February 2010 

December 2009 

See the first ever Travelling Diver video on YouTube.
This first video looks at installing the guides in your log binder.

Click here to see the video

We shall be appearing in the July issue of DIVE magazine, so see us there...

(Look for us next to the Sharm el Sheikh special article)

With the recession biting, Travelling Diver has teamed up with TDI and SDI UK to with a very special offer for our customers.

Buy any Travelling Diver guide, and get a £15 voucher for TDI and SDI training.

(yes, spend £12.50 and get back a £15 voucher and the guide of your choice, hmmm, pretty good we think..!!

click here for more details

February 2009

Travelling Diver wins more recommendaitons

Here at the Travelling Diver offices we have had some great news.  The diver training organisation, Scuba Diving International (SDI) have awarded Travelling Diver guides their first ever official stamp of recommendation...seems they really like the guides...!!

For more information about SDI, click here.

...and the recommendations go even further. The world leading provider of technical diver training, TDI, have announced that they are also officially endorsing Travelling Diver guides.  Tremendous news from such a prestigious organisation.  Many thanks TDI.

For more information about TDI, click here.

December 2008

In advance of the upcoming launch of the new El Gouna guide at the Ocean Leisure retail shop in London, (click here for directions) on Saturday 13 December, we are delighted to release a sneak preview of the front cover of the guide.

The guide covers the top 16 sites dived from the resort and features the Travelling Diver integrated logbook format.  Don't forget, signed copies will be available at the launch in London by author Rik Vercoe. 

Travelling Diver are launching their next diving guide, that to El Gouna, at a special event at the Ocean Leisure retail shop in London, on Saturday December 13.

Author Rik Vercoe will be signing copies, making them a unique and great Christmas gift for divers.  The El Gouna guide features the popular logbook integtated format, and focusses on the dive sites of this increasingly popular resort on Egypt's Red Sea coast.

Saturday Dec 13, Ocean Leisure, central London, WC2N 5AQ.       click here for directions

November 2008

What a great dive show!!  Firstly, a big thank you to our sponsors, Luminox UK (the watches used by the US Navy Seals) for hosting us.  It was great to meet so many of our customers and other divers, and we thank you all for the fantastic and very positive feedback you had for us.  Also, a huge thank you to all of the team for giving up their weekend - you were great!!  We had record numbers of divers registering with us on the stand and entering our show competition, as well as finding out about the diving guides themselves.  A busy couple of days...

October 2008

For even bigger dive show discounts, use this voucher ==>

Simply print out at home, fill in your details and enjoy even greater Travelling Diver discounts at the show.  Stand 1306, Nov 1-2.

We are moving !!  Nothing drastic though, we will be on stand 1306 at the dive show, not 1114 as previously planned.  Don't forget to come and see us there, together on the stand with our sponsors, Luminox Watches.  Birmingham NEC, November 1-2.

Author Rik Vercoe will be on hand to sign copies on the Saturday.

Travelling Diver are partnering with Camera's Underwater for a special launch event, hosted at Ocean Leisure in central London in December.  TD will be launching the upcoming El Gouna edition.  more news to follow....

Travelling diver guides are now available at the popular divesitedirectory.com website.  Both Daniel Ronen of Travelling Diver, and Matt Slightam of divesitedirectory, are delighted to be working together on this project.

Sport Diver magazine have awarded the Travelling Diver range of guides their official stamp of recommendation.  This independently awarded recommendation has delighted the TD team as recognition of the detailed effort that has been put into each edition.  Thank you Sport Diver.

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.

September 2008

Paul Taylor of Cornwall has won a Jotron Dive Strobe in our registration draw.  Congratulations Paul !!

August 2008

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

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

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.

July 2008

We have been working hard on a string of new products and guides.  Should be able to make some new announcements soon...

June 2008

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...

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/

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. 

Martin Bruce of Sport Diver magazine, has recently said of Travelling Diver guides:

"An essential addition to any divers logbook - Highly Recommended !"

May 2008

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.

April 2008

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.

March 2008

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. 

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.

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...

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...

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

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.

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... 

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!!

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.

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.

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.

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....

We are delighted to announce the launch of our latest guide, that to Egypt's Safaga.  It is available now at the online shop.

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!! 

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 ...

This month, Travelling Diver guides have received some excellent reviews in the diving press. click here for more details...

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.

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.

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

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.

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 ...

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 ...