| EXPEDITIONS - SCAPA FLOW | ||||||||||||||
| GENERAL DESCRIPTION | ||||||||||||||
Join in for a 7days trip
to the German ships of the High Sea Fleet scuttled in the now famous Scapa
Flow. The natural harbour is about 18km long and formed by two small islands
(the Orkney Islands) lying north of Scotland. The diving is run from the
fishing village of Stomness on the the main island. There are many activities
other than diving in Scapa; numerous music festivals take place here and
there are plenty of archealogical sites to be visited (some of which over
5000 years old). Kirkwall, the main town and the airport lies 15min from
Stromness. All the facility's can be found there, souvenir shops, stores,
restaurants, pubs, clubs and banks. A visit to the
Highland Parks whisky brewery is recommended when the weather is
not at its best for diving, and the local pubs are always a good place
to relax after a days diving. |
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| DIVING | ||||||||||||||
6 days of diving on the
best wrecks of the Orkney Islands. The bay of Scapa Flow is a ship cemetery
of the 1st and 2nd world war. Some of the most famous ones are the Minelayer
SMS Brummer, the Light Cruisers
SMS Dresden, SMS
Köln and SMS Karlsruhe,
and finally the Battleships SMS
Markgraf and SMS Kronprinz
Wilhelm. Among the other diving options are the block ships
such as the Gobernador,
the Tabarka, the F2
or the UB116. Scapa is also
a good place to observe seals on the smaller surrounding islands. All
the dives can be done on Nitrox; the diving depth is between 10 and 45
meters, visibility ranges from 5-15m and water temperature is around 13°C
(a dry suit is recommended). |
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| THE DIVE CENTER | ||||||||||||||
"Scapa Flow Diving Holidays"
is located in Stromness, a 10min walk from the Quildon House. Scapa
is a good place to continue your diving education, you can enrole for
Nitrox, Advanced Nitrox and SCR Rebreather courses through NAUI, IANTD,
TDI and PADI (please call before). |
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| ACCOMODATION | ||||||||||||||
The Quildon House
overlooks the bay of Stromness. It is organised as a self-contained appartement
rather than a conventional hotel. It's the ideal place for groupes or
families rather than individual divers or couples. The House can host
12 people in six seperate rooms. It is also equiped with two bathrooms,
a large kitchen and a lounge with TV. In the village of Stromness you
can find a multitude of restaurants and pubs, souvenir shops and early
in the morning the fish marquet. |
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| TRIPS & SCHEDULE | ||||||||||||||
We will run trips to Scapa for GROUPS ONLY. The dates must be set 4-6
monthes prior to the departure in order to charter the boat and reserve
the accommodation. The offer below includes: 6 days of diving (2 dives
per day), tanks and weights, transfers from and to the airport, accomodation
at the Quildon house. This offer requires a minimum of 8 divers. 10%
discount is given for groups larger than 10 divers.
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