32% Off for 32 Years With Aggressor Fleet

Congratulations to the Aggressor Fleet on reaching its 32 Year Anniversary. The Aggressor Fleet is renowned for offering liveaboards with the highest levels of comfort and personalised service.

The Aggressor Fleet includes the luxury Aggressor III in Galapagos, the motor sailing yacht Indo Aggressor in Indonesia and the luxury yacht Bahamas Aggressor - these popular liveaboards are part of the Regaldive programme. 

To celebrate Aggressor’s 32 Year anniversary, we are currently offering savings of 32% throughout 2016 for travel with the Aggressor Fleet.

This fabulous offer represents some huge savings, including: 

• Galapagos Liveaboard: Aggressor III - SAVE up to £1,324 The luxury Aggressor III is a superb base for exploring the fantastic diving on offer around the Galapagos Islands.

• Indonesian Liveaboard: Indo Aggressor - SAVE up to £972 Indo Aggressor is a perfect way to access some of the best diving in the world, in this fascinating area.

• Bahamas Liveaboard: Bahamas Aggressor - SAVE up to £478 Discover some of the best diving in the Bahamas from aboard the luxury Bahamas Aggressor as you cruise from Nassau.

Savings apply for trips taken from now until 31 December 2016. This offer is only available for new reservations made from 15 February - 2 March 2016.

Call the Regaldive team on 01353 659999 or email us today to book your next diving adventure.

Azores

The Azores is made up of nine volcanic islands situated in the middle of the North Atlantic ocean.  The islands provide a convenient resting place for the world’s largest pelagic species, whilst the underwater arches, tunnels, caves and cliffs provide a haven for sub-tropical fish.

Beaked whales, sperm whales, fin whales, humpbacks, false killer whales, spotted, bottlenose and Risso’s dolphins, turtles and more can be spotted from the surface between May and October, whilst diving conditions are best between July and September.

Lanzarote

Just four hours flight away from the UK, Lanzarote is an ideal destination for UK divers. Combining year-round warm temperatures and stunning diving with the convenience of regular flights from most regional UK airports.

Divers are well catered for in Lanzarote with its collection of reefs, caves and wrecks. The rocks are covered in anemones, sponges and soft corals and are home to a variety of marine life, including grouper, tuna, barracuda, monkfish, moray, octopus, rays and seahorses. At certain times of the year it is also possible to see dolphins and whales.

Malta and Gozo

A perennial favourite with Regaldive guests, Malta and Gozo boast some of the best diving in the Mediterranean with a range of shore and boat diving sites.  A well-established infrastructure offers a variety of activities for non-diving partners. With good visibility, warm water, striking underwater scenery including caves, overhangs and swim-throughs, Malta offers diving for all abilities from beginners to technical divers.

Malta's amazing underwater volcanic topography is a highpoint, and the island’s history has led to an impressive collection of ship, plane and submarine wrecks that have really put Malta on the map. 

Topside, there is plenty to explore in the World Heritage City of Valetta and a guided boat trip around its impressive series of interconnected harbours is a must. A visit to the beautiful 'Silent City' of Mdina is also a must – make sure you stop off at the Fontanella Tea Room where you can sit beside the castle battlements and take in the stunning views, whilst enjoying your drink of choice.

Smaller than Malta, Gozo is one of the few remaining unspoilt Mediterranean islands and a haven for divers. Arches and tunnels have been carved out of the coastline and offer divers endless points of interest around its 27 mile coastline of natural rugged beauty and great underwater visibility.

Bon voyage!

Whatever destination you choose, you can be sure of a warm welcome, terrific diving and flight times that won’t test your powers of endurance.  Holiday packages start from just £249pp. Bon voyage!

For help with planning your next diving adventure, call the friendly Regaldive team on 01353 659 999 or send us an email

Are you travelling with young children? Here are Helena's top picks for a child-friendly holiday in the sun:

I’ve worked in travel for 21 years which should qualify me for booking my own holiday… Shouldn’t it?! However, throw a couple of school age children in the mix and it’s a whole new ball game.

After a couple of disastrous attempts which ended in three wet days in August in not so “Great” Yarmouth (should have been four but we bailed early), I’ve learnt my lesson.

I no longer fall into the trap of believing it's possible to find a last minute ‘deal’ in the summer holidays. In my experience, it isn’t. The flights and hotels are either full or so expensive that it simply isn’t affordable.  

So now I book early. Very early!

With children aged four and seven, we want a family friendly holiday that is good value for money, has a swimming pool and a Kids’ Club. I also prefer all of us one room, due to the ages of the children, which is something that not many hotels cater for.

The Dolmen Hotel in Malta ticks these boxes for our family. It is also near Maltaqua Dive Centre who will pick up from the hotel each day, free of charge, so that’s everyone happy!

