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N° 1028
Site  : Bassas da India
Water Temp : 26.3°C
Date : June 4th, 2010
Next Trip : Sea of Cortez

Welcome to my Website !!

Prepare Snorkel, Mask, Regulator, Jacket, Fins !!!!!!!

You will find here mainly videos, brought back from Galapagos , Sudan, Papua New Guinea, Maldives,  Djibouti, Alaska, Coco and many other destinations.

Step  in and share with me my souvenirs of Whale-sharks, Hammerheads sharks or Galapagos,  schools of Jacks and Barracudas, Dolphins and Mantas, but also Mantis, Mandarin Fish , Cocoanut Octopus, Nudibranches, Pygmee Sea Horse, Wolf Eel, and World Class Corals...

You will find also informations on countries, diving sites, a few diving stories, etc..

Make your choice on the left, in the Diving Menu, of what you want to see, and get right into the  Manta-Passion Dimension, with 64 videos (4h38) , >800 photos, etc..

Website Updates

Published  on  June  20,  2010 by Manta-Passion

Videos  : All the trips can't be awesome all the time ! ! So there will be few images from   Bassas-da-India , but some sequences still... It's was far, remote ; started from Mozambique, and it's still an adventure...-  "TRAILER" - Eparses Island- Mozambique Channel - May 2010 - 20/06/10

Videos  : We're still diving  in  COCO ISLAND , and there's a lot more!! Now, after a small hug to the white reef sharks, let's go into the Blue and see what's out there !  "DIRTY ROCK" - Costa Rica - November 2008 - 24/05/10

Videos  : We're moving on in  COCO ISLAND , and there's a lot more!! Now, get a big hug from the whitty pointy fins, and let's welcome the strange head inhabitants of the area...  "ALCYONE" - Costa Rica - November 2008 - 17/05/10

Videos  : The first two videos were just appetizers ! In COCO ISLAND , there's a lot more!! Now, maybe this animal is not very impressive, espacially just one guy, but when there's a lot of it...  "PUNTA MARIA" - Costa Rica - November 2008 - 10/05/10

Videos  : Manta-Passion is back with his trips !!!! For a destination that a lot of divers dream about : COCO ISLAND ; I'm not gonna show everything on the first sequence, but there will be not one, but two videos ! "CROSSING" and "SUBMERGED ROCK" - Costa Rica - November 2008 - 04/05/10

Videos  : No HD movie from Micronesia, but some images from  CHUUK . I brought back the DVD from the boat. Now a few glace to this far away land, and for everyone, not just the wrecks'fan, the wonders lying dowthere  "Best Of "  - Micronesia -  March 2010 - 18/04/10

Videos  : For the last time, let's go back to  ALOR . People might think that the best is yet to come. Well, it's not entirely wrong. Look at the title ! Very rare at the least, maybe unique : :  "10 000 Anemones"  - Indonesia -  Oct 2008 - 26/02/10

Videos  : When you love it, you don't count ! Still in  Djibouti , but with a beautiful music this time,  an breath taking sequence sequence of night snorkling with the big guys :  "Whale Shark Melody"  - Djibouti - Nov 2003 - 15/02/10

Videos  : Back to the past in  Djibouti . A new encoding and a larger image for a fabulous moment :  "The Whale Shark Show"  - Djibouti - Nov 2003 - 15/02/10

Vidéos  : A slight detour via  Galapagos Island. I'm editing a new version of the film made after my 2004 and 2007 trips. It allows me to include new sequences and to perform better on the color. It's SD format, but on Manta-Passion, the video will be larger.  - "Best Of" v2   - Equador - June 2007 - 08/02/10

Videos  : Why leaving ALOR when there is so many things to see ? Probably my best sequence on the website, my favorite anyway (with the Mantas of course !) Small macros, nice colors, beautiful animals...The works !!   "Pontohi"   - Indonesia - Oct 2008 - 01/02/10

Videos  : We're still in ALOR. There a lot of stuff down here !! Small and big. For now, let's go to the dropp-offs   -   "Blue"   - Indonesia - Oct 2008 - 26/01/10

Videos  : Let's go back to the good habits on "Manta-Passion.com"!! A little tour in  ALOR, Indonesia. It's so beautiful on this grey and cold weather you could cry !! "Mandarin Hour"   - Indonesia - Oct 2008 - 19/01/10

Vidéos : To make a fresh start on the new year, a good friend was kind enough to make a short video of his vacations in  French Polynesia. There's only 2mn, but it's as good as eating chocolate icecream!! - "Ia Orana"   - Polynesia 2010 - 19/01/10

Vidéos : An entirely new destination. A french island located west of Madagascar, in the Mozambic Channel. Already 4 extracts (but in SD). "Discovery", "N'Gouja", "60+25", and "Canyons" - Mayotte 2006 - 09/12/09

