Activities & Trips 2010-2011

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Lk. Michigan July 30-August 1, 2010	Isle Royale August 13-16, 2010	Morehead City, NC  August, 2011	Ore-be-gon August 6-7, 2010

Cozumel January 8-15, 2011	Belize February 5-12, 2011	Fiji March 17-26, 2011	Bahamas April 23-30, 2011

Upcoming Aquaventure Dive & Photo Center Events

Local & Regional Shipwreck Adventures

Lake Superior
This is a great Minnesota dive site. Sure its cold, but if you wear a drysuit it makes diving fun. We will be offering specialty courses, including PADI Advanced Diver Specialties: Boat, Wreck, Computer, Drysuit, Navigation, Night, Photography, Deep, Nitrox,  and  PADI Advanced Open Water.  This is a modestly priced charter and fees apply $150  - 2 days of two tank boat dives.  We have morning and afternoon boat openings, limit of 6 divers per trip.

Isle Royale 2010
Enjoy the finest shipwreck diving in the world.  Isle Royale National Park is one of the most isolated parks in the nation, its remote location apx. 20 miles off the MN/Canadian border offers unparalleled beauty.  The island juts out of Lake Superiors deep-cool-clear water with rough and craggily shoreline.  The island and its many reefs have claimed dozens of shipwrecks from the 1800's to the most recent in the 1990's .  Wooden and steel shipwrecks are preserved with amazing detail remaining.  Depth varies from shallow to well beyond the 130 sport diving limit, park regulations limit charters to 130' depth. 

Minimum experience level for this trip is Advanced Diver, with drysuit experience. 

All trips are live-aboard with a maximum of only 6 divers per vessel, sleeping -meals-diving-air fills included in the charter. We only book experienced licensed charter captains to guarantee your experience.  These trips fill up well in advance, we suggest booking one year ahead to guarantee a spot.

Now taking deposits for 2010 $250 deposit to hold your spot.

Shipwreck Explorers
Join Aquaventure & Dive Photo Center as we explore the exciting shipwrecks that lay beneath the cool fresh waters of the Great Lakes; Superior, Michigan, and Huron.   We will be diving with Capt. Jitka Hanakova aboard the custom dive boat Molly V.  The boat is equipped with large bench seats for getting geared up, a spacious back deck, sun / rain canopy, large diver platform with an Ez Climb ladder for exiting the water.   The cabin has a nice dry area for warming up after dives, or to hang out in-between dives.  
www.shipwreckexplorers.com 

SCUBA Activities

We provide adventure above and below the water.

Aquaventure Dive & Photo Center offers diving activities that provide divers of all experience levels with a variety of locations and opportunities to dive.  By participating in continued education you can take the fast track to being a confident diver, or you can learn by experience participating in the fun dives.  Although no instruction is provided on the fun dives, every time you dive you have the opportunity to learn.   

Trips that involve charter boats or continuing education include fees. "Fun Dives" are open to all divers and family members at no charge. Visit the store and see our activities board, updated frequently.  Please call or stop by to confirm your participation, activities and locations subject to change.

Crosby Pit Mines
(Open Water part II & AOW Cont. Ed.)
Another one of our favorite locations for continuing education, we will be offering specialty courses including; SDI Advanced Diver Development, Computer, Drysuit, Navigation, Night, Photography, Deep, Nitrox, Search / Recovery, and  PADI Advanced Open Water.  Fun Dive location

Wazee Lake 
One of our favorite locations for continuing education, we will be offering specialty courses including; SDI Advanced Diver Development, Computer, Drysuit, Navigation, Night, Photography, Deep, Nitrox, Search / Recovery, and  PADI Advanced Open Water.  Great location for fun divers

Fun Dives '10
This section is devoted to diving events that are organized by Instructors, Divemasters and staff of Aquaventure Dive & Photo Center.  The location varies and the activities are designed to get you in the water, blowing bubbles, and meeting other divers!   See some new diving locations, BBQ, sit around the campfire and share some dive stories.   For more information stop into the store and check our activities calendar .   Don't miss the fun. 

Aquaventure Trip Perks for Tropical Get-Aways

• Pre Trip Social to meet other guest
• Free Scuba Review pool refresher
• Free Snorkel Lesson for non diver
• All trips led by experienced instructor
• Post Trip Picture Party -   Bar B Q
• Did I mention Fun, Fun, Fun!!!!

FINE PRINT: All trips advertised at discounted cash price.  Payment by credit card is available with a handling charge.  A non refundable deposit is required for all trips.  Balance must he paid in full 90 days prior to the travel date. Deposits are non refundable.

Rooms are double occupancy, single rates extra. 

Travel insurance is highly recommended and available at an additional charge.  

Airfare subject to change until ticketed.

Due to rising fuel cost, airlines have been imposing additional charges without notice, price subject to change.