Diving activities in Cuba
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Barracuda Diving Center
Varadero's top scuba facility is the mega-friendly, multilingual Barracuda Diving Center. Diving costs CUC$50 per dive with equipment, cave diving is CUC$60 and night diving costs CUC$55. Packages of multiple dives work out cheaper. Barracuda conducts introductory resort courses for CUC$70, and ACUC (American Canadian Underwater Certifications) courses starting at CUC$220, plus many advanced courses. Snorkeling with guide is CUC$30. A brand new recompression facility is on site and there's also a training pool, resident doctor and popular seafood restaurant on the premises, Barracuda Grill. Barracuda has a daily capacity for 70 divers in three 12m boats.
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Acua Diving Center
As a secondary option you have this center in western Varadero near the Hotel Kawama. It charges much the same prices as Barracuda, but doesn't have quite the facilities, or volume. When a north wind is blowing and diving isn't possible in the Atlantic, you can be transferred to the Caribbean coast in a minibus (90-minute drive); this costs a total of CUC$55/75 for one/two dives. Popular trips include Cueva Saturno for diving and Playa Coral for snorkeling and diving.
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Aquaworld Diving Center
At the Marlin Marina Chapelín, Aquaworld also organizes diving/snorkeling trips.
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Marina Gaviota
Another professional outfit at the eastern end of Autopista Sur, this has slightly cheaper scuba diving/snorkeling excursions both locally and at the Bahía de Cochinos (Bay of Pigs).
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