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Snorkeling And Diving Vacation Tips
June 14, 2010
Scuba diving and snorkeling are always a popular vacation activity. Snorkeling is particularly easy and fun for every family member, including the children. Scuba diving and snorkeling allows people to view a beautiful under world not often seen. When planning a scuba diving and snorkeling vacation, it is important to be aware of such considerations as what to bring and safety measures.
1. When you are booking your flight, it is important to tell the airline that you are a diver and you may require a larger baggage allowance. As well, find out if there are any additional fees for extra baggage and what preparations have to be made to ensure there are no issues when checking in. Remember, you will likely be bringing a tank, air regulator, supply regulator, pressure gauge, tank harness, pair of diving fins, snorkel, and face mask and fins. If you book your flight through a travel site, you may be able to get a cheaper price if you pay ahead instead of paying when you check-in.
2. If you are going to a warm destination via flight, it will be easier to make sure you do not exceed the maximum baggage weight allowance. Just try to pack as light as possible. If you do exceed your baggage allowance, you will have to pay extra baggage fees. Airlines differ in their baggage weight policies. For instance, Air Transat will allow up to 20kg (44lbs) of scuba-diving equipment without charging any extra fees. Air Canada will count one piece of equipment as one piece of baggage.
3. You have to consider the financial loss if your equipment was lost or stolen. You can protect yourself if you acquire travel insurance. As well, your travel insurance should have enough medical coverage if you require medical attention. Read over your policy to make sure you have the right amount of coverage.
4. You should be able to fit some items in your carry-on bag. For instance, a face mask, scuba dive computer, certification documentation, and the log book can easily fit in a carry-on bag. It is important to remember that items deemed dangerous such as a diving knife will not be permitted on the plane. Other items such as snorkel, fins, wetsuit, etc, will go with the checked luggage.
5. It is important to have a medical kit that contains essential medical supplies. This can include: sunscreen, ear drops, band aids, decongestants, and sea sickness pills, etc.
Scuba diving and snorkeling are fun activities that will make a vacation extra special. Most resorts that are located directly on or near an ocean or gulf will offer some sort of snorkeling or scuba diving. Rent scuba gear from a rental company. When scuba diving, it is important to know your limits. It is important not to do anything that could cause you serious injury. When you are finished diving, make sure you take a day to relax before flying home as it is dangerous to fly right after scuba diving. You will need 12 to 24 hours to evade decompression illness. The most important tip for a snorkeling and diving vacation is to have lots of fun.
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Playa Del Coco, Party Town – Guanacaste, Costa Rica
April 17, 2010
One of the best beaches you can hang around in Costa Rica is Playa Del Coco. This beautiful and eventful beach of Costa Rica is situated in Guanacaste, near the Daniel Oduber International Airport, Liberia.
As I’ve already said, Playa Del Coco is very eventful and it has all the things that you want for a fun time starting from Sports fishing (which is a famous thing out here)or you can watch exciting waves, the busy beach and of course, Scuba Dive! The beach is very popular among the locals as well as the tourists. The place has many good facilities such as shops, restaurants, bars, discos, casinos, hotels, resorts and markets.
Let’s look at 5 things you can do enjoying this beautiful place:
1) Nightlife in the Beach: This is the best part of Playa del Coco. The daytime is not even close to being as beautiful as it is at the nighttime. People from all over the world keep on coming here and it’s definitely a delightful sight. Even if you want a tour in the middle of the night, it is available.
2) Snorkeling in Playa Ocotal: Walk to your left from the parking lot and make sure to bring your sneakers because you’re going to walk over some volcanic rock. Once you get around the corner, you’ll find a small beach with easy access to a vibrant reef. Here I’ve seen turtles, mantas, and dozens of bright tropical fish that I can’t identify.
3) A day at the Hilton: If you are not staying at Papagayo Hilton, it doesn’t matter, you can easily visit its cool pool and beautiful gardens. A bus service is always available when you need it and it will take you up and down around the hills. The gardens and hanging out places are awesome. Just make sure you tell the guards that you will be eating in their restaurants!