Flights to Malta are daily from Heathrow and Gatwick and offered from loads of other regional airports and with a flight time of just 3 hours and short transfers on arrival, it’s much easier to keep the children entertained!  Perfect for a summer holiday.

My other favourite option if you can’t wait until the summer is the Red Sea. 

Providing guaranteed sunshine almost all year round in Egypt, both the Steigenberger Al Dau Beach Hotel and the Movenpick Resort in Hurghada tick all of the boxes for a great family holiday. Hurghada is an excellent destination for some winter sun (February half term or the Easter Holidays) with Divers’ Lodge on-site at Movenpick and just next door to the Steigenberger Al Dau, kids’ clubs, swimming pools and rooms that accommodate the whole family. Combine that with transfer times of around 10 minutes and weekend flights, so no need for days off school, and all of our ideals on the family wish list have been ticked.

I’m just counting down the days now…

Save a minimum of 10% on most holidays and liveaboards worldwide

To celebrate the London International Dive Show (LIDS 2016) taking place at ExCel London, we have unveiled a range of exciting new Dive Show Offers. Regaldive will be exhibiting at LIDS on Stand D310 from 11-14 February and the team will be on standby to help divers to plan their scuba diving adventures in more than 25 exciting worldwide destinations.

With a great value 10% off diving holidays and liveaboards around the world*, in addition to some superb dive pack deals and extra savings, Regaldive’s offers are available throughout LIDS, and for a limited period after the show. 

Liveaboard Savings:

• SAVE up to £715 on Indonesian liveaboards
  Access some of the best diving in the world from aboard Indo Aggressor
• SAVE up to £179 on Red Sea liveaboards - flights included
  Red Sea itineraries starting from just £716 per person
• SAVE up to £455 on Philippines liveaboards
  Great savings on selected Philippine Siren trips throughout 2016
• SAVE up to £490 on Palau liveaboards
  Palau Siren, a spacious Phinisi yacht, offers great savings on trips throughout 2016
• SAVE up to £580 on Sudan liveaboards
  Superb savings on selected February, March and April 2016 trips aboard Royal Evolution
• SAVE up to £479 on Fiji liveaboards 
  Terrific savings on selected 2016 trips aboard the spacious Phinisi yacht Fiji Siren  

Land-based Holidays:

• Lanzarote holidays starting from just £282 per person 
  Great drop offs, caves, reefs and wrecks and an award winning dive centre
• Red Sea holidays starting from just £366 per person
  Wide choice of resorts with spectacular marine life, warm climate and stunning scenery
• Malta and Gozo holidays starting from just £230 per person 
  Superb conditions ideal for underwater photography and deep diving, along with fantastic wrecks 
• Caribbean escapes from just £929 per person
  Save up to £125pp on selected 2016 dates at Grafton Beach Resort, Tobago 

Divers should book by 26 February 2016 to take advantage of the 10% savings.

Red Sea Dive Pack Offers including ‘Buy One Get One FREE’

Regaldive are also offering a range of dive pack offers including:

• Emperor Divers: Diving from £26 per day in El Gouna, Marsa Alam & Sharm
• Orca Dive Club in El Gouna, Soma Bay, Safaga, Marsa Alam & Hamata: 
  Save 20% on Dive Packs and Courses
• Aquarius in Hurghada: ‘Buy One Get One FREE’ on Dive Packs and Courses

To make a booking, or for a holiday quotation, please call 01353 659999 or email us

* Subject to Terms and Conditions - please see here

If you are travelling to El Gouna, Marsa Alam, Soma Bay, Safaga, Hamata, Hurghada or Sharm El Sheikh, we have a Dive Pack Offer for you, as we have just unveiled some great new diving deals for the Red Sea. 

Emperor Divers

If you are venturing to El Gouna, Marsa Alam and Sharm El Sheikh can benefit from dive deals starting from just £26 per day for March, April, August & December 2016 departures, while those travelling on all other dates in 2016 can take advantage of diving from just £30 per day. Boat Diving with Emperor Divers includes two dives per day with guide, tanks, weights, weight belt and hotel transfers. These great offers are valid for new bookings made between 6 February and17 February 2016. 

Orca Dive Clubs

If you will be travelling to El Gouna, Soma Bay, Safaga, Marsa Alam and Hamata can SAVE 20% on all Dive Packs and Courses with Orca Dive Clubs. This offer is valid for all departures until 31 October 2016.

AQUARIUS DIVING CLUB

If you are heading to Hurghada, you can take advantage of Buy One Get One FREE on any all dive packs and courses with Aquarius Diving Club. Dive packs and courses must be the same. Course materials and certification are extra. This offer is valid for departures from 20 February – 31 October 2016. 

