richybutler
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Me and my girlfriend are looking at heading towards the south pacific in May / June time. We're both very experienced divers (2000+ dives) and are also qualified tech divers too.
Having lived and worked in SE Asia for 5 years, we're not on a massive budget, maybe $1,000 dollars a week tops. Is there anybody that can recommend a mini itinerary for the South Pacific, best places to go. Think we're looking at about 3-4 weeks travel.
We're not too interested in big dive operations, preferring the smaller, quieter type of dive operator. Liveaboards would be great, but after a little research it seems the prices are a little off our budget, so maybe shore operators would be better. Bungalow style is perfect, again big hotels, air con, en-suite and flashy restaurants are not necessary. We just want to dive, eat and sleep. We have all our own gear, video and still cameras, so restricted dive times are a big no-no.
Also West Papua seems very tempting.
So many questions for a small post, but this is only the beginning of our plans, so i intend to add to this thread over the next 2-3 months as the research grows, to try to determine and develop a dive trip for the South Pacific that's not for the high budget traveller. Maybe this will help you to follow in our steps and break into the diving the South Pacific has to offer without breaking the bank
Hope there's a few out there that can help, also that can be helped by this thread should it grow to what I hope it will.
Many thanks
Rich
Having lived and worked in SE Asia for 5 years, we're not on a massive budget, maybe $1,000 dollars a week tops. Is there anybody that can recommend a mini itinerary for the South Pacific, best places to go. Think we're looking at about 3-4 weeks travel.
We're not too interested in big dive operations, preferring the smaller, quieter type of dive operator. Liveaboards would be great, but after a little research it seems the prices are a little off our budget, so maybe shore operators would be better. Bungalow style is perfect, again big hotels, air con, en-suite and flashy restaurants are not necessary. We just want to dive, eat and sleep. We have all our own gear, video and still cameras, so restricted dive times are a big no-no.
Also West Papua seems very tempting.
So many questions for a small post, but this is only the beginning of our plans, so i intend to add to this thread over the next 2-3 months as the research grows, to try to determine and develop a dive trip for the South Pacific that's not for the high budget traveller. Maybe this will help you to follow in our steps and break into the diving the South Pacific has to offer without breaking the bank
Hope there's a few out there that can help, also that can be helped by this thread should it grow to what I hope it will.
Many thanks
Rich