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	Symbiosis Expedition Planning
3B Wilmot Place, London NW1 9JS			MAP
tel: 08451232844

Offers a tailormade dive and adventure holiday package plus a number of small group scheduled trips with days inland as well as on the water. Looks to work with Asian partners who are environmentally sensitive and know the local environment. Feels the diving is the best in the world because the marine habitats are more bio diverse than anywhere else on the planet. It's also warm and on land attractions are good. Highlights the fact that southeast Asian people love European kids so there is never any problem getting people to look after them.

Where

All over Southeast Asia including Thailand, Indonesia. Lao, Cambodia, Vietnam, Philippines, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Brunei, Singapore and Bali.

Recommendations

The company works with a number of schools throughout SE Asia which can train for children's certificates. Destinations range from the likes of Phuket to deserted jungled islands off Papua Barat (Irian Jaya). Can do trips for example starting in Vietnam, across Cambodia and into Thailand where there is diving. ‘It all depends how adventurous you and your children are.'

Sample Price

If Symbiosis booked everything including tours, excursions (including dives), a significant number of meals (don't like to book all because it's fun to eat in local restaurants), flights, transfers and guides, would be around £100 per person per day. A good resort in Manado which can cater to kids who can dive as well, very Indonesian style, full board is US$90 per day, flights £476 return with Singapore airlines.