Epic Pods

The most accessible of my trips and the most fun — manta aggregations at Baa Atoll, grey reef and nurse shark night dives, and bioluminescent plankton, all wrapped in a group experience that runs like a great dinner party. What I bring as your guide: a pre-trip group call two weeks out, daily debrief dinners, and group programming all week. Open Water + 20 dives; a mix of experienced and intermediate divers welcome. Included: full board, all dives, tanks + weights, marine park fees, and Nitrox on selected dives.

A shark Pod for Cocos Island — hammerhead schools in the hundreds, whale sharks, tiger and silky sharks, in the current-swept waters of the Eastern Pacific. Advanced, drift-heavy diving at Dirty Rock, Alcyone and Manuelita. What I bring as your guide: pre-dive shark ID briefings, in-water behaviour narration, evening conservation talks, and a group sighting log for every diver. Advanced Open Water + 100 logged dives; strong current experience required. Included: full board, all dives, tanks + weights, Nitrox, and park permits.

A macro and reef-life Pod for divers who love the small stuff. Across the week we work the richest reefs in Raja Ampat — pygmy seahorses, nudibranchs, wobbegongs, and mantas at the cleaning stations — with a photography and species-ID focus every day. What I bring as your guide: pre-dive species ID briefings, in-water spotting with slate reference art, and evening iNaturalist workshops. Patient, slow diving for macro shooters and reef lovers. Peak Performance Buoyancy strongly recommended. Included: full board, all dives, tanks + weights, Nitrox, and marine park fees.

A pelagic Pod for divers who want the big stuff — hammerhead schools in the hundreds, whale sharks at the safety stop, and the current-swept sites of the far north. What I bring as your guide: a daily species briefing, in-water pelagic encounter guidance, evening marine biology talks, and a custom sighting log for every diver. Itinerary — Day 1: embarkation at Baltra + check dive. Day 2: Gordon Rocks + Cabo Marshall. Days 3–4: transit north to Darwin — hammerhead aggregations + night dive. Day 5: Wolf Island — whale shark corridor + silky sharks. Day 6: final northern sites + group debrief. Day 7: return + disembarkation. Included: full board, all dives, tanks + weights, Galápagos National Park fees, Nitrox, Darwin/Wolf permit, and my science briefings. Not included: international flights, Galápagos transit card, equipment rental, travel insurance, gratuities. Advanced divers with strong current experience — 100+ logged dives recommended.

A wreck photography Pod for divers who care as much about the image as the dive. Over 7 days on the Red Sea we work the great wrecks of the northern reefs — two full sessions on the SS Thistlegorm, the Giannis D and Carnatic at Abu Nuhas, and the reefs of Sha'ab Ali — with a photography workshop built into every day. Included: full board, all tanks + weights, Nitrox EANx32, wreck briefings, and one photo-coaching session per day. Advanced divers and serious amateur photographers welcome. Photos: Wikimedia Commons — Giannis D & Carnatic © W. Strickling; Thistlegorm © G. Gerdel / Buenos Aires Buceo. CC BY-SA 4.0.