The Scuba News New Zealand

It’s the final flurry of Summer Sale Savings with Regaldive. The diving holiday specialist has just unveiled a new range of offers in its exciting Summer Sale. With a new selection of liveaboard deals just added to the Summer Sale for popular destinations including Maldives, Truk Lagoon, Cocos Island, Red Sea, Bahamas and Galapagos, divers can now save up to £625 per person on selected liveaboard trips.

First-time visitors to Australia are often drawn to the big city attractions of Sydney and Melbourne or the fabulous beaches of Queensland’s Gold Coast. I’ve always had a soft spot for Adelaide in South Australia, a city built more on a human scale, where downtown can be easily navigated on bike, foot or tram. For me, Adelaide’s greatest attraction is a huge market right in the city’s center.

We’ve all seen it in the movies. The main character splashes into the water, a cool looking mouthpiece gripped in their teeth, and they proceed to escape, do battle, or otherwise enjoy the benefits of a scuba system without the requisite scuba gear. To say that it’s a dream for divers to be less encumbered when underwater is an understatement. There is a whole minimalist sub-culture in recreational diving, dedicated to minimalizing the amount of gear they need to safely dive. So what’s brought all this on? The Triton Artificial Gill.

Diverse Travel is offering divers the chance to walk in Cousteau’s footsteps and visit his “Conshelf II” underwater habitat as well as dive Shaab Rumi, famous for its sharks and colourful drop-offs. Equally exciting are Sanganeb’s northern and southern scenes with teeming reef and pelagic fish.

Specialty courses are important for many reasons. You learn about the safety aspects of diving in the specific environment and/or with the Specialised equipment – as well as how to get the most out of your time diving in the Specialty area.