Scandinavia
April 2 – 15, 2024
About the Expedition
Date:
April 2 – 15, 2024 – SOLD OUT
Limited capacity: 10 divers.
We are going to embark on a journey around the Arctic Circle to dive some of the most spectacular caves and mines in the world on a dive expedition for 14 days in total. We will have 11 days of diving, traveling more than 1300 miles through 3 countries (Norway, Sweden and Finland). We will see the valleys and wild mountains of Scandinavia while being surrounded by some of the world’s most spectacular landscapes. In addition to the incredible diving, we will have the opportunity to explore the forests of the region on snowmobiles and hike in search of wolves and elk. We will take a tour of one of the local dry caves so we can understand the geology in more detail and will also have the opportunity to ski in the area and enjoy traditional Scandinavian sauna.
Requirements & Conditions
Route
Route
Itinerary
April 2 – 15
Plura
Day 1 – Arrival to Plura
Day 2 – Diving in Plura
Day 3 – Diving in DS Torgtind
Day 4 – Diving in Plura
Day 5 – Diving in Litjåga
Day 6 – Diving in Plura
Tuna Hästberg
Day 7 – Departure from Plura to Tuna Hästberg (12h)
Day 8 – Diving in Tuna Hästberg
Day 9 – Diving in Tuna Hästberg + departure to Stockholm to catch the ferry overnight to Turuk (20:55 – 06:30).
Ojamo – Montola
Day 10 – Diving in Ojamo
Day 11 – Diving in Ojamo
Day 12 – Diving in Ojamo + departure to Montola (4h)
Day 13 – Diving in Montola
Day 14 – Diving in Montola + departure to Helsinki.
Itinerary #2
April 16 – 29
Ojamo – Montola
Day 1 – Arrival to Finland
Day 2 – Diving in Ojamo
Day 3 – Diving in Ojamo
Day 4 – Diving in Ojamo + departure to Montola (4h)
Day 5 – Diving in Montola.
Day 6 – Diving in Montola + departure to Turuk to catch the ferry overnight to Stockholm (20:55 – 06:30).
Tuna Hästberg
Day 7 – Arrival to Tuna Hästberg + Diving
Day 8 – Diving in Tuna Hästberg
Day 9 – Departure to Plura (12h)
Plura
Day 10 – Diving in Plura
Day 11 – Diving in DS Torgtind
Day 12 – Diving in Litjåga
Day 13 – Diving in Plura
Day 14 – Departure to Oslo
What’s included?
What’s included
Transport
Land transport (2,200 km).
Accomodation
Lodging in double rooms for 13 nights and 14 days.
Excursions
Extra activities such as hiking, wildlife excursions and sauna. Experienced guides included.
Food
All meals and drinks (non-alcoholic) during our stay in Plura.
Equipment
Tanks, airfills & weights.
Not included
What’s NOT included
Specifications
Specifications
Gallery
Plura
Photos: Ricardo Castillo & Pekka Tuuri
Tuna Hästberg
Photos: Pekka Tuuri
Ojamo – Montola
Photos: Pekka Tuuri
Expedition Leaders
Ricardo Castillo
Ricardo Castillo is a professional photographer, instructor and expedition leader with more than 20 years of experience. Owner of Dive Rite Mexico and the recognized dive center Zotz in the Riviera Maya. He spends most of his life exploring, diving, and teaching everything from basic scuba to cave diving, mix gases and CCR. He organizes expeditions to take all the adventurers who dare to explore oceans and caves around the world, capturing unique moments through the lens of his camera. Whether it’s photo or video the end results are always breathtaking.
This journey as a photographer and diver has taken him through the world’s oceans and caves to places like South Africa, Mozambique, The Mediterranean Islands, Canary Islands, Maldi- ves, Antarctica, the Arctic, Iceland, Norway, the US Great Lakes, Cocos Island, Galapagos, Bahamas, Truk Lagoon, Hawaii, Cuba, Tonga, Fiji, Indonesia and countless trips along the coast, islands and submerged cave systems in Mexico.
He has participated in television documentaries and films about cave exploration, shipwrecks and sharks, with more than 7000 dives, with his deepest dive to around 450 feet and the coldest one at -1.7oC. Specialized in decompression, gas mixtures, nitrox, trimix, rebreathers, cave diving, as well as underwater photography and video. Highly qualified instructor of the NSS-CDS, PADI, TDI, IANTD and DAN agencies.
Ben Lair
Ben Lair is a professional videographer and photographer focused on deep, cold, and technical underwater photography. Ben is the owner and founder of Paragon Dive Adventures which specializes in open circuit technical and CCR dive training and custom travel options offering full rebreather support. Ben’s passions are varied, he truly enjoys all types of diving, but he has made a niche for himself in videography and photography of the deeper wrecks and macro critters around the world and diving in extreme environments.
In addition to his 15 years of experience as a paramedic, Ben is an Open Circuit Trimix instructor, CCR Mixed Gas instructor, Technical Wreck instructor and Technical Instructor.