Rainbow Divers upcoming events

Thailand Jan 2027 (22 Jan 2027)

Fri, 22 Jan 2027 17:00:00 GMT

Thailand 2027

Cultural Tour Chiang Mai

Liveaboard Andaman Sea

Chiang Mai Adventure Lodge

Jan 23-30 2027

Thailand Aggressor

Jan 3 - Feb 6 2027

Sold out, so join the wait-list

Get ready for an adventure of a lifetime. We begin at Aggressor's Chiang Mai Signature Lodge to visit tribal villages, temples, national parks and an elephant sanctuary.

A quick 2 hour domestic flight to Phuket takes us to board Thailand Aggressor for a 7 night North Andaman See dive week. We'll dive the famous dive sites of the Similan Islands and Richelieu Rock. Vibrant reefs, occasional whale shark and manta encounters, and a vast variety of fishes and smaller creatures. Good information on both weeks can be found here:

Pricing is is set at $1850 for the Chiang Mai week and $2250 for the dive week. We'll pick up Nitrox, park and port fees, and some other expenses along the way. The public prices for these weeks are $2999 and $3490, so we're getting a great deal.

Getting there is easy, a couple airlines offer one stop service to Chiang Mai from major US airports, and some offer one stops from Phuket back. Check with us for advice on travel before booking. Bangkok, Chiang Mai and Phuket are all three very fascinating destinations for pre and post trip extensions. You'll need to book a separate domestic ticket from Chiang Mai to Phuket and we'll provide guidance later on which flight to book. Non-diving spouses can join the Chiang Mai week.

About Rainbow Divers

Rainbow Divers is a 501(c)7 non-profit mutual benefit organization, and can only organize activities and trips for its members. Membership is cheap and comes with a bunch of new lifelong friends at no extra charge. So if you’d like to participate in this trip, please join us.

Payments are due within 10 days of sign up, and are generally non-refundable. If you sign up and your plans change there may or may not be someone interested in taking your spot. If you cancel without having made all payments it is your responsibility to find someone to pay your obligation in full. It is a very good idea to carry trip insurance to cover such an eventuality.

Trip payments may be made by credit card, Zelle or by personal check.

Divers are required to carry valid, in-force dive accident insurance, such as may be obtained from Divers' Alert Network (DAN).

Divers must agree to NCRD's Event Terms and Conditions to participate in this trip.

Event Terms and Conditions.pdf

Rainbow Divers Liability Release

Philippines April 2027 (03 Apr 2027)

Sat, 03 Apr 2027 16:00:00 GMT

Malapascua Island

April 4-10, 2027

Atlantis Dumaguete

April 10-17, 2027

Tubbataha Reefs

April 17-24, 2027

Tubbataha is sold out, but we've

added more rooms for both

Malapascua and Dumaguete.

Use the waitlist to register.

Two resort weeks and a liveaboard
Book all three weeks or pick 1 or 2
Thresher Sharks at Malapascua
Critters at Dumaguete
Sharks and Rays at Tubbataha

Join us for a fun 3 weeks of coral triangle diving with 2 weeks of relaxed resort diving and a challenging live aboard week at Tubbataha Reefs.

Week 1, Malapascua Island, North of Cebu

We'll venture out early every day in search of the elusive thresher shark, with a chance of also seeing hammerheads, manta rays or even a tiger shark. A Gato Island full day trip provides a colorful reef option. Advance open water and nitrox certification are necessary.

Plan to arrive Cebu Mactan airport on April 3 and stay overnight, or if coming from Manila take an early morning flight April 4 to Cebu to join a mid day van transfer to Malapascua. United and Philippines Airlines both offer direct flights to Manila and your other favorites offer international connecting service to Cebu. If continuing on to Dumaguete you'll take an all day van transfer the length of Cebu island. If you come for just the Malapascua week you can book your Cebu departure late in the day April 10.

Pricing is $1495 superior, $1595 deluxe for 6 nights shared accommodation and 5 days diving. 2 dinners are included. Single occupancy upgrades available at a very reasonable price.

Week 2, Atlantis Resort Dumaguete

Maureen's favorite place in The Philippines - Dumaguete and the fabulous Atlantis Resort. Here you will find some of the most bazaar creatures in the sea, in clear shallow waters. Frog fish, many varieties of nudibranchs, scorpion fish, octopus, cuttlefish and on and on. A macro photo paradise. But it isn’t just muck diving. On some dive days we venture out to Apo Island for it’s lush coral gardens.

$2995 gets you 7 nights shared accommodation and up to 5 scheduled dives per day. Garden suite upgrades are also available.

