Symbiosis Diving Travel and Tours

17/01/2025

Join us on a last minute dive trip aboard EcoPro Divers luxury liveaboard MV Seascape.

When: February 23 - March 9, 2025 / 14 nights
Where: Maldives - Deep South from Male to Gan
Price: 25% off plus FREE nitrox ($200 value) for a total of $4250
Scuba Level: Advanced 75+ dives (reef hooks required)

🦈🦈Featured dive sites🦈🦈
🏝North Malé Atoll
~Fish Tank: Known for large schools of stingrays and occasional sightings of guitar sharks or tiger sharks.
🏝South Male Atoll
~Embudu Kandu: A channel dive ideal for experienced divers, offering encounters with sharks, eagle rays, and barracudas.
~Kandooma Thila: Known for strong currents and a chance to see grey reef sharks, eagle rays, and more.
🏝Vaavu Atoll
~Miyaru Kandu: Strong currents and impressive visibility make this a must-see for shark encounters.
~Alimatha House Reef: A popular night dive spot with nurse sharks and stingrays.
🏝Meemu Atoll
~Hakuraa Thila: A marine-protected thila rich in diverse marine life and great for underwater photography.
~Muli Corner: Known for its shark sightings and manta ray cleaning stations.
🏝Thaa Atoll
~Whale Shark Point: Use strong lights to attract plankton and potentially enjoy close encounters with whale sharks while snorkeling.
🏝Gaafu Alifu Atoll
~Villingili Kandu: A channel dive famous for grey reef sharks and best during the northeast monsoon.
~Kondey Coral Garden: A long coral garden with diverse marine life, ideal for divers with good buoyancy control.
🏝Fuvahmulah
~Tiger Zoo: Dive with up to 15 tiger sharks in front of Fuvahmulah’s harbor.
~South Plateau: A challenging blue water dive with possibilities of encountering tiger sharks, hammerheads, and whale sharks.
🏝Addu Atoll
~Addu Manta Point: A manta ray cleaning station with strong currents, requiring the use of a reef hook.
~British Loyalty Wreck: An oil tanker wreck from 1944, now home to soft corals, turtles, and reef fish.
~Outer Reef: Explore the pristine coral life and potentially encounter oceanic manta rays.

Terms and conditions apply. Green tax, fuel surcharge and one way domestic flight are not included. Contact me for full details.

On this journey, you can expect to spot up to 10 different species of sharks, including grey reef sharks, whitetip reef sharks, nurse sharks, tiger sharks, whale sharks, and more. Note that over 90% of the dives on this route are channel dives, where strong currents are common.

12/10/2024

Look at this amazing photo by Katie Nelson in front of Ruff Night - Hair of the Dog Bar in Fredericksted, St. Croix. Wow 🤯! Imagine yourself watching this spectacular light show just before your amazing pier dive. Now that would be some night to remember.

28/09/2024

Crazy! 🦑

09/09/2024

St. Croix Peeps. Grab them while they last!

07/09/2024

Check out this teeny-tiny Lettuce Slug (Elysia Crispata) – barely an inch long! 😍 Unlike some of its slug and nudibranch cousins, the Lettuce Slug is totally chill – no poison, no aggression, just vibes. It’s a bit of a sun-worshipper too! 🌞 When it munches on algae, it doesn’t digest it all. Instead, it stores some of it in its little leaf-like appendages, and the algae works its photosynthetic magic, turning sunlight into energy for the slug. It’s like a little solar-powered sea creature! How cool is that?

06/09/2024

🤪🤔😂 NEWS Flash!!!

Hold onto your fins, folks— Here's a fresh addition to PADI's newest specialty, and it's a real bubble banger! Introducing the all-new **Bubble Ring Artist (BRA) Specialty Course!** That’s right, for the low, low price of just $163.50, YOU can become the next - Lord of the Rings!💍🫧

In this -totally serious- course, you’ll master the ancient and mystical art of bubble ring-making. 🌊✨ Here’s what you’ll be learning:

• Bubble Ring with the Mouth (the classic!) 🫧
• Bubble Ring with Two Hands (because why not?) 👐🫧
• Bubble Ring with One Hand (for when you’re feeling fancy) ✋🫧
• Bubble Ring with Fists in Front of the Mouth (serious commitment here) ✊🫧
• Bubble Ring with Thumbs (for the real pros) 👍👍🫧
• Bubble Ring with the Foot (who said diving wasn’t a full-body sport?) 🦶🫧
• Bubble Ring with the Mask (Because you've got to use what you've got?) 🤿🫧

Become the bubble wizard you were always meant to be. Spots are filling up fast! 💨 Don’t miss your chance to blow everyone’s minds (literally).

Need this specialty course card in your wallet? Let Symbiosis Diving plan your next trip to Kao Tao, Thailand where the creators of this course can teach you!

03/09/2024

!!! Did you know turtles self-groom? It's true, sea turtles use available reefs and rock ledges to exfoliate 😁🐢.

15/08/2024

- This is a great opportunity to enjoy diving in the and !

07/08/2024

🌊🔙 Remember ’s: Dive into Nostalgia! 🔙🌊

Congratulations📹Mauricio Handler - your Komodo video was featured on CBS News!!!!

