Spend the week with friendly and photogenic Tiger Sharks! And maximize your time in the water as well in comfort by staying on the Bahamas Master Fleet boat. This is a bucket list trip with BIG animals.
Join Blue Green Expeditions as we travel to Oman for a 10 night charter!! Oman offers pristine reefs, stunning deserts, rugged mountain landscapes, green oases, endless beaches and friendly people. The Arabian Sea and Gulf of Oman provide large coral reefs in the deep fjords of Musandam (Gulf of Oman), at Daymaniyat Islands off the coast of Muscat and Hallaniyat Islands off the coast of Mirbat in southern Oman (Arabian Sea) as well as untouched and undiscovered reefs and wrecks.
Come join Faith and Paul at the largest North American industry dive show - DEMA. Just remember - what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas!!
Join Blue Green Expeditions and Faith Ortins on an adventure to Hornby Island! Hornby Island is located east of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada.
Join Blue Green Expeditions for some of the most spectacular pelagic diving on the planet!! Galapagos!!
Join Faith and Paul at the largest and longest diving show in the world held annually in Dusseldorf Germany. This will be the 50th anniversary of this amazing show. Blue Green Expeditions will be exhibiting and Faith will be presenting on diving in Tasmania.
Join Faith Ortins and Paul Holbrook at the New York Times' annual Travel Show at the Jacob Javits Center. Look for our booth in the Adventure Travel Area.
Join Blue Green Expeditions on an extraordinary trip through the Solomon Islands. Your choice of a 7 day trip just in the Solomon Islands, a 10 day trip from the Solomon Islands to Papua New Guinea or Both!
Join Blue Green Expeditions on an extraordinary trip through the Solomon Islands. Your choice of a 7 day trip just in the Solomon Islands, a 10 day trip from the Solomon Islands to Papua New Guinea or Both!
Join Blue Green Expeditions and Faith Ortins on an adventure to Hornby Island! Hornby Island is located east of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada.
Join Faith Ortins and Paul Holbrook at the Boston Sea Rovers 2019 clinic. Not only will they be representing Blue Green Expeditions but Faith will also be presenting on several rarely dove and remote volcanic islands: Tasmania, Azores and Iceland. Wake up early, bring strong coffee and join us for the weekend!
Join Faith Ortins and Paul Holbrook at America's largest consumer SCUBA and Dive travel show - Beneath the Sea! Faith will also be presenting on several rarely dove and remote volcanic islands: Tasmania, Azores and Iceland.
Explore the wonders of down under as we explore one of the most remote parts of Australia, TASMANIA! Home of the Tasmanian Devil on land and amazingly rich marine life underwater such as weedy sea dragons, fur seals, fish covered wrecks and magnificent kelp forests. On land you can enjoy pristine national parks, incredible historical sites, beautiful hikes and diverse wildlife. Whether you love marine life, intricate caverns, caves, walls, canyons or shipwrecks, Tasmania has something for you!
Join Faith and Andrea Stockert at the Long Beach SCUBA Show to discuss upcoming expeditions. Faith will also be presenting on several rarely dove and remote volcanic islands: Tasmania, Azores, and Iceland.
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Join Blue Green Expeditions in Cuba with legal travel for US citizens!! Learn about Cuba’s unique marine environment during an Oceans for Youth Foundation People-to-People educational trip.
Join Blue Green Expeditions aboard the majestic Philippine Siren for an amazing 13 day adventure to the beautiful dive sites in the Sula Sea.
Join Blue Green Expeditions in this unique Alaskan adventure to dive and snorkel with Salmon Sharks! There are only 12 spots available to see this elusive cold water fish during the migratory season.
Imagine swimming with the largest fish in the ocean, Whale Sharks! Join Blue Green Expeditions on this trip of a lifetime! Hundreds of Whale Sharks arrive in Isla Mujeres for their annual migration into the plankton rich, beautiful turquoise waters off the Yucatan coast. These gentle giants can grow up to 40 feet and weigh up to 11 tons. While swimming with the whale sharks you may also encounter huge sea turtles, manta rays and three different species of dolphins. This is an amazing opportunity to swim with Whale Sharks in their natural habitat and experience a trip you will never forget!
