Eco Divers News

Last month we promised you an update on Eco Divers Manado’s move into its new home. Well, we’re happy to report that the move is complete and that Eco Divers Manado now provides its full service out of the popular Minahasa Lagoon Resort. 
(The photo shows Andrea with managers, Karl and Saaya, on-board an Eco Divers boat at Minahasa Lagoon Resort.)

Our guests are telling us how much they enjoy Minahasa Lagoon’s peaceful location, its food and the service… and, of course, our boats and service. We dive the islands and mainland sites of Bunaken National Park.

Eco Divers Manado offers competitively-priced dive packages year-round, starting at just EUR 380 (US$ 562) for 3 nights with up to 4 dives and all meals.

To watch Minahasa Lagoon’s promo video: www.eco-divers.com/resort-manado.php.

The season is upon us and we’ve been preparing for it.

Both speedboats in Lembeh have recently undergone full dry-docks and returned to the water sporting a striking new livery. Last week our Lembeh Day Liveaboard had been docked too.

In Manado our boats are also being docked, repaired where necessary and re-painted in readiness to welcome many guests this summer.

We hope you’ll be amongst them and enjoy diving from the best dive boats in North Sulawesi.

Farewell, thanks and good luck in the future, Christian. Welcome, Sam Lewis! They say that time flies and that all good things must come to an end. Well, it’s true. In the past 1.5 years Christian Loader has become an integral member of the Eco Divers Family and a popular photo instructor, having helped many of our guests improve their photo skills. Those of you who follow our FB page will also have witnessed Christian’s considerable talent in photography, through his regular postings of strikingly artistic underwater images.

Now Christian’s time at Eco Divers has sadly come to an end, as ScubaZoo takes him back-to-base (in Kota Kinabalu) to take on a new role as photographer/videographer on film and book projects. 

We’d like to thank Christian for his efforts. We will miss him being here, but still expect him to be a regular visitor to Eco Divers. We wish him success and happiness and look forward to seeing many of his great images and films in the future.

Replacing Christian from ScubaZoo is Sam Lewis. Sam arrived at Eco Divers this week from the Maldives, where he provided photo and video services on-board The Four Seasons Explorer Liveaboard. From the UK, Sam has a Master’s Degree in Animal Behaviour and a Bachelor’s Degree in Zoology, so his knowledge is not limited to taking photos or videos. He specialises in film-making and is proficient with Adobe Premier CS5 and Final Cut Pro to edit videos. Sam has a great passion for all water sports, in particular water polo. He provides photo & video services for The Digital Centre (www.digitalcentreindonesia.com) at Eco Divers Manado & Lembeh. Welcome, Sam!

As Minahasa Lagoon Resort celebrates its 10th anniversary this year, three different Birthday Party Packages have been put together offering many free extra activities:

Month of May


Celebrate North Sulawesi’s natural and culture heritage, through a series of free nature tours, local cultural dances and traditional Indonesian spa treatments.

Fish Geek Week, 01-08 Sep


A free workshop on North Sulawesi’s underwater riches, hosted by three of the world’s most illustrious names in marine biology: Massimo Boyer, Gerry Allen & Mark Erdmann.
 

Learn Underwater Photography week, 24 Nov to 01 Dec


Nightly free workshops by world-renowned photo geniuses 
Jason Isley, Stephen Wong & Takako Uno.

To join any of these free events, simply book a 7-night all inclusive dive package with Eco Divers Manado.

Click here for further details: www.eco-divers.com/special-trips.php or just send a booking enquiry to info@eco-divers.com.
 

You still have time to secure your place on our biology workshop in June with Ned & Anna DeLoach.

The workshop is free when you book a 7-night dive package at Eco Divers Resort Lembeh. The package costs just EUR 1058 (US$ 1390) per person and includes 7 nights’ accommodation in a double room, 6 days of diving (up to 3 day-dives per day), all meals, airport transfers, tax & service.

Full details of the 2012 Lembeh Fish & Critter Hunt are available here: www.eco-divers.com/special-trips.php or just send a booking enquiry to info@eco-divers.com.

