This trip is in the books!  Here are some images from a very succesful trip.  We’ll be back in a few years! The boat was very roomy, with all the dive operation – tank fills and all, operating off a fully independent dive boat, everything on boat was about food and comfort.  The food was […] READ MORE

Truk Liveaboard Trip – Feb 9th to 16th 2025 This is now the Truk trip report!  I am enjoying my new Hero 13 Black GoPro and made a series of videos from the trip.  Here are a few of them.  Below I generally keep the original post for the trip for historical purposes and to […] READ MORE

Date that won’t be moving is the first quarter moon Feb 5th in Palau.  That that is when closest the first quarter moon at the Jan/Feb interface, and therefore the Moorish Idol aggregation happens on Palau’s Blue Corner (there are secondary spots as well).  We’ll be there for that.  From there we are headed to […] READ MORE

This Eqypt trip is in the books! Original post for the trip will remain below for historical purposes.  Man, it was awesome.  Peter Montgomery has made a really cool photo magazine with high quality prints for the trip, here is the link to it. Some of his FB posts are amazing. Abu Simbel Pyramids at […] READ MORE

Trip in in the books! I leave the trip posting up so people can research what we have done in the past, and how it was advertised.  For now, here are some of the links, pics and vids from myself and others from the trip! Everything here and below was pre trip information prior to […] READ MORE

This trip is in the books! We leave up the trip post and add pictures from the trip in case any new people want to research us, or if any past participants are looking for links to pictures! If you want to stay up to date with our trip pictures as the happen, send me […] READ MORE

This trip is in the books!  It was awesome I like to leave the trip page up so that people can see what we did in the past, what stuff used to cost, and how it was planned.  It also helps new people that are thinking of joining us, knowing we aren’t just AI generated […] READ MORE

Trip Report Happy to report, Bali and Komodo exceeded our expectations!  This was our first (certainly not the last) trip to Indonesia.  There is room on the Feb Raja Ampat trip. We have been hearing wonderful things about the culture, food and diving for years and the rumors are all true! Our trip started in the […] READ MORE

Fiji Trip Report March 2023 So many people, including me, put up so many great pics from our trip I’m just going to link to them so you can look at them on Facebook. We hit some great weather and had flat seas almost every day, which was great, the diving was packed full of […] READ MORE

This trip is now in the books! Here is a link to some facebook pics If you would like to see everyone’s pics uploaded to a Shutterfly Share site follow this link. Cozumel Dive Trip Nov 13th to 20th 2022 Mainland dive buddies – Island Divers Hawaii dive travel is invading your neck of the […] READ MORE

$1196 per person, double occupancy $1417 per person, single occupancy What?  No diving? Yes, that is right, no diving.  Matt and Sheila went to Belize a few years back with a group and added on an Eco Logdge and had a great time.  We’ve been talking about it ever since.  And since many of you […] READ MORE

Costa Rica Dive and Explore Trip April 2nd to 9th, 2022 Double Occupancy Diver $1996, Double Occupancy non diver $1696 Single Occupancy Diver $2892, Triple Occ Diver $1886 3 days of diving, then some exploration of Costa Rica This is a not only a diving trip, but also a trip to see some Costa Rica […] READ MORE

A Palau dive trip needs to be on every divers bucket list.  I (Matt Zimmerman) have been lucky enough to dive all over the world, and I keep going back to Palau.  It is consistently rated one of the worlds top diving destinations for a good reason.  $1940 for dbl occupancy at Palau Royal Resort […] READ MORE

Trip went off fairly smoothly, one person got held up with a test that didn’t come in, but they had trip insurance (smart).  We all had a good time and there were no Wilson’s present!  Good story, had to be there. Here is a video I put together for the week Enjoy!       […] READ MORE

Dive Trip to Clearwater Paradise Dive Resort Trip was a success.  Great food, great dives, nice accommodations and awesome post dive gameroom/bar.  If you are interested in the pics that everyone took you can see many of them on this shared Shutterfly site for the 2021 Gaunaja Trip. February 13th to 20th 2021 $1420 per […] READ MORE

Some Moorish Idol Videos This trip worked out just as planned, the original post was below advertising the trip.  We crushed it.  It was also the last trip before the planet exploded with virus, so it was especially cool to get it in.     Palau Dive Trip Jan 30th to Feb 6th, 2020 A […] READ MORE

Trip Report It was just as awesome as expected.  We ended up being a group of 12.  Here my favorite sighting of the week, a flamboyant cuttlefish: So you can see the trip description in the pre trip advertisement below, but here is what we did on the day that we transferred between resorts 2 […] READ MORE

Cozumel Dive Trip July 21st to 29th 2019 Mainland dive buddies – Island Divers Hawaii dive travel is invading your neck of the woods and headed on a Cozumel dive trip.  We’ve done plenty of these trips over the years but this year we are trying something new.  We are going to stay at an […] READ MORE

