October 24, 2010 – 11:55 pm
DEMA and Birmingham dive show special offers on SMY Ondina. Some of the great discounts are:
Check out the schedule and contact Symbiosis for your booking.
October 24, 2010 – 11:19 pm
Tasik Ria Resort is offering the following deals for bookings made between 16 Nov – 16 Dec 2010:
1/. Special 7 nights All-inclusive dive package – Pay for 6 days dive package and the 7th day is free at USD $899 (reg. value at $1,150)
2/. Special 10 nights All-inclusive dive package – Pay for 9 day package and the 10th day is ABSOLUTELY FREE at USD $1,350 (reg. value at $1,600)
The above offers can be combined with the following offers:
Rates includes: all meals except for lunch on arrival and departure days, free Wifi at the lobby, return airport transfer, taxes and service charges, welcome beer at jetty, Unlimited shore diving from 0715-1700 (buddy system, no guide), Free “Longhaul overhaul massage” for 30mins
FURTHER DISCOUNTS – Group extra bonus:
***Note: all rates are based on double sharing. Single surcharge applies to single package.
Contact Symbiosis now for more information
October 24, 2010 – 1:08 pm
Phinisi Ambasi is offering a special discount on her 7 days/6 nights liveaboard cruise in Komodo for only EUR 750/per person based on a minimum of 4 pax joining. The regular price is EUR 1,250/per person. Cruises depart every Wednesday.
Book now to get yourself a spot.
October 15, 2010 – 5:50 pm
Indonesia’s national airline, Garuda Indonesia, has been recognized as Asia’s leading service quality airline, according to a recent independent survey of all major airlines across the region.
The survey conducted by the Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation (CAPA), scored Garuda ahead of Singapore Airlines, Thai Airways, Cathay Pacific and Malaysia Airlines for the overall quality of its service.
The survey finding follows Garuda being named the ‘World’s Most Improved Airline’ at the Skytrax 2010 World Airline Awards in Hamburg, Germany, in May.
October 5, 2010 – 11:31 am
Pre Christmas special offer of 10% off for all remaining liveaboard dive cruises on Mermaid I and Mermaid II.
Check out the schedules and prices here. Be quick!
October 5, 2010 – 10:58 am
Symbiosis is happy to offer additional cruise dates with big discounts on the Toum Tiou luxury river cruise across the Tonle Sap lake between Phnom Penh and Siem Reap, home of Angkor Wat.
See earlier blog for other dates or visit the Toum Tiou page to see all dates and to book/enquire further.
October 1, 2010 – 2:41 pm
Feeding the Ancestors: The Cambodian Pchum Ben Festival
The fifteenth day, of the tenth month, of the Khmer calendar marks the Pchum Ben festival. This is a time when the spirits of the dead ancestors walk the Earth. And the living can ease their suffering by offering them food to eat.
At four in the morning, nearly all of the residents of Phnom Penh gather at the temple with offerings of rice, which they toss on the ground, feeding the dead ancestors.
“Some of the ghosts have small mouths,” one man explains. “So we have to use special rice.”
Many of the people throw sticky rice, which, apparently is easier for the spirits to consume.
According to Buddhist beliefs, the lives that we live, after death, are predicated by the actions that we took when we were living. Minor infractions would be punished with small punishments, such as being an unattractive ghost or having a small mouth. With a small mouth, it is hard to eat. Other, more severe, punishments could include being crippled or having no mouth at all.
September 27, 2010 – 6:36 pm
The luxury river cruiser, Toum Tiou II, has got some great discounts on 3 day/2 night cruises between Phnom penh and Siem Reap, home to Angkor Wat, this coming November and December.
Contact Symbiosis quickly to book before berths run out.
September 18, 2010 – 1:35 am
Philippine Siren 1st-11th July 2011, Northern Visayas Exploration, 2,400 Euro less 15% = 2,040 Euro
See full list of schedules on the Philippines Siren here
September 17, 2010 – 11:25 pm
September Specials on Indonesia Liveaboards
Mandarin Siren 2nd -8th March 2011, Raja Ampat South, 1500 Euro less 10% 1350 Euro
Indo Siren 14th-24th June 2011, Komodo National Park, 2400 Euro less 10% 2160 Euro
Check out the full schedules on all Siren boats in Indonesia here.
September 17, 2010 – 10:54 pm
Borneo has amazing birdlife, and the inaugural Sabah Birdwatching Festival would be a great opportunity to learn something about them.
Contact Symbiosis Expedition Planning about making a trip to attend the show next month and perhaps trekking into the forests to look for some birds yourself!
See poster below:
September 17, 2010 – 10:33 pm
This coming weekend, the “red shirt” protestors plan to hold demonstrations in Bangkok and Chiang Mai to mark the 4th anniversary of the 2006 coup from 17-19 September. The events will be held around Ratchaprasong intersection and the Democracy Monument in Bangkok; and the railway station and around the moat area in Chiang Mai.
As a precaution the government will further extend security measures in order to ensure that all protests will remain peaceful as earlier announced.
Most tourist attractions around Chiang Mai, Bangkok, and the rest of Thailand are operating as normal.
September 15, 2010 – 11:57 am
Most White-Shouldered Ibis Ever Recorded in Cambodia A record number of the critically endangered white-shouldered Ibis have been counted in Cambodia, Birdlife International said yesterday. Bou Vorsak, Birdlife’s Cambodia Acting Programme Manager, said 429 of the birds were counted simultaneously at 37 roost sites in five provinces across the country last month. This figure exceeds by 30% the 2010 International Union for the Conservation of Nature’s (IUCN) Red List estimate of just 330 birds left worldwide.
The ibis population declined steeply in the 20th Century due to habitat loss and hunting. The bird is now non-existent in Thailand, Burma, Vietnam, Malaysia and southern China, according to Birdlife, and it remains primarily in the dry deciduous forests of north east Cambodia.
For more about the White-Shouldered Ibis, check out the Birdlife International website here.
September 2, 2010 – 3:57 pm
International Cleanup Day is 25 September. This massive volunteer event is the largest of its kind, when underwater teams of volunteer divers in more than 100 countries tackle marine debris issues head on.
For info on how you can participate, go to Project Aware website here.
August 24, 2010 – 1:31 pm
Moana liveaboard is offering a special discount for a 13 day combination Komodo & Sulawesi dive cruise, Indonesia.
This cruise starts on 30th December – 04th January with a cruise into the Komodo National Park.
From 04th January – 11th January MOANA will continue to Karomba-Lompa – Kakabia – Batuata – Karang Koka – Hoga – Butung, and end it in Kendari South-East Sulawesi.
Included: unlimited diving for only EUR 1,875/per diver (regular price: EUR 2,675). You save EUR 800!
Non-divers can also join in and enjoy a discount of EUR 600. Regular price : EUR 2,080 – now ONLY EUR 1,480/per non-diver
Book now, while space still available!
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