Past Field Surveys

Includes: standard accommodations (upgrades available) at Amoray Dive Resort, 7 two-tank boat dives. Additional fees include meals and transfers. 

$915 pp double diver to $1120 pp double (apartment) 

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

World-renowned authors/photographers, Ned and Anna DeLoach, will host a one-of-a-kind trip for underwater naturalists, centering around Key Largo’s annual Coral Spawning event in late August. In addition to slide and video presentations about marine life spawning behavior, the couple will lead a week of diving with emphasis on the nights that corals are most likely to spawn. Laurie MacLaughlin, Resource Manager from the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, will update us about her ongoing coral spawning research and describe coral spawn collecting methods. Ken Nedimyer, founder of the Coral Restoration Foundation, will speak about growing coral for restoring reefs and will escort the group to his famous coral nursery, where participants will have the opportunity for hands-on work. Day dives will provide the opportunity to hone fishwatching and survey skills and a special dusk dive is scheduled to observe fish spawning behavior. A rare opportunity for anyone who loves nature.

Trip purpose – Learn about marine life behaviors, coral restoration and observe coral spawning event.

For more information and to reserve your space please contact our dedicated REEF Travel Consultant at 1-877-295-7333 (REEF), or you can e-mail REEF@caradonna.com. Don’t forget we can also handle your airfare.

Package includes: r/t airport to hotel transfers from Cozumel Airport; 7 nights standard accommodation at the Safari Inn, 5 days of 2-tank boat dives, taxes.

$575 pp double diver

+ $250 REEF Program Fee per diver will be added to each package to cover the cost of the group leader, seminars, survey materials, and data management.

For more information and to reserve your space please contact our dedicated REEF Travel Consultant at 1-877-295-7333 (REEF), or you can e-mail REEF@caradonna.com. Don’t forget we can also handle your airfare.

Package includes: Lodging in superb rooms, with: private bath, hot and cold water, satellite TV, A/C, telephone with direct access for international or collect calls, and private ocean view balcony • Transfers from port of arrival and vice versa in our modern buses • Tropical welcome cocktail • All meals for each night of your stay, accompanied by a soft drink, iced tea, lemonade, water or coffee; (A la cart or buffet depending on occupancy) • Internet access (first hour free) • Three dives daily, including: weights, air tanks and boat ride to the dive site, with specialized SUBWAY WATER SPORTS personnel, recognized as a PADI Gold Palm Resort and winner of the National Geographic Award • One night dive for stays over 6 nights • The right to use our installations • Hotel taxes.

$1,079 pp double occ. diver (non-diver $829, sharing with a diver) 
$1,229 single occ diver 

+ $300 REEF Program Fee will be added to each package to cover the cost of the group leader, seminars, survey materials, and data management.

Trip purpose – Advanced Fish Identification to prepare participants to advance to Levels 3, 4 or 5 surveyors and do field surveys off central Roatan.

For more information and to reserve your space please contact our dedicated REEF Travel Consultant at 1-877-295-7333 (REEF), or you can e-mail REEF@caradonna.com. Don’t forget we can also handle your airfare.

Package Inclusions: Seven nights on board the Sun Dancer II, all meals and beverages (including well brands of alcohol and Belikin beer), transfers from/to Belize International Airport, five and ½ days of diving up to five dives per day, other standard Dancer Fleet services and amenities.

$1895 (deluxe cabins) to $2095 (master cabin)

+ $150 REEF Program Fee per diver will be added to each package to cover the cost of the group leader, seminars, survey materials, and data management.

Trip purpose – Study Lionfish invasion and to capture and dissect lionfish specimens.

For more information and to reserve your space please contact our dedicated REEF Travel Consultant at 1-877-295-7333 (REEF), or you can e-mail REEF@caradonna.com. Don’t forget we can also handle your airfare.

Diver Package includes: Accommodation, Daily full Breakfast, Airport Transfers, Two Tank Boat Dive per day, Site User Fees, Welcome Rum Punch, and all Government Taxes and Service Charge.

$1141 pp (fort room) double diver 
$1340 pp (oceanfront suite) double occ. diver 
$1419 pp (deluxe o/f suite) double occ. diver

+ $250 REEF Program Fee per diver will be added to each package to cover the cost of the group leader, seminars, survey materials, and data management.

Trip purpose – Field Survey to update data collected during last field survey 5 years ago.

For more information and to reserve your space please contact our dedicated REEF Travel Consultant at 1-877-295-7333 (REEF), or you can e-mail REEF@caradonna.com. Don’t forget we can also handle your airfare.

$549 -- Package includes: 7 nights, 5 days of diving, and R/T airport transfers. An additional $300 REEF Program Fee per diver will be added to each package to cover the cost of the group leader, seminars, survey materials, and data management.

