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Family Diving Holiday Guide
About Diving Holidays - Holiday Companies

Company Details
This section lists the companies that provide family diving holidays along with a summary of what they offer. If you need more details, please click on the links to visit the company website or request their brochure.

Companies Listed
Family Diving, Kuoni.

Family Diving
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Family Diving is an established, specialist travel company focussed on providing a broad range of tailor-made holiday packages for families who would still like the opportunity to dive after having children. They provide holidays to six destinations - Gozo, Elba, Cadaques, Sharm El Sheikh, Hurghada, St Lucia and Tobago. Family Diving provide their own qualified childcare in 2 destinations - Gozo and Sharm El Sheikh and offer a range of childcare options at the other locations. They aim to let parents enjoy their holiday with some diving, knowing that their children are being well cared for.
Destinations	Caribbean: St Lucia, Tobago.
Egypt: Hurghada, Sharm El Sheikh.
Italy: Elba.
Malta: Gozo.
Spain: Cadaques
Accommodation	Caribbean: A broad range of hotels and villas are available.
Egypt: A choice of 3, 4 and 5* hotels with family rooms available at some hotels. Family Diving can also offer a number of live-aboards with their chosen dive centre departing from Sharm El Sheikh, Hurghada, Marsa Alam and Marsa Ghalib. Short mini boat safaris of 3 nights are also available.
Italy: Live-aboard accommodation on the MV Griffin. The boat can sleep up to 6 passengers.
Malta: Apartments, traditional farmhouses and villas are available on a self-catering basis. Many of the villas and farmhouses have private pools. Apartments have 2, 3 or 4 bedrooms. A range of 3, 4 and 5* hotels are also available on a bed and breakfast basis.
Spain: A range of hotels and villas are available.
Activities	Diving: For land-based stays, PADI dive courses for all levels of diver are provided by the local diving operators.
On MV Griffin, Elba, a 5-day programme of 2 dives per day is provided per week charter. A wide range of courses are available including snorkelling for all ages, SASY for children aged 5 years plus and Skin Diver for those aged 8 years plus.
Other Activities: Fishing, water-skiing, donut rides and snorkelling are available from the MV Griffin.
Childcare	Creche (Sharm El Sheikh): Family Diving offers a creche based at Emporer Divers dive centre in Sharm El Sheikh. The creche runs from October through to April on 6 days a week (Sunday - Friday). It offers full day, long mornings and long afternoon sessions to fit around full day and half day boat dives.
Creche (Gozo): On Gozo, Family Diving run their own creche in Xlendi, near to the dive operator, Moby Dive. It runs from end-May to end-September and offers morning and afternoon sessions, 6 days a week (Sunday - Friday).
The Family Diving creches are run by British NVQ Level 3 qualified Nursery Managers employed from the UK with any additional help employed locally. They are available for children aged 6 months and over. The creche times run around the dive times and each session is priced individually, enabling you to book the sessions that you want, when you want. Evening babysitting is available for an extra charge.
Childminding (Elba): Your children can be looked after aboard the boat whilst you are diving for no extra charge. Evening babysitting is provided free of charge should you wish to go for dinner on the island.
Children's Clubs: In addition, many of the hotels provide free Children's Clubs from aged 4 years.
Minimum Age	Diving: 5 years for PADI SASY course, 8 years for PADI Bubblemaker programme, 10 years for diving certification courses.
Liveaboard holidays: 4 years

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Kuoni
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Kuoni specialises in holidays to long haul destinations. It offers great value diving holidays to some of the most exciting destinations around the globe. Holidays can be single centre, multi-centres or liveaboard. All levels of diver are catered for from beginner to expert. Kuoni recommends 8 destinations for diving families where childcare or crèche facilities, suitable accommodation, junior diving courses and land-based attractions are available.
Destinations	Bahamas, Caribbean, Egypt, Kenya, Maldives, Thailand.
Accommodation	Hotels or liveaboard.
Activities	Diving: PADI dive courses for all levels of diver are provided by the local diving operator. Children's courses include Bubblemaker (ages 8 - 11), PADI Seal Team (ages 8 - 11) and Junior Open Water Diver (ages 10 - 15).
Watersports: available at some hotels
Childcare	Kids Clubs are available at some of the hotels
Minimum Age	Diving: 8 years for PADI Bubblemaker programme (swimming pool based), 10 years for diving certification courses.
Liveaboard holidays: 12 years
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About Diving Holidays - Holiday Companies

Company Details

This section lists the companies that provide family diving holidays along with a summary of what they offer. If you need more details, please click on the links to visit the company website or request their brochure.