If you joined the Malapascua week you'll arrive Dumaguete by van transfer. If starting your vacation here you can fly into Cebu or Manila to arrive by early April 10. A Manila to Dumaguete group flight booking will be offered, or a van transfer from Cebu airport. If your trip ends April 17 you'll fly to Manila or ride a van to Cebu to catch an evening international departure. If continuing on to Tubbataha you'll join a group booking to Puerto Princesa.

Week 3, Tubbataha Reefs

Just a few months of the year, from mid-March through early June, conditions in the Philippines' Sulu Sea are reliable enough to dive the remote Tubbataha Reefs, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and home to some very exciting diving. We'll share the Atlantis Infinity Liveaboard for a week of diving at a destination famous for sharks, rays and massive schools of trevally, barracuda, dog-tooth tuna, and sometimes even whalesharks. All against the backdrop of lush soft and hard coral gardens, home to all manor of macro life to search for.

This trip, priced at $3999 to $4699 depending on cabin type, is best for advanced open water divers with experience diving in strong currents, diving from a zodiac, and capable of executing a blue water safety stop while deploying your SMB.

If your trip began at Malapascua or Dumaguete you'll travel on our group booking to arrive Puerto Princesa on April 17. If starting here you can piggyback the group transfer by joining us in Manila mid day. Because liveaboards wait for no one you'll want to arrive at Manila or Puerto Princesa on April 16.

About Rainbow Divers

Event Terms and Conditions.pdf

Rainbow Divers Liability Release

Turk & Caicos 2027 (13 Aug 2027)

Sat, 14 Aug 2027 04:00:00 GMT

Turks & Caicos 2027

For Women Only

Aug 14-21 2027

7 Days Aboard

Turks & Caicos Explorer II

Check out this video

and this video!

The trip is sold out,

with a wait-list.

Some preliminary details

Summer fun and great value with other Rainbow Women! Join this exclusive charter with 20 divers to explore uninhabited West Caicos, French Cay and the northwest walls of the Caicos Islands to encounter eagle rays, sharks and other pelagics. You’ll also see plenty of nudis, blenny and shrimp to fill up your macro photo albums. Late summer usually offers great visibility and warm, clear, flat seas.

With walls beginning at 45-50 feet you’ll be happy we include Nitrox in the price of your trip. This is also a great trip to arrange to get Nitrox and Advanced Open Water certified. AOW certification lets you go deeper than the 60 foot limit of an Open Water certification. Our package includes 7 nights aboard Turks & Caicos Explorer II, five days of 4-5 dives a day and a sixth day with 2 dives. Providenciales is easy to reach with one stop on all the major airlines, so a week away from home or work is all you need.

Pricing is a big discount off published prices. Lower deck cabins are $2495 pp, main deck $2995 pp, and VIP cabins $3595 pp. Many factors can affect final pricing, including fuel surcharges, transfers, marine parks fees etc.

No need to send money to get on this wait-list, but be ready to pay a $500 deposit once we confirm you onto the trip. The wait-list is first come first served, with Rainbow Divers members getting first access.

About Rainbow Divers

Event Terms and Conditions.pdf

Rainbow Divers Liability Release

Socorro Nov 2027 (19 Nov 2027)

Fri, 19 Nov 2027 08:00:00 GMT

Socorro 2027

Sharks, Mantas, Dolphins!

Oh My!

Revillagigedo Archipeligo

Nov 19-28, 2027

10 day round trip liveaboard

from San Jose del Cabo

Aboard Quino del Mar

The trip is probably sold out!

Join the wait-list.

Some preliminary details

Get ready for the thrill of oceanic manta rays playing in your bubbles, many species of sharks. and a good chance of encountering curious and playful dolphins. But be careful with those wily dolphins, they like to see if you want to follow them deeper than you should dive.

We've chartered 9 of the 10 cabins so 18 of us will share with 2 folks who know they booked onto a Rainbow Divers charter. If we don't sell our allocation by November of 2026 we'll release unsold cabins and more friends we haven't yet met will join. So spread the word. This will be a fantastic trip to a bucket list destination.

Pricing is projected to be $4295. If we sell our full allocation we'll have up to 10% of that price to apply toward your Nitrox, port and park fees, and possible fuel surcharges. No need to send money to get on this waitlist, but be ready to pay a $500 deposit once we confirm you onto the trip. The wait-list is first come first served, with Rainbow Divers members getting first access.

Getting there and back is easy. There are direct flights from at least a dozen different North American airports.