Join Blue Green Expeditions as we journey to Churchill, Manitoba in Northern Canada to swim with beluga whales and explore Canada’s arctic tundra!
The Azores isolated location in the North Atlantic means they are one of the best places for whale and dolphin watching in the world. For divers, the volcanic geography, nutrient rich terrain, clear Atlantic waters and remote location mean optimum diving opportunities.
Join Blue Green Expeditions in Iceland!! You will get to dive in one of the most unique dive site on the planet, the Silfra fissure! Iceland has it all. From unique dive sites to amazing scenery, we will hike, dive, explore, soak in hot springs and enjoy the local culture. In Silfra, we will dive between two continental plates in the purest water in the world with up to 100m visibility. We will even have the chance to do a night dive in Silfra! Come join the adventure!!
Africa - just the name of the continent invokes images of wilderness, savannas, and wildlife! Come join Blue Green Expeditions and The Africa Adventure Company as we share with you an amazing journey to Zimbabwe to see the Mana Pools, Hwange National Park, and Victoria Falls.
Blue Green Expeditions is headed to Scotland. We are combining two epic experiences in one amazing package! Come snorkel with us with one of the largest sharks in the world, Basking Sharks. This is one of the biggest hotspots in the world to see them! Basking sharks typically range from 20 - 26 feet long but no worries, they eat plankton and are harmless! Then journey with us to the premier wreck diving jewel of the world - Scapa Flow. The area teems of history that spans the centuries with more than 150 wrecks that are scattered across the seabed from 18th century sailing ships to more recent fishing vessels.
Join Becky Kagan Schott and Blue Green Expeditions in Croatia! This is an exciting opportunity for both advanced recreational and technical divers to dive with a world class photographer and experience the amazing historical ship wrecks and amazing walls of Croatia. Becky is a 5 time Emmy-Award winning photographer and technical Diving Instructor. Come join us to see what all the buzz is really about!
Join Blue Green Expeditions in Croatia! This is a land based trip and we will be staying in Trogir. Our journey will take us to many pristine dive sites and cultural heritage sites. Trogir has over 2300 years of continuous history and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The cultural heritage is amazing above and below the water with shipwrecks and artifacts spanning hundreds or thousands of years.
YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED to join Blue Green Expeditions on the Nautilus Explorer on our special trip to San Diego and Guadalupe Great White Sharks!! You will arrive in San Diego on October 19, 2020, for an amazing welcome dinner at Faith’s home. We then will enjoy a day of touring in San Diego as well as a tour of the DUI and OMS factory. Then onward to Ensenada where we will board the Nautilus for our Great White adventure! The Great Whites do not disappoint! You will have plenty of close ups with the sharks from the safety of the cages while enjoying the amenities of the Nautilus Explorer. After 5 days on the Explorer enjoying the sharks of Guadalupe Island, we return to San Diego.You definitely don't want to miss that!
Join Blue Green Expeditions and Faith Ortins on an adventure to Hornby Island! Hornby Island is located east of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. We will be staying at the Hornby Island Dive Lodge for 6 nights and will do 10- 12 boat dives. The dive boat is moored just steps away from the lodge and all of the dive sites are located within 15 minutes of the harbor. You can expect to see wolf eels, pacific red octopus, jellyfish, sculpin and of course Steller Sea Lions!
Come join Faith and Paul at the largest North American industry dive show - DEMA. This year it is being held in Orlando!
Join Blue Green Expeditions on the Indo Siren! Celebrate the New Year underwater and enjoy all the famous critters of Indonesia! Reefs, muck diving, walls.. this place has it all!!
Join Faith and Paul at the largest and longest diving show in the world held annually in Dusseldorf Germany. This will be the 51th anniversary of this amazing show. Blue Green Expeditions will be exhibiting and Faith will be presenting on diving in Tasmania.