After moving to Indonesia in 2009, Mauricio and his group sailed with us aboard MSY Chengo Ho on one of our first Komodo trips.

Komodo really is this amazing folks! We've got some special discounts (Up to 40% off) on select cruises aboard the boutique liveaboard MSY Duyung Baru operated by EcoPro Divers. Give us a shout for more details.

⬇️⬇️ Tell us your favorite remember ’s in the comments below ⬇️⬇️

We leave you this Sunday swimming with the fishes at Komodo National Marine Park in Indonesia. Videographer: Mauricio Handler.

25/07/2024

🌊🦐 Fun Fact: Spotted Cleaner Shrimp Edition! 🦐🌊

Hey, Diving community! 🤿✨ Dive into the fascinating world of the spotted cleaner shrimp (Periclimenes yucatanicus).

Did you know?

🦐These tiny shrimp play a crucial role in the reef ecosystem. They offer cleaning services to a variety of fish, removing parasites and dead skin. Talk about a spa day under the sea! 🧖‍♂️🐟

Spotted cleaner shrimp form mutualistic bonds with their hosts, such as moray eels and groupers. The fish get cleaned, and the shrimp get a meal – a win-win for both! 🤝🌊

Before they start cleaning, these shrimp often perform a little dance to signal their cleaning services. This includes waving their antennae and moving side to side. 🕺✨

Next time you dive, keep an eye out for these incredible little cleaners! They’re a reminder of the delicate and intricate balance that makes our oceans so mesmerizing.

Share your spotted cleaner shrimp sightings with us in the comments! 📸👇

Happy Diving,
🌊🦐💙

24/07/2024

🤿🔙 Remember WHENsday: Dive into Nostalgia! 🔙🤿

Does anyone remember the old beavertail wetsuits? The year was 1995, and I had just finished up my open water course. While visiting my mom (a scuba diver in her earlier years), she mentioned that she had all her gear in the attic and I was welcome to take whatever I wanted.

Eager to get expensive equipment for cheap, I scrambled up there and pulled out her old dive bag. Lol, this stuff looked like the kit from the old TV series Sea Hunt (beavertail wetsuit included, lol). Of course, I couldn't use any of it, but I wonder if I could have sold her vintage gear for a mint?! 🤔

Tell us your story in the comments below 🤿⬇️⬇️. What nostalgic dive gear or moments do you recall from your early diving days?

Happy Diving Down Memory Lane,
🌊🦐💙

23/07/2024

🌟 Exciting News From AquaSiren! 🌟

I just started a marketing summer boot camp with Cindy Leigh Media, and our first session was all about harnessing the power of AI. One of the fun little activities she asked us to do was, "If you were a superhero, who would you be?"

I'd be AquaSiren (my superpowers explained below). Drop a GIF in the comments and let us know which superhero you'd be! 💥🦸‍♂️🦸‍♀️

Send a message to learn more

15/02/2024

MOM’s Day Stay & Dive Package:
Time to treat that wonderful MOM (Magnificent Outstanding Mentor) in your life. Don”t they deserve something special?
💕7 Nights at the luxurious Buccaneer Hotel in their Great House Mountain View
💕Full American breakfast daily, snorkeling gear, kayaks, beach chairs and floating mats, daily maid service, free wireless internet access, self parking, welcome rum or fruit punch and taxes
💕Guestbook Rewards enrollment and get choice of Cash back, Cash Forward or Cash Forward
🤿5 days of two tank guided boat dives
🤿Choice of - 1 guided night dive at the famous Frederiksted pier
Or 1 additional two tank boat
🤿Dive rental gear included

Terms and Conditions apply. Rate based on double occupancy. Dates are somewhat flexible over Mother's Day (May 12, 2024) week (If you're interested in other dates we can certainly give you a quote). Rooms can be upgraded at additional cost. Rates are subject to change until purchased.

The Buccaneer:
Overlooking the Caribbean Sea and Christiansted harbor, fronting three distinctive and spectacular beaches, The Buccaneer Beach & Golf Resort is one of the most iconic luxury resorts in St. Croix. It’s tranquil here with stunning views in every direction and 340 acres of an oceanfront playground encompassing an 18-hole golf course, eight tennis courts, three beaches, two pools, a water sports center, a full-service spa and a salon, a 24-hour fitness center, three restaurants and a shopping arcade with fine boutiques.

The Diving:
St. Croix (pronounced Kroy) is the largest of the four U.S. Virgin Islands and has one of the largest fringing reefs in the Caribbean. Our reef is as distinctive as the islands themselves. Topside St. Croix’s history and topography make it as diverse as it is underwater. St. Croix is surrounded by secluded beaches and tropical fauna so you’ll have many choices of excursions to fill your time when you’re not diving on St. Croix’s famous dive sites. Underwater, St. Croix has over 50 dive sites scattered around the island, you’ll have a choice between wall dives, reef dives, wreck dives, and one of the BEST pier dives in the Caribbean. Sea life is abundant on St. Croix with more than 500 species of fish, 40 types of coral, and hundreds of invertebrates that inhabit our waters.

Contact Kristine for additional information