blue o two ‘Project Shark’ trip auction to raise funds for Bite-Back

Published 12 years agoon March 25, 2014

Thanks to the kindness of lucky competition winner Louise Coy, UK-based liveaboard tour operator blue o two are offering a luxury diving trip to the Red Sea as an auction prize in order to help raise funds for the UK shark and marine conservation charity Bite-Back.

Bid to win this remarkable blue o two scuba diving holiday on board the award-winning M/Y blue Horizon during its ‘Project Shark: Simply the Best’ week itinerary in the stunning Egyptian Rea Sea on the 13^th-20^th June 2014 by clicking here. Bidding is open now and the auction will close 21:03 on Saturday 5th April 2014. Every penny from the winning bid will go to Bite-Back, the UK shark and marine conservation charity, and its ‘Hacked Off!’ campaign to make Britain’s restaurants shark fin free.

Taking in the world-famous marine parks at Brothers and Daedalus, this thrilling itinerary of spectacular drop offs is perfect for divers keen to glimpse some big animals at these remote off-shore reefs. Learn about the biology and behaviour of sharks in the Red Sea with nightly lectures from a representative of the “Red Sea Sharks” trust founded by our expert dive guide and marine biologist, Elke Bojanowski Ph.D, in her quest to track and collect basic population data on oceanic whitetip sharks (Carcharhinus Longimanus) in the Egyptian Red Sea.

Worth more than £1,100, this blue o two holiday includes return flights (from the UK), internal transfers, seven nights full-board accommodation on the vessel, tea/coffee/water/soft drinks, snacks, six days diving, hire of 12-litre cylinder and weights.

For more information about the itinerary and information about qualifications needed to participate, click here.

For more information about the award-winning blue o two fleet vessel, M/Y blue Horizon, click here.

Winning bid must be paid in full within 24 hours or the holiday will be forfeited and made available elsewhere. Divers will need to provide their own dive insurance and the trip is subject to the standard blue o two terms and conditions (http://www.blueotwo.com/Terms-and-conditions).