After missing out last weekend due to unforeseen circumstances, we are bringing the DSD sessions back this coming weekend. Bangalore can now continue to experience the thrill of diving underwater right here in town. The sessions start this Saturday, August 6, at the St. Josephs Indian high School pool at 10:00 AM, and bookings are now open! Check out the pretty little graphic below, and contact us for confirmation of your booking. Let’s go dive!
Upcoming Dive Trips, Meet & Greets
Well, this is certainly an exciting time here at Planet Scuba India!
Manta Ray Feeding Frenzy @ Hanifaru Bay
We have two fantastic dive trips planned in August-September this year, and the response has been overwhelming! We announced a liveaboard trip to Maldives last month, starting from August 7, and within a month, all 22 seats were booked! So vehement was the response, that we were almost forced into planning a second liveaboard to Hanifaru Bay! The second trip is starting from the 22nd of August, and goes on till the 28th. Seats are still open for this trip and you can email Mark for more details like pricing and prerequisites. He’ll be more than happy to help you out with the planning of the trip.
Incidentally, this is the last time the Maldives government is allowing liveaboards and active diving in Hanifaru Bay for fear of the delicate balance being upset. It’s the feeding season for the Manta Rays and you don’t want to miss this feature!
Pigeon island, Trincomalee
We also have a dive trip planned to Trincomalee, Sri Lanka, starting from the 30th of August. This is not a liveaboard, but rather an all expense paid 5-day dive trip to one of the most pristine dive spots in the world. Some of the world’s best wreck diving happens in these waters, and you get to be a part of this amazing experience. Again, Mark’s the guy for you to get in touch with for more information on this.
In other news, we are thrilled to play host to Mr. Hans Ullrich, the PADI regional manager South Asia, who is visiting Bangalore this week! We are planning a meet & greet party for him, to give him a chance to meet and interact with divers and dive enthusiasts in the city. It’s a BYOB thing, and you are invited! Yes, you guessed it. Email Mark for more info!
Images Courtesy: National Geographic
I know
what you are thinking, do not worry, this blog will be updated soon with lots of stuff. Some of the oncoming updates deal with Beach clean up day and other such cool highlights. Stay tuned!
Special Ops?
Meet Graham Hogg, an experienced and friendly PADI Staff Instructor and Yacht Master. After working around the world including Australia, Egypt, Thailand, Borneo and the Caribbean, Graham, has joined Planet Scuba India as Head – Special Projects.
Graham has over 3000 plus logged dives and taught students numbering in the hundreds. Graham’s experiences include running dive centres, dive liveaboards and private megayachts.
Graham is looking forward to meeting you all and sharing his love of diving, underwater photography and video production with you.
Just in case
Just in case i have some Bangagalore Dive Club Members who only exclusively follow me on the blog ( i have my doubts i read my stats people!!) There is a Bangalore Dive Club Meeting held at Extreme Sports Bar located on 100ft road Indiranagar at 6.30pm on the 17th of July. That is TOMORROW!! So if you guys don’t know about it, just come down and have a drink with us and catch up. There will be plenty of details on the Maldives trip and other trips there. Also quite good discounts are to be had on our equipment. Hope to see you all there soon.
Bangalore Dive Club Meeting
Venue: Extreme Sports Bar (100ft road Indiranagar, above Reid & Taylor showroom)
Time: 6.30pm
Date: 17 July 2009 (tomorrow,Friday)