These Dive Pack promotions are valid for new bookings only. 

To make a booking, or for further details, please call our friendly team on 01353 659 999. 

We are kicking off the New Year with some incredible liveaboard savings worldwide. Take advantage of these great deals including: 

• Galapagos Liveaboards: SAVE up to £867pp
• Indonesian Liveaboards: SAVE up to £715pp
• Palau Liveaboards: SAVE up to £490pp
• Fiji Liveaboards: SAVE up to £479pp
• Philippines Liveaboards: SAVE up to £455pp
• Sudan Liveaboards: SAVE up to £400pp
• Caribbean Liveaboards: SAVE up to £267pp
• Red Sea Liveaboards: packages from just £649pp

Check the latest liveaboard offers here

A trip report from Regaldive’s John Butland

Just before Christmas, I had a trip to the lovely island of Bali. It was a great experience for me, it’s so nice to visit areas that are regularly visited by Regaldive guests and I even met some of our guests there.

To get there, I decided to try the relatively new service from Gatwick by Garuda - this is to Jakarta and then a short internal flight to Bali. They looked after me very well and the advantage is that they are quite often a bit cheaper than some of the other airlines. 

Bali is a beautiful island and we feature two locations that are well known for the quality of the diving, the North East and the North West sides, both well away from the hustle and bustle of the capital Denpasar. I was very impressed the standard and variety of both the accommodation and diving, there is certainly something for everyone there.

I visited all of the properties we feature, starting with the Alam Anda Ocean Front Resort & Spa, a traditional Balinese style property with very friendly staff and good food. It's located right on the sea front and a gentle dive on the house reef was a great way to start a week’s diving. Immediately, I knew I was in for some good dives, with some small critters such as Ghost Pipefish, right up to big things, like a Turtle and 3 Bumphead Parrotfish. 

I then moved on to a hotel that is very popular with Regaldive guests, the luxurious Siddhartha Ocean Front Resort. There are also some lovely dive sites within 10 minutes of the Werner Lau dive centre, including the well-known Liberty Wreck and Werner Lau is one of the few dive centres that visit it by boat, rather than the shore. The Liberty really is a lovely wreck, with an interesting history and it is absolutely smothered in life, at times it's difficult to know which way to look! Again, both the lovers of macro and bigger stuff should all be kept happy. 

I then travelled to the North West side of the island, staying at Taman Selini, a charming, Balinese style resort with the dive centre on the beach just next door. This gave me the chance to dive an area I was really looking forward to, Menjangan, a small island just off the coat of the Bali Barat National Park. The currents and sheer walls are the home to many lovely corals, full of life with plenty of Napoleon wrasse and groupers. There were even schools of Barracuda and a few Grey Reef Sharks out in the blue. Just on the other side of the headland is Secret Bay (Gilimanuk), a big draw for macro enthusiasts. The tide has to be right though, so bring your camera just-in-case for the Nudibranchs and Mantis Shrimp. 

The final visit of my trip was to the 5 star resort of Matahari Beach Resort & Spa. It's a stunning resort with some lovely rooms and an amazing spa, certainly it’s ideal for those who want to treat themselves to a little luxury. It’s right on the black sandy beach, with two restaurants and a dive centre on site - what more could you want?!

Although none of us relish a 3 or 4 hour transfer, the drive back to Denpasar has got to be one of the world’s most interesting and scenic. We enjoyed views over the top of the island’s central mountains, with lovely views over the terraced paddy fields, thick forests and a couple of volcanic lakes. 

I'd recommend Bali as a great place to start the huge adventure of diving in Indonesia and also a perfect place to board a liveaboard to another amazing diving location. But more of that from me next time...

Malta – one of Regaldive’s most popular destinations - is only a three hour flight from the UK and boasts a huge number of wrecks to enjoy. Lying at 17m in part of Valetta harbour is HMS Maori: a British destroyer sunk in 1942. Another fascinating WWII wreck is the Bristol Blenheim Bomber, just a short boat ride off Zonqor Point. One of five known wrecks of its kind, the engine and wings are intact at 42m and make a memorable dive for experienced divers.  Another wreck for the more experienced diver is the Imperial Eagle; an ex ferry and the sister ship to Cousteau’s Calypso. 

An Egyptian liveaboard is the place to be if you want to visit the best wrecks the Red Sea can offer. Regaldive offer itineraries including the most famous Red Sea wrecks: the Dunraven at Ras Mohamed, the Rosalie Moller and, arguably the most famous wreck of them all; the mighty Thistlegorm. 

