New Ventures For 2009
More details see below call skipper for update 0047 99474234 |
Costs Small group charter is available at Narvik.
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Short Spring breaks long week diving tours on the best wrecks around Bergen Feb/March These long weekend /week tours give you the opportunity of diving some of the best wrecks in Norway regardless of adverse weather. Your skipper can take you to 35 wreck sites around Bergen, 15 at Narvik. Between dive activities include mountain walks. Skiing, German bunker tours, Orca watching & on a clear night the northern lights. Under water visibility is exceptional in winter. Both Livaboard trips include accommodation & food, dive cylinders and weights. At Narvik self cater accommodation near the harbour is available. Winter activities are easy from the comfort of this base, popular with none divers, friends and family. Winter weather in North Norway is quite settled by uk standards, coastal temperatures -1 to -5 are comfortable because of low humidity and often no wind. Bright clear skys and reflections from fjords and snow covered mountains make fantastic scenery. Check out links. Travel to Bergen & Narvik fly from Uk Stanstead www.sas.no & www. norwegian.no/ 55kg baggage deals for sports equipment are available. Costs 4 nights on boat with full livaboard £390 Air, cylinders, weights food etc included. You need sleeping bag & personal dive kit.
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Introduction price from £390 4 days Includes 2 dives per day cylinders and weights self cater Accommodation is available at Narvik
See more do more with 6 days Livaboard trips fully catered from £600 Cylinders and weights.
Dates and pick up times can be arranged to suit flights contact skipper 004799474234 gordon01@globalnet.co.uk |
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2009 Cruise Schedule
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Bergen return
Bergen |
May 02 to 09 May 09 to 16 May 16 to 23
May 23 to 30
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£650 p/p 7 nights for 12 persons £600 £390 4 nights |
| Bergen to Bodo This 500 mile coastal cruise north calls at many of the principle ports such as Floro, Alesund, Kristiansund, Bronnoysund and Bodo, diving and sightseeing all the way. |
July 11 to 18 |
£750 |
| Bodo to Narvik This 150 mile 7 day coastal cruise starts you diving within minutes of boarding the boat on D/S Rabat one of the best wrecks in north Norway. The cruise then heads over to the famous Lofoten Islands or Narvik The scenery here, above and below the waterline, is some of the best in Norway. We then head for Narvik to dive many classic wreck sites including the warships from the Battle of Narvik | July 18 to 25 | £700 |
| Narvik return Narvik July 18 /25
£650 Narvik to Tromso This 7 day trip starts wreck diving around Narvik This busy 200 mile 9 day 9 night cruise starts with wreck dives within the Narvik region, between dive activities include chance to see famous local features like the Tirpitz museum, Polar Institute and Arctic science and polar aquarium. Starting on the 14 wrecks from the Battle for Narvik,D/S Flint, Heinkel bomber, German landing craft, Belgica, Black Watch, Uboat U117, Dronning Maud, Elise Schulte. D/S Karmoy Rauenfeld and finaly the Tirpitz remains. We visit more wrecks on this trip than is possible to dive. This pioneering adventure will be exploring many new sites. and previously located wrecks from the successful 2008 exped. Diver s fly into Narvik and out of Tromso
(Russian border) Return Trip Kirkenes to Tromso Via previously located dive sites also allowing more time for new searches,8 new sites located this year.
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July 25 Aug 01
North bound Aug 01 to 11
Return trip Aug 12 to 22 |
£750
£900
£900 |
| Tromso to Narvik This busy 200 mile 9 day 9 night cruise starts with wreck dives within the Tromso region retuning to Tromso between dives for the chance to see famous local features like the Tirpitz museum, Polar Institute and Arctic science and polar aquarium. After diving the Tirpitz site we head south to Harstad to dive wrecks such as D/S Flint, Heinkel bomber, German landing craft, Belgica, Black Watch, Uboat U117, Dronning Maud, Elise Schulte.D/S Karmoy Rauenfeld and finally to Narvik and some the 14 sites of WW2 wrecks from the Battle for Narvik. We visit more wrecks on this trip than is possible to dive so responsible divers can maximise diving and safety by using nitrox.
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Aug 22 to 29 | £750 |
| Narvik return Narvik These 6 day/6 night wreck diving bonanzas concentrates on the warships around Narvik. The diving here is easy, 25 metres or less, so nitrox divers can keep busy all day, basic scuba gear is sufficient. Diving historians have an opportunity to research the naval battles at the excellent local museum. This tour can also be modified to take a 3 day excursion North to Harstad to dive wrecks including the Black Watch, the U117 and the Dronning Maud. Alternatively, a 3 day cruise diving trip down the Lofoten Isles is available. During October herring are moving into this area for the winter and killer whales follow them, we sometimes get an encounter. If the night sky is clear we often see the Northern lights. Other diving related activities include. Mountain climb to see the incredible site of the Rauenfelds, A German supply ship that exploded, her remains are now 1 mile up the mountain we also make a dive after the climb. Iron ore train trip. Mid week morning we take a short train ride on the mountain ore train from Narvik to Sweden. At a remote mountain station we walk down an old track to the head of Romsbaken fjord, passing water falls and historical sites, join the boat to dive, a German sea plane "Sea Adler", under sea caves and HMS Eskimo bow , before returning to Narvik. Trip around the Narvik ore terminal and educational presentation from LKAB Swedish mining company. Five Ski slopes surround Narvik harbour, it would be easy to ski and / or dive in the same day. January, Febuary March and April for Narvik slopes, until July at Bjornfjell 40 mins from Narvik Shore based accommodation with self cater kitchen, lounge, can be arranged if required.
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Aug 29 to Sept 5 Sept 5 to 12 Sept 12 to 19 Sept 19 to 26 Sept 26 to Oct 3 Oct 3 to 10 Oct 10 to 17 Oct 17 to 24 Oct 25 to ` Oct 12 to 17 Oct 24 to 31
Nov to March see Below
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£650 |
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Winter Diving tours on the best wrecks around Narvik Nov /Dec / Jan /Feb /Mar/ These long weekend / week tours give you the opportunity of diving some of the best wrecks in Norway regardless of adverse weather. Your skipper can take you to 15 wreck sites around Narvik. Between dive activities include mountain walks. Skiing,fishing, German bunker tours, Orca watching & on a clear night the northern lights. Under water visibility is exceptional in winter. Both Livaboard trips include accommodation & food, dive cylinders and weights. At Narvik a self cater 9 bed apartment at the harbour is available. Winter activities of any kind are easy from the comfort of this base, popular with none divers friends and family. Winter weather in North Norway is quite settled by uk standards, coastal temperatures -1 to -5 are comfortable because of the low humidity and often no wind. Bright clear sky and dramatic reflections from mountains, snow, and water can make fantastic scenery. Check out links page. Travel, fly Uk Stanstead http://www.norwegian.no/ 55kg baggage deals for sports equipment. also http://www.sas.no 4 days on boat full livaboard £390 Air, cylinders, weights food etc. included. You need sleeping bag & personal dive kit.
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Introduction price from £390 4 days Includes 2 dives per day cylinders and weights 6 days Livaboard trips fully catered £600 Cylinders and weights.
Dates and pick up times can be arranged to suit flights contact skipper 004799474234 gordon01@globalnet.co.uk |
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| 2010 trips and dates will be similar to 2009 contact 0047 99474234 for options or special requests. |
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