Vidéos : Still on the Revillagigedo Liveaboard. Yes this is the end, the Dream has to stop one day... The last images of the magical encounters with teh Manta Rays... "Magic III"- Mexico 2008 -16/11/09

 Vidéos : Still on the Revillagigedo Liveaboard. There no reasons to stop watching the most beautiful animal underwater ; there's no harm in feeling so goooood !!! . "Magic II" - Mexico 2008 - 09/11/09

Videos : Going on in the Pacific Ocean in the Revillagigedo Liveaboard.The most sublime, beautiful, exquisite encounter one can make underwater. Definitely my favorite, for ever!!!. "Magic I" - Mexico 2008 - 02/11/09

Videos : Going on in the Pacific Ocean in the Revillagigedo Liveaboard.What is animal that every diver wishes he could be at least 10 seconds with ???. "Diver's Dream" -  Mexico 2008 - 26/10/09

Vidéos : Going on in the Pacific Ocean in the Revillagigedo Liveaboard. Enconter withe the last San Benedicto Sharks. "Survival"  - Mexico 2008 - 20/10/09

Videos : NEW FORMAT for the HD "Large" Videos !! First try : Revillagigedo Liveaboard, the trip to Socorro from Baja California - "Arrival"  - Mexico 2008 - 12/10/09

Photos Gallery : Our trip to Alaska 7 - next destination : Point and Adolphus, its gorgeous landscapes and the biiiiig animals in there - Alaska 2008 - 30/09/09

Photos : Photo Gallery : Our trip to Alaska 6 - next stop : Patterson Point and its gorgeous landscapes - Alaska 2008 - 17/09/09

Videos : Off the southern coast of France, you have one of the nicest wreck of the Mediterranean sea , a submarine : Rubis  - Espadon Liveaboard 2006 - France 2005 - 13/08/09

Videos :I know, the french are always in vacation !  ; back to business and to the Maldives in 2007 - "Diversity" and "100 Greys"  - Maldives 2007 - 06/08/09

Videos : It will show why the Maldives is among the best to go to  ; Maldives 2007 - "Rays Ballet" and "Inhabitants"  - Maldives 2007 - 23/06/09

Videos : The trip to Manado deserves the best, not one but two previews  - Indonesia june 2009 - 23/06/09

Videos : To celebrate my return home, a step back in memories, with some nice -and rare - animals in this area. Egypt 2004 " Souvenirs" - Egypt 2004 - 15/06/09

Videos : After the Trip, The Editing (ok, it sounds better in french !) The preview from the Komodo Liveaboard - It shows that Indonesia is among the best destinations in the world - Indonesia april 2009 - 13/05/09

Videos : A beautiful final sequence on the FeBrina, in PNG, with a lot of stuff! : "Grey and White".- PNG 2008 -07/04/09

Videos : After a few problems with my internet connexion, two videos for the price of one ! Still on the "FeBrina" in PNG : "Numbers" and "Cool".- PNG 2008 - 30/03/09

Vidéos : We continue the incredible journey into the most beautiful uw scenes in the world ; in PNG, on the FeBrina : "Mandarin Colour".- PNG 2008 - 27/03/09

Vidéos : We embark for an incredible journey to experiment the most beautiful uw scenes in the world ; in PNG, on the FeBrina : "Wonder Reefs".- PNG 2008 - 03/03/09

Vidéos : We leave the big stuff for now, and we go to the most beautiful coral garden in the world and small stuff ! Papua New Guinea ! "1st Impressions" and "Fun & Bio".- PNG 2008 - 21/02/09

Photos :  Photo Gallery : Our trip to  Alaska, part 5 : Le Conte Glacier - 21/02/09

Vidéos : The journey goes on in the Galapagos ! "Le Big Señor" - How does it feel to dive with a bus ?! - Galapagos 2007 - 07/02/09

Vidéos : The journey goes on in the Galapagos ! "Dorsal Fins in Wolfe" - A very Nice ...and Spectacular DIve !!!  - Galapagos 2007 - 01/02/09

Photos Gallery : new Gallery : Alaska 2008 part 2 - 4 - 27/01/09

Vidéos : The journey goes on in the Galapagos ! "Selimas Party" - Lot  of people down there !!!  - Galapagos 2007 - 26/01/09

Videos : New version of Alor Preview : personnally, I like the little pink crab !  Sea Horse, Sea Snake, etc..- Indonesia 2008 - 25/01/09

Vidéos : The first dive in Galapagos ! "Back to Galapagos"  - Galapagos 2007 - 20/01/09