Palau June 8th to 16th 2019 Price: $1785 single $2660 Upgraded rooms: balcony $1890/$2870 Pool side ground floor $2155/$3395 A Palau dive trip needs to be on every divers bucket list.   It is consistently rated one of the world’s top diving destinations for a good reason. The reefs of Palau are at a unique crossroads where […] READ MORE

Boat and shore diving (with 3 boat dives) packages are the same prices – boat divers don’t get the truck rental but get 11 total boat dives.  See details on the flyer below.  We are sure this Bonaire dive trip will be as epic as the rest.  Here is a link to a previous trip […] READ MORE

*Non-diver who wants to participate in activities, price is same as diver rate The resort is great, the food excellent, the diving is fantastic, and the people of Fiji are very, very friendly. We will be staying at The Voli Voli Beach Resort, check it out at volivoliresort.com. The diving is dominated by beautiful soft […] READ MORE

  A Palau dive trip needs to be on every divers bucket list.   It is consistently rated one of the world’s top diving destinations for a good reason. The reefs of Palau are at a unique crossroads where 3 of the planet’s major ocean currents meet.  This marine ecosystem includes barrier reefs, fringing reefs, inner lagoons, […] READ MORE

Price $2499 Expectation: Cuba is a very new destination for US travelers, expect an adventure, some of this information, especially people to people tours, may change from now until departure date, but there will be fun stuff to explore and great diving! Inclusions: Airfare to/from Ft. Lauderdale, FL. Airport transfers in Cuba. Transportation between hotels. […] READ MORE

Bonaire dive trip Nov 4th to 11th $1249 Boat and shore diving (with 3 boat dives) packages are same price – boat divers don’t get the truck rental, but get 11 total boat dives.  See details in the flyer below.  We are sure this Bonaire dive trip will be as epic as the rest.  Here […] READ MORE

Solomon Islands Liveaboard May 20th to 30th, 2017 A ten day Solomon Islands liveaboard trip,  we’ll join the Bilikiki on May 20th, $5450 per person includes taxes.   Turns out that the best way to get there from Honolulu is through Fiji, we’ll be putting together a stand alone trip to Fiji the week of May […] READ MORE

Palau Dive Trip March 19th to 26th 2017 A Palau dive trip needs to be on every divers bucket list.  I (Matt Zimmerman) have been lucky enough to dive all over the world, and we keep going back to Palau.  It is consistently rated one of the worlds top diving destinations for a good reason.  […] READ MORE

Great time with 9 diver and one new one! Check the website if you are interested in joining the group on future trips around the globe. Posted by Island Divers Hawaii on Sunday, March 5, 2017 The Philippines With Island Divers by Sheila Jordan After a year of anticipation, we finally headed back to Magic Island […] READ MORE

Truk Liveaboard Trip $5,620 for this Truk Liveaboard scuba diving trip which includes: 6 days diving up to 5 dives a day NITROX, Doubles if desired Round Trip Airfare from HNL (transfers, taxes, and dive permit included) Update: we are now offering up to 5 charters before or after this trip at Island Divers Hawaii […] READ MORE

Belize Trip Report by Sheila Jordan Getting There Heading to San Pedro town on the island of Ambergris Caye, Belize is an adventure of it’s own.  As we walk across the tarmac headed to a small Maya airplane, a man tells me to hand off my bag and get into the co-pilot’s seat.  As I […] READ MORE

Philippines Dive Trip Report Just have to start this out with WOW!!  What a great group of divers, a great dive staff and a beautiful resort. Magic Island in Cebu, Philippines was recommended to our shop and boy did they deliver. From the excellent diving, smiling staff that became friends, amazing food, comfortable bungalows, and […] READ MORE

Sixteen divers ranging from Hawaii to the East Coast met at the San Pedro Sula airport in Honduras to catch our plane to the tropical island of Utila.  Not wanting to miss a minute of vacation we enjoyed the local beer, Salva Vida, at the airport bar and introduced our old and new diving friends. […] READ MORE

Island Divers Hawaii Fiji 2015 Trip Report by Sheila Jordan All 26 of us met at the airport to check in on Fiji Airways, as group airfare from Honolulu to Nadi airport was included on this dive vacation.  Excited smiles and greetings all around as we met old and new diving friends while sizing up […] READ MORE

This was a pretty good sized crew, 29 total. Most of us where traveling from Honolulu, though we had a couple meeting us there from Germany and a couple from Korea. The departure was a little over an hour late out of Honolulu, and but the time was well spent celebrating birthdays with shots at the airport bar! READ MORE

Dive Travel Trip Report – Bonaire 2014 Fantastic trip with a really great group.  The Buddy Dive resort was even better than it was a few years ago.  The major improvement was the food at the two restaurants on site – Blennies at the pool bar and Ingredients for dinner.  Club sandwich, ceasar salad, or […] READ MORE

Heading to San Pedro town on the island of Ambergris Caye, Belize is an adventure of it’s own.  As we walk across the tarmac headed to a small Maya airplane, a man tells me to hand off my bag and get into the co-pilot’s seat.  As I sling my bag over to Matt, he hands […] READ MORE