For more information and to reserve your space please contact our dedicated REEF Travel Consultant at 1-877-295-7333 (REEF), or you can e-mail REEF@caradonna.com. Don’t forget we can handle your airfare for one stop shopping.

$1,595 -- All inclusive package includes: 7 Nights Accomodation at Breezes Curacao, Three Meals Daily, All alcoholic and Non-Alcoholic Beverages (top shelf extra), Hotel and Service Taxes. Use of other resort amenities, Complimentary shuttle to Willemstad, Round trip Airport Transfers, 6 Days of 2 Tank Boat Dives with Ocean Encounters, Unlimited Shore Diving, Tanks and weights. An additional $300 REEF Program Fee per diver will be added to each package to cover the cost of the group leader, seminars, survey materials, and data management.

For more information and to reserve your space please contact our dedicated REEF Travel Consultant at 1-877-295-7333 (REEF), or you can e-mail REEF@caradonna.com. Don’t forget we can handle your airfare for one stop shopping.

$2,095 -- Package Includes: 7 nights in Oceanfront Superior room, taxes and resort gratuities, round-trip airport transfers, 5 days of 2-tank boat dives with Triangle Divers.  An additional $300 REEF Program Fee per diver will be added to each package to cover the cost of the group leader, seminars, survey materials, and data management.

For more information and to reserve your space please contact our dedicated REEF Travel Consultant at 1-877-295-7333 (REEF), or you can e-mail REEF@caradonna.com. Don’t forget we can handle your airfare.

World-renowned marine naturalists, Ned and Anna DeLoach, authors of Reef Fish Identification and Reef Fish Behavior, will join local expert REEF instructor, Judie Clee, and Chris Flook, Collector of Specimens for the Bermuda Aquarium, as your trip leaders for the week. Ned and Anna will schedule slide and video fish presentations about the wonderful world of marine life behavior and fish identification. This is an excellent destination for your non-diving friends and family as well.

$1,595 - $1,795 -- Package Includes: Seven nights on board the Wind Dancer in Master Cabin or Deluxe Cabin, all meals, beverages (including alcohol), airport transfers to Grenada International Airport, 5½ days of diving up to five dives per day, other standard Dancer Fleet services and amenities.  Port Charges and fuel surcharge are not included.

For more information and to reserve your space please contact our dedicated REEF Travel Consultant at 1-877-295-7333 (REEF), or you can e-mail REEF@caradonna.com. Don’t forget we can handle your airfare for one stop shopping.

$795 -- seven nights accommodations, double occupancy, seven 2-tank dives (including one twilight dive), tanks and weights, two cocktail parties and seminars. Tax not included.

For more information and to reserve your space please contact our dedicated REEF Travel Consultant at 1-877-295-7333 (REEF), or you can e-mail REEF@caradonna.com. Don’t forget we can handle your airfare for one stop shopping.

World-renowned authors/photographers, Anna and Ned DeLaoch will be giving presentation about reef fish and creature identification, their behaviors, and underwater environmental concerns as well as contests and fishy gifts. The participants will also learn about the REEF Volunteer Fish Survey Program and how divers and snorkelers can make Dives That Count. This program is designed for divers and snorkelers who enjoy learning about sea critters and the underwater world in which they live.

$2,299 -- 7 nights superior accommodation * 12 boat dives * 2 night dives & extra scheduled beach diving * breakfast * lunch * afternoon tea and dinner * complimentary non- alcoholic beverages * all tax and service * airport transfers both ways * a welcome cocktail * manager's rum punch party * mini-sailing * windsurfing * snorkeling * use of tennis court and tennis equipment * guided tour of Old French Colonial Plantation * basket of local fruit * use of beach chairs and beach towels

Please contact Doris Pfister at Caradonna to find out more and to book your space on this trip --  1-877-295-7333 (REEF), REEF@caradonna.com 

$1,184 -- Package Includes: 7 nights in Junior Suite room at the Comfort Suites Turks & Caicos, resort taxes, fees and gratuities, daily continental breakfast, and 6 days of 2-tank boat dives with Dive Provo.  Please inquire for single occupancy and non-diver rates.

Please contact Doris Pfister at Caradonna to find out more and to book your space on this trip --  1-877-295-7333 (REEF), REEF@caradonna.com

REEF Lionfish Research Program Director, Lad Akins, will lead this expedition.  During the week, participants will experience first-hand the explosive expansion of this invasive species.  After witnessing the lionfish invasion in the Bahamas, the Turks and Caicos government is very concerned about the recent invasion into their waters and the subsequent effects on their stunning reefs and marine life.  Participants on this project will conduct REEF fish surveys at prime dive sites throughout Provo to document lionfish, as well as assist with field research.  Presentations will include fish identification, as well as information about the Indo-Pacific Lionfish and how it came to be established in the western Atlantic region, the Lionfish research that REEF and our partners are conducting, and what divers can do about it.

