ST Truk Feb 2015

Ambassador: Micke Bergström
Resort: Blue Lagoon
Route: Best of the Truk Lagoon
Blue Lagoon
The Truk Blue Lagoon Resort on the island of Moen in Chuuk offers a breathtaking view of the world famous "Truk Lagoon" and is the perfect location for both divers and business travelers. The hotel's low two story design of 54 modern, spacious, air conditioned rooms blends perfectly with the island's tropical and serene atmosphere. You can enjoy a view of the lagoon from the balcony of all of the rooms. Just outside your hotel room you can meander through the palm shaded gardens to the white sand beach for a refreshing swim in the clear lagoon. The island style restaurant offers an excellent choice of local seafood, as well as Pacific and Asian cuisine. The islands are filled with history from World War II. For family members or friends who are non-­‐divers, the island has a taxi service and private tour buses that offer visits to historic and cultural sites. The boat dock makes it simple for you to take motorboat excursions to distant atolls, for snorkeling, fishing trips or to just enjoy the tropical sunset. The Dive Shop is conveniently located on the hotel grounds. Best of Truk
Blue Lagoon Dive Shop in Chuuk (Truk Lagoon) opened its doors to divers on November 13, 1973. Since then the humble shack has grown into a modern dive shop that provides full service to divers looking for adventure on the historic wrecks of Truk. Gradvin Aisek carries the legacy of his father, Kimiuo who opened the underwater world of Truk Lagoon to the world. His experience and knowledge of the wrecks has given divers an opportunity to enjoy "the World's Greatest Wreck Diving." Located on the grounds of the Blue Lagoon Dive Resort, the air conditioned dive shop provides sales, service and classes. A fleet of fast dive boats and knowledgeable guides provide easy access to the wrecks and allows divers the freedom to dive in small, personal groups on wrecks of their choice. Storage lockers and rinse tanks are available at the hotel dock, where your boat and guide will meet you in the morning. The Blue Lagoon staff and dive guides are knowledgeable on the wrecks and locations. The staff will arrange for your Chuuk Diving permit, rental equipment and dive guides. Truk Diving
Diving in Truk Lagoon is an adventure you will never forget. WWII wrecks are scattered across 199 km2. The wrecks are covered with life. There are over 300 varieties of hard and soft corals. On the outer reef you'll find mountains of coral that stretch as far as the eye can see, and drops off into the abyss. Here it is not unusual to see pelagic sharks. This is also where we do our exciting shark dive. The average water temperature is 28 degrees celcius. The visibility ranges from 9 to 30 metres depending on where you are in the lagoon and there is little current. Trip Details
Dates: 1 to 15 February 2015
Resort: Blue Lagoon
Route: Best of the Truk Lagoon
Included in the price:
• Transfer Flights to Truk r/t • All transfers • 11 nights in Blue Lagoon Resort in a shared room on a bed & breakfast basis. • 9 Days diving with 2 dives per day, guide, tank, weights • 2 nights in Manila Not included in the price:
• International flights r/t (Approximately 16500 SEK) • Truk Lagoon Marine Park fees (35 USD) • Crew Gratuity • Equipment rental Price per person: 20 750 SEK We reserve the right for price changes due to currency fluctuations or flight price increases on or before your booking date. Your booking date is the day that your deposit reaches Scuba Travel Scandinavia AB’s bank account. The given information that Scuba Travel has in its written information (ie the trips content, amount of dives, diving at a special location), is provided under the pretence of optimal conditions (ie political/ governmental decisions, weather, etc). The dive leader or boat captain that is in charge of the trip always has the right to change the contents of the trip due to weather, political decisions, or other acts that lie outside of their control that can affect the customers or ships safety. In this situation, the customer has no right to compensation or refund. Trip Details
Extra:
Equipment rental Complete equipment rental is available. Please contact us for the most updated price. Extra baggage Due to the ever-­‐increasing restrictions placed on checked-­‐ in baggage on flights, overweight/ extra baggage must be reported to and accepted by, the flight company. We will happily assist you to book you extra weight that is required. Please note that prices and baggage allowance varies between flight companies. The price that you pay departing the Nordic region may not be the same as the price you pay to bring your baggage home again. Important:
Your passport must be valid for longer than six months after the date of your arrival home. It must also be whole and have at least two empty pages. All divers must have a dive certificate, dive logbook, proof of dive insurance, a dive computer and a Surface Marker Buoy. Requirements for divers and recommendations: • Diving in the Truk Lagoon is for experienced divers only, we recommend that divers have an AOW certificate or its equivalent and a minimum of 50 logged dives How can I pay for my trip? • Via bankgiro or bank transfer • VISA, Mastercard and Eurocard (a power of attorney is required) How much do I pay and when? When you have accepted the offer from Scuba Travel Scandinavia, you will receive a booking confirmation within one to two workdays. To confirm your spot, a deposit of 2000 SEK is required within 10 days from the booking date. The final amount shall be paid in accordance to the payment information in the booking confirmation. Why choose Scuba Travel? • "Quality product -­‐ affordable pricing” – After many years in the dive industry, we have connections around the world. In this way we are able to find the best partners that are going to offer our customers high quality products to affordable prices. • We know diving – Our staff are all experienced divers and have dived in several destinations around the world. Together we have visited over 70 countries, and four of us are dive instructors. Besides our sales and office staff, we have a large network of Scuba Travel Ambassadors that are specialists within several different areas, such as UW-­‐photography, marine biology and technical diving. Some of our Ambassadors include Anders Salesjö, Ingvar Eliasson, Jonna Bergström, Tomas Jansson, Hans Örnhagen and Micke Bergström. • Personal service – As we have several persons on staff, we are able to provide excellent customer support. As Egypt is a busy destination for Scuba Travel, we have an Egyptian staff member based in Hurghada that offers a meet and assist service, transfer service and customer support, among other things. • Broad selection of destinations – Scuba Travel offers holiday packages to suit all tastes and budgets to destinations from Galapagos and Socorro in the Pacific, to Micronesia and Fiji in the Far East. • Sponsor projects – Through the years we have supported organizations that take care of wildlife and the local people. • Excellent solidity – Our company has an AA rating, which signifies high creditworthiness. • Travel guarantee – We have a statutory (demanded by law) travel guarantee placed with the Swedish Chamber of Commerce. This protects all customers purchasing package trips with us.