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Escorted Underwater Photography Trips and Small Group Trips
Guided by Indigo Safaris’ owner and 14-year-pro photojournalist, Christopher Bartlett. Presentations and personalised coaching on all of these trips. From beginners to advanced shooters.
Tiger Beach Bahamas Aggressor liveaboard 3 - 10 July 2021 was $2995 retail, now ~$500 off, $2595, 5 paying 1 free, 10 % commission
https://www.indigosafaris.com/bahamas-tiger-beach-shark-safari-2020.html
Papua New Guinea Febrina Liveaboard 4-13 September 2021 from $4590 - $500 off, now $4090 per person 5 paying 1 free, 10 % commission
Diving the inimitable Witu Islands, Fathers Reefs, and Kimbe Bay, on this 12-berth vessel
https://www.bestofpng.com/mv_febrina_escorted_photography_trip_2021.html
Cocos Okeanos II liveaboard 21 November - 2nd December 2021 $700 off, from $4999
5 paying 1 free, 10 % commission
https://www.indigosafaris.com/cocos-expedition-2021.html
Sudan Blue Force 3 liveaboard 11 – 18 March 2022 from 1490 euros, 5 paying 1 free, 10 % commission. Umbria wreck, reefs, walls, schooling jacks, barracudas, grey sharks and hammerheads.
Extras: 260 euros park, port and service fees, Visa $155
https://www.indigosafaris.com/sudan-escorted.html
Palau Aggressor liveaboard May 29 - June 5, 2022, $500 off, now $3055, plus resort diving TBA 5 paying 1 free, 10 % commission
Bumphead Parrotfish spawning trip, see thousands of these giant parrotfish grouping together before the new moon
https://www.indigosafaris.com/palau_spawning-_liveaboard_2022.html
Maldives Hanifaru Bay 8-15 August 2022 on the 12-berth Blue Spirit liveaboard $1790 based on two sharing - Early Bird offer 10% off, now $1610 USD - 5 paying 1 free, 10 % commission
Swim with hundreds of mantas in the legendary bay, a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, and then dive the cleaning stations outside the bay. Only 10 clients on this exclusive trip.
https://www.indigosafaris.com/maldives_hanifaru_liveaboard_2022.html
Febrina Liveaboard 5-14 September 2022 from $4590 , 5 paying 1 free, 10 % commission
Diving the inimitable Witu Islands, Fathers Reefs, and Kimbe Bay, on this 12-berth vessel
https://www.bestofpng.com/mv_febrina_escorted_photography_trip_2022.html
EAST AFRICA GROUP TRIPS
Combination Diving and Safari Trips
11 nights: 7 nights Zanzibar & 4 nights Selous Safari from $2,500
includes 1 free night on safari
7 nights at Sunset Beach Kendwa on B&B basis and 4 nights safari at Selous Wilderness on full-board basis
12 dives, 2 daily safari activities, domestic flights, transfers and park fees
11 nights: 7 nights Zanzibar & 4 nights Selous Safari from $3,150
includes 1 free night on safari
7 nights at Gold Resort on all-inclusive basis and 4 nights safari at Selous Wilderness on full-board basis
10 dives, 2 daily safari activities, domestic flights, transfers and park fees
11 nights: 4 nights Ruaha Safari & 7 nights Zanzibar from $5,765
includes 1 free night on safari
4 nights at Mwagusi Safari Lodge on full-board basis, 7 nights at Zuri Zanzibar Hotel & Resort on half-board basis,
10 dives, 2 daily safari activities, domestic flights, transfers and park fees
12 nights: 7 nights Zanzibar & 5 nights Southern Tanzania Safari from $4,850
includes a long-stay discount on safari
7 nights at Gold Resort on HB, 3 nights at Rufiji River Camp in Selous &
2 nights at Ruaha River Camp on full-board basis
12 dives, 2 daily safari activities, domestic flights, transfers and park fees
11 nights: 7 nights Pemba Island & 4 nights Tanzania Northern Circuit from $4,805
7 nights at Aiyana on full-board basis & 4 nights Tanzania Northern Circuit on full-board basis.