REEF Program Fee ($300) and other REEF Trip Policies apply.

$425 pp + $250 REEF Program Fee for 5 nights at Safari Inn and 4 days of 2-tank diving on their big boat, round-trip transfers. Arrive in Cozumel Saturday December 13 and depart Thursday December 18. The group will be diving Sunday through Wednesday. Sheryl Shea will teach her terrific fish ID classes with a dash of fish behavior sprinkled on top to make your stay a great learning experience and heaps of fun!

Please contact Doris Pfister at Caradonna to find out more and to book your space on this trip -- 1-877-295-7333 (REEF), REEF@caradonna.com.

Please call REEF HQ, 305-852-0030 or reefhq@reef.org to inquire about this trip.

8 Days/7 Nights - $457, includes double occupancy accommodations at Safari Inn and 5 days of 2-tank AM dives. $614 Single Occupancy, $157 Non-Diver Double Occupancy

Please call Baja Expeditions at 800-843-6967 or email travel@bajaex.com to inquire about this trip. 8 days/7 nights - $1,550-$1,750 (depending on cabin type), this trip will feature a custom itinerary of locations in the western Gulf, includes lodging, food, and unlimited diving, aboard an 80 foot long liveaboard dive boat.

Please call Jackie at Dive St. Vincent at 784-457-4928 or email to bill2s@DiveStVincent.com to inquire about this trip. 8 days/7 nights - $1,105 per diver per week, includes lodging, 10 dives, daily breakfast, hotel taxes and service charges, and r/t airport transfers. Divers can elect to sign up for one week or both. Mariner Hotel Website The Cryptic Species Tours are designed for experienced REEF surveyors and creature watchers who are interested in learning more about the cryptic and small creatures that call the reefs around St. Vincent home. Renowned marine life authors and photographers, Paul Humann and Ned and Anna DeLoach will lead the two week project. They will give presentations about cryptic reef fish and creature identification. Our host, Bill Tewes, will guide the group on daily dives.

Please call Jackie at Dive St. Vincent at 784-457-4928 or email to bill2s@DiveStVincent.com to inquire about this trip. 8 days/7 nights - $1,105 per diver per week, includes lodging, 10dives, daily breakfast, hotel taxes and service charges, and r/t airport transfers. Divers can elect to sign up for one week or both. Mariner Hotel Website The Cryptic Species Tours are designed for experienced REEF surveyors and creature watchers who are interested in learning more about the cryptic and small creatures that call the reefs around St. Vincent home. Renowned marine life authors and photographers, Paul Humann and Ned and Anna DeLoach will lead the two week project. They will give presentations about cryptic reef fish and creature identification. Our host, Bill Tewes, will guide the group on daily dives.

Please call Diann at Horizon Divers at 305-453-3535 or email to info@horizondivers.com to inquire about this trip. 8 days/7 nights - $1,200, includes accommodations at the Ramada Inn Key Largo, continental breakfast, and 5 days of 2-tank AM dives plus 2 dusk dives with Horizon Divers. (inquire with Diann for single occupancy, non-diver, and diving only prices)

Discovery Tours are designed for divers and snorkelers who are interested in learning more about marine life and the environment to enhance their diving experiences. Each day World-renowned Author/Photographer Paul Humann will be giving presentations about reef fish and creature identification, their function and behavior, and environmental issues facing the underwater world we love.

More information on REEF's Discovery Tour

Gran Bahia Principe Resorts is located on the Mexican Riviera,
approximately 2 hours south of Cancun. REEF has worked this past year
with the resort to develop a monitoring and protection plan for their
inshore and offshore reefs.

Package includes 7 nights accommodations at the Gran Bahia Principe
Resort and 7 boat dives with Bahia Divers (onsite) and 3 snorkels in
inshore protected area (non-diving spouses welcome). All meals are
included and are in very nice restaurants with closed and open-air
seating. Two dinners in choice of one of the fancier restaurants also
included.

Please call Joe Cavanaugh (REEF) at 305-852-0030 or email joe@reef.org to inquire about this trip.

8 days/7 nights - $802 per diver based on double occupancy, and $956
per diver based on single occupancy - all inclusive includes 7 nights
of accommodations, meals and diving.

World-renowned authors/photographers, Anna and Ned DeLaoch will be giving presentation about reef fish and creature identification, their behaviors, and underwater environmental concerns as well as contests and fishy gifts. The participates will also learn how to do a REEF fish survey and about REEF programs. This program is designed for divers and snorkelers who enjoy learning about sea critters and the underwater world in which they live.

