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Hammerhead Triangle

340 miles off the Costa Rican coast, in the ‘hammerhead triangle’, is Cocos Island, whose nutrient-rich waters attract vast schools of scalloped hammerhead sharks.

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Life is in the Detail

Female anemonefish can lay a few thousand eggs during the full moon, which are carefully safeguarded by the male until they hatch.

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Papua New Guinea

Bradford has a resident school of around 1000 barracuda which spiral elegantly over extraordinary pristine coral bommies alongside jack fish, tuna and reef sharks.

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The Coral Triangle

Raja Ampat is the epicentre of the iconic Coral Triangle; at Cape Kri, ichthyologist Dr Gerald Allen counted an astonishing 374 species of fish.

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Where to Go

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Itinerary Ideas

Raja Ampat & Ubud Adventure

Indonesia From £4,570pp

Azores Island Hopping

Portugal From £2,720pp

Unexplored Seychelles

Seychelles From £13,750pp

Maldives by Liveaboard

Maldives From £2,190pp

rhino spotted on South Africa family safari holiday

Family Safari & Dive in Africa

Mozambique From £8,260pp

Highlights of Oman

Oman From £4,845pp

The Best of Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea From £6,130pp

What to See

Hammerheads

A hammerhead shark uses its wide head to trap stingrays by pinning them to the seafloor. The shark's eye placement, on each end of its very wide...

Manta Rays

Manta rays can grow up to 7.5m (25ft) in wingspan and weigh up to 2,900lbs. There is no definitive answer but mantas are thought to live up to...

Sharks

Sharks can be found worldwide and are some of the most sought after creatures by divers. The largest of the sharks is the whale shark which can...

Turtles

Turtles can be found worldwide in all oceans except the Polar regions. The leatherback is the largest of the sea turtles and the largest ever...

Coral

Corals can be found worldwide. The Great Barrier Reef is the largest coral reef in the world at over 1,600 miles long. Individual polyps range...

Marine Mammals

Marine mammals come in all shapes and sizes ranging from the blue whale which can measure up to 30m (98ft) and weigh 180 metric tonnes, to the...

Macro

The word macro encompasses all of the small interesting critters; the smallest fish in the sea is the schindleria praematurus, which can measure...

Whale Sharks

When it comes to size, whale sharks are the biggest fish in our seas. There are reports of some whale sharks being up to 18m (60ft) in length...

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About Us

Life is in the Detail

We are a creative luxury travel company who take a thoughtful approach to creating tailor-made diving holidays.

Louisa Fisher

Amy Cooper

India Tyndall

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2,500 Hours spent underwater

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100% Carbon Off-setting

We off-set 100% of the carbon emissions from our clients' flights.

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