10 dives, 2 daily safari activities, domestic flights, transfers & park fees
11 nights: 4 nights Serengeti Safari & 7 nights Mafia Island from $5,495
includes 1 free night on safari
4 nights Kaskaz on all-inclusive basis & 7 nights at Mafia Island Lodge on full-board basis
12 dives, 2 daily safari activities, domestic flights, transfers and park fees
12 nights: 4 nights Masai Mara Safari, 1 night Zanzibar & 7 nights Pemba Island from $5,995
4 nights Porini Bush Camp on all-inclusive basis, 1 night at Jafferji House in Stone Town on bed & breakfast basis &
7 nights at Aiyana on half-board basis
12 dives, 2 daily safari activities, domestic flights, transfers and park fees
All trips are 9 paying 1 free (apart from Serengeti & Mafia Island where it is 10 paying 1 free)
Prices are rack, 10% discount to groups and dive shops.
SOUTH AFRICA GROUP TRIPS
Rates are the recommended retail rates, dive shop discount of 10% on South Africa trips
FOC details given for each section
THE SARDINE RUN
Witness the greatest predation show on earth with thousands of sharks, dolphins, sea birds and whales. From late May to the end of July. 7 paying, 1 FOC
1. 8-day 7-night Wild Coast Sardine Run, Chintsa, from 16 May to end of June from 34,950 ZAR, approx. $2100 USD
7 nights and 5 days on the water with one spare day for Inkwenkwezi Game Reserve big five wildlife viewing. Located at Buccaneers' Lodge, Chintsa, 45 km north of East London, runs for 5 weeks from 16th May to 27th June, Sunday to Sunday. Beach launch, no other centres launch from here. Includes transfers from East London airport. After the trip, it's easy to add on a safari, a Garden Route adventure, or diving in South Africa or Mozambique.
2. 8-day 7-night Wild Coast Sardine Run, at Wavecrest, 30 May to 11 July from 38,295 ZAR, approximately $2320
7 nights and 6 days on the water. Witness the greatest predation show on earth with thousands of sharks, dolphins, sea birds and whales. Located at Wavecrest, 1 hour north of East London, with exclusive use on a river running into a wide bay for easy launches. Includes transfers from East London airport. After the trip, it's easy to add on a safari, a Garden Route adventure, or diving in South Africa or Mozambique. Starts every Sunday from 30th May to 4th July.
3. 6-day and 5-night Wild Coast Sardine Run, Coffee Bay from 35,200 ZAR, approximately $2130 USD
5 nights at the Ocean View Hotel, Coffee Bay on a half-board basis (breakfast and dinner), 4 days on the boat with sandwiches, fruit, cookies, chocolate, fruit juice and water, air support by microlight. No other boats launch from here, the area is all yours. You can swap a day on the boat for a day in the microlight. Transfers can be added from Umthatha airport, or you can self-drive. No single supplement. Runs from the last week in June to the end of July.
After the trip, it's easy to add on a safari, a Garden Route adventure, or diving in South Africa or Mozambique.
3a. 7-day and 6-night Wild Coast Sardine Run, Coffee Bay from 41,375 ZAR, approximately $2500 USD
3b. 8-day and 7-night Wild Coast Sardine Run, Coffee Bay from 47,475 ZAR, approximately $2870 USD
4. 8-day, 7-night Sardine Run, Aliwal Shoal and Port St John Package - from 43,375 ZAR, approximately $2630
Starts on 11th June, last day is 27th July
Day 1: Arrival and transfer to Blue Ocean Dive Resort – Overnight Blue Ocean Dive Resort
Day 2: 1 x Reef Dive Aliwal Shoal 1 x Baited Dive Aliwal Shoal, Transfer to Port St Johns – Overnight Cremorne Estate
Day 3 to 7: 5 days Sardine Run Ocean Safari – Overnight Cremorne Estate
Day 8: 08h00 departure to Durban International airport from where it's easy to add on diving or a safari.
4a. 10-day, 9-night Sardine Run, Aliwal Shoal and Port St John Package - from 54,250 ZAR, approximately $3290
Starts on 11th June, last day is 27th July
Day 1: Arrival and transfer to Blue Ocean Dive Resort – Overnight Blue Ocean Dive Resort
Day 2: 1 x Reef Dive Aliwal Shoal 1 x Baited Dive Aliwal Shoal, Transfer to Port St Johns – Overnight Cremorne Estate
Day 3 to 9: 7 days Sardine Run Ocean Safari – Overnight Cremorne Estate
Day 10: 08h00 departure to Durban International airport from where it's easy to add on diving or a safari. Itinerary here
4b. 13-day, 12-night Sardine Run, Aliwal Shoal and Port St John Package - from 72,750 ZAR, approximately $4410
Starts on 11th June, last day is 27th July
Day 1: Arrival and transfer to Blue Ocean Dive Resort – Overnight Blue Ocean Dive Resort
Day 2: 1 x Reef Dive Aliwal Shoal 1 x Baited Dive Aliwal Shoal, Transfer to Port St Johns – Overnight Cremorne Estate
Day 3 to 12: 10 days Sardine Run Ocean Safari – Overnight Cremorne Estate
Day 13: 08h00 departure to Durban International airport from where it's easy to add on diving or a safari.
