$999 per person double occupancy - includes: 7 nights accommodation in spacious, air conditioned deluxe rooms with large private balcony overlooking the ocean, three boat dives per day, unlimited shore diving, all meals, and r/t airport transfers. Participants will fly in/out of Utila (ULL) through Honduras (either Roatan or San Pedro Sula, RTB or SAP).

+$300 REEF Program Fee per diver will be added to each package to cover the cost of the group leader, seminar and survey materials.

Ned and Anna will delight trip participants with amazing pictures, videos, and stories, covering fish ID and behavior. The folks at Deep Blue are long-time REEF supporters and this is sure to be a great week of diving and camaraderie.

$672 CAD per person, double occupancy. Includes: 3 days of diving (up to 8 dives), tanks and weights, 3 nights of lodging, all meals starting with breakfast on the 26th through lunch on the 28th, r/t transportation from Port Alberni, and use of kayaks. Divers will be picked up in Port Alberni at 4pm on the 25th (bring your own dinner to eat in transit) and will be returned to Port Alberni on the 28th at 4pm. Additional fees: Nitrox is available for an additional fee (must arrange at least 3 weeks prior to trip). Fuel surcharges may be added if fuel prices continue to increase; participants will be notified no later than 2 months prior to departure.

+$150USD REEF Fee will be added to each package to cover the cost of the group leader, survey and collection materials, and data management. This fee is payable directly to REEF through a secure payment portal on the REEF webpage.

Discover Barkley Sound with REEF's own Janna Nichols and Peter and Kathy at Rendezvous Dive Adventures. Situated between Port Alberni and Bamfield, participants will be treated to great diving and encounters with wildlife below and above the water. Home of wolf eels, Giant pacific octopus, and one of the world's richest waters. Also called the Emerald Sea, it was rated by Jacques Cousteau as the second best site in the world!

For more information and to book your space, contact Rendezvous Dive Adventures' owners, Peter and Kathy, at 1-877-777- 9994 (toll free US& Canada), or 250 735 5050, or info@rendezvousdiving.com. A non-refundable 25% deposit will be collected to reserve your space, an additional non-refundable 25% will be owed within 3 months of booking. Final and full payment is due no later than August 25, 2013. No refunds after 8/25/13.

$3,195 pp - includes: double occupancy aboard the Rocio del Mar liveaboard, 6 days of diving (up to 22 dives), and all meals aboard the ship. Additional fees include transport to/from the boat (docked in Cabo San Lucas), $28 National Park Fee, $15 Hyperbaric Chamber Fee, gratuity, and $100 Nitrox for the week (optional) (fees subject to change).

Divers should plan to board the boat at 4pm on December 3rd. Dinner will be served at 7pm and the boat will depart around 11pm that evening. The boat will arrive on San Benedicto Island around 6am on December 5th for your first day of diving. The boat will depart the islands after the last dive of the day on December 10th. Divers will disembark in Cabo San Lucas in the morning of December 12th after breakfast. Departure flights out of SJD can occur anytime on December 12th.

+$300 REEF Program Fee per diver will be added to each package to cover the cost of the group leaders, seminar and survey materials.

A special opportunity to spend a week diving in a hotspot of sharks and rays with world-renowned shark photographer, Marty Snyderman, and noted shark expert, Andy Dehart. Andy and Marty are leaders in the field of shark conservation and photography*. They will conduct daily seminars on sharks and other megafauna, as well as tropical eastern Pacific reef fish ID. They will also share stories and photos from their exciting ocean adventures.

Socorro Islands are part of the Revillagigedo Archipelago, located 250 miles off Baja Mexico's southern shore. These islands are a spectacular magnet for the largest ocean pelagic animals in the world. Schooling hammerhead sharks, dolphins, silky sharks, Galapagos sharks, clouds of jacks and barracuda, tuna, wahoo, marlin, oceanic white tips sharks, whale sharks and mantas. Mantas are the claim to fame for the Socorro Islands These magical animals use the submerged sea mounts as aggregation points and cleaning station. The rocky reefs are also home to an array of tropical eastern Pacific fish species; over 150 fish species have been documented in REEF surveys. Note that this is considered an advanced diving destination.

*More about Andy and Marty: Andy’s passion for sharks began when he saw his first one at the age of five. He’s been working with sharks for nearly 20 years, having encountered more than 40 different species. Andy serves as the He is a Shark Advisor for Discovery Channel’s Shark Week, sharing his expertise to provide a better understanding to these revered and feared creatures of the deep. Marty is regarded as one of the world's best shark photographers. He strives to create an emotional connection between a viewer and his subject. He views himself as a spokesperson for animals and ecosystems that cannot speak for themselves, to do what he can do to raise public awareness and effect change.