Dry Tortugas Live-Aboard
on the
Ultimate Getaway
July 27-30, 2012
(Friday - Monday)
100 ft. air conditioned Super Cruiser,
shade and sun decks available, sleeps up to 20
(note: this is "bunk-style, bathroom sharing living" for 3 nights)
Package includes:
$835 per person
Includes 3 days of diving,
all food and soft drinks included.
Nitrox fills available (extra charge).
5 fresh water, hot showers.
Large dive platform.
Where are the Dry Tortugas?
Almost 70 miles west of Key West. The Dry Tortugas is a cluster of seven coral reefs. These reefs along with surrounding shoals and waters make up Dry Tortugas National Park. The Park is famous for bird and marine life as well as its legends of pirates and sunken gold. Dry Tortugas National Park includes the largest of the 19th century American coastal forts, Ft. Jefferson.
Trip Itinerary
Arrive at the marina in Ft. Myers Beach, somewhere between 5:00 pm and 6:30 pm. The crew will give you a boat briefing, and leave the dock around 7:00 pm. You will have a 12-hour cruise to dream of the diving you will be doing i the remote, pristine waters of the Dry Tortugas.
Day One.
Arrive at 7:00 am on your first dive site, breakfast will be served (before or after your dive, your choice). Then we will continue to move to different dive sites throughout the day. (Plan on 6-8 sites per day). Most dive sites average between 40-80 feet. Lunch and dinner will be worked into the dive schedule.
Day Two.
Day two will have a schedule similar to day one. A visit to Fort Jefferson National Monument may also be worked into the itinerary.
Day Three.
You will wake up anchored to the "Baja California", a World War II transport ship built in 1914. The 266 foot steamship was carrying a general cargo that included tobacco when it was torpedoed just forward of mid-ship by the German submarine U-84 on July 19, 1942. The main wreckage no sits in 115 feet of water off Naples. Your next dive will be on an Air Force relay tower (a trip favorite!). Then we will be heading home, arriving between 4:00 pm -5:00 pm.