Foreign locations

Germany

N! |HORKA (36)

Very nice granite quarry, about 180km far from Prague. The entry to the water is by steel stairs constructed with German accuracy. It's quite long and steep, but at the bottom really crystal water is expecting you. To the quarry many divers from Germany, Czech Republic and Poland are coming for their holidays or just for a trip. And what can you find under the water? Artificial toilet with pissing dwarf, plastic sharks, basses and pikes, depth of 30,5m. The entry fee for a day is EUR 6, tank filling 12L for EUR 5,5 (by the way really fast). We really recommend this location!

Malaysia, Borneo

Diving at Sipadan is unique by its enormous quantity of turtles, sharks (first of all the White tipped reef sharks but also Grey reef sharks or Smooth hammerhead
not many of the last ones)), big fish and huge fish shoals. Beautiful coral gardens, monumental caves with the remains of turtles who have swum inside and not found the way out to the air. The temperature of the water: 30 degrees in the lagoon, during the dive stable temperature of 29 degrees which without the noticeable thermocline dropped in the depths of 40-50m down to 28-27 degrees ;-) more info

SIPADAN (76)

N! |the Bermudas

Photos from the diving on the Bermudas sent by Ondřej Hindl. Except of excellent cook he seems to be quite good photographer as well ... see yourselves. By the way in January Ondřej will try to get the instructor's license from PADI. Keeping our fingers crossed for him!

the Bermudas (31)

Norway

15. 10. 2004
Some photos from the diving holidays in Norway from the collection of Míra from Karlovy Vary and VKP Keson. Míra's great impressions brought us to the idea of organizing the diving trip there (rather holidays around 14 days inc. the way). Estimated term in the first half of August. Contact us if you're interested.

Lofoten (30)

N! | 01. - 14. 08. 2005

In August 2005 we have done the first expedition of Divers Club to North, behind the Arctic Circle ... to the Lofoten. I have tried to choose the best from the large collection of photos done by Petr Blecha, Vláďa Šillík, Petr Leitner alias Kent, Tomáš Kurfiřt, Tomáš Sládek and me. I believe they are going to touch you by theirs cleanness and cold beauty and that you'll participate in our next expeditions as well.
Petr Vonka

N! | Thriller from the prepared video about our Lofoten expedition you can download here (27 Mb, DiVX) in better quality.

Or watch it immediately here (no player required)

Lofoten SILDPOLLNES - under the water (100)

About each of the locations I have written more in this document. If you are interested you can download it here

Hamburg is the fishing boat sank in 1941. It is located in the bay nearby the small town Svolvaer. Co-ordinates and description of the wreck here

LOFOTY SVOLVAER - Wreck Hamburg (52)

Lofoten SILDPOLLNES - above the water (63)

For hunters and stronger characters is here a small collection of photos of our hunting group. As our defense we have to say, that all the crabs and fish hunted we have eaten immediately just after the dive and we have vary our menu by this way. More in Report from expedition LOFOTEN 2005

Lofoten SILDPOLLNES - hunting photos (12)

Lofoten SILDPOLLNES - the way (71)

The Dominican Republic

From Tomáš Závorec, connoisseur of the local environment, diver and instructor, we have here a nice collection of photos from the different dive-sites on the island.

Caves La Serena (37)

The Taína cave is considered to be one of the Top 10 among this type of locations around the World. It is located around 30km from Juan Dolia near by the Boca Chica resort. This complex of caves has been created millions of years ago and its name is originated from the name of the indigenous population. This location consists of 3 independent caves. During the 1st dive you'll have the occasion to dive through the unbelievable crystal sweet water to 3 independent stalactite and stalagmite cathedrals. These are filled with the air, so you can enjoy the beauty of the cave-formations and exquisite stalactites and stalagmites. 2nd dive offers you an non-repeteable experience of from sweet to salt water in around 15m of depth. Igitation of these 2 liquids brings an unique effect, not possible to be described by words. Absolute visibility - water temperature 26°C

Catalina (80)

Egypt

DAHAB

Photos from Dahab we got from Jakub Kabourek. Thanks a lot. He took them in October 2004. Lots of experiences, very satisfied ...

Dahab(65)

Wreck THISTLEGORM(12)

SHARM el SHEIKH

There has been a lot written about Egypt and there are many photos to be found from there on the internet as well. Anyway photos from Petr V. are still interesting and they are definitely worth of going through them. He has done these pictures in the mid-october 2004, all during freedive. Thank you Petr. He has written

Video Sharm (for Quicktime player, 10,9 Mb,*.mov)

Player in the section"Download"

Sharm el Sheikh (120)

N! | Sharm el Sheikh (71) (Luděk Matoušek 10/04)

SAFARI Deep South

Nice collection of photos from David Aleksandrowicz. Last September he had taken part on the diving safari on the Red Sea - in particular to the Brothers Island.

