We are thinking of diving the wrecks at Scapa Flow next May-june. Any advice on dive shops, charter boats, which wrecks to see, hotels, resturants, pubs, and places to avoid, ect....... would be GREATLY appreciated.
Diving and travel SCAPA FLOW???
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You might want to try the UK diving forum at Yorkshire Divers - Scuba Diving Forums, Articles, Reviews and Community - there's plenty of people there who dive Scapa, and at least one Scapa dive-shop owner on there.
I would reccomend M.V. Invincible. Spent 5 dive days diving the wrecks with them. Very good skipper knows the wrecks well. It's a comfy liveaboard so no problems with accomodation.
flw
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Any of the boats in the Orkney dive boat association are fine enough, my favourite is Karin, flat dive deck, plenty of space, any gas on request, dive lift - like most of the boats a converted trawler, so basic by US standards. The boats will be booking up by now, so you'll need to do something soon for a peak season booking. - off for a long weekend there tomorrow 
Wrecks - cruisers - the Koln, Markgraf is stunning - plus james barry, Tabarka and Doyle
Bars - there are only 3 - all within 200m of the pier, all do food - food is best in the Royal, best beer choice in the Flattie. The Ferry always used to be the place to be, but it's a lot quieter now. There's a nice cafe, Julia's which is nice during the day. Hotels, again the same choice, Stromness Hotel was OK, Ferry was very noisy - if you don't mind basic, do a liveaboard and enjoy a sleep in in the mornings.
Scapa Scuba are the padi centre, good store attatched, I've watched them training over the years, and they have high standards - connected to the Radiant Queen if there are only a couple of you
Wrecks - cruisers - the Koln, Markgraf is stunning - plus james barry, Tabarka and Doyle
Bars - there are only 3 - all within 200m of the pier, all do food - food is best in the Royal, best beer choice in the Flattie. The Ferry always used to be the place to be, but it's a lot quieter now. There's a nice cafe, Julia's which is nice during the day. Hotels, again the same choice, Stromness Hotel was OK, Ferry was very noisy - if you don't mind basic, do a liveaboard and enjoy a sleep in in the mornings.
Scapa Scuba are the padi centre, good store attatched, I've watched them training over the years, and they have high standards - connected to the Radiant Queen if there are only a couple of you
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