Elitza Germanov

From Elitza’s first glimpse beneath the sea’s surface, on a family trip to Cuba, her curiosity for the underwater world was piqued. After learning to dive in 2008, the sea always seemed to beckon. In 2009, she took what should have been a “short” sabbatical from here career as a cancer researcher, in order to pursue her PADI Divemaster certification and hasn’t looked back since! In 2011, Elitza was fortunate to visit Komodo National Park and witness a rare manta ray congregation of over 50 individuals and became entranced by these majestic animals. Since then she relocated to work as a SCUBA diving instructor in Komodo and loves to share manta encounters with others. Through her work, she has found a new calling in raising awareness on the plight of manta rays and collecting as much information on manta rays in the hopes of changing current policies and having these magnificent species protected once and for all.