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Concord Dive Center Trips & Charters
Join us for truely memorable adventures in diving. Offering trips to swim with a large
variety of ocean creatures and exotic locales.
** NEW **
CDC now offers travel reservation services, offering the lowest rates around!
Not your average travel services though, by using CDC
you can book your vacation, honeymoon or getaway and pre-pay for many out of pocket expenses ahead of
time like: Sporting events, make and pay for tee times, even "register" your honeymoon so your guests
can help pay to make your getaway a special one!
Visit our reservations site for more information, or contact us.
** Special **
To kick start our new service, we will be giving away a 3 day, 2 night stay to everyone who signs up
for our open water course. This way, you can try your out your new skills right away! Also,
one student per class will win an 8 day vacation! Contact us for more details.
Please note, this is a limited time offer. CDC Reserves the right to change the offer details
with out notice.
Upcoming Trip Schedule
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| 11/20/08-11/23/08 |
Florida Cert Trip |
350.00 |
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We are heading back to Vortex Springs for another fun weekend of diving. Call to reserve your spot today.
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| 03/14/09-3/20/09 |
Juliet Liveaboard in the British Virgin Island |
1500.00pp (not including airfare) |
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British Virgin Islands Juliet departs from the picturesque harbor of Charlotte Amalie on St Thomas in the U. S. Virgin Islands. Begin your vacation by sailing across Pillsbury Sound, past St Johns and into Sir Francis Drake Channel. The travel time from St Thomas to the British Virgin Islands is only about two hours through mostly protected waters. After clearing Customs, the real fun begins! The Virgin Islands are well known for their wreck diving, and the Wreck of the Rhone is their most famous site. Over a century of coral growth has covered this wreck which is broken into three main sections. Explore the bow section which sits in 80 and work your way toward the propeller in the shallows next to Salt Island. This site provides a full day of world class diving! Other sites that you will not want to miss are Spyglass Wall, Pelican Island Reef, Black Forest and the wrecks of Marie L and Pat. The Virgin Islands are as beautiful above water as below. The islands are tall, mountainous, and lush with tropical plant life. During your surface interval, enjoy the ever-changing scenery as you sail across the Sir Francis Drake Channel to the next dive site or secluded beach. One of the highlights of your trip will be spending an afternoon at the Baths on Virgin Gorda. This natural wonder is a field of huge granite boulders that cascade down the hillside to the waters edge. A leisurely walk from the top of the hill takes you over, under and around these boulders to an intimate beach at the end of the island. Wade in the shallow pools and listen to the echoing of the waves through the granite caverns. This breath-taking corner of the world will capture your imagination as if you were a child again. When the sun goes down, the fun does not stop! The British Virgin Islands also have a great night life. There are beach bars in many of the protected anchorages where cruisers and vacationers get together to dance, drink and exchange stories. Foxys Tamarind Bar and the Soggy Dollar Bar on Yost Van Dyke are famous in the islands for their laid-back atmosphere. If you want to get wild and crazy, you cant miss Willy Ts! This topsail lumber schooner is permanently anchored at The Bight of Norman Island and hosts some of the best parties in the Caribbean. The Virgin Islands are a destination that has something for everyone both above and below water. It is a vacation that you and your family will not soon forget!
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| 04/16/09-04/19/09 |
West Palm |
585.00pp |
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Dive West Palm!! From beginners to advanced, this is the spot to get your ocean feet wet. Just ask any of our clients that went last year. One of our favorite destinations every year. We enjoy the warm water, tremendous variety of creatures and corals, and fun out on the town. This trip is lead by a very experienced dive leader. David Farlow,favors this spot as one of his best. As with all of our trips we charter the best operator in the region, Narcosis Dive Charters for an always memorable Drift and Night Diving.
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| 05/15/09-05/17/09 |
Lobster Diving in Morehead City |
425.00pp |
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Often larger than those found in the Caribbean and Florida, and without any specific season, the spiny lobsters that inhabit North Carolina waters are a popular prey for the underwater hunter. We often find the evasive lobster on some of the less-frequented sites, such as the wrecks of the Normannia , Lobster Wreck and the Naeco, as well as various offshore rocks and ledges. Additional equipment including reinforced gloves, a large bag, and a snare, is essential for bug-hunting trips and is available for purchase at the dive shop. The Olympus staff is available to help you clean your catch and, if you'd like, prepare it for transport home, although they often host an evening BBQ where divers can hang out and properly indulge in the days successes! So don't miss out on this fun trip. Call or stop by to reserve your spot.
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| 05/29/09-05/31/09 |
Lake Rawlings Diving & Camping Trip |
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We had a great time diving and camping last year and as promised we will be doing a couple of these trips this year. Dive your hearts out and relax after diving next to a warm campfire.
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| 06/18/09-06/21/09 |
Mighty O |
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Dive the famous Oriskany a 911 ft air craft carrier that was sunk for a natural reef in Sept of 06'.With MBT divers and H2O divers.Sits in 212ft of water great vis.The dive is from 67ft to 139ft.This an Advanced Open Water Diver Recommended. Then dive 2 other wrecks with grouper,red snapper,amberjacks,triggerfish,Goliath grouper,sea turtles,blackfin tuna mahi mahi and wahoo.INCLUDES TRANSPORTATION,LODGING AND DIVING.NITROX EXTRA.Stay at the Paradise Inn right on Pensacola Beach just go outside and walk onto the beach.Spots filling up fast.Nitrox $50 extra for both days.
