Dive Cruise Dreams of the Sea

From: €1,890.00

8 day diving tour with 3 day liveaboard experience
small groups with max. 6 divers
included is a max. of 14 dives: from shore, boat, shark and black water dive
Charter is possible

Category: Diving

Description
Travel Dates
Rates Include
Notes
Pre or Post Programme
Charter Group

From June to September there is the possibility to dive at the top dive sites of the Azores with a liveaboard. The exclusive group of six divers will be taken to the Mobula spots at Princess Alice Bank as well as to the shark spots of Banco Azores, Condor and Pedra de Sousa. Additionally, you have the great opportunity to do a blackwater dive in the open ocean.

The concept

The season at the Azores is short. Therefore, a classic liveaboard similar to those at Galapagos Islands or in Egypt cannot be expected. Our Azores-Liveaboard offers an affordable compromise that gives divers a great opportunity to dive in secluded places extensively and securely.

The boat

There are three cabins available:

1 master cabin with double bed and private bathroom
1 cabin with bunk bed and shared bathroom
1 double cabin with shared bathroom

The Bayliner Blue Bay is 14.5 meters long and thus offers enough space for six divers in three cabins with two bathrooms. Dive spots which are located more distant can be easily reached by night. During the cruise we offer a breakfast to start with good energy into our diving days. At lunch we will offer you snacks and for the whole day you can choose between a variety of fruits, cookies cold drinks and coffee or tea. The dinner spent on the sea will be included.

Accommodation

There are scheduled 2 or 3 overnight stays on board as well as four overnight stays in a guesthouse at Madalena on the island of Pico. The nights at the boat are handled flexibly and depend on the weather. For this reason, it will be decided on spot in accordance with the weather situation. Therefore, the program is designed for one week, because this is the only way to guarantee the dives. You will keep your room in the guesthouse during the whole stay, so luggage which you do not need can be left in your accommodation.

Conditions for participation

Most of the dives are advanced dives. Therefore, all participants should have an AOWD certification, or more than 50 logged dives as well as a nightdive special. Nitrox can be booked against production of a nitrox brevet and for a supplement of 150 €. Diving at Princess Alice Bank may mean diving in extreme currents. Therefore, the crew decides on spot from dive to dive, whether divers should remain at the current line or can dive freely. The decisions are made very carefully and must be followed by every participant because it is almost not possible to find drifted divers again.

Travel Dates

Departure and arrival every Saturday between the following dates:

20.06. to 26.09.2020

19.06. to 25.09.2021

18.08. to 01.10.2022

Please request for availability.

Rates Include

2-3 overnights in the booked cabin with full board (breakfast, lunch, dinner)
4 overnights in a double room with breakfast in a guesthouse in Madalena on Pico island (room will remain reserved for the whole program)
2 dives on land or boat during the stay on Pico
4 shark dives during the stay on Pico
Overnight stay at Princess Alice Bank with up to six dives including one night dive
1 night in free water for blackwater dive with two tanks
Shark guide
Max of 14 dives
Transfers from/to Pico airport
Cleaning and storage of equipment at the dive center

Notes

The itinerary depends on the weather and can be changed without prior notice.

Pre or Post Programme

5 days shark diving
7 overnights in a double room with breakfast in a guesthouse in Madalena at Pico
Transfer from/to Pico airport
Rates: 1,000 € per person

Charter Group

The Dreams of the Sea is also available for charter groups. Based on a one-week/7-day schedule, you can dive in the Azores’ Central Archipelago and navigate off shore for whale watching and snorkeling with dolphins in the areas where it is allowed.

Zone C covers the sea area up to ten nautical miles around Terceira and Graciosa.
Zone Z covers the entire sea area outside the ten-mile zone of the islands.
Excluded from whale watching is zone A, which covers the area of up to ten nautical miles around the islands of Pico, Faial and São Jorge. There, the certified boats of Scuba Azores / Pico Sport can be used alternatively.

You can dive at any of the spots in the Central Archipelago, Terceira, Graciosa, Pico, São Jorge and Faial, Princess Alice Bank, Banco D. João de Castro, Serreta Point Terceira, Pedro de Sousa near Pico and Banco Condor as well as at the Azores Bank. You can also dive at the northern bays of São Jorge, which are good for nurse sharks or hammerhead sharks.

The tour is completely open and will be planned – if possible – according to the guests´ wishes. Weather and fuel stock should be included in the planning and form the basis of the program.

Rates include

Ports of boarding are Madalena in Pico or Horta in Faial
Boat crew
Divemaster
Three dive tanks at six days
Full board (breakfast, lunch, dinner) and soft drinks during overnight stays on board
Chum stock for four shark dives

Rates exclude

Meals during overnight stays at the harbours
Angra do Heroísmo in Terceira island can be booked as port of boarding against surcharge. Please contact us for further details.
Chum stock for a fifth shark dive can be bought and charged on demand.

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