In the early 1960s, Jacques Cousteau placed Sudan firmly in the psyche of divers with his experiments in underwater living. The remains of the Conshelf II “village” provide a fascinating window into this unique chapter of diving history. Directly out of Port Sudan lies the Umbria. This Italian cargo ship was deliberately scuppered to avoid it falling into enemy hands.  The holds are easily penetrated and the cargo (ranging from ammunition and military vehicles, to wine) is still there to be explored. Fans of the Red Sea seeking a new challenge should ask Regaldive for details on a Sudan liveaboard.

Known as the “wreck capital of the Caribbean” Grenada is recognised for its exceptional range of wrecks, and is renowned for one wreck in particular: The Bianca C - a 200m liner that sank in 1961.  With her deck sitting at 35m, the wreck supports a large amount of marine life and has numerous points of interest, including a swimming pool and the bridge. At the bow divers can see large pelagics including schools of barracuda and tuna, as well as passing eagle and manta rays.

The Veronica L, a highly photogenic wreck that makes a fantastic night dive, is festooned with colourful soft corals, sponges and marine life. The open hold, crane and surrounds of this 25m cargo ship are home to seahorses, moray eels, frogfish and octopus. 

Regaldive also offer trips to Palawan in the Philippines where you can dive the Kyokuzan Maru. This huge Japanese freighter lies upright at 30m. She provides a beautiful dive with her vast holds containing military vehicles and providing shelter to batfishes, fusiliers and trevallies. From Palawan divers can also visit the Second World War wrecks of Coron Bay: some of the best preserved in the world. 

There is nothing quite like the feeling of sitting on a boat knowing that you are about to dive one of the most famous wrecks sites in the world. Each site has its own unique beauty, is mostly intact, within reasonable diving depth and full of amazing artefacts. Happy diving, metalheads!

For help with planning your wreck diving adventure, call us on 01353 659 999 or send us an email

Our Winter Sale highlights include:

Liveaboard Savings:

• SAVE up to £160 on Red Sea liveaboards - flights included
  Red Sea itineraries aboard the Asmaa motor yacht starting from just £630 per person
• SAVE up to £521 on Maldives liveaboards 
  Late booking offer - spectacular savings in January 2016 for trips aboard the Sheena
• SAVE up to £382 on Bahamas liveaboards
  Great savings on trips aboard Bahamas Aggressor in August and September 2016
• SAVE up to £708 on Indonesian liveaboards
  Super savings on trips aboard the motor sailing yacht Komodo Dancer in March 2016
• SAVE up to £318 on Sudan liveaboards 
  Access to the best that the Red Sea has to offer from aboard Royal Evolution 
• SAVE up to £822 on Galapagos liveaboards
  Superb savings on Humboldt Explorer trips in March 2016

Land-based Holidays:

• Lanzarote holidays starting from just £267 per person for 7 night packages
  Offering both shore and boat diving - great value packages including flights and transfers
• Malta and Gozo holidays starting from just £216 per person for 7 night packages
  Close to home and great value for money with packages including flights and transfers
• Red Sea holidays starting from just £358 per person for 7 night packages
  Great value packages staying at  Elysees Hotel Hurghada, including flights and transfers
• Caribbean escapes - SAVE up to £400 on 7 night packages
  Super savings at Spice Island Resort, one of the finest hotels in the Caribbean

You can SAVE an incredible 10% on holiday and liveaboard packages worldwide* when you book your Regaldive holiday from 29 December 2015, for a limited period only. This saving applies to almost every holiday in the Regaldive programme. 

The friendly Regaldive team is on standby to help you to plan your scuba diving holiday adventures for 2016 and beyond, in more than 25 exciting worldwide destinations. 

Call us on 01353 659999 or email us today and we would be delighted to help.

* Subject to Terms and Conditions - please see here

Visit the Regaldive Stand at LIDS!

We are looking forward to seeing everyone at the London International Dive Show (LIDS 2016). This exciting event takes place at the ExCel in London from Thursday, 11 February until Sunday, 14 February 2016.

Dip into the programme of presentations from the world's top diving experts, enjoy the in-hall features such as the Try Dive Pool, Rebreather Pool, PhotoZone and New Product Showcase, plus themed Travel and Dive-Training areas. Compare dive kit, plan your next diving adventures and meet up with old friends.

We are really looking forward to LIDS 2016, so do come and see the Regaldive team at Stand #310 to make sure that you get the best diving holiday deals! We look forward to catching up with you during the show and discussing your diving holiday plans.

LIDS Opening Times

• Thursday, 11 February - 1:00pm-8:00pm
• Friday, 12 February - 10:00am-5:00pm
• Saturday, 13 February - 9:00am-6:00pm
• Sunday, 14 February 2016 - 9:00am-5:00pm

 Find out more about LIDS 2016 here