ADDING A SAFARI TO THE SARDINE RUN
After the trip, it's easy to add on a safari, or more diving in South Africa or Mozambique, see below.
SHARK DIVING IN KWAZULU-NATAL
9 Paying, 1 FOC
Sodwana Bay, Reef Teach - 7 nights B&B, $790, 9 pay 1 free
7 nights’ B&B in Sodwana, 6 dives 2-mile reef, 6 dives far reefs, nitrox, transfers
Aliwal Shoal, Agulhas House - 7 nights full board, $995, 9 pay 1 free
7 nights’ full board in Umkomaas, 8 reef and wreck dives, 2 baited cageless shark dives, nitrox, transfers
Aliwal Shoal, Blue Ocean - 7 nights B&B, $850, 9 pay 1 free
7 nights’ B&B in Umkomaas, 8 reef and wreck dives, 2 baited cageless shark dives, nitrox, transfers
Protea Banks - 5 nights self-catering, $650, 9 pay 1 free
5 nights’ in Margate, 7 reef dives, 1 baited cageless shark dive, transfers
Aliwal Shoal and Sodwana Bay - 9 nights B&B, $1220, 9 pay 1 free
5 nights Umkomaas at Blue Ocean, 4 nights Sodwana at Reef Teach, 6 Aliwal Shoal dives, 2 baited shark dives, 2 dives Sodwana 2-mile reef, 4 dives Sodwana far reefs, nitrox, transfers
DIVING AND SAFARI COMBINATIONS
South African Sharks and Safari, 12 nights: Aliwal Shoal, Sodwana Bay, Nambiti Game Reserve
$1995, 9 pay 1 free
9 nights’ bed and breakfast accommodation, 12 reef dives, 2 baited cageless shark dives, 3 nights’ full board accommodation in a safari lodge with morning and afternoon game drives in Nambiti Big 5 reserve, transfers.
South African Sharks and Safari, 14 nights: Protea Banks, Aliwal Shoal, Sodwana Bay, Nambiti Game Reserve
$2595, 9 pay, 1 free
11 nights’ bed and breakfast accommodation, 14 reef and wreck dives, 4 baited cageless shark dives, 3 nights’ full board in a safari lodge with morning and afternoon game drives in Nambiti Big 5 reserve, transfers.
CAPE TOWN EXTENSIONS
Cape Town 3-night Shark Diving trip from $690, 9 pay 1 free
3 nights with breakfast. 1 Kelp Forest dive, 1 baited Seven-gill Cow shark dive, and 1 Cape Fur Seals dive. Great White cage diving also possible in Gansbaai.
SAFARI EXTENSIONS
South Africa - 4-day Tembe Elephant Park, KwaZulu-Natal from $520
Perfect in combination with southern Mozambique, Tembe is home to the biggest Tuskers in Southern Africa Full-board basis and including 2 daily guides safari activities, transfers.
South Africa - 4-day Hluluwe Game Reserve safari at Rhino Ridge Safari Lodge from $990
Located within Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Game Reserve on full-board basis and including 2 daily guides safari drives.
South Africa - 4-day Greater Kruger Safari with Umkumbe Safari Lodge from $1040
excludes domestic flights
Located in the renowned Sabi Sand Game Reserve on full-board basis including 2 daily guides safari activities
We have loads more options for all budgets and styles.
St Helena Whale Shark Scuba Specials 2022
The best adult Whale shark interaction in the world
JANUARY TO MARCH ONLY
11 PAY, 1 FREE plus 15% commission
Two options: self-catering bungalows or 4-star hotel
Self-catering chalets:
Two sharing a double room $1495
Single occupancy $1655
4-star Mantis Hotel:
Two sharing a double room $2500
Single occupancy. $2800
Flights (non-commissionable, not free for tour leader)
Johannesburg – St Helena – Johannesburg from $1010
From January to March each year, St Helena is home to the only known seasonal aggregation of adult male and female whale sharks in the world, with several dozen visible at once when frequent certain dive sites.
