... on one of their exclusive, limited participation underwater Photo Pro Tours to the world’s most exotic diving locations!  Rainbowed Sea Tours, Inc. has been conducting international dive excursions for 20 years to destinations such as the Red Sea in Egypt, the Galapagos Islands, Cocos Island, Vanuatu, the Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, plus Komodo, Raja Ampat and the West Papua Province of Indonesia.

Guests not only enjoy the benefits of small groups and first class live-aboard dive boats, but Chris and Birgitte are there to offer personal photography coaching and consultation.  Participants can learn the philosophy and techniques that Chris and Birgitte employed to produce their award winning books, Within a Rainbowed Sea and In a Sea of Dreams.

Upcoming Tours:  In March of 2010 we will visit for the very first time what is universally regarded as the ultimate critter site in the world, Lembeh Straits in North Sulawesi, Indonesia. In a departure from our traditional program of exclusive live-aboard dive boats, we will be operating a land-based tour out of Lembeh Resort. To a large extent, our options have become limited due to the dramatic decline in dive boats offering E-6 processing --  a casualty of the digital revolution. However, Lembeh Resort promised to install E-6 film processing for us if we came, and since E-6 is essential for any film shooters, we jumped at this chance to finally visit this legendary destination even if it meant giving up the conveniences of a live-aboard boat.  At the same time, a land-based resort offers its own set of advantages, such as complete flexibility for guests to arrive and depart on their own schedule, rather than a boat’s schedule.  As a result, we will be there for the entire month of March, with guests coming and going throughout the time we are there.  Some are staying for a week, some will join us for the entire month.  If you would like more information on becoming part of our group, just contact us without delay!

Future Trips:  We remain very interested in returning to Raja Ampat and the West Papua Province of Indonesia.  However, currently there are no boats serving this area that meet our needs.  We had a fabulous trip there in 2008 as far as the diving went, but the boat was just too slow to cover the long distances efficiently, and too much time was lost in the crossings.  But this region offers spectacular diving, particularly for wide angle photographers, as the coral reefs and fish life are the best we’ve ever seen.  So we remain actively looking for the right boat, and when we find it, we will again offer an extensive itinerary for this region.  Contact our Kona, Hawaii office for updates.

Be sure to visit our underwater gallery for a small selection of images made on our tours.