Eco Divers first opened its doors to welcome in guests in April 2001, so this month represents eleven years of service in North Sulawesi.

This occasion was marked by delicious celebratory birthday cakes in Manado and Lembeh.

(Any excuse for cake is always welcomed!)
 

Minahasa Lagoon Resort is celebrating its 10th anniversary since inception and to mark the occasion there will be three very different Birthday Party Packages, each offering many free extra activities.

Book your holiday during one of our Party Weeks and come join in the fun! We’ve got three very different parties planned:

• Month of May - North Sulawesi's Nature & Culture
• 01-08 September - Fish Geek Week
• 24 November-01 December - Learn Underwater Photography Week

The first is throughout the month of May, when we’ll be celebrating North Sulawesi’s natural and culture heritage with a series of nature tours, local cultural dances and traditional Indonesian spa treatments.

01-08 September is Fish Geek Week: Guests will have the opportunity to join an educational week on North Sulawesi’s underwater riches, with nightly workshops by three of the world’s most illustrious names in marine biology: Massimo Boyer, Gerry Allen and Mark Erdmann.

24 November to 01 December is Learn Underwater Photography Week, with nightly workshops by world-renowned photo geniuses Takako Uno, Stephen Wong and Jason Isley.

All three events are completely free of charge when one books a minimum of 7 nights All Inclusive Dive Package at Minahasa Lagoon / Eco Divers Manado. There also promises to be many more free fun activities, competitions, prize-giving and a Birthday Dinner Party Night each week.

Click here for further details: http://www.eco-divers.com/special-trips.php

To make your enquiry, email Eco Divers on info@eco-divers.com

London International Dive Show (LIDS 2012)

31st March – 1st April 2012

ExCeL London
One Western Gateway
Royal Victoria Dock
London
E16 1XL

Eco Divers Resort Lembeh
LIDS 2012 Show Special

Book for 7 nights, pay for 6

Conditions of offers:

• Bookings must be a minimum of 7 nights All-Inclusive Dive Package
• Offer cannot be back-dated onto existing bookings
• Only applies to bookings made between 31st March and 30 April 2012, for stays by 31 October 2012
• Cannot be taken in conjunction with any other offer made by Eco Divers
• All bookings are subject to availability
• Offer applies on pre-booked package only

Exclusions: Drinks, Tips, Diving equipment rentals, Incidentals e.g. night dives, Nitrox fills, spa services, land tours, mini-bar purchases, laundry, telephone calls

To make your enquiry, email Eco Divers on info@eco-divers.com

www.eco-divers.com

We’re delighted that interest in our free biology workshop with world-famous Ned & Anna DeLoach has been so much that the first two weeks are both almost fully-booked. Those people lucky enough to have a confirmed place on this “Critter Hunt” are in for a treat…

Great news: Ned & Anna have agreed to extend their workshop at Eco Divers Resort Lembeh into a third week, from 16 to 23 June!! This means that 14 more places are now available. But book now, as it’s first come, first served. There definitely won’t be a fourth week, so this is really is the last chance for anyone who wants to learn all about fish behaviour to join Ned & Anna at Eco Divers Resort Lembeh. See details here: http://www.eco-divers.com/special-trips.php or just send a booking enquiry to info@eco-divers.com.

Beneath The Sea

23-25 March, 2012

Meadowlands Exposition Center
355 Plaza Drive
Secaucus, NJ 07094

Eco Divers Resort Lembeh
Beneath The Sea 2012 Show Special

Book for 7 nights, pay for 6

Conditions of offers:

• Bookings must be a minimum of 7 nights All-Inclusive Dive Package
• Offer cannot be back-dated onto existing bookings
• Only applies to bookings made between 23rd March and 25 April 2012, for stays by 31 October 2012
• Cannot be taken in conjunction with any other offer made by Eco Divers
• All bookings are subject to availability
• Offer applies on pre-booked package only

Exclusions: Drinks, Tips, Diving equipment rentals, Lembeh Divers Permit, Incidentals e.g. night dives, Nitrox fills, spa services, land tours, mini-bar purchases, laundry, telephone calls

To make your enquiry, email Eco Divers on info@eco-divers.com