Each trip includes 1 night in Johannesburg with breakfast, 7 nights on St Helena, the final night in Johannesburg with breakfast, 10 dives over 5 days, 2 whale shark snorkelling trips, a full day 4x4 land tour, 6 days vehicle hire, and transfers. The deluxe version includes 7 breakfasts on St Helena and 4 dinners.
Budget accommodation
We will be staying in two and three-bedroom cottages in Half-Tree Hollow, built in 2014, located above Jamestown with a magnificent view of the coast and the ocean. Each cottage has a small lounge, kitchen and a bathroom. Single occupancy guests will share a three-bedroom cottage. There is a small supermarket in Half-tree Hollow and other food shops in Jamestown. Fresh fish can be purchased in Jamestown, a five-minute drive away.
Deluxe accommodation
The 4-star Mantis Hotel is a combination of restored historic buildings dating from 1774 and a new contemporary building situated in the heart of Jamestown, a few minutes’ walk from the sea front, swimming pool, museum, Jacob’s Ladder, public library, archives, shops, and bars.
The buildings originally served as an officer’s barracks for the East India Company, who administered the island at the time. They served as military accommodation up until the last garrison left the island in the 1900’s. The original buildings were constructed from stone, bonded together with mud and mortar, pointed and rendered with lime which also formed the whitewash, with teak and iroko joinery and flooring. This 30-room boutique hotel has a large restaurant, the best on the island, bar and guest lounge and two outdoor terraces.
MOZAMBIQUE GROUP TRIPS
All trips are 9 paying 1 free, prices are rack, 10% discount to groups and dive shops.
SOUTHERN MOZAMBIQUE
South Africa and Southern Mozambique – 9 nights from $1,645
4 nights Sodwana Bay at Reefteach & 5 nights Coco Rico in Ponta Do Ouro.
6 reef dives in South Africa plus 6 reef and 2 shark dives in southern Mozambique. Includes vehicle rental and insurance.
Up to 16 shark species can be seen here. It’s a great area for rays, turtles, and game fish too.
CENTRAL MOZAMBIQUE
Central Mozambique Mantas and Whale Sharks – 7 nights from $1,205
7 nights B&B Casa do Mar in Tofo Beach. Includes transfers.
With 10 dives including cylinder, weight belt and nitrox.
Tofo is a hot spot for reef & giant mantas and whale sharks, as well as other big fish species.
Central Mozambique Mantas and Whale Sharks – 7 nights from $2,375
7 nights half-board Sentidos Barra Luxury Resort in Barra. Includes transfers. 12 dives in Barra.
Barra is a hot spot for giant & reef mantas, whale sharks and other big fish
Central Mozambique Mantas and Whale Sharks – 9 nights from $2,700
4 nights B&B Casa Babi in Vilanculos & 5 nights HB Sentidos Barra Luxury Resort in Barra.
6 reef dives in Vilanculos, lunch on dive days, 12 reef dives from Barra. Includes transfers.
Vilanculos is in the beautiful Bazaruto archipelago, with excellent reef and coral life, and some manta. Barra is a hot spot for giant & reef mantas, whale sharks and other big fish.
SAFARI ADD-ONS
South Africa - 4-day Tembe Elephant Park, KwaZulu-Natal from $520
Perfect in combination with southern Mozambique, Tembe is home to the biggest Tuskers in Southern Africa Full-board basis and including 2 daily guides safari activities, transfers.
South Africa - 4-day Hluluwe Game Reserve safari at Rhino Ridge Safari Lodge from $990
In Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Game Reserve in Luxury Villas on full-board basis and including 2 daily guides safari drives.
South Africa - 4-day Greater Kruger Safari with Umkumbe Safari from $1040
excludes domestic flights
Located in the renowned Sabi Sand Game Reserve on full-board basis including 2 daily guides safari activities.
MADAGASCAR, COMORES, SEYCHELLES
NOSY BE DIVING AND ANTANANARIVO LEMUR PARK
9 nights Nosy Be and Antananarivo from $1690 per person
plus $650 domestic flights
1 night B&B Royal Palissandre - 7 nights half-board Nosy Lodge - 1 night B&B Royal Palissandre
With 10 dives, 1 visit to Nosy Komba nature reserve, 1 visit to Lemur Park in Antananarivo, includes all transfers and park fees.
9 nights Nosy Be and Antananarivo from $2,390 per person
plus $650 domestic flights
1 night B&B Royal Palissandre, 7 nights half-board in deluxe suites at L’Heure Bleue ,Nosy Be - 1 night B&B Royal Palissandre.
