Adventure Travel Live 2011

Come and talk to us about our trips and projects. 'Adventure Travel Live 2011' takes place at the Royal Horticultural Halls in Victoria London on the following dates:

Friday 28 Jan 2011: 6pm to 9pm
Saturday 29 Jan 2011: 10am to 6pm
Sunday 30 Jan 2011: 10am to 5pm

Save £4 per ticket by visiting WWW.ADVENTURETRAVELLIVE.COM
or by calling 0871 230 7159. Please quote ‘Gap Year Diver' to get the dicount

Hope to see you all there.

The Sinai, Egypt: #1on Lonely Planet’s top 10 regions for 2011

The Sinai region of Egypt features at #1 spot on Lonely Planet's top 10 regions for 2011. The full list can be seen here.

Gap Year Diver operates a range of diving programmes in a place called Dahab. It is located about 90km North of Sharm el Sheikh and offers incredible diving experiences in a laid-back environment.

Our programmes in Dahab offer individuals the chance to learn to dive, become a Divemaster, train to become a Scuba Instructor or learn about marine research techniques.

With great weather and diving conditions throughout the year a gap year trip to Dahab must surely find its way onto your travel list!!

OUR DIVEMASTER AND INSTRUCTOR PROGRAMMES ARE ON SPECIAL OFFER UNTIL 22ND DECEMBER 2010. SEE OUR WEBSITE FOR DETAILS.

Gili Trawangan hits Lonely Planet's 'Top 10 regions' list!!

The Gili Island’s were the only South East Asian destination to feature in the ‘Top 10 Regions’ list, which was compiled by Lonely Planet’s staff, authors, and community of dedicated travellers and bloggers. The Gili’s, which came in at tenth place for 2011’s must-see regions were noted for their “irresistible...laid-back vibe overlaid with an anything-goes hedonistic energy”.

You can read the full article by clicking here.

If you'd like to visit the Gili Islands, Gap Year Diver offers a fantastic conservation programme which incorporates PADI training with Biorock conservation. Full details about the programme can be found here or you can read more about Gili Trawangan at this page.

New website now online!

Our new website is now online. For those of you who have been waiting for this so you can book, we do apologise for the delay.

The new website comes with a new look with new technologies! Programme and destination pages are now easier to read and we have tried to make it easier to navigate the site.

The main advances relate to online quotes and booking. The new system has taken ages to develop but you can now:

1. Customise a trip to your exact specifications
2. View a guideline itinerary for your chosen programme
3. Add extras to your programme and increase trip duration
4. E-mail yourself multiple quotes before booking
5. Book Online

The website contains a lot of information but you can also contact us on 0845 257 3292 if you have any questions. You will also find plenty of enquiry forms throughout the site to ask any questions!

Enjoy!!

New booking system

Over the past 4 months we have been working hard to launch our new website and booking system. We are pleased to announce that the main website is now finished and the booking system is currently being populated with data.

The new database system allows visitors to customise a trip, e-mail themselves quotes and to book online. It's a sophisticated system. All being well everything will be launched within the next 10 days (by 25th October).

PADI Awards 2010

The dive centre in Indonesia has been nominated for 2 PADI Awards - Project Aware Award for the Biorock programme and an award for the Best Overall Dive Business in Insonesia.

Instructor Training Videos

If you're considering an Instructor training programme check out these videos. One is an interview with Matt Smithson (one of our Course Directors) who explains the IDC structure and some of the components of our Instructor Traineeships. The other one is with Kayla Marshall (an old DMIT student) who describes her experiences whilst in Dahab doing an Instructor Training programme.