Expert-led Group Diving Tours in 2024 & 2025
Looking for something unforgettable?
The Dive Worldwide team pride themselves on delivering unique diving holidays in the most exciting and remote destinations around the globe. The expert-led group tours featured below are anything but ordinary – you could take part in vital whale shark research in the Galápagos, go muck diving in the Coral Triangle with an award-winning photojournalist, or experience the full moon manta feeding frenzy at Hanifaru Bay.
Guided by Danny Copeland, Saeed Rashid or Sofía Green Iturralde, marine specialists who are pioneers in their respective fields, these exclusive small group holidays are the ultimate diving experiences.
Maldives Manta Ray Extravaganza with Danny Copeland
Exclusive departure! Sailing 12 Sep 2024
Vessel: Seascape
Join marine conservationist and cameraman Danny Copeland on an exclusive Maldivian liveaboard adventure. Timed to align with the full moon and the peak aggregation of reef manta rays, you can expect to witness a frenzy of feeding activity on your snorkelling excursions in the UNESCO Biosphere Reserve Hanifaru Bay. While diving the exceptional and rarely visited diving sites in the Baa, Raa and Lhaviyani atolls, the megafauna action may also include green and hawksbill turtles, Napolean wrasse and whale shark.
Danny’s expert knowledge of marine life will be invaluable in helping you to capture these precious moments on camera. In the evenings, he will entertain the group with engaging presentations about marine ecology, conservation and manta ray behaviour. Guests can even contribute to manta ray research by uploading photographs and sightings to the IDtheManta database.
13 days from £3,650pp (flights inc)
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Galápagos Whale Shark Expedition with Sofía Green Iturralde
Exclusive departure! 23 Sep 2024
Vessel: Aqua Galapagos
Experience the staggering biodiversity of the Galápagos Islands on this once-in-a-lifetime cruise led by Sofía Green Iturralde, a prominent marine biologist working on the Galápagos Whale Shark Project. You visit during prime whale shark season, which maximises your chances of close encounters with these gentle giants. Throughout the trip, Sofía will impart her wealth of expertise about whale shark behaviour and conservation measures.
The Galápagos islands are world-renowned for diving, and you will have opportunities to explore some of the best sites, including the iconic Wolf & Darwin. While whale sharks are the main focus of this tour, other marine highlights could include Galápagos penguin, hammerhead shark, marine iguana, sea lion, manta ray, Galápagos shark, dolphin and green turtle.
10 days from £6,995pp (flights inc)
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Dive and Discover St Helena with Danny Copeland
Exclusive tour! 6 Feb 2025
Dive Resort: Mantis St Helena, Jamestown
Whale shark enthusiasts, this is the tour for you! This exclusive tour to St Helena explores remote waters in the South Atlantic which are home to whale shark, along with Chilean devil ray, dolphin, wahoo, tuna, and dorado. The action-packed itinerary includes a 10-dive package and at least two days of snorkelling with enormous adult whale sharks.
Sharing the experience with a maximum of 11 other guests and marine expert Danny Copeland, you will uncover the mysteries of the St Helena whale shark aggregation – a phenomenon which is fascinating marine scientists globally. You stay at the Mantis St Helena resort in Jamestown, from where you have opportunities to explore the island, visit Plantation House and perhaps meet a 186-year-old giant tortoise. After busy days exploring an inspiring underwater world of sea mounts, caverns, wrecks and thriving marine life, you can listen to Danny’s insightful ocean-themed presentations.
12 days from £4,645pp (flights inc)
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Muck and Magic in North Sulawesi with Saeed Rashid
Exclusive tour! 17 Jun 2025
Dive Resorts: Dive into Lembeh & Coral Eye Resort
Join award-winning underwater photojournalist Saeed Rashid to explore two of North Sulawesi’s diving hotspots – the Lembeh Strait and the Bangka archipelago This spectacular adventure includes up to 36 dives and, with expert guidance from Saeed, is perfect for muck diving enthusiasts and budding photographers alike.
Discover weird and wonderful species hiding in Lembeh’s black lava sand and pristine corals. Dubbed the ‘Critter Capital’, Lembeh is the perfect place to practice macro photography on seahorses, octopuses, nudibranchs, frogfish, pipefish, flamboyant cuttlefish, crustaceans and more. Your next stop is the former marine research centre Coral Eye Resort – now a vibrant hub for ocean lovers and divers. Here the fringing reefs, volcanic walls and coral-encrusted pinnacles are teeming with marine life, from pygmy seahorses to reef sharks and even dugongs!
17 days from £4,995pp (flights inc)
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Exclusive departure! 12 July 2025
Vessel: Water & Wind
Join an intimate group liveaboard adventure comprising up to 15 outstanding dives, all guided by Danny Copeland. Arriving at the height of the Azores’ short diving season, you can expect excellent diving conditions and wonderful encounters with friendly dusky groupers, devil rays and other large pelagic species. Explore famous dive sites, such as Formigas and Dollabarat Marine Park, while discovering a captivating underwater world of pinnacles, candy floss corals and fascinating rock formations.
‘I’m especially excited to return to these islands with a rare offering onboard the Water & Wind liveaboard. The combination of a small, close-knit dive group, greater flexibility to adapt to the weather, and the opportunity to visit the coasts of more than one island and the big pelagics that visit them, will make this a truly special diving adventure.’ – Danny Copeland
8 days from £3,365pp (flights inc)
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Plunge into Dive Worldwide’s Holiday Brochure
Inside you’ll discover a wide range of highly recommended dive resorts and liveaboards operating in the Indian Ocean, the South Pacific, the Americas, Africa, Southeast Asia and other top diving destinations around the world. To help you choose where to go on your next diving adventure, the brochure is also packed with expert articles written by Dive Worldwide’s highly experienced professional dive team. Request your copy.
Booking your Holiday with Dive Worldwide
Dive Worldwide hand-picks the world’s best diving holidays – from small groups to liveaboard adventures, snorkelling tours and resort-based diving trips. Combining 20+ years’ travel experience with a dynamic team of seasoned SCUBA diving professionals, Dive Worldwide can draw from a unique depth of knowledge to give you the best possible diving experience.
They are a fully independent organisation offering 100% financial protection and can offer superb tailor-made holidays catering to your specific diving interests, such as underwater photography, wreck, shark, luxury or technical diving. Check out the latest special offers on diving holidays here.
They also have a strong focus on protecting the oceans, supporting a range of marine conservation charities and promoting responsible, sustainable diving practices wherever possible.
Their dive experts are ready to help. Call 01962 302 087 or send an enquiry to reservations@diveworldwide.com
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