Join Faith Ortins from Blue Green Expeditions and other polar diving specialists and photographers on an amazing expedition to Antarctica! We arrive February 5th in Ushuaia, Argentina for an overnight stay as well as a day tour of Tierra Del Fuego National Park before embarking on our journey aboard the majestic m/v Plancius to Antarctica. We will sail through the Drake Passage tracing the path of the early polar explorers who first braved these regions. Along the way, we will see Humpback and Minke whales breaching in the sea as well as albatrosses and many other birds that will accompany us on our journey. We will tour glaciers and icebergs on zodiac cruises exploring areas few people have ever seen before. Amongst the epic landscape of mammoth glaciers and wind carved snow live colonies of thousands of penguins nesting on these islands. Divers will experience the opportunity to swim with penguins and leopard seals as well as seeing the unique invertebrate life of Antarctica.
Join Blue Green Expeditions for an incredible land-based adventure in Patagonia and Iguazu Falls. This trip will include lots of hiking, fast landscapes, and amazing views.
Join Faith Ortins and Paul Holbrook at the Boston Sea Rovers 2019 clinic. Not only will they be representing Blue Green Expeditions but Faith will also be presenting . Wake up early, bring strong coffee and join us for the weekend!
Socorro Island is one of those rare places on earth where Big Animals rule! Socorro has a large concentration of friendly mantas and dolphins, schooling hammerheads, silky sharks, whale sharks and we will be diving during humpback whale season! Come join us!!
Blue Green Expeditions is traveling to Bikini Atoll aboard the Truk Master. Bikini was the site of a pair of nuclear weapon tests by the US government in 1946. Ninety five ships including obsolete battleships, aircraft carriers, submarines, numerous auxiliary ships and three surrendered German and Japanese warships were purposely bombed in the calm clear waters of Bikini atoll. It is now the greatest underwater warship wreck museum in the world. This is a technical diver only event - come join us!!
Join Blue Green Expeditions in Croatia! This is a combination liveaboard and land based trip! Our journey will take us to many pristine dive sites and cultural heritage sites. We will be diving near the island of Vis which has numerous wrecks as well as beautiful deep walls and amazing visibility. For the land based portion we will explore the historical cities of Dubrovnik and Split as well as several Natural World Heritage sites. Come join us!!
Jacques Cousteau and John Steinbeck saw the magic that the Sea of Cortez has to offer. Jacques Cousteau called the Sea of Cortez “the worlds aquarium.” John Steinbeck wrote "The Log of the Sea of Cortez" a journey through a remote and beautiful corner of the world, a diary filled with the daily excitements and triumphs of skillful and energetic men. It is also an invitation to see the world anew from a fresh vantage point and perhaps with a broader and more understanding spirit. Come explore the Sea of Cortez, home to an amazing array of wild life above and below the water line, with Blue Green Expeditions aboard the Nautilus Gallant Lady!!
Jacques Cousteau and John Steinbeck saw the magic that the Sea of Cortez has to offer. Jacques Cousteau called the Sea of Cortez “the worlds aquarium.” John Steinbeck wrote "The Log of the Sea of Cortez" a journey through a remote and beautiful corner of the world, a diary filled with the daily excitements and triumphs of skillful and energetic men. It is also an invitation to see the world anew from a fresh vantage point and perhaps with a broader and more understanding spirit. Come explore the Sea of Cortez, home to an amazing array of wild life above and below the water line, with Blue Green Expeditions aboard the Nautilus Gallant Lady!!
Join Blue Green Expeditions and Faith Ortins on an adventure to Hornby Island! Hornby Island is located east of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. We will be staying at the Hornby Island Dive Lodge for 6 nights and will do 10- 12 boat dives. The dive boat is moored just steps away from the lodge and all of the dive sites are located within 15 minutes of the harbor. You can expect to see wolf eels, pacific red octopus, jellyfish, sculpin and of course Steller Sea Lions!
Blue Green Expeditions is headed to the best diving in British Columbia and in our opinion the best cold water diving in the world! We start our trip in Vancouver then head out to Hornby Island for four nights and three days of diving. Hornby is home to huge colonies of Steller Sea Lions! These 500lb Sea Lions are very curious and they will be hanging close to the divers for some nice photo opportunities! We then venture to Gods Pocket dive resort for 5 nights and 4 days of diving. Diving God’s Pocket is pristine, remote diving with some of the most amazing scenery in the world. Here we will get to see giant pacific octopus, nudibranchs, wolf eels, rockfish, anemones, shrimp and all sorts of underwater marine life. This is one amazing trip that you don’t want to miss!