Brothers Island(52)

N! |Deep South - locations accessible from the camp AWLAD BARAKA or on the South SAFARI

The information about the locations we have collected during our last trip to the camp Awlad Baraka. The photographs used had been taken in February 2005 by Tomáš K., Petr B. and Jan Z. Video had been taken by me (Petr V.) Report from our trip here.

HOME REEF AWLAD BARAKA (17)

On this dive-site you can spend hours of unlimited diving without the supervision of the divemasters. Ideal for UW photography, night dives, ... The reef begins directly by the camp's jetty.

Other locations accessible from the camp by the daily boat or speedy:

MARSA MEKKE (17)

Max. depth 20 m

MARSA NAISAC (5)

Max. depth 17 m, lots of rays

SHAAB SHARM (18)

Max. depth 35 m , wreck of the safari boat here (failed to notice a sandbank during the night). To be seen: gorgonias, rays, turtles, ...

SHAAB SADALA (25)

Max. depth 25 m

TURFA MEKKE (24)

Max. depth 25 m

CHECK POINT (23)

Max. depth 21 m, location named after the military road check post location visible from the boat.

MARSA TUNDUBA

We have met a manta here - super experience! Unfortunately we haven't taken the photo of it :-(

Note.:

After clicking on some names of the dive-sites you'll get more detailed description of the location together with the photo gallery. For the moment the map links to detailed description of ELPHINSTONE REEF and SAMADAI REEF. The others we will fill in later on.

NEW - video from Elphinstone Reef here (37 Mb, DIVX 5,1)

the Philippines

N! |PUERTO GALERA (Mindoro island) (61)

You can find around 30 diving locations here (cca 5 minutes by the boat, not considering the fact that you can go to the wrecks directly from the shore as they're located 50m away in 20-30m of depth). Under the water you can find so many animals that it is really problem to find the particular one you are looking for :-) (as I can say as a photographer for 100%).

Libor Špaček (instructor and photographer, the Philippines)

Croatia

Sveta Marina- Labin

Wreck VIS (40)

Wreck of the cargo boat about 120m long. The boat went down after a bow, after crashing into a mine in 1941. In the bow there is a big hole with the diameter around 6m. The bow is also partially collapsed, either after the explosion or after crashing the bottom.

The wreck is located next to the Istria peninsula (side towards Cres island) 500m from the opening of he bay (towards Rijeka) to the village Plomin, around 300m from the shore. The wreck lies on its keel and the depth of the whole deck is 50m, with the average depth to see the whole deck around 55 - 60m. High of the body of the boat is around 10m, it is possible to quite safely go through the first under-deck in the middle part.

It is quite opened to go inside, not even many fishing nets are there and it is in very good condition. Majority of the wooden parts disappeared, but the parts of the original equipments are very much visible as for example the bathroom including the bath. It is worth to have a look at the glass windows in the rooms bellow the bridge (info from stranypotapecske.cz).

It is possible to make the dives on the wreck with the divecenter EASY DIVER (more info about the divecenter)

NEW - video from wreck VIS in better resolution here (27 Mb, DiVX 5,1)

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Wreck LENA (40)

Type - Italian steel cargo boat
Sunk - 1914
Length - 80m
Width - 10m
Maximum depth - 55m stern
Minimum depth - 26m bow
Axis of the wreck - 050°
The boat had been used for transportation of wood and it is loaded by that till nowadays.

The wreck is located on North-north-west side of Cres island nearby cape Pecenj. It stays erected, all is left from the wreck are the anchors on the boat, low extended cabins, chimney and the rests of the mast which is covered by the fishing nets. It finishes in 24m of depth. The visibility at the stern is often quite bad, between 10 - 2m.

Above the wreck approximately in the direction of the bow, in the depth of 2,5m there are some small caves and even one horizontal crack by which you can go through with some difficulties.

Under the extended deck with the rests of the chimney you can have a look inside the wreck. The access is from the left side. A conger is living in the hawse-hole on the bow. (info from stranypotapecske.cz).

It is possible to make the dives on the wreck with the divecenter EASY DIVER (more info about the divecenter)

Diving in a camp and to the wreck LENA (78)

Pelješac

Pictures from the diving trip to Petr Kulan's Czech diving base "AMA" in village Borak had been taken in October 2004. Authors are Mr. Procházka and Mr. Nahodil. The names of the dive sites located up to 1.5km from the shore are: Big Wall, Borak's Wall, The Cone, Two Towers, The Terraces. More in the report from the trip partaker Zdeňek Popelka here. More about the base, prices and equipment here.