Sperm whale

The Gecko Bleu diving school is located in the port of St Gilles, Reunion Island. It is a small structure-based along the west coast of the island. Appointments for sea departures take place at 8.30 am and 11 am in the port of St Gilles, at the Jet Ski premises, next to the restaurant La Voile Blanche. Nearby, many dive sites are accessible to all levels of divers. The Gecko Bleu training school offers first dives and PADI and ANMP courses ranging from Scuba Diver to Master Scuba Diver. Several species of dolphins, as well as humpback whales, live in this area from July to October. Greg, the owner, is passionate about the sea and willingly shares his experience in diving and swimming with cetaceans. He offers snorkeling trips of 3 hours duration, supervised by professionals. These snorkeling trips are organized for 5 to 10 participants and children are accepted from 8 years old. Greg also has a handisport license to welcome disabled people. He also educates divers, snorkelers and snorkelers about the environment by training eco-divers in partnership with Reefcheck. You have the possibility to make personalized dives with night and sunrise dives. [+]

Haliotis Dive Center is located at the Faial Resort Hotel on the island of Faial, Azores. Open from March to November, you have access to showers and changing rooms, an equipment store, a small classroom, and an inflation station. The Haliotis Faial diving school offers PADI courses with Bubblemaker children's diving, Discover Scuba Diver baptisms, and specialties to improve in Digital Underwater Photographer or Aware fish Identification. Go diving onboard Haliotis Faial's semi-rigid boat, The Lioti, 12 meters long, equipped with two 300 HP Yamaha outboard motors. Benches allow divers to sit down during the sea crossing. The access ladder makes it easy and comfortable for them to enter and exit the water. Safety on board is ensured by the presence of an oxygen kit and first aid equipment. A depth sounder allows you to locate the diving spots of Faial, located offshore. You will quickly reach the best dive sites in the Azores, Princess Alice, and Condor. Dives in the narrow channel, 8.3 km wide, between Faial and Pico, are very popular. The climate and ocean currents in the Azores offer unique diving conditions in Faial. Have great encounters with the blue shark (Prionace Glauca) which is the big star in Faial. The diving center Haliotis Faial has even adopted it as its mascot! You can meet it in the open sea but also sometimes in the coastal areas. These sharks seem to become more numerous in Faial as soon as the water temperature varies between 13 and 18°C. Haliotis Faial's instructors will take you to observe these animals with tapered bodies and long and conical snouts, some of them reaching a length of 4 meters and a weight of 205 kg. Be careful, you may have to wait a long time in the water before you can see their big round eyes! [+]

Areamare Dive Centre is located in Cannigione, North Sardinia, 30 minutes from Olbia Airport. There is a car park next to Areamare and close to the boat. Open all year round, from 11 am to 1 pm and from 5 pm to 8 pm, the Areamare premises have a classroom, a changing room, showers and WC. It is also possible to store your diving equipment. Rental equipment is available. Wetsuits and booties are regularly disinfected with a biodegradable product. Nitrox diving up to 40% is possible on request. Whether you come in a group of 10 to 20 people, as a family or as a couple, you will be given a personal welcome. The concept of Areamare is to make you feel at home here. The Areamare training centre offers PADI and SSI courses from beginner to advanced level. Don't hesitate to take your first dive in the marine park of La Maddalena. There are great packages including the Full Day, by reservation only, offered by the owner of Areamare. Take a morning Discover Scuba Diving trip with 2 dives and a leisurely afternoon hike in the mountains to discover the local culture. Everything is included, transport, guide, lunch, diving equipment and... good humour! From the boarding pontoon at the harbour, board the Ocean Ways boat, approved for a maximum of 15 people, which is convenient for launching and raising divers. There are no steps or staircases, making it easy to get on board. [+]

Dragon Dive Komodo hotel is located in a quiet corner of the main Marina area in Labuan Bajo, Fores Island, Indonesia. You are just a stone's throw from the town center, with the night market and the main port of embarkation to the Komodo Islands. Nice beaches are 6 km away, a 20-minute drive by scooter. Open all year round, the Dragon Dive Komodo training center offers PADI courses from Discover Scuba Diver tonight, side-mount and photo diving specialties. Sessions take place either in the pool, on day trips, or onboard the cruise ship. The best thing to do is to stay at the Dragon Dive Komodo as 18 double private rooms of 20 to 30 m2, reserved for divers. They are equipped with a double or twin bed, a private bathroom with hot water, air-conditioning, and laundry service on-site for your personal belongings, either overlooking the pool or the backyard. Breakfast is served in the restaurant around the pool. The bar is a great place to meet and mingle with other guests and enjoy fruit juice, mixology famous cocktails, or a cold Bintang beer on your way back from a day of diving. A meal with Asian and Western specialties is served on-site in the evening. The next morning we depart at 7 am for a full day of 2 to 3 dives in the Komodo National Park. The groups are composed of 4 to 5 divers for more safety and conviviality. The last dive is replaced at your request by a trek to Rinca Island to discover the Komodo dragons. Non-divers have the possibility to snorkel and wakeboard. Do you have 5 days to spare? Go on the Dragon Dive Shenron cruise boat. [+]

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. [+]