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October 2008
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Travelling Diver: Sea Marshall Prize Draw |
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Travelling Diver have teamed up with the makers of the Sea Marshall PLB distress beacon. New registrations will be entered into a prize draw for the chance to win one of these great units which are valued at over £200. Simply register on the Travelling Diver website |
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September 2008
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Travelling Diver Registration Winner |
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Paul Taylor of Cornwall has won a Jotron Dive Strobe in our registration draw. Congratulations Paul !! |
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August 2008
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New Edition Available For Pre-Order |
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Northern Wrecks and Reefs Liveaboard is now available to pre-order, for September delivery. This guide, again written by Rik Vercoe, covers the key diving sites of this popular liveaboard tour of the northern Red Sea. click here for more info |
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Sport Diver Review |
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Fantastic Travelling Diver review in this months Sport Diver magazine. Magazine editor Mark Evans took some advance copies of the latest guide on a liveaboard trip to the Red Sea. Both he and the group on the boat were highly impressed and the TD guides were awarded the 'Sport Diver Recommended' accolate.
click here to see the review
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Birmingham Dive Show |
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We are delighted to announce that Travelling Diver will be at the Birmingham Dive Show, 1-2 November. We will be hosted again by our great friends at Luminox Watches, stand 1114, near the Hall 9 entrance. More details to follow. |
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July 2008
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Busy Times |
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We have been working hard on a string of new products and guides. Should be able to make some new announcements soon... |
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June 2008
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Breaking News - New guides in development |
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Travelling Diver MD, Daniel Ronen, announced today that two new editions to the Travelling Diver range of guides are nearing completion - Wrecks and Reefs Safari, and El Gouna. More news to follow... |
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London Diver Magazine - Guinea Pig Search |
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The London Diver Magazine have selected Travelling Diver guides for their 'guinea pig' trial summer and autumn 08.
They are looking for people going to Sharm el Sheikh to trial the guides, and write for the mag about their experiences with them. If you are interested in joining in, go to www.londondivermagazine.co.uk/guineapig/
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Sport Diver Poster Features Travelling Diver |
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Travelling Diver are the lead feature of the FREE Red Sea Wrecks poster with the July edition of Sport Diver Magazine. Every copy of the magazine comes with this limited edition poster, so grab your copy now.
The poster features Rik Vercoe's superb new drawing of the Giannis D shipwreck, together with some of the diving notes and wreck data from the Travelling Diver guides.
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Sport Diver Recommendation |
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Martin Bruce of Sport Diver magazine, has recently said of Travelling Diver guides:
"An essential addition to any divers logbook - Highly Recommended !"
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May 2008
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Free Diving Guides from Crusader Travel |
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Crusader Travel have launched a very special offer as part of their customer commitment package. They are giving every diver to qualifying Red Sea destinations a FREE Travelling Diver guide to that area. Thank you Crusader Travel. |
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April 2008
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Travelling Diver teams up with Jotron |
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Travelling Diver have teamed up with Jotron to offer divers registering on the www.travellingdiver.com website, the chance to win FREE one of the world famous AQ-4 dive strobes. Rated to 300m, this is possibly the best dive strobe in the world. Just register for your chance to win - its that simple. |
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March 2008
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LIDS Competition Winner |
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Congratulations to Paul Taylor for winning our Luminox sponsored dive show competition, held at the London International Dive Show, 8/9 March, ExCel.
He wins a US Navy SEAL endorsed Luminox diving watch, from our dive show sponsors, Luminox UK.
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Travelling Diver at LIDS |
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Travelling Diver was at the London International Dive Show on 8/9 March, and had a hugely successful exhibition. Exhibiting in conjunction with our sponsor, Luminox Watches, we were able to offer our visitors some really special offers and prizes.
It was wonderful to meet so many people and see the enthusiasm the new guides generated. Additionally, those who came along to the stand enjoyed some great discounts and our Luminox / Dive Guide competition - winner to be announced shortly. Many hundreds of people asked to join the Travelling Diver newsletter and of course, Rik Vercoe was on hand to sign copies of the new Sharm el Sheikh and Hurghada diving guides which were officially launched at the show. Photo courtesy of Sport Diver magazine.
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Sharm el Sheikh Diving Guide Launched |
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The hotly anticipated guide to Sharm el Sheikh was successfully launched at the London International Dive Show by Daniel Ronen and Rik Vercoe, the author.
This guide to one of the most popular diving areas in the world, is the culmination of many years of experience and work, and author Rik Vercoe has created something truly special. It contains all of the key information and maps a travelling diver needs to enjoy and record their experiences of this most popular of diving destinations. Included are details of the world famous Ras Mohammad, Straits of Tiran and the SS Thistlegorm, amongst many others. This guide is stunning and has to be seen to be believed !!
click here for more information...
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Hurghada Diving Guide Launched |
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The long awaited guide to Egypts' Hurghada was launched at LIDS in early March. Hurghada is a world class diving destination and offers a wide variety of diving experiences on its many sites.
This comprehensive guide is the essential companion for anyone wishing to dive the area, and contains the popular Travelling Diver logbook format, together with details of the top 16 dive sites of the region.
click here for more information...
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Dive Show Offer - Extra Savings |
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Extra discount at LIDS. Those coming to the London diving show 8/9 March can get further discounts using the offer voucher.