Package Options

Ned and Anna will be diving with Amoray Diver Resort in Key Largo the entire week, from Friday April 25 through Friday, May 3. Flexible packages include (all prices per person double occupancy and include lodging, daily 2 tank dives, tanks and weights; 7 day program includes a bonus dusk dive):Fri to Fri 25 April to 2 May, 2008 7 Day Program $795.Fri to Tues 25 April to 29 April, 2008 4 Day Program $595.Tue to Fri 29 April to 2 May, 2008 3 Day Program $395.Add an extra night of accommodations and 2-tank dive day to the three or four day program for $150 per day.Add an additional 2 tank dive charter for $50.

Reservation Information

Please call Jessica or Alex at 800- 4-AMORAY at Amy Slate's Amoray Dive Resort or email amoraydive@amoray.com to secure your space today. Be sure to let them know that REEF sent you!

Amoray Dive Resort

Amy Slate's Amoray Dive Resort is located at mile marker 104 in Key Largo, Florida. Amoray is a "Dedicated Waterfront Dive Resort" catering to divers. The Amoray Diver is located only steps from your room and there is an equipment storage area available to guests. There are rates for upgrades to small or large apartments, waterfront suites, single occupancy as well as non-diver, snorkeler and diving only rates.

Please call Travel For You at 888-363-3345 or email
tami@travelforyouinc.comto inquire about this trip.8 days/7 nights -
$1,595 - $2,495 (depending on occupancy and cabin type), includes 7
nights of accommodations on the Aggressor II, all inclusive meals and
diving.

Please contact Southern Cross Club Reservations at 800-899-2582 or email: info@SouthernCrossClub.com to inquire about this trip.8 days/7 nights - $2,595, includes accommodations in an air conditioned oceanfront beach bungalow at the all-inclusive Southern Cross Club with six days of 2-tank AM boat dives and afternoon single tank boat dive, all meals in the club house dining room, and airport transfers on Little Cayman. (single occupancy $3,630; non-diver double occupancy price $2,070)This special expedition to the Cayman Islands will coincide with REEF’s annual conservation research program, the Grouper Moon Project. The week will feature presentations about spawning aggregations and the research that REEF is conducting in collaboration with the Cayman Islands government and scientists from Oregon State University to better understand and protect the local annual mass spawning aggregation of Nassau grouper. Fish identification seminars and survey training will also be offered throughout the week. These daily slide shows and discussions will include both introductory and advanced identification topics, covering the extraordinary fish biodiversity found on the reefs of Little Cayman Island.

Please call Travel For You at 888-363-3345 or email tami@travelforyouinc.comto inquire about this trip.8 Days/7 Nights - $544, includes accommodations at Safari Inn and 5 days of 2-tank AM dives. ($650 single occupancy, $300 non-diver)

8 days/7 nights - $1,110, includes oceanfront accommodations with private balcony, all meals, unlimited shore diving from resort beach, 3 boat dives per day, airport transfers from Utila airport, and 16% Honduran tax.($1,500 single occupancy, $870 non-diver)

If you want to learn how to identify fish and the role you can play in helping preserve our marine life heritage, there is no better way than learning from the man the wrote the books, World-renowned Author/Photographer Paul Humann. After three dives each day, Paul will be teaching fish identification and how to easily take scientifically meaningful fish surveys during your dives.

7 nights/8 days - $1,063, includes lodging in a one-bedroom apartment, 6 days of 1-tank AM boat dives, unlimited shore dives, pickup truck rental (1 per room, double occupancy), daily breakfast, and airport transfers. ($1,482 single occupancy in a studio apartment, $825 non-diver)

This week is for divers and snorkelers who are interested in learning more about marine life and seeing more during their time in the water. World-renowned marine naturalists, Ned and Anna DeLoach, authors of Reef Fish Identification and Reef Fish Behavior, will be your leaders and will schedule several short slide and video presentations during the week to teach and discuss the wonderful world of marine life identification and behavior.

5 nights/6 days - $260, includes 3 days of boat diving (2 days of 2 tank diving and 1 day of 3 tank diving) with Cypress Charters and an organized day of shore diving at Pt. Lobos Marine Reserve. This package does not include lodging - options include Monterey Plaza Hotel (group rate of $785 per person double-occ for diving and lodging) and the Cypress Tree Inn ($50 - $150 per night). We will also be doing a behind-the-scenes tour of the Monterey Bay Aquarium. *REEF Fee is $125. (non-diver price at Monterey Plaza Hotel $525; day-diving prices also available)

Cypress Charters Website
Monterey Plaza Hotel Website
Cypress Tree Inn Website

This week is for divers and snorkelers who are interested in learning more about marine life and seeing more during their time in the water. World-renowned marine naturalists, Ned and Anna DeLoach, authors of Reef Fish Identification and Reef Fish Behavior, will be your leaders and will schedule several short slide and video fish behavior presentations during the week to teach and discuss the wonderful world of marine life behavior. Topics will include feeding, predation, and reproduction.