4) The LLano de Cortez Waterfall: About an hour away from Coco, you’ll find a 60 feet waterfall. To get there you have to drive towards Liberia, and when you come to the “main” intersection (the one with the Burger King), make a right. Continue for about 30 minutes until you see an Aloe factory. Down the road to your right you’ll see a sign for the LLano de Cortez Catarata.
5) Dr. Will’s Nature Tour: Dr. Will is a retired veterinarian who offers guided nature tours in Ocotal Beach. You can walk with Dr. Will for a couple of hours along the beach, up into the mountainside, and then go back down to where you started. All of this for only $20 per person. You’ll see birds, lizards, monkeys, exotic flowers, and you’ll learn more about Costa Rican wildlife in 2 hours than you could have ever hoped to learn watching the Discovery channel.
People who enjoy nightlife and of course, beauty will have a blast here. You are invited by the beautiful beach and the buzzing town.
Marina K. Villatoro, lives in Central America – Costa Rica and Guatemala for the past decade. She has traveled all over these areas with her family and now she loves to organize vacations to Costa Rica and Guatemala. Contact her for advice and to plan your perfect trip! Grab a totally unique version of this article from the Uber Article Directory
Who has the Best Scuba Diving Anywhere? Check Out the Maldives
April 15, 2010
The Maldives is a nation consisting of over a 1,200 coral islands in the Indian Ocean. It’s an exotic snorkeling and scuba diving paradise and one that’s popular year round due to its temperate weather. The Maldives averages about thirty degrees Celsius all year or 86 degrees F.
What makes the Maldives an awesome snorkeling and scuba diving environment is the colorful schools of fish. There are Black and White Snappers, Humpback Snappers, Barracuda, Unicornfish, Yellowback Fusiliers, Trevally Jacks and many more.
Snorkeling and scuba diving in the Maldives, there’s just is no comparison. If you consider the large variety and sheer number of fish you’ll find, together with the pristine environment, it leaves you awe struck. Scuba divers and snorkelers will never get bored, not even for a moment. You’ll never experience the exact dive experience twice! There are just too many types of aquatic life to see and to discover on any single dive. One really needs to plan on going on several dives just to get an appreciation of the awe inspiring life residing in these waters.
Seasoned snorkelers and divers recommend going when water visibility is at its best between January and March. Other times the water can be a bit murky. Diving novices can charter boats in Male, the Maldives capital city. Remote locations are reserved for experienced divers.
Your Maldives resort can make recommendations and advise you on ideal diving and snorkeling locales. You’ll have access to only a small number of dive and snorkeling locations if you stay around your resort. To avail yourself to varied dive locations, consider making reservations on a liveaboard. A liveaboard is a boat designed for people who want to live onboard a dive boat that travels to various places specifically for scuba diving.
Liveaboards can go to places few people will ever see, like Baa Atoll. The waters around Baa Atoll boasts an amazing diving and snorkeling environ. The neighboring islands are deserted and are undeveloped and unspoiled. This is indeed a scuba divers heaven where beautiful diving can be experienced and remembered.
Other remote places include Felidhu and Ari Atolls. Here both sharks and manta rays live. Just keep in mind, most of these remote locations require scuba divers with intermediate to advanced experience and they are reserved for the ultimate in thrill-seekers only!
Ari Atoll measures 80 kilometers in length. It’s one of the biggest atolls in the Maldives. Its known for its well developed tourist area; however it does possess a really awesome scuba diving and snorkeling environ that should not be missed. Northern Ari Atoll is home to the whale shark. The best way to experience these creatures is by scuba diving.
I’ve mentioned just a few snippets of places to scuba dive or snorkel while visiting the Maldives. Scuba diving and snorkeling in the Maldives is a truly unforgettable event. If you consider yourself an accomplished snorkeler, then next time try scuba Maldives style! Once you’ve scuba dived or snorkeled in the Maldives, you’ll never want to do it anywhere else.
Thinking about taking a holiday to the Maldives and want additional information on Maldives snorkeling or scuba Maldives style? Visit the website www.maldivesvacations.info/maldives-diving.php
Sailing Cozumel – Fury video 1 – by JCV
February 23, 2010
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