Traveling Tips

1. Verify your flight at least 48 hours before the flight.
2. Before booking a reef trip, check out weather conditions; its best not to go out in rough seas. Poor visibility, strong winds and waves reduce safe interaction at the reef.
3. Take cash (small bills $1 and $5, and don't forget $100 bills: you can get better exchange rate), Credit and ATM cards.
4. Take two picture IDs (Passport, birth certificate, drivers license, etc.).
5. Know the climate and whether of the place and pack as light as possible.
6. Take a save dive kit that includes: extra dive light, extra mask strap, fin strap, batteries, dive computer.
7. Take sun glasses and sunblock.
8. Take sea sickness medication with you on the trip.
9. Have a small first aid kit.
10. If you are taking new stuff like a camera check it with customs prior to leaving so that they do not try to charge you when you re-enter.
11. Avoid drinking tap water and drinks with ice in a foreign country.
12. Have a list of emergency phone numbers for the country of your choice.
13. Have water-resistant jacket.
14. Try to avoid eating strange food especially sea food in a foreign country.
15. Do not dive at least twelve hours before flying.

Tips for Divers and Snorkelers

1. Do not touch the corals. Remember that even the lightest touch with hands or equipment can damage sensitive coral polyps.
2. Resist the temptation to feed fish, seabirds and marine mammals; it changes their natural behavior and diet.
3. Snorkelers should wear float coats — inflatable snorkel vests — to allow gear adjustment without standing on the coral. Never stand upon a coral reef!
4. To avoid contact with the ocean bottom, divers should only use the weight needed and practice proper buoyancy control. Areas that appear empty may support new growth if left undisturbed.
5. Avoid wearing gloves and touching or collecting marine life. Most tropical fish captured die within a year.
6. Bring back any trash you find and recycle it, if possible.