Photos Gallery : new Gallery : Alaska 2008 part 1 - 20/01/09

Videos : Come for a nice walk on one of the best Red Sea Wreck :"SS Thistlegorm" (Egypt -  oct 2006) - 12/01/09

Videos : Costa Rica/Coco Island Preview is on line as promised !! Enjoy !!! - 04/01/09

Destinations : New Trip added : Costa Rica 2008 - 29/12/08

Vidéos : Enhanced version of the Alaska preview with Edius 5.0 upgrade - 25/12/08

Photos Gallery : new Gallery : Bonaire 2005 - 21/12/08

Destinations : new Page : Papua New Guinea - 19/12/08

Videos : Sudan 5 : long walk on the wreck  "Umbria"- 18/12/08

Destinations : new country card : Papu New Guinea- 17/12/08

Photo Gallery   : new photo gallery  : Polynesia 2002 - 17/12/08

Photo Gallery : new photo gallery : Galapagos 2004 - 12/12/08

Site : website is on line - Tests are beginning - 05/12/08

logbook : L- 01/09/08

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Last News

Published  on  June 10,  2010 by Manta-Passion

Trip  : Back from a two weeks liveboard off the coast of Mozambique, in Bassas Da India, belonging to the french "Iles Eparses". A discovery trip, a nice trip, but very disapointing, dive wise. Difficult to explain why. I was with Johan Boshoff, a very experienced and well known south-african diver, and he was also puzzled. Liveboard is new in this part of the world. Images will come soon on "Manta-Passion.com". 10/06/10.

Trip  : Back from a three weeks trip from Micronesia. I've been to Palau, and then in a liveaboard in Chuuk. A fantastic journey. Like fro the Maldives trip last december, I've damaged my housing before arriving in Palau. But there will be some pictures taken in Palau, thanks to Laurent, a french guy met in Carp Island, and for Chuuk, some pictures taken by Philippe and the DVD bought to the "Odyssey".  23/03/10.

Site : Thanks to Google, you will find a map of all my destinations, with in each case, an estimate of the liveaboard itinerary, lengh, and links to videos, destination file and so on.  - 12/02/10

Trip : Back from a liveaboard in the Maldives. There will be no images, the video housing went out of order on my second dive ! And the dives were disapointing . But the sun was shining and the temperature was gooood !!!- 22/12/09

Site : I have been working for several weeks now, on a new encoding and on a wider image for the High Definition "Large" Format videos. I hope I will be able to put  the first results on line in a few days - 28/09/09

Trip : back from a two weeks trip in the  Bunaken Park in Manado, Indonesia - including a 5 days liveaboard in Bangka and Lembeh.  Soon, I will place the preview in the "Videos" section. Just a little patience !- 14/06/09

Trip : back from a two weeks liveaboard in the Komodo Park, Indonesia.  Soon, I will place the preview in the "Videos" section. Just a little patience !- 05/05/09

GO GO GO !! : New Leatherback Turtle race, for the third year !!! 6 000 km in 11 days !! This year, among the sponsors, two famous rock bands : REM and Pearl Jam !! : http://www.greaturtlerace.com.com - Sign up for daily informations, and updates on your favorite turtle, and learn a lot about the leatherback turtle .17/04/09

STOP : Sign the petition on :  http://www.whalesharkpetition.com/ , to protest against the capture of Whale Sharks for a resort in Singapour - 02/04/09

Trip : The next trip is now organized : it will be a liveaboard around the island of Komodo, Indonesia. I hope I will be able to bring back some nice images ! - 31/03/09

Vidéos : For next week (19 january), I'm taking you far away, to the Galapagos. - 12/01/09

Videos : The next video on line : the 2nd best wreck in the Red Sea :   SS Thistlgorm ! Come and dive again on this beautiful wreck, or just discover her ! !! - 11/01/2009

Videos: The preview from my trip to Costa Rica and Cocos Island is ready. It will be  put on line on the 4th of january. Patience !!!

Website : the site is still in its infant period, so they may be some glitches here and there, especially on the english part. Sometimes, the translation requires a lot of time, so you will find here and there the french text ; a good opportunity to practice !! Don't hesitate to send me an email if you see a big problem !

Requins: Le deuxième cas de Parthogenèse sur un requin...

Galapagos> : les restrictions infligées aux bateaux de plongeurs pour 2009 semblent se...

Indonésie :Le voyage pour Bunaken et Lembeh pour l'année 2009 est organisé. Nous sommes actuellement 9 personnes ayant booké...

Polynésie : le voyage se précise. Nous somme 5 participants pour 2009. L'une d'entre nous veut absolument s'arrêter à...

Alaska : un tien vaut mieux que deux tu l'auras ! Devant une proposition alléchante, et face à mon manque de volonté évident..

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