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What Miguel's Offers

Miguel's Diving Gorontalo has dive shop facilites on the river at our dock. Our office is located at Gorontalo Oasis Hotel, Jl. Agus Salim No 29, Gorontalo City, Gorontalo Province, Sulawesi. Nestled in the heart of town, the Oasis is a world away. At its center is a grove of giant sago palms surrounding a pool of natural spring water full of fish. Light breezes from the mountains rustle the bamboo. Fragrant flowers perfume the night air. Rooms come with ceramic tile floors, wonderful underwater photo print, two twin beds or a queen size bed, hot water, a/c, international cable TV, mini-bar and breakfast. Hotel facilities include Internet (wi-fi) and a spa for hair and massage treatments. Guests can also enjoy unlimited drinking water thanks to our own water-purification system.

Prices are in USD and can also be paid in Indonesian rupiah. Local banks do not accept Euro, so we cannot. Local banks only accept new, unblemished USD100 bills. ATMs for cash withdrawals are available in several locations in Gorontalo City. Miguel's Diving can now accept Visa and MasterCard.

Miguel's Diving offers:

• Scuba diving for certified divers
• Two or three dives per day
• Limited supply of dive equipment for rental, including shorty wet suits
• Two compressors for clean air
• Oxygen and first aid on board
• Transport from your hotel to our dock (about 10 minutes)
• Lunch on board on three-dive days
• Dive sites from 10 to 60 minute boat ride
• Dive season from November to April

Promotional Rates for 2010-2011 Dive Season

Two-tank morning diving USD65 including tanks, weights, bottled water and transport
Three-tank dive day USD95 including tanks, weights, lunch, bottled water and transport
Full equipment rental USD20 per day
Regulator only USD8
BCD only USD8
Shorty wet suit USD5

Although most guests ask for a custom package to fit their travel schedule, here are a couple of our standard dive/hotel packages:

Packages for 2010-2011 Dive Season

Diversity Package
4 nights @ Gorontalo Oasis Hotel (a/c, hot water, WIFI, breakfast)
6 dives (tanks, weights, bottled water, transport)
Airport pick up & drop off in Gorontalo
Excluding air fares, most meals, dive equipment
Promotional rate: USD270 twin share including tax

Diversity Plus: 4 nights 8 dives USD330
Single supplement: enquire
Diversity Package @ Quality Hotel Gorontalo USD*** available upon request
Diversity Plus @ Quality Hotel Gorontalo USD*** available upon request

Equatorial Package
6 nights @ Gorontalo Oasis Hotel (a/c, hot water, WIFI, breakfast)
10 dives (tanks, weights, bottled water, transport)
Airport pick up & drop off in Gorontalo
Excluding air fares, most meals, dive equipment
Promotional rate: USD405 twin share including tax

Equatorial Plus: 6 nights 14 dives USD525
Single supplement: enquire
Equatorial Package @ Quality Hotel Gorontalo USD*** available upon request
Equatorial Plus @ Quality Hotel Gorontalo USD*** available upon request

What Divers Should Know

• Diving season in Gorontalo is from November until April.
• For dive equipment rental, guests should confirm sizes in advance.
• Divers will be expected to sign a liability release and assumption of risk statement in English, Indonesian, or Mandarin upon arrival and prior to diving.
• Divers will be expected to show their diving license to Miguel's Diving staff upon check-in and prior to diving.
• Payment can be made in USD, Indonesian rupiah or Visa/MasterCard. USD cash must be in new, unmarked, unfolded USD100 bills of 2000 series or newer since local banks will refuse anything else. Miguel's Diving reserves the right to refuse smaller denomination bills or bills that do not meet these criteria and ask for an alternate payment method.
• Miguel's Diving reserves the right to refuse to take a guest diving for a pre-paid activity if diving would increase the risk of accident. Non-swimmers are not allowed on the dive boat.
• A diver with a health disorder must bring a medical statement.
• Divers must secure their own travel and health insurance, including evacuation, prior to departure from home. The nearest recompression chamber is in Manado.
• Although some diving packages are built around existing flight or boat schedules, Miguel's Diving is in no way responsible for changes in these schedules.
• The flying-after-diving interval on our packages is about 20 hours.

 

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