro Diving in North America

1. British Columbia

2. Washington

3. California

4. Florida

5. North Carolina

David Hall

British Columbia

Nudibranchs are a favorite of macro photographers; this Hermissenda is praying on stinging hydroids.

How We Got the Numbers Thousands of Scuba Diving subscribers and online users rated their experiences at dive destinations in a variety of categories on a scale from one to five. Final scores are an average of the numerical scores awarded. A minimum number of responses was required for a destination to be included in these ratings.

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28% Off on Caradonna’s Deal at Hotel Cozumel & Resort

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Hotel Cozumel and Resort

This gorgeous resort is one mile away from the newly renovated center square with shopping, local restaurants and bars, and just minutes from the colorful and abundant coral reefs that have made Cozumel one of the world’s top snorkeling and diving destinations.

7 night accommodations
5 days of 2-tank boat dives with Dive Paradise
All meals, snacks and beverages including alcohol
Free WiFi
Roundtrip airport transfers
Hotel tax and service charges
Travel 3/28/16-8/14/16
Book by 5/15/16

Price $1,015 pp/dbl

Package Validity – Start Date Mar 28th, 2016

Package Validity – End Date Aug 14th, 2016

Travel must be booked by May 15th, 2016

Website www.caradonna.com

Booking Email Address sales@caradonna.com

Booking Telephone 1.800.329.9989

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