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| 07/09/09-07/12/09 |
West Palm |
585.00pp |
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Dive West Palm!! From beginners to advanced, this is the spot to get your ocean feet wet. Just ask any of our clients that went last year. One of our favorite destinations every year. We enjoy the warm water, tremendous variety of creatures and corals, and fun out on the town. This trip is lead by a very experienced dive leader.David Farlow,favors this spot as one of his best. As with all of our trips we charter the best operator in the region, Narcosis Divers for an always memorable Drift and Night Diving.
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| 09/04/09-09/07/09 |
Lake Rawlings Diving & Camping |
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The 2nd diving and camping trip of the year over Labor Day weekend. Long weekend of diving and camping.
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| 08/14/09-08/16/09 |
Wilmington Wreck Diving |
400.00pp |
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| 10/08/09-10/12/09 |
St Lawrence Seaway |
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Experience the best freshwater wreck diving in the world. Concord Dive Center and Olympus Dive Center are heading north for a long weekend of Shipwreck diving in the St. Lawrence Seaway. Feast your eyes on 19th century schooners resting fully intact in 80' to 120' as well as turn of the Century freighters and barges. This trip will run as a recreational and trip. Most of the wrecks can be dove reasonbly shallow or relatively deep and the drift diving is a blast! We will be driving up in the van and towing a trailer so ride with us.Bring your passports, we're going to Canada. We are teaming up with Olympus Dive Center and will be hanging with them. They have done this one before. Includes transportation for you and/or your gear from Concord to Canada and back. 3 days of diving and lodging, plus breakfast and a boxed lunch.Space is very limited.
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| 10/16/09-10/18/09 |
Lake Rawlings Diving & Camping |
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| 10/24/09-10/30/09 |
Juliet Liveaboard in Puerto Rico |
1500.00pp (does not include airfare) |
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Mona and Desechio Island, Puerto Rico Board Juliet in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico and make the short crossing to Desechio Island in the Mona Passage. Desechio is a beautiful island surrounded by great diving. Caverns riddle the sides of this island waiting to be explored by divers looking for some adventure. Desechio is close to the Puerto Rican mainland and is accessible to the land based operators. The real treat awaits you 40 nautical miles out into the Mona Passage! Mona Island is widely referred to as "The Galapagos of the Caribbean." Mona is a small island mid-way between Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic. It is too far for the local operators to reach on a day charter, and no live-aboards are currently diving this destination. This adds up to some pristine reefs that very few divers get to visit! A few park rangers are the only human inhabitants. During your charter, you can take an excursion onto Mona where the rangers will give tours and talk about the unique geography and wildlife of the island. Mona has it's own species of iguana that does not exist anywhere else in the world. The island has an extensive system of caves that await your exploration, guided by a park ranger of course! The reefs around Mona are pristine and teeming with life. The wall on the southwest side of the island has dramatic drop-offs and boasts dive-sites such as Acropolis and Cul-De-Sac. The shear cliffs on the windward side drop straight down into the ocean and provide for some fascinating diving when the weather allows. Isla Monito is one of the highlights of this destination. Monito is a tiny island 4 miles off the northwest corner of Mona. It is a rugged rock surrounded by 80-100' of water and is a bird watcher's paradise. Large boulders have broken off of the island over the centuries and now rest on the flat sea bottom. These boulders, as well as the vertical walls of the island, are covered in lush, diverse sponge life of all different colors and sizes. Sensory over-load is the only way to describe the diving around this island! The abundant sponge life and multitude of caverns and crevices create a perfect environment for the many Loggerhead, Hawksbill, Green and Leatherback Sea Turtles that inhabit this area. Don't forget to watch for the sharks and other pelagics that may visit from the surrounding deep water! Some of the dive sites around Monito include John's Playground, Turtle City and Mini Mo Reef. Mona Island is a rare destination that is relatively close to home, but largely inaccessible. Many divers have been trying for years without success to find someone to take them diving there. Do you know anyone who has been there? We will offer this destination during the calmer summer months to avoid the rough winter waters of the Mona Passage. Only 12 on board.
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| 11/20/09-11/22/09 |
Wilmington Megteeth & Wreck Diving |
425.00pp |
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| 12/26/09- 01/02/10 |
Honduras |
$2400 pp (price is contingent on est. airfare) |
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This price is all inclusive: airfare, lodging, diving, food, etc. at the Anthony Keys Resort. Perhaps no island in the Caribbean offers more distinctive or easily accessible diving than Roatan. The islands reefs and drop-offs are teeming with colorful marine life and are ideally suited for novices and experts alike. Surrounded by the longest barrier reef in the hemisphere, Roatan offers everything from hard-core wrecks and deep fissures to peaceful eel gardens and shallow terraces where countless macro photo opportunities abound. Coral grows thickly on walls that begin in crystalline waters as shallow as 20 feet below the surface and drop to the purple depths of the Caribbean. Squadrons of eagle ray, schools of brightly colored tropical fish, the occasional meandering shark are jut a few of the sites that delight divers. Several large wrecks have also been submerged near the resort, awaiting exploration. With water temperatures averaging 80 degrees or warmer, gentle currents and visibility ranging from 50 to 100 feet, Roatan is a favorite among visitors who prefer their diving colorful, thrilling and unswerving.
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Also offering Trips to
North Carolina Coast, Quarries, and Lakes
South Carolina Coast
Virginia Quarries
Florida Springs, Coast, Gulf, & Keys
Caribbean
Mexico
South America
Thailand
Other locations to be announced
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offers DAN Trip insurance. For one low cost, make sure your trip is everything you expect.
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