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SCUBA DIVING TRIPS

Overview
This page gives you an quick view of some of the individual trips we offer. Click on the shortcuts directly below to go directly to the trip you want to view. Click on the destination name or the "Tell Me More" button for additional information on the trips.

We also have many upcoming guided shop trips planed, Click here for information on them. Featured Trips

	Aruba		Bay Islands (Honduras)		Belize
	Bonaire		Cayman		Costa Rica
	Cozumel		Curaçao		Featured Trips

Aruba
Once on the island, you'll soon begin to notice the smiling faces everywhere. Aruba, with her beautiful beaches and friendly natives, must surely be among the most welcoming places on earth.…	More Information: Click Here For Aruba Resort Packages & Rates.
Diving Highlights: Aruba diving is famous for it's wreck dives and interesting coral formations. Wrecks include the 400 foot Antilla wreck, the largest wreck in the Caribbean. Visibility ranges up to 80 feet. Aruba's marine life includes stingrays, moray eels, manta rays, barracudas and yellow tail. The best dive sites run between depths of 30 to 100 feet. There is little or no current and typically calm surface conditions. Weather: Aruba is outside of the hurricane belt. With its cooling trade winds, low humidity, and average temperature of 82°F, Aruba has the climate of a paradise. Brief showers in late October through December.

Bay Islands
Imagine a group of relatively unknown islands sculpted by white sand beaches and swaying palm trees. Imagine a place where orchids grow wild and fresh water flows from natural mountain springs. Imagine peaceful islands surrounded by a barrier reef and cooled by a gentle seabreeze…	More Information: Click Here For Bay Islands Resort Packages & Rates, Including Live-a-Boards.
Diving Highlights: Visibility throughout all of the Bay Islands ranges up to 150 feet, with little current and very calm seas. Roatan boasts 85 species of coral and over 800 species of fish. Guanaja’s dive sites run the gamut from wrecks to underwater volcanoes. And the seamounts of Utila attract great pelagics. Weather: The rainy season runs from May until October. The rest of the year, the interior and Pacific coasts are relatively dry. The lush Caribbean coast gets more average rainfall year round.

Belize

Home to the second largest barrier reef on earth, Belize offers incredibly diverse diving experiences...from the famous Blue Hole to remote coral atolls.	More Information: Click Here For Belize Resort Packages & Rates.
Diving Highlights: Although visibility along the Barrier Reef can get poor (20-30’) during high winds, diving on the lee of the atolls usually guarantees visibility in excess of 100.’ You’ll see jacks, tarpon, barracuda Weather: November to January are traditionally the coolest months; May to September are the warmest. Mountain temperatures are several degrees cooler than at the coast.

Bonaire
Bonaire beckons her visitors to share warm year round sunshine and a tranquil, ocean centered lifestyle. And the island life is truly unhurried, uncrowded and peaceful.	More Information: Click Here For Bonaire Resort Packages & Rates.
Diving Highlights: Visibility averages 100’ and Bonaire’s reefs enjoy the highest diversity of reef fish in the Caribbean. In addition to over 350 different species of reef fish you may see hawksbill and green sea turtles, rays, tarpon, reef sharks, seahorses, frogfish, and even the occasional whaleshark. Bonaire’s extensive reef system also hosts a prolific number of both soft and hard corals and sponges. Weather: The northeast trade winds are constant year-round. Located well south of the hurricane belt and out of harm’s way, the island enjoys ideal weather with less than 20” of annual rainfall. Sunny skies and cool breezes are the norm.

Cayman Islands
With three diverse island experiences to choose from, year-round visibility averaging 100’, and an unbelievable array of marine life, the Cayman Islands are a true diver’s delight.	More Information: Click Here For Cayman Resort Packages & Live-aboard Rates.
Diving Highlights: Cayman’s deep, vertical walls and stunning water clarity are still the gold standard for Caribbean diving. And a visit to world-renowned Stingray City is a must. Visibility averages 100’ year-round, with summer peaks of 200’ and occasional drops to 80’ in winter. Weather: The rainy season, generally from mid-May through October, moves into the dry season from November to April. It is not unusual to have brief afternoon showers during the summer.

Costa Rica
Energy for the soul...Costa Rica. This is a place to immerse yourself in the environment. A place of incredible natural beauty, both above and below the surface.	More Information: Click Here For Costa Rica Resort Packages & Rates.
Diving Highlights: There is no telling what the diver will see...clouds of schooling barracuda, cow-nosed rays, whale sharks, jewfish, sea horses, hawkfish, turtles, reef sharks, mantas, pilot whales, sailfish, black marlin...the list goes on. The abundance of plankton limits the visibility from 20 to 80 feet, but all that food is what attracts the big critters! Weather: Costa Rica is a tropical country and experiences only two seasons: wet and dry. The dry season is between late December and April, with rain most of the rest of the year.

Cozumel
In Cozumel, there's so much marine life it's endless. It has over 16 abundant diving reefs and is known as the best dive spot in the Caribbean. You can see so many varieties of fish, from tiny to huge, colorful to camouflage…the list goes on and on!	More Information: Click Here For Cozumel Resort Packages & Rates.
Diving Highlights: Cozumel has often been coined the best diving in the Caribbean, with its clear waters, exceptional drift diving, and wide variety of reef and marine life. It offers a little bit of everything, both underwater and above. Weather: July and August are the hottest months, with temperatures climbing into the 90s, while December and January bring the lowest temperature drops in the mid 70s.

Curaçao
Friendly inhabitants, wonderful climate, fascinating architecture, secluded bays, rich fauna and flora, crystalline seas, and first-class hotels. This is Curaçao...diverse and still untouched, waiting to welcome you to her sunny shores.	More Information: Click Here For Curaçao Resort Packages & Rates.
Diving Highlights: While the majority of diving is done from boats, there is a fair amount of shore diving available as well. The wide range of sites–wall, reef, and wrecks–provide an extraordinary experience for every-one. Also enjoy windsurfing, deep sea fishing, and sailing. Weather: Located in the tropics, just 12° north of the Equator–and outside of the hurricane belt–Curaçao has a warm sunny climate year round. Refreshing trade winds blow constantly from the east, picking up in the spring months.

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