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Hi all, I just got back from a relaxing liveaboard in the Maldives and this week of diving went by way to fast again; so I immediately want to book my next trip (will probably go in October/November);-) I was thinking to go to Sudan again, but also heard some good stories about Oman and...

Wow 12 nights and Banda and Raja Ampat...that sounds like an amazing trip! I can imagine you're excited! I'd love to hear about your trip after you get back! Yeah, I guess I was quite lucky with the molas... On the liveaboard, we had 2 dives at Punta Carrion where we saw them. They were quite...

Hi Dan, The amount of hammerheads seems quite similar to what we mostly saw at Wolf & Darwin. I didn't see the "wall of hammerheads" (visibility was also not great..I'm sure there were many more sharks than we could see), but there were always a few of them around. I mostly enjoyed it when one...

I just got back from a Galapagos trip and there was plenty of marine life! Also the latest NOAA reports lean more towards ENSO neutral conditons for the rest of the year:-) http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/analysis_monitoring/lanina/enso_evolution-status-fcsts-web.pdf

Thanks so much for your reply! I also don't care about 5* facilities; I usually go for the best diving and the best price:-) Astrea sounds good then, I'd say/ It sounds like you had an amazing trip. Plenty of hammerheads; does that mean school of >100? And did you sea whale sharks?

Hi TB, I just came across your post and I was wondering how your Galapagos trip on the Astrea was. Would you recommend the boat? And how was the diving; did you see big schools of hammerheads? I would love to hear about the trip! Claire

Hi Thumbsplitter, Thanks for your reply! I indeed read the El Nino posts on the forum and stories seem a bit mixed. It seems like the El Nino can have a pretty big effect on the hammerhead sharks at Darwin and Wolf. I read that some people have only seen very small groups of hammerheads. And...

Hi Dan, Thanks a lot for your reply! It's still cool to see a small group of hammerheads like you've seen, but I'd say it's not quite spectacular enough for what you pay for a Galapagos LOB. The movie of Banda looks amazing by the way! I'd love to hear about the diving after your trip. Have a...

Dan, did you see big schools of hammerheads at this trip? I'm considering to go in September this year and I'm just trying to find out how a potential El Nino could affect the marine life. I've often seen groups of hammerheads in Egypt in Sudan, but I really hope to see big schools in Galapagos.

My boyfriend and I are considering to do a liveaboard in Galapagos in September this year. We've been wanting to go there for a long time and are so excited about diving in this amazing place. Since this will be by far the most expensive liveaboard we have ever done, and it's not something that...

Thanks so much! That's really helpful! So I'll probably have to go end of November then...don't want to miss out on them.

I really miss diving, so I desperately want to go for another liveaboard. Since the red sea is affordable, nearby, and a spectacular place for diving, I'm thinking about doing another Brother, Daedalus and Elphinstone trip. One thing I absolutely love about this place is that from October to...

One additional question. I read a few posts about winter being the best time to dive in this area. Would January still be a good time or would it be better to go somewhere else in January and go to Aliwal/Tofo etc. later?

My buddy and I plan to spend about 2 weeks in South Africa/Mozambique in January for diving. However, there are so many exciting places to go to that we find it incredible hard to decide which ones to visit. So we hope somebody can advise us on where to go. We love diving with sharks...

That sounds like a spectacular dive site! Sadly, I just got back home, so I'll have to wait a while until the next one.

Hi Max, I just read your reply - somehow I didn't get a notification. Thanks very much for all the information. I ended up only doing a few dives in Zanzibar, near Jambiani. The diving was enjoyable, quite a lot of fish. And overall Zanzibar was just a paradise with beautiful beaches, lots of...

Hi Larry, Sorry for my late reply. I just returned from another dive trip. The name of the company indeed starts with a w:-) What I've heard is that Addu and Foamullah can be hit and miss, when you see mantas or tiger sharks (and about Foamullah the guides said it's about 50/50 chance), the...

Hi Rob, Thanks very much for your reply! I'm happy to hear you like the lens so much! I ended up testing a lot of filters and the Hoya HMC +2 and B&W +2 gave me the best results. At f8 the pictures get quite sharp in the corners. The other filters I tried gave poor results. In the end I picked...

I went to the Maldives to do the Deep South liveaboard route on the Princess Rani a few weeks ago and didn't write a trip report yet, so it's about time to write one. I went on a two week deep south trip with them and to be honest, the main reason why I chose to go with the Pirncess Rani is the...

Nasser, Thank you so much for all the information (and also for telling me about Sudan in another post a while ago)! It sounds amazing...you convinced me, so I booked the trip with Don Questo:-) The good diving is exactly what I care about; that much more important for me than a luxurious ship...