Come join Faith and Paul at the largest North American industry dive show - DEMA. This year it's being held in amazing New Orleans!
Join Blue Green Expeditions for some of the most spectacular pelagic diving on the planet!! Galapagos!! We will be aboard the luxurious MV Humboldt Explorer for 10 days where up to 30 dives are possible. While this is not whale shark season, our special 10 day permit will give us the opportunity to explore rarely visited islands looking for schools of Mola Molas and Cow Rays. The Galapagos is one of those rare places where you can dive through hundreds of hammerhead sharks. Come join us!
Join Blue Green Expedition as we journey to one of the most beautiful resorts in the Caribbean, Anse Chastanet. This one of a kind hotel in St. Lucia is part of a designated marine reserve protecting miles of colorful coral reefs teeming with tropical fish. The resort is set up for both beach and boat dives. The reef's remarkable ecosystem offers an amazing profusion of unusual tropical marine life. Anse Chastanet Reef which is home to more than 150 different species of fish makes for an amazing dive day or night. In the shallow areas be sure to keep your eyes open for peacock flounders, octopus, needle fish and turtles. Or drop down a little deeper over dense coral growth to see puffers, moray eels, parrot fish, lobsters and even sea horses. A unique dive site for all abilities and especially good for macro photography. We hope you can join us!
Let's do some exploring onboard the Nautilus Gallant Lady! Cabo Pulmo is always magical with massive schools of fish and incredibly healthy reefs in the national park. During this time of year, huge schools of mobula rays can be found in the area as well as the orcas that are hunting them. The dance of the mobulas is an intense experience. Hundreds of mobula rays swimming alongside each other and leaping high in the air is an experience you will never forget. This trip will combine scuba diving and free diving to maximize your opportunities to see this amazing phenomenon. The Sea of Cortez is also known for its incredible amount of schooling fish, hundreds of groupers, jacks, many species of sharks and plenty of sea lions! Come join us!
Join Blue Green Expeditions in Croatia! This is a combination liveaboard and land based trip! Our journey will take us to many pristine dive sites and cultural heritage sites. We will be diving near the island of Vis which has numerous wrecks as well as beautiful deep walls and amazing visibility. For the land based portion we will explore the historical cities of Dubrovnik and Split as well as several Natural World Heritage sites. Come join us!!
Join Blue Green Expeditions in Iceland!! You will get to dive in one of the most unique dive site on the planet, the Silfra fissure! Iceland has it all. From unique dive sites to amazing scenery, we will hike, dive, explore, soak in hot springs, visit an active volcano, and enjoy the local culture. In Silfra, we will dive between two continental plates in the purest water in the world with up to 100m visibility. We will even have the chance to do a night dive in Silfra! We will explore geothermal lakes and rivers and dive hydrothermal vents all while enjoying amazing top side scenery, fantastic food and the unique Icelandic culture. This unique diving tour of Iceland combines dazzling underwater experiences and breathtaking land excursions. Check out the details and come join us!
Join Becky Kagan Schott and Blue Green Expeditions as they return for another Technical Trip in Croatia! This is an exciting opportunity for technical divers to dive with a world class photographer and experience the amazing historical ship wrecks of Croatia. Becky is a 5 time Emmy-Award winning photographer and technical Diving Instructor. This is a technical dive trip for trimix open circuit and rebreather divers.
Blue Green Expeditions is headed to Brazil! We will be exploring Recife and Fernando De Noronha for a dive experience that will blow your mind! The first part of our trip starts in Recife where we will meet up with Aquaticos Dive Center. Recife is known as the shipwreck capital of Brazil with more than 100 wrecks in its waters. We then will travel to Fernando de Noronha which is a national marine park and UNESCO World Heritage Site. Here you will find an incredible diversity of marine life in crystal clear warm water. You may see spinner dolphins, hawksbill sea turtles,manta rays, many different species of sharks, groupers and maybe even whale sharks!
