News from Explorers

Explorers is merging with parent company Thomson to offer a much wider range of specialist diving holidays and to ensure that we continue to give you great value dive packages.

For all holiday packages departing after the 6th September please refer to the details below to book your diving holiday.

Dive packages - holidays, flights and diving!

From September 2009, Explorers and Ocean College are teaming up with Thomson to offer a much wider choice for your diving holiday.

Diving will still be operated by Ocean College and you can book your hotel, flights and Ocean College diving.

Visit the Thomson website to book your great value diving holiday.

Or call our specialist dive team on 0871 231 4932.

Book diving direct with Ocean College

For customers booking holidays and flights elsewhere, you can still book your diving direct with Ocean College, Sharm's leading dive school.

From beginners to technical divers, Ocean College remains Sharm's most professional dive school, with three centres across the resort. And remember booking in advance gets you some great discounts.

Visit the Ocean College website to book your diving.

Or call the Ocean College team on 0020 69 3664305 or 0020 127455089 or email info@ocean-college.com

News about the Ocean Club

We know many of you love the Ocean Club, Sharm's favourite divers' hotel. The hotel will be temporarily closing from September for refurbishment work.

We expect the hotel to be open again from the 1st November and it will be available to book through Thomson

All Ocean College branches will remain open over this time at the Hilton Waterfalls, Tropitel Naama Bay Hotel and Ocean Club.

Group dive bookings

Ocean College is ideal for large groups of 9 or more divers. With great deals and a private dive boat (for larger groups), your party will get outstanding personal service. For help on your booking, contact:

Ocean College on info@ocean-college.com, call on 0020 69 3664305 or 0020 127455089 or click onto www.ocean-college.com

If you want hotel and flights too, then contact our Groups team at Coventry_Groups@tui-uk.co.uk who will be able to book everything for you.

Founded in 1980, Explorers is a diving holiday specialist for both individuals and diving groups. Whether you're new to diving or a fully qualified Scuba diver, we have the knowledge and expertise to give you a wonderful holiday and an unforgettable diving experience. Even for those wanting a more laid-back underwater adventure, we also offer a great range of snorkelling holidays. Our hub is Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt, where we operate our own PADI-certified Ocean College dive centres and dive boat, ensuring you receive the highest standards of service and safety. Further afield, our successful worldwide diving programme is now a well-established market leader offering outstanding dive experiences from the Maldives to the Caribbean, from Thailand to Malaysia, and we hand pick our worldwide locations purely for the quality of the Scuba diving. For those learning to dive, we offer courses such as Discover the Red Sea, PADI Open Water Course, PADI Scuba Diver and BSAC Ocean Diver Course. For experienced divers we offer a full range of diving courses from PADI Advanced Open Water, PADI Rescue Diver through to PADI Dive Master. Our unbeatable combination of top quality diving experiences and value for money prices means more divers travel with us than any other diving holiday company.