About Rainbow Divers

Event Terms and Conditions.pdf

Rainbow Divers Liability Release

Raja Ampat Aggressor March 2028 (28 Mar 2028)

Tue, 28 Mar 2028 16:00:00 GMT

Raja Ampat Aggressor 2028

Mar 29 - Apr 8 2028

10 Days Aboard

Raja Ampat Aggressor

Check out this video!

The trip isn't sold out,

we're using the wait-list

as a pre-registration list. Fill out

the form and will confirm you

pretty quickly if we have a

roommate for you.

Pre-registration is open to

Rainbow Divers members

and their invited friends

Some preliminary details

Get ready for an exploration of the full range of the vast archipelago of Raja Ampat, which translates as "the Four Kings." The region consists of over 1,500 small islands, cays, and shoals surrounding the four main islands of Waigeo, Batanta, Salawati, and Misool. Raja Ampat is renowned as the world's epicenter of marine biodiversity and features some of the richest coral reefs on the planet. We'll see everything from small critters to Manta Rays and sharks, including the funky Wobbegong shark, and maybe even whale sharks.

We've chartered Raja Ampat Aggressor and have the boat entirely to ourselves. If we don't sell out by mid 2027 we'll release unsold cabins and more friends we haven't yet met will join. So spread the word. This will be a fantastic trip to a bucket list destination.

Pricing is about a 20% discount off published prices. Master cabins are projected to be $5000 pp and standard cabins $4600 pp. Many factors can affect final pricing, including fuel surcharges, and whether we end up with a half charter instead of a full. As always, excess funds at trip time will be spent toward your port and park fees, nitrox or other onboard charges. A deal this good is only possible through a non-profit like ours.

Getting there and back is a long trek. You start a couple days early to arrive in Sorong to start the trip. There are direct and connecting flights from Bali and Jakarta to Sorong. There are dozens of one stop options to Jakarta or Bali from all over North America, Europe and Australia.

Pre and Post trip nights in the Dampier strait area may be an option since it is a long trip from home to Sorong, and staying a couple nights in Bali is a nice way to settle into the time zone change.

About Rainbow Divers

Event Terms and Conditions.pdf

Rainbow Divers Liability Release

Solomon Islands Aug 2028 (26 Aug 2028)

Sat, 26 Aug 2028 13:00:00 GMT

Solomons 2028

Aug 27 - Sep 4 2028

10 Days Aboard

Emperor Bilikiki

Check out this video!

The trip isn't sold out,

we're using the wait-list

as a pre-registration list

Pre-registration is open to

Rainbow Divers members

and their invited friends

Some preliminary details

This charter of M/V Bilikiki offers a unique opportunity to visit this fascinating South Pacific destination with fellow LGBTQ+ travelers. The nine-night itinerary allows for exploration, including a visit to Marovo Lagoon.

The Solomon Islands, situated between Papua New Guinea and Fiji, offer some of the most pristine diving in the world. Expect to see hard coral gardens, schools of pelagics, brilliantly colored tropical fish, giant sea fans, eagle rays, and sharks.

This unspoiled destination is one of diving’s last frontiers - there is no industrialization and the islanders survive in a subsistence economy. We will be visited by villagers in their dugout canoes, but will not see any other dive boats, or very many people. These islands are lightly populated and reflect a simpler time.

We’ll sail in air conditioned comfort aboard the Bilikiki. This large ship offers plenty of room to spread out, and cabins with private bath and housekeeping service. Due to diving off of tenders, topography and currents, this trip is for intermediate and more experienced divers.

We have the charter entirely to ourselves, but if we don't sell out by mid 2027 we'll release unsold cabins and more friends we haven't yet met will join. So spread the word. This will be a fantastic trip to a bucket list destination.

The list price is $6345. Many factors can affect final pricing, including fuel surcharges, and whether we end up with a half charter instead of a full. As always, we might adjust your final payment or apply excess funds at trip time toward your port and park fees, nitrox or other onboard charges.

No need to send money to pre-register, but be ready to pay a $500 deposit once we confirm you onto the trip. The wait-list is first come first served, with Rainbow Divers members getting first access.

Sign up if you know you definitely want to attend. After a month or so we'll open it to the full Rainbow Divers email list.

Getting there and back is a long trek. You start a couple days early to arrive in Honiari to start the trip. There are connecting flights via Nadi Fiji or Brisbane Australia. Fiji Airways flies to Nadi from Vancouver, San Francisco, Dallas and LAX. Pre and Post trip nights in Fiji may be an option.

About Rainbow Divers

Event Terms and Conditions.pdf

Rainbow Divers Liability Release