Join Blue Green Expedition as we journey to one of the most beautiful resorts in the Caribbean, Anse Chastanet. This one of a kind hotel in St. Lucia is part of a designated marine reserve protecting miles of colorful coral reefs teeming with tropical fish. The resort is set up for both beach and boat dives. The reef's remarkable ecosystem offers an amazing profusion of unusual tropical marine life. Anse Chastanet Reef which is home to more than 150 different species of fish makes for an amazing dive day or night. In the shallow areas be sure to keep your eyes open for peacock flounders, octopus, needle fish and turtles. Or drop down a little deeper over dense coral growth to see puffers, moray eels, parrot fish, lobsters and even sea horses. A unique dive site for all abilities and especially good for macro photography. We hope you can join us!
BlueGreen Expeditions is headed to one of the most amazing dive spots in the world, the Mexican Sardine Run! During October and November, a magical event happens in the nutrient rich swirling blue waters off Magdalena Bay where striped marlin gather to hunt on the second largest sardine run in the world. This thrilling underwater action is spectacular. There is an excellent chance of also seeing California sea lions, dolphins, wahoo, pelicans, different species of gulls, boobie birds, frigate birds, shearwaters and even the awe inspiring albatross. While it’s best to snorkel or free dive around the bait balls there will be plenty of scuba diving opportunities on your week long trip with massive schools of fish, turtles and the wreck of a WW1 submarine and the passenger steam ship SS Independence. But wait, there is more! Humpback whales are on the move at this time of year and if we are really lucky, we might even see orcas or blue whales! We will be onboard the Nautilus Gallant Lady. The Gallant Lady is a top of the line 116’ liveaboard which only takes 12 guests. We encourage you to fly in early and take advantage of an underwater photo workshop or a complimentary warm up dive or both!
Malpelo is a remote volcanic island located over 300 miles off the coast of Columbia. It is the largest no fishing zone in the Eastern Tropical Pacific and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The deep water and various ocean currents make this the perfect place for an extraordinary shark population. It is widely acclaimed as one of the top diving sites in the world due to the large aggregates of sharks and pelagic species. Due to the strong ocean currents, this is a destination for experienced divers and all divers must have an Advanced Open Water certification, Nitrox certification and at least 50 logged dives. Massive schools of hammerhead and silky sharks are found here along with Galapagos, white tip, whale sharks, manta and eagle rays, free-swimming moray eels, as well as the reclusive small tooth sand tiger. If you are looking to dive with hundreds of hammerheads and silky sharks you want to join Blue Green Expeditions on this adventure!
If you have always dreamed of seeing the Okavango Delta, now is your opportunity! Botswana’s stunning natural beauty and commitment to conservation offer an exceptional safari experience. From deserts to deltas, you’ll encounter diverse wildlife, meet inspiring locals, and fall in love with this landlocked country. Explore rugged tracks, fossilized hippos, wild dogs, zebras, and more. Each game drive is an adventure, with sightings of giraffes and elusive predators. In East Africa, anything is possible.
Explore the wonders of down under as we explore one of the most remote parts of Australia, TASMANIA! Home of the Tasmanian Devil on land and amazingly rich marine life underwater such as weedy sea dragons, fur seals, fish covered wrecks and magnificent kelp forests. On land you can enjoy pristine national parks, incredible historical sites, beautiful hikes and diverse wildlife. Whether you love marine life, intricate caverns, caves, walls, canyons or shipwrecks, Tasmania has something for you!
Blue Green Expeditions is traveling to Bikini Atoll aboard the MV Truk Master and Becky Kagan Schott will be the Expedition Leader for this amazing trip!. Bikini was the site of a pair of nuclear weapon tests by the US government in 1946. Ninety five ships including obsolete battleships, aircraft carriers, submarines, numerous auxiliary ships and three surrendered German and Japanese warships were purposely bombed in the calm clear waters of Bikini atoll. It is now the greatest underwater warship wreck museum in the world. This is a technical diver only event - come join us!!
