Scuba Diving activities in North America
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Deep Blue Dive
Based in Beach Hotel Inés; the instructor here is also PADI-certified.
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Aqua Sports
Aqua Sports office is around 8km from downtown going toward the beach, runs an established scuba-diving operation with quality boats that offers dives on nearby reefs or Isla de Lobos, as well as fishing trips (M$800 to M$1000 per hour). Visibility is best between May and August, and from January to March you can fish for giant tarpon. Camping on the island (with all provisions provided) can be arranged with advance notice.
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Underworld Scuba
Snorkeling, diving, surfing and deep-sea fishing are all popular around the bay. The scuba diving in Manzanillo can be spectacular, and there are many sites to explore – either off the beach or out on the bay. Try Underworld Scuba. Its complete PADI dive center charges M$1100 for two-tank dives, including equipment, or M$4500 for PADI certification.
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Diving Locker
A long-established favorite with local snorkelers and scuba divers, the Diving Locker is not just for experienced practitioners. Along with its regular series of PADI training courses, there's a great introductory course ($75, including equipment) for first-timers. There are also specialist kids courses for aquatically inclined youngsters.
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Aventuras Xcalak to Chinchorro Dive Center
Aventuras Xcalak to Chinchorro Dive Center, about 300m north of town on the coast road, offers dive and snorkel trips to the wondrous barrier reef just offshore, and to Banco Chinchorro. It also rents diving equipment and offers PADI open-water certificates, NAUI and SDI instruction, as well as fishing and birding tours.
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International Diving Centre
Equipment rentals and courses are part of the mix here, but the center also organizes regular trips around the region that can take you to revered dive sites on the Sunshine Coast and off Vancouver Island – treks to the sunken HMCS Cape Breton near Nanaimo are especially recommended.
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Scuba Cancún
Scuba Cancún is a family-owned and PADI-certified dive operation with many years of experience. It offers a Cancún snorkeling tour for M$377 and a variety of dive options at reasonable prices (one/two tanks M$702/884, equipment rental extra). It also arranges fishing trips.
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Centro de Buceo Sotavento, Tangolunda
This friendly local company offers a range of options from a four-hour introduction to full certification (five days) or specialty night dives (around $750). Sotavento also does four-hour snorkeling trips (minimum two people).
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Centro de Buceo Sotavento, La Crucecita
This friendly local company offers a range of options from a four-hour introduction to full certification (five days) or specialty night dives. Sotavento also does four-hour snorkeling trips (minimum two people).
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Dorado Buceo
Of the various PADI dive schools in the city, Dorado Buceo is a good choice. It has quality equipment and arranges diving and snorkel excursions from the Veracruz area. Guides speak English.
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Catalina Dive Shop
Outfitters offering equipment, guided snorkeling trips and off-shore dives include Catalina Divers Supply, on the Green Pier, and Catalina Dive Shop , near the boat terminal.
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Catalina Divers Supply
Outfitters offering equipment, guided snorkeling trips and off-shore dives include Catalina Divers Supply, on the Green Pier, and Catalina Dive Shop, near the boat terminal.
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Yucatek Divers
Yucatek Divers, between Calles 2 and 4, has German, French, English, Spanish and Dutch speakers, and offers limited-mobility dives.
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Puerto Dive Center
US owned, with its shop just off El Adoquín; offers night dives for M$500 and snorkel trips; also conducts a wide range of NAUI and PADI courses.
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Dive Puerto Morelos
Dive Puerto Morelos offers snorkeling, diving and cenote trips, or PADI certification. It often closes during the low season.
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Coral Scuba Dive Center
Coral Scuba Dive Center, between Abasolo and Madero, offers dives and snorkel