Companies Listed

Family Diving, Kuoni.

Family Diving

Family Diving is an established, specialist travel company focussed on providing a broad range of tailor-made holiday packages for families who would still like the opportunity to dive after having children. They provide holidays to six destinations - Gozo, Elba, Cadaques, Sharm El Sheikh, Hurghada, St Lucia and Tobago. Family Diving provide their own qualified childcare in 2 destinations - Gozo and Sharm El Sheikh and offer a range of childcare options at the other locations. They aim to let parents enjoy their holiday with some diving, knowing that their children are being well cared for.

Destinations

Caribbean: St Lucia, Tobago.

Egypt: Hurghada, Sharm El Sheikh.

Italy: Elba.

Malta: Gozo.

Spain: Cadaques

Accommodation

Caribbean: A broad range of hotels and villas are available.

Egypt: A choice of 3, 4 and 5* hotels with family rooms available at some hotels. Family Diving can also offer a number of live-aboards with their chosen dive centre departing from Sharm El Sheikh, Hurghada, Marsa Alam and Marsa Ghalib. Short mini boat safaris of 3 nights are also available.

Italy: Live-aboard accommodation on the MV Griffin. The boat can sleep up to 6 passengers.

Malta: Apartments, traditional farmhouses and villas are available on a self-catering basis. Many of the villas and farmhouses have private pools. Apartments have 2, 3 or 4 bedrooms. A range of 3, 4 and 5* hotels are also available on a bed and breakfast basis.

Spain: A range of hotels and villas are available.

Activities

Diving: For land-based stays, PADI dive courses for all levels of diver are provided by the local diving operators.

On MV Griffin, Elba, a 5-day programme of 2 dives per day is provided per week charter. A wide range of courses are available including snorkelling for all ages, SASY for children aged 5 years plus and Skin Diver for those aged 8 years plus.

Other Activities: Fishing, water-skiing, donut rides and snorkelling are available from the MV Griffin.

Childcare

Creche (Sharm El Sheikh): Family Diving offers a creche based at Emporer Divers dive centre in Sharm El Sheikh. The creche runs from October through to April on 6 days a week (Sunday - Friday). It offers full day, long mornings and long afternoon sessions to fit around full day and half day boat dives.

Creche (Gozo): On Gozo, Family Diving run their own creche in Xlendi, near to the dive operator, Moby Dive. It runs from end-May to end-September and offers morning and afternoon sessions, 6 days a week (Sunday - Friday).

The Family Diving creches are run by British NVQ Level 3 qualified Nursery Managers employed from the UK with any additional help employed locally. They are available for children aged 6 months and over. The creche times run around the dive times and each session is priced individually, enabling you to book the sessions that you want, when you want. Evening babysitting is available for an extra charge.

Childminding (Elba): Your children can be looked after aboard the boat whilst you are diving for no extra charge. Evening babysitting is provided free of charge should you wish to go for dinner on the island.

Children's Clubs: In addition, many of the hotels provide free Children's Clubs from aged 4 years.

Minimum Age

Diving: 5 years for PADI SASY course, 8 years for PADI Bubblemaker programme, 10 years for diving certification courses.

Liveaboard holidays: 4 years

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Kuoni

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Kuoni specialises in holidays to long haul destinations. It offers great value diving holidays to some of the most exciting destinations around the globe. Holidays can be single centre, multi-centres or liveaboard. All levels of diver are catered for from beginner to expert. Kuoni recommends 8 destinations for diving families where childcare or crèche facilities, suitable accommodation, junior diving courses and land-based attractions are available.

Destinations

Bahamas, Caribbean, Egypt, Kenya, Maldives, Thailand.

Accommodation

Hotels or liveaboard.

Activities

Diving: PADI dive courses for all levels of diver are provided by the local diving operator. Children's courses include Bubblemaker (ages 8 - 11), PADI Seal Team (ages 8 - 11) and Junior Open Water Diver (ages 10 - 15).

Watersports: available at some hotels

Childcare

Kids Clubs are available at some of the hotels

Minimum Age

Diving: 8 years for PADI Bubblemaker programme (swimming pool based), 10 years for diving certification courses.

Liveaboard holidays: 12 years

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