MantaraDive

Our team

The people behind your next dive.

Every trip is matched with a specialist who has dived the destination personally. Same person, start to finish — first email to post-trip debrief.

  • Specialist

    Elena Martinez

    Maldives & Indian Ocean Specialist

    Elena has been diving the Indian Ocean for over a decade, from the manta cleaning stations of Hanifaru Bay to the Brothers Islands of Egypt. Before MantaraDive she spent four seasons as a dive guide in the Maldives, where she learned that the difference between a great trip and an unforgettable one is almost always in the details no website tells you.

    “The manta will teach you more about patience than any yoga retreat.”
    Favorite dive site
    Hanifaru Bay, Baa Atoll
    Languages
    English · Spanish
    Diving experience
    11 years
    Certifications
    PADI Master Scuba Diver TrainerDAN Instructor

  • Specialist

    Marco Chen

    Coral Triangle Specialist

    Marco spent five years managing a liveaboard operation in Raja Ampat before joining MantaraDive. He has dived Misool, the Dampier Strait, the Banda Sea, Komodo's Current City, and every major site between. When divers ask him about the Coral Triangle, he asks them one question first: do you want to see biodiversity, or do you want to feel it? The answer changes the itinerary.

    “In Raja Ampat, you don't pick the dive sites. They pick you.”
    Favorite dive site
    Magic Mountain, Misool
    Languages
    English · 中文 · Bahasa Indonesia
    Diving experience
    9 years
    Certifications
    PADI IDC Staff InstructorSSI Advanced Instructor

  • Specialist

    Sophie Williams

    Pacific & Remote Destinations Specialist

    Sophie is a technical diver and underwater photographer who has led expeditions to Galápagos, Cocos, Socorro, and Palau. She specializes in the 'bucket list' trips — the ones that require experience, tolerance for long crossings, and respect for big water. Her advice to first-time Darwin and Wolf divers: leave the GoPro at home. You want to be present for the hammerheads, not filming them.

    “The best diving is always a little uncomfortable.”
    Favorite dive site
    Darwin's Arch, Galápagos
    Languages
    English · French
    Diving experience
    13 years
    Certifications
    TDI Advanced TrimixPADI Staff Instructor

Don’t see your destination?

Talk to us anyway — our specialists work together.

Tell us where you want to go. The right person on the team will reply within the hour.