| Tony Backhurst Scuba Travel and Tornado Marine are operating a new liveaboard in the Maldives. The 34m steel Monsoon, sister-ship to the DIVER Award-winning Hurricane, will be based in Kuredu from this month and her 2007 itinerary will take in Baa Atoll and newly opened Noonu Atoll. Prices start from ?1695 for a week, including flights. TB is also offering liveaboard trips in Djibouti in the far south of the Red Sea, with whale shark trips until February, and visiting the Seven Brothers islands from February to May - both week-long itineraries cost from ?1495 including flights. |