With 10 dives, 1 visit to Nosy Komba nature reserve, 1 visit to Lemur Park in Antananarivo, includes all transfers and park fees.
NOSY BE & KRUGER (SOUTH AFRICA)
13-night Nosy Be diving and Kruger safari combo trip from $3,580 per person
plus $980 international flights Johannesburg – Nosy Be - Johannesburg
1 night B&B Safari Club Johannesburg - 7 nights half board at L’Heure Bleue on Nosy Be -
1 night B&B Safari Club – 4 nights full board Elephant Plains in Sabi Sand Game Reserve Kruger
With 10 dives, 1 visit to Nosy Komba nature reserve, 8 game drives, all transfers and park fees.
KENYA SAFARI AND COMORES DIVING 10-night trip
3 nights Kenya, 7 nights Comores from $2900 per person
Plus $830 regional flights
3 days Masai Mara Osero tented camp safari, Giraffe Sanctuary visit, 1 night Golden Tulip, 6 nights Laka Lodge. The Comores is the last frontier of unexplored reef diving in the Indian Ocean, with beautiful, protected coral gardens, abundant reef fish, manta cleaning stations, grey and scalloped hammerhead sharks.
10 dives Moheli Marine Reserve, turtle nesting and hatching, Ylang-ylang distillery, Livingstone bats, all transfers.
THE SEYCHELLES
7 nights luxury on Alphonse Island full board, 10 dives on virgin reefs, domestic flights, from $6550 per person.
INDONESIA
BALI ADVENTURE AND DIVING SAFARI
12 nights full board, 6 resorts, 19 dives $2895
Kawa Ijen volcano crater on Java, rice paddies, temples, rafting
The itinerary includes both shore and boat-diving, and encompasses a wide variety of dives: walls, muck, wrecks, reefs, drifts, with opportunities for macro and wide-angle photography from tiny critters to large pelagics like Manta rays and Mola Mola. Includes all transfers, diving, meals and land tours. For non-divers there are replacement cultural visits, so non-diving partners can have a great time too.
8 paying 1 free, 12 paying 2 free plus 10% off
BALI DIVE SAFARI
12 nights full board, 21 dives, 4 resorts $2765
Plus rice paddies, temples, rafting
The itinerary includes both shore and boat-diving, and encompasses a wide variety of dives: walls, muck, wrecks, reefs, drifts, with opportunities for macro and wide-angle photography from tiny critters to large pelagics like Manta rays and Mola Mola in season. Includes all transfers, diving, breakfasts and land tours.
8 paying 1 free, 12 paying 2 free plus 10% off
KOMODO PRIVATE CHARTERS & LIVEABOARDS
We work with a number of locally-owned boats that offer bespoke full charter trips around Komodo and Raja Ampat. We have been on them all, and with the exception of Ari Jaya, have AC cabins with en-suite bathrooms.
We can combine these charters with resort stays in Bali or Kalimaya to give a great variety of diving without complicated domestic connections or long domestic flights. Of course. Komodo can also be combined with other Indonesian hotspots like Lembeh, Maluka, or Raja Ampat. 10% off for groups.
| Itinerary | Boat | $ per night | nights | USD Total | Pay / Free | Max pax |
| Raja Ampat | Sinar Pagi | 325 | 8 | 2600 | 8/2 | 12 |
| Komodo | Sinar Pagi | 265 | 8 | 2120 | 8/2 | 12 |
| Komodo | Lalunia | 245 | 6 | 1470 | 5/1 | 8 |
| Komodo | Pratiwi | 255 | 6 | 1530 | 5/1 | 6 |
| Komodo | Ari Jaya | 180 | 6 | 1080 | 5/1 | 6 |
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA SPECIALS
11-night specials excluding domestic flights
Rates are rack, 10% off to dive groups and free space for tour leader
| 4 nights | 7 nights | USD |
| Loloata Island Resort with breakfasts and 8 dives | Walindi full board 12 dives | $3055 |
| Loloata Island Resort with breakfasts and 8 dives | Tufi Resort Full board 15 dives | $3040 |
| Loloata Island Resort with breakfasts and 8 dives | Lissenung Island full board 15 dives | $3185 |
| Loloata Island Resort with breakfasts and 8 dives | Rapopo Plantation Resort with breakfasts, 11 dives, WW2 day tour | $2765 |
Above rates include domestic flights
14-night resort combination stays
Full board in standard rooms (except Rapopo, breakfasts only), two sharing, all domestic flights and transfers. Dive equipment rental and E&S fees not included. Excluding international flights.