British Virgin Islands (Adventure) (7 Days / 6 Nights - 16 Dives)

Trip highlights: dolphins, turtles, non diving activities

Diving environment: beginner divers, caverns, wreck diving

Dive sites and activities: Norman Island, Peter Island, Salt Island: RMS Rhone shipwreck; Cooper Island:, Ginger Island, Virgin Gorda: The Baths, Kraken / Kodiak Queen Wreck, Chikuzen wreck. Land excursions and watersports.

Day 1
You will board in Road Town, Tortola on Sunday morning, in time for dock departure at noon sharp. The tour leader will welcome you onboard, assign a cabin to you, and explain in detail the boat features and the plans for the coming days. After lunch a check out dive will be held with the dive staff. There will also be the opportunity of a night dive, then a welcome dinner will be served.
Dining aboard the Cuan Law is truly an experience. The chef prepares wonderfully creative meals that are one of the high points of the trip. Breakfast and lunch, such as French Omelet with Pepper Bacon and warm Cinnamon Buns, Korean BBQ Ribs with Pumpkin Coconut Soup, Cambodian Coleslaw, fresh fruit, and White Chocolate Chip Cookies, fuel you for the activities of the day. A fully appointed bar and hors d'ourves (such as Chicken Wings with Garlic Tahini Marinade) preclude dinner with fine dining and wine service nightly; an example: Roast Duck Breast with Orange Tamarind Glaze, Shitake Mushroom Risotto, Roasted Carrots and Parsnips; Dessert: Crispy Apple Tart with Vanilla.

Days 2-6
This cruise is an exciting combination of SCUBA and eco-adventure. Apart from offering 16 exceptional wreck and reef dives throughout the week, other water activities include waterskiing, kneeboarding or wake boarding, snorkeling, fishing, kayaking, stand-up paddleboarding, and Hobie Cat sailing. And is land excursions include hiking to the highest peaks, beachcombing, exploring the Norman Island Caves, spa time at a local resort, and visiting beach bars showcasing local rum.
There are 60 islands and over 100 amazing dive sites in the warm, turquoise waters of the British Virgin Islands, the Caribbean's premiere wreck diving destinations. The RMS Rhone at Salt Island is known as one of the best wreck dives in the world. The Rhone was a 310 foot (95m) long, iron-hulled steamship that slammed in to a rock during a hurricane in 1867. Nearly every surface of the ship is covered in a kaleidoscope of corals. There is a massive bronze propeller, drive shaft and 100-pound wrenches, and numerous artifacts such as black-and-white tiles, silver teaspoons, glass- and metal-works. Coral gardens, cleaning stations and nurseries fill the ship’s holds. Schools of yellowtail snapper, jacks, grunts, and tarpon can be found here. Macro life includes arrow crabs, shrimps, lobsters and octopus. Night dives can be especially fantastic on the Rhone.
The Kodiak Queen is the newest BVI wreck dive, complete with a legendary sea kraken! There are numerous wreck dives near Norman, Salt, Peter, Cooper and Ginger Islands, 4 wreck dives in and around The Dogs, 3 wreck dives near Virgin Gorda, the Chikuzen wreck. Other than several high quality wreck dives, you will explore beautiful coral gardens, seamounts, caverns, caves, canyons and boulder formations. Divers will find barracuda, turtles. eagle rays, southern stingrays, nurse sharks. schools of jacks, African pompano, tarpon, angelfish, triggerfish, lobsters, snake and moray eels, as well as scores of colorful reef fish.
After 2 final morning dives, the vessel moves on to the Baths on Virgin Gorda for a beach BBQ picnic, to round off a spectacular week of action and fun.

Day 7
The trimaran returns to Tortola and, after breakfast, you will depart for the airport. If you are extending your stay, arrangements can be made for transportation to your local hotel or ferry.