Join Faith Ortins from Blue Green Expeditions for a women’s only dive trip to Indonesia! We will be headed off the beaten path to the beautiful Kalimaya Dive Resort. The resort is tucked away on its own private bay in the heart of some of the best diving in Indonesia. Located in East Sunbawa, it is an easy flight from Bali to this little slice of heaven! The diving here is spectacular and there are three distinct types of diving, muck, current and coral. The house reef has amazing muck diving. If you have never experienced muck diving before, you are in for a treat! The sandy ocean bottom is filled with weird and wonderful critters that are unique to this ecosystem. We can find frogfish, candy crabs, bobtail squid, numerous species of nudibranchs, wunderpus, and many other bizarre critters. We will also venture to the currents of West Komodo for the big pelagics! Here we can see Black-tip, White-tip and Grey reef sharks, manta rays, eagle rays, and schooling tuna and jack fish! Then to the coral reefs. Some of the healthiest coral reefs in the world are nearby. There are walls, pinnacles and caverns to explore. Beautiful reef fish and turtles can be found amongst the gorgeous coral gardens. Topside we will visit Komodo island. The Komodo dragon is the worlds largest lizard and is found on Komodo Island. These lizards can grow as long as 10 feet and are a sight to behold! Let’s not forget we are going on an amazing tropical dive vacation for a good cause! All proceeds from this trip will benefit the Women’s Divers Hall of Fame Scholarship and Internship Fund as well as Dive for a Cure! Come join a great bunch of women and let's go diving!
Let's do some exploring onboard the Nautilus Gallant Lady! Cabo Pulmo is always magical with massive schools of fish and incredibly healthy reefs in the national park. During this time of year, huge schools of mobula rays can be found in the area as well as the orcas that are hunting them. The dance of the mobulas is an intense experience. Hundreds of mobula rays swimming alongside each other and leaping high in the air is an experience you will never forget. This trip will combine scuba diving and free diving to maximize your opportunities to see this amazing phenomenon. The Sea of Cortez is also known for its incredible amount of schooling fish, hundreds of groupers, jacks, many species of sharks and plenty of sea lions! Come join us!
Blue Green Expeditions will be running a new transition trip in Indonesia with muck diving, coral reefs and Big Fish! We will be onboard the luxurious Raja Ampat Aggressor cruising from one beautiful location to the next! This off the beaten path itinerary includes the best of “the Coral Triangle”, the richest coral reef ecosystem in the world that contains at least 500 species of reef-building corals and additional species of soft and encrusting corals all contributing to the vibrant, rainbow of colors in the region's crystal clear waters.
Blue Green Expeditions is headed to the Derawan Islands onboard the Raja Aggressor! The islands are located off the eastern coast of Borneo in Indonesia in the Celebes Sea. They are part of the Coral Triangle and one of the most biodiverse places in the world. Derawan is an archipelago with the main islands being Derawan, Maratua, Kakaban and Sangalaki, forming small and remote atolls with sandy banks. The diving offers abundant marine life with a huge variety of coral reef dives, caves, walls, and lagoons, including a jellyfish lake visit. Guests will see sharks, schooling barracudas, mantas, whalesharks and macro life. Derawan also contains the largest green turtle nesting site in Indonesia, making dives with turtles quite common. To make this expedition even more spectacular we are coupling this adventure with an optional add-on to Lembeh - home to some of the best muck diving in the world! Come join us!!
Join Blue Green Expeditions for an exciting shore based expedition to Bergen, Norway. This can also be an add on trip prior to the Spitsbergen expedition! The beautiful and historic city of Bergen is often called "The gateway to the fjords". The rugged and beautiful archipelago to the west of the city offers great opportunities for divers. Here the famous Norwegian fjords meet the North Sea and the Atlantic Ocean, creating a varied underwater world with steep drop offs and canyons, amazing kelp forests, sandy coves and exiting reefs teeming with life. Bergen's history as Norway's most important port city has also resulted in a number of interesting ship wrecks in and around its shipping lanes. Some of the wrecks we can dive are the August Bolten, a German freight ship form WW2. Resting on shelves and caught in cracks are several pieces of war equipment including cannons, trailers, motorbikes and tank engines. Other wrecks include the Helene Jensen, the R56, the Siggen and the Oldenburg. The Oldenburg was built in 1914 and bombed and sunk during WW2. This beautiful steamship is very well preserved and a highlight of our trip. If that isn’t enough, we will be staying at the Panorama Hotel which offers unlimited shore diving at its house reef.
