Manta Rays – the name alone conjures up images of graceful underwater acrobatic creatures soaring along sheer walls or hovering over shallow cleaning stations.  These spectacular giants are so popular with divers and snorkelers that a single animal can 'earn' more than $1 million over its lifetime for local eco-tourism.

Despite the massive popularity and lucrative tourism value of mantas, these graceful and gentle giants are rapidly disappearing due to extreme fishing pressure.  Much like sharks are mutilated for their fins and rhinos for their horns, rays are mutilated for their gill rakers, which are used by practitioners of Chinese medicine as an unproven “health” tonic.

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(Sample Itinerary)

Malapascua is a popular Philippine dive destination. Highlights include Thresher sharks, manta rays, white tips. We stay at Tepanee resort which is the favourite resort among our guests. Rooms come with AC, en suite bathroom with hot water shower, minibar, safe and balcony with seaview. Free Wi-fi installed in the rooms. Here's the holiday package for December 4-7, 2011:

3 nights room (double share)
Breakfast, lunch, dinner (3 days)
Transfers, round trip from airport/ Cebu city
12 Dives (tanks, weight, boat, DM)
Marine park fee
Free
• Wi-fi at the dive shop and restaurant for all our customers, it is the fastest on the island!
• Tea, coffee and drinking water on the boats
• Thresher Shark T shirt

Package Price - P27,250
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Exclusions:
Monad Shoal marine protection fee P50 per dive
Equipment rental P300 per dive
Night dive surcharge +P250
Torch (light) rental P250
Dona Marilyn Trip +P350 (fuel surcharge) per person
Calangaman Trip +P850 (350 fuel surcharge, 500 marine fee) per person
Nitrox fill +P350

Prices subjuct to change without prior notice

Baja Aggressor - $1995

Celebrate the end of the Socorro season May 31 - June 8, 2011 for only $1995. The Revillagigedos Archipelago, known as 'Socorro' is made up of 4 islands; San Benedicto, Socorro, Roca Partida and Clarion. Experience up close and person encounters with elegant giant pacific manta rays. These graceful mantas have a wingtip to wingtip span of over 20 feet.  This 8 night charter offers 5 days of diving.

Fall Back and Save $400

Travel on the Turks & Caicos Aggressor II from Sept. 10 - Oct. 22, 2011 or the Utila Aggressor II Sept. 3 - Oct. 1, 2011 and SAVE $400 on any type cabin. Eat, Sleep and Dive during the best time of year - the water can be the clearest, calmest and warmest. Money saving specials and other promotions do not apply to these weeks. Available for whole yacht charters, half boat charters, small groups or individuals. Fall back and save now!

Dive Maldives and SAVE $640

Dive into the mystique of the Maldives aboard the beautiful Maldives Aggressor and SAVE up to $640. Choose any of of the weeks below and dive the very best of the Maldives - see more for less! All staterooms priced at $1995. Money saving specials and other promotions do not apply to these charter weeks.

July 24-31, 2011   *   Aug. 14-21, 2011   *   Aug. 21-28, 2011

 

Take advantage of these promotions.  Call us.