Spinner dolphin
Swim, Snorkel, Dive, See, Meet, Watch the Spinner dolphin
The Spinner dolphin is very sociable and evolves within groups of up to a hundred individuals. They are often seen during boat trips. Schools of longirostris dolphins have settled in Egypt, south towards Marsa Alam at the Samadai and Sattaya sites and north of Hurghada at Sha'ab el Erg. Its life expectancy reaches fifty years. The killer whale is its main predator Nevertheless, the dolphin can attack a shark with its rostrum to protect its newborns. Man is also its predator because this dolphin is caught by drift nets.
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Stenella longirostris
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Sténelle à long bec, Long-snouted spinner dolphin
Food
The spinner dolphin hunts sardines, herring, octopus, cuttlefish and crustaceans. It can dive to a depth of 250m. It can remain in apnea for 15 minutes. It hunts at night and lives along the coastline. The beak-or rostrum- is lined with teeth with which it catches prey. It gathers with other dolphins and form what is called pods or schools to hunt and play. They communicate with ultrasounds. It emits ultrasounds from its adipose tissue called the melon and with which it picks up information about prey. It can speed up to 45km/h.
Breeding
The spinner dolphin is viviparous. The male mates with several females. The gestation period lasts around 12 months. The newborn measures 75cm. The female breastfeeds the calf for 6 months. The juvenile reaches sexual maturity around the age of 6. It measures between 1.30 and 2.50m and a weight of between 25 and 100kg.
Dive centers
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Pacific Blue Adventure
Polynesia
- Huahine

Pacific Blue Adventure Dive Centre is located on the quay of the main village Fare, Huahine, Polynesia, close to the airport, shops, restaurants, guesthouses, and hotels. Meet us for sea trips at 9 am and 11 am with 2 dives per day. Free transfers are made at your request, from your accommodation in Huahine to the boat, with an air-conditioned vehicle.
Interested in a private outing? Book it in advance. The Pacific Blue Adventure training center offers FFESSM, PADI, and SSI courses. Board an aluminum boat with a capacity of 12 divers. You can reach the dive sites quickly and comfortably in 10 to 30 minutes. The sites are selected according to the level of the divers, however, the reef or Avapeihi Pass is the most popular.
From August to October, take part in the humpback whale count in Polynesian waters for three afternoons per week. The briefing takes place at the Maitai Lapita bar and 10 people then board the boat for a 3-hour trip, including a nice walk along the reef.
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- Near Downtown area
- Located close to the dive sites
- Pass dives between the centers
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Entremares Dive Center
Colombia
- San Andrés y Providencia

The Entremares dive center is located on the north side of Providencia Island. Entremares is a small diving centre located in Santa Izabel, in the centre of the island of Providencia, near the Santa Catalina bridge. For certified divers, half-day boat trips with 2 dives start in front of the Entremares dive center. In 10 to 20 minutes, we'll arrive at one of Providencia's best dive sites. Discover scuba diving on Providencia Island with a Discover Scuba Diving in calm waters by the beach. Expect a great diving experience at Entremares, as the maximum group size is 5 certified divers - or even 2 beginners - per instructor.
Take advantage of Providencia Island's warm waters (26°C to 30°C) and good visibility, for colorful, unforgettable dives. Enjoy encounters at Entremares with sharks, manta rays, barracudas, huge crabs and lobsters...Organize a multi-day diving package with your instructor to get the best of Providencia Island, with deep dives, night dives, cave explorations, coral drop-offs... The instructor is a native of Providencia Island and has had a close relationship with the sea since childhood. He therefore knows all the dive sites in the north of Providencia Island inside out.
Go to Providencia Island from San Andres Island by booking a 15-minute flight with Satena (online booking in Spanish www.satena.com or download Google Chrome with live translation). Or book the same flight via the online travel agency www.kiwi.com. You can also book a flight with Grupo San German www.gruposangerman.com or with the airline Searca by calling Decameron's free number in the United States (currently +1 855 308 0375).
From San Andres to Providencia there is also a fast catamaran, El Sensation (http://www.conocemosnavegando.com), which makes the round trip in 2.5 hours on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays [+]
- Shore diving
- Functional boat
- Friendly atmosphere
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Le Dodo Palmé
La Reunion
- Le Port
The diving centre le Dodo Palmé is located in Le Port, north of Saint-Gilles on the west coast of Reunion Island. Take advantage of a beautiful and vast infrastructure with changing rooms, showers, toilets, a classroom, a nitrox inflation room, a shop to buy equipment, bar. Parking spaces allow you to park and unload your equipment more easily. A BBQ area allows you to have a good time after the dives. Because here, conviviality is the rule. Regular snorkelling trips are offered, depending on the season. From July to October, don't miss the dolphin and whale watching and swimming trips. You will be accompanied by a guide and volunteers from the TENDUA association for the protection of biodiversity to learn more about the behaviour of cetaceans. Dodo Palmé is the ideal place to make your first dive because the guides are reassuring. Then, persevere in your efforts because the Dodo Palmé training centre offers FFESSM certifications from level 1 to level 3. Experienced divers appreciate the explorations which take place between the bay of Possession and the entrance to Saint-Leu with an outing comprising two dives. This large exploration area allows you to go to sites less frequented by other boats, take refuge in appropriate corners according to the weather, to enjoy yourself according to the mood of the moment! Because the instructors of the Dodo Palmé diving club aim to please you! You can take your boat licence here. Possibility to go diving in Madagascar on board a cruise boat following a partnership between the diving providers. [+]
- Boat licence
- Diverse Diving Area
- Diving Cruise
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Red Sea Diving Safari Marsa Shagra Village
Egypt
- Marsa Shagra
  
Red Sea Diving Safari Marsa Shagra Village is a 3-hour drive from Hurghada (253 km) and 30 minutes from Marsa Alam (40 km). This place is ideal because of its Housereef, 2 km long, made up of North and South reefs which join to form a natural bay with a sandy slope going down from 1 to 10 m first, then continuing to the outer drop-offs, at 40m deep. To dive there, you can take an unlimited diving package each, with your buddy. You first do two guided orientation dives on arrival, then you dive without a guide, within the limits of your prerogatives and according to the package you have chosen.
The administrative office is open from 8 am to 5 pm but it is possible to dive from 6 am to 8 pm. Zodiacs moored at the jetty can be used to explore the outer dive sites (at an extra charge). An air-conditioned classroom with a flat-screen TV is available for training, unless you choose the PADI eLearning course solution, allowing you to enjoy your diving holidays more! Bring thick-soled slippers with adjustable fins to go diving from the shore, otherwise, you'll have to rent them on site! From here, we leave early morning to Elphinstone in a fast semi-rigid boat.
We leave for the reefs of Satayah from the port of Hamata (navigation 2 hours) or by speed boat from Wadi Lahami (navigation 45 minutes). You can also reach Shaab Samadai, a marine park where you can swim with dolphins in the wild, in 30 minutes by car and then in 20 minutes by zodiac. A hyperbaric center is located on-site within the village of Marsa Shagra. Each diver must pay the mandatory insurance of 7 euros for the duration of the stay (does not cover hospitalization or transportation). On-site, there are 4 type of accommodations adapted to the budget of each diver. [+]
- fast boat
- House Reef
- Accomodations and diving
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Bora Diving Center
Polynesia
- Bora Bora
  
The Bora Diving Center is located in the south of the island, on the most beautiful beach of Bora Bora, Matira. Open all year round, 7 days a week, from 7:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., you embark every morning for a 2 dive trip and every afternoon for 1 dive. The night dive, which we highly recommend, is available on request. The Eleuthera Bora Diving Center offers FFESSM, ANMP/CEDIP, CMAS, and PADI courses with numerous introductory packages such as romantic dives for two, private or not, and discovery programs. Of course, the course from Scuba Diver to Advanced Open Water is also possible as well as diving for children from 8 years old.
The instructors at Bora Diving Center have a great knowledge of the best dive spots in Bora Bora, so whether you are traveling alone, as a couple, with family, friends or in a group, whether you are already a diver or not and whether you come for a day, a few days or several weeks, you will find options adapted to your level and your needs! Transfers are provided free of charge all over the island, whether you stay in a hotel, in a guesthouse, on a cruise ship, or on your own boat!
All dive prices include full equipment rental. The equipment is maintained and regularly renewed to ensure your comfort and safety. The aluminum compensated cylinders have DIN and stirrup compatible valves. You have the choice of diving with air or Nitrox if you are certified. The different sizes of wetsuits, whether long leg or shorty, are made of 3 to 4 mm thick neoprene. The center has specific equipment, adapted to children's body size. [+]
- Manta Rays Watching
- Free hotels transfer
- Free Nitrox
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