All you have to do is: 1, Print out the voucher 2, Bring it to stand 480 at the dive show 3, Select the guides you want 5, Enjoy BIG savings |

click to download printable pdf voucher
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Sharm el Sheikh and Hurghada Guides Go To Print |
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After a period of intense development, with various version updates, inspection reviews, technical and language proofs, the Travelling Diver guides to Sharm el Sheikh and Hurghada have been sent to print.
Author Rik Vercoe was on hand for quality inspection, to make sure these guides live up to the promise of being the best yet!!
Expect them to be available within the next two weeks on this site.
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February 2008
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New Dive Shop Kit |
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In addition to the dive guides themselves, we have been working hard to make sure you are able to find the worlds most useful combined dive guides in your local dive centre. We will be launching at the dive show new displays which will mean you will not be able to miss the guides. Want to know more - visit us on stand 480 at LIDS - or wait until April to see what you local dive centre has got its hands on for you... |
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Hurghada Guide - update |
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The hurghada guide will be sent to the presses in time for the London dive show. This looks like it is going to be the best guide yet... You have got to see Rik's drawings - simply stunning!! |
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Sharm el Sheikh Guide - update |
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Sharm el Sheikh is now at the final review stage. We have been working into the small hours on this guide, to get it ready for those of you who have been asking for it these last few months.
Amongst the sites included in this guide are those of Ras Mohammad, Straights of Tiran and the Thistlegorm
If you are going to Sharm el Sheikh this year - this is the guide for you! Available early March.
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Stella Evison joins Travelling Diver |
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We are delighted to announce Stella has joined the team as a technical reviewer. With over 2500 dives the Red Sea, she certainly knows the waters and is helping us make sure each and every guide is completely accurate and trustworthy. Welcome aboard. |
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London international Dive Show - Stand 480 |
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Come and see us at the dive show in London's ExCel centre on March 8 / 9. We are being hosted by our good friends and sponsors Luminox Watches, at stand 480 - back wall, on the left (near the bar).
For dive show news and tickets, click here
We are really looking forward to meeting more of our customers, so please do come along. There will be some big competitions and dive show special offers. Don't miss out.
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January 2008
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Helen Chambers joins Travelling Diver |
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We are delighted to announce that Helen Chambers has joined the team. Helen is one of the Red Sea's leading dive guides and a dive safari specialist. Watch this space - she is already at work on a Simply the Best guide.... |
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Launch of Safaga Guide |
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We are delighted to announce the launch of our latest guide, that to Egypt's Safaga. It is available now at the online shop. |
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Hurghada Guide In Development |
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Following numerous customer requests, development has now been started on a guide to Egypt's popular Hurghada area. Headed up by Rik Vercoe, this looks like it will be the best yet!! Newsletter subscribers (go to registration) will see a sneak preview of one of the site drawings - absolutely stunning!! |
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December 2007
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Safaga Guide - sneak preview |
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With the Safaga guide almost complete, we are delighted to give a sneak preview of some of the sites and the front cover.
The guide includes: Panorama, Abu Kafan, Salem Express, Um Hal Hal, Al Kahfain, Middle Reef, Ras Abu Soma, and another 11 key sites of this under-explored area of hidden treasures.
click here to find out more ...
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Great Magazine Reviews |
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This month, Travelling Diver guides have received some excellent reviews in the diving press. click here for more details... |
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November 2007
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Safaga Guide reaches review stage |
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Development of the diving guide to Safaga in Egypt has progressed well and has reached review stage. We shall post here when we have an avaliability date.
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New Areas In Development |
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Following the highly successful launch of the Egyptian Travelling Diver guides, we are delighted to announce development has now been started on guides for the Maltese islands, and Egypts Hurghada and offshore island safari.
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Guides Avaliable in Marsa Alam |
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The Marsa Alam guide is now avaliable for purchase in selected dive centres in the Marsa Alam region. These include Pioneer Divers at the Caromana hotel and the Red Sea Diving Safari at Marsa Shagra.
Egyption retailers wanting to stock the guides should contact JR Distribution at www.jrdistribution.net
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October 2007
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Development of Safaga Guide Reaches Milestone |
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Development of the next diving guide in the Travelling Diver series, has reached a key milestone. 'The diving guide to Safaga, on Egypt's Red Sea coast, is slightly slightly ahead of schedule', says Daniel Ronen, CEO, 'we are delighted with the progress and divers should see the results of this guide in the next few weeks'.
Keep checking the site for more information or register and we will let you know when it is available.
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September 2007
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Launch of Northern Red Sea Wrecks Guide |
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Travelling Diver welcomes the new Northern Red Sea Wrecks edition, in which divers will get the opportunity to experience the thrill of learning about the many ship wrecks to be found in the Northern Red Sea’s waters, as well the history of the sites, intricate maps and detailed diving notes pertaining to individual wrecks sites. Some of the wreck sites included are the famous Thistlegorm, Ulysses and Dunraven.
The guide has been awarded the first official recommendation ever given by the Nautical Archaeolgy Society - a real honour and achievement.
click here to find out more ...
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Launch of Marsa Alam Guide |
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Travelling Diver introduces its very first guide covering the popular dive sites of Marsa Alam on Egypts Red Sea. This edition promises to be extremely useful for divers visiting the area, with tips, wildlife notes, site information and special features, as well as accurate maps and local dive information. Some of the sites included are Elphinstone, Ras Samadai and Habili Nakari
click here to find out more ...
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