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Photography tours with City Seahorse
all 2008 trips full
all 2008 trips full except
April 2 - 14 - Raja Ampatemail tours@cityseahorse.com now for info on any of our trips!
July 15-27 St. Vincent Deluxe Dive/Photo Trip cancelled
- The Underwater Photography Trip includes:
- 40 Photo Dives over 10 days (including night dives)
- 12 Nights accommodation, AC room at Lagoon Hotel
- Breakfast daily
- Lunch 10 days aboard the dive boat
- Dinner on dive days, scheduled to allow best diving
- St. Vincent experienced (20 years) Photographer/Guide and photo briefings
- Pick up and drop off by dive boat
- 3 or 4 in-water guides on all scheduled dives
- Camera rinse tanks on the boat and at the hotel
- Personal gear washing and storage
- Airport Transfers
- All taxes and service charges
$2585 per person includes everything you'll need except air travel, tips, drinks (when not on the dive boat), and a couple of meals. This package is a great value.
- We're leasing a 45' catamaran to use as our daily dive base. We'll have shade, refrigeration, toilets, a large table and storage for camera gear, etc. Scroll this page for more info.
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Why should you go on a Photo Tour?
- We organize the diving with the dive operator and hotel to maximize the opportunity for getting great photos.
- Your time in the water is not limited.
- Your diving isn't limited by non-photographers.
- We dive the same "hot" sites (where the best photos ops await) multiple times.
- There are others along to share tips and sympathize when you ran out of film just as the divemaster pointed out the red and yellow kick-boxing frogfish.
- You can get photos like these (or better!):
(go to 2002 Gallery)
(go to 2002 Photo Contest)
(go to 2001 Gallery 1)
(go to 2001 Gallery 2)Gallery Photos from 2001 & 2002 St. Vincent diving tours with City Seahorse, Inc.
St. Vincent is our favorite Caribbean diving destination and it is the destination that consistently produces the best macro photos of any we visit.
If you have not been diving in St. Vincent, you will be amazed. (this is not BS, please ask for references or visit our Guest Comments page!) Our trips (since '96) are a huge success. Diver/Photographers came home raving about the diving, and the photo ops. Most of us loved the diving so much that we bought additional dives! The highlight of '98 had to be the trip with Roger Steene. We've never seen anyone so excited about the photo ops here. The 2001 trip was "Frogfish Soup", so many frogfish we begged Sarah (with a grin) not be shown any more froggies! (see the Dec. 2001 issue of Skin Diver Magazine).
(Read "Well Trained Eyes" and "Special of the Day".)
- Twelve Night package:
include 10 full days of diving (4 dives per day) and 12 nights on the island.
The photographic opportunities will concentrate on macro/close-up photography.
The subject selection in these waters is infinite and more colorful than you can imagine if you've never shot photos in St. Vincent before.
This is a
SUPERB opportunity
to get
award winning
photos.On the '96 and '97 trips we saw and photographed seahorses on nearly every dive, In 2001, it was frogfish on every dive and in nearly every color. In fact, we were almost tired of them! Almost. (Of course these are not captive seahorses or froggies, so the divemasters would like me to mention that there are no seahorse or frogfish guarantees.) In 2002, we saw 100's of Magnificent Sea Urchins, 7 species of octopus and again... plenty of froggies! 2003 was the best ever; 21 different seahorses, 22 different frogfish.
St. Vincent is known for its healthy reefs and incredible variety of unusual creatures. We CAN practically guarantee that even very experienced photographers will see and photograph creatures they have never seen before, even if we can't guarantee what it will be.
Topside photography is also appealing here. The volcanic mountainous island is green and beautiful. Rain forests with wild parrots, old forts and churches, waterfalls, a rugged windward coast, the local market and lots of flowers at the oldest botanical gardens in the western hemisphere are there for the asking.
Debbie Fugitt, our photographer guide, has published in magazines such as Skin Diver, Scuba Times, Discover Diving, Sportdiving, Dive Travel, American Way and the Periplus Guide to Asia's Diving, including several articles on the St. Vincent diving. She now specializes in design and photography for the web. Check her underwater photography web page, SeaHorse Tales or her on-location reporting page.
About the Diving/Meals/Photo Schedule:Four dives/day aboard a new 45 ft. catamaran with showers, toilets, hot and cold beverages in the galley, shade, a table for working on photo gear, electricity, storage for photo equipment, fresh water rinse tanks.
Boat Photos coming soon
- Diving & the Boat:
We will load the boat each morning with 3 tanks and lunch. The boat is very comfortable and shaded.
- Included dives:
4 dives will be offered each day. There will be three daytime dives with the fourth, a night dive, scheduled either from the catamaran or from a smaller boat depending on the number of guests who decide to night dive.
- Meals:
Meals at the hotel will be a special menu prepared for our group and served family style to minimize serving time and maximize taste.
Lunch will be onboard the catamaran or taken at a seaside restaurant on the coast of St. Vincent. Onboard lunches are included in the trip price.
The hotel will prepare a special menu for our group and served family or buffet style to minimize serving time and maximize taste.
Each dinner will include salads, selections of two fish or meat dishes, vegetables and rice or root vegetables and dessert. Allowing the chef to use local ingredients and prepare them in a local style means our group will have better quality and tastier food than is available on the tourist restaurant menus.
- The Dive Package includes:
- up to 40 Photo Dives over 10 days (including night dives)
- Pick up and drop off by dive boat
- 10 days of lunch aboard the dive boat (light lunch, sandwiches)
- Airport Transfers
- Personal gear washing and storage
- 12 Nights accommodation, AC room at Lagoon Hotel
- Breakfast dailing, dinner on dive days, scheduled to allow best diving
- All taxes and service charges
- St. Vincent experienced (20 years) Photographer/Guide and photo briefings
- 3 or 4 in-water guides on all scheduled dives
- Camera rinse tanks on the boat and at the hotel
This includes everything you'll need except air travel, tips, drinks, meals on non-diving days, film and batteries!
- Price:
$2585 per person for the 12 night tour.
Please inquire for the single rate if you require a single room.
It is possible to add on diving, hotel and sightseeing days before and after the tour.
Contact:
Contact Deb Fugitt in Fort Worth, Texas:
by email, using this form,
call USA (817) 626-0636,
or email dsv2@seahorsetales.com
The number of guests on our tours is limited.
However, we must guarantee our suppliers a minimum number of guests in order to obtain our excellent prices and unique service resulting in the terms shown on the right:Air Flights
We do not provide air flight bookings, however we are experienced in traveling to St. Vincent and will be glad to assist you in booking your own air travel online.
Please ask for help! We know the best routes, how to get the best fares and also itineraries and airlines to avoid!
Terms & Conditions
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terms and conditions page
Travel Insurance
We are not associated with these agencies and provide these links only as a convenience. We do recommend you consider a travel cancellation, interruption and insurance policy for any pre-paid trip, especially this year!
CSA
Travel
ProtectionTravel Guard™
We have never had to cancel a trip, but we have had guests cancel because of medical problems. A good policy would reimburse you for your expenses in case of most unavoidable situations.
St. Vincent is a beautiful island. Plan to spend a few extra days or at the very least spend your pre-departure day touring the island.
We can arrange a 1/2 day, full day or a topside extension of several days to your underwater photography tour or diving package with one of our friendly local Vincentian guides.
- Go exploring the rainforests for wild St. Vincent Parrots;
- take a hike up the Soufriere Volcano for breathtaking views;
- visit beautiful Montreal Gardens and create tropical flower photos;
- take the ferry to Bequia for the day;
- visit Fort Charlotte and the oldest Botanical Gardens in the western hemisphere;
- try a tasty lunch of local goat curry or pilau at a Rum Shoppe;
- stroll through Kingstown's market and streets lined with arcades and arches;
or- take a drive up the Windward or Leeward sides of the island and enjoy the magnificent views of this tropical island paradise.
Topside tour destination information is located on the "Island" page.
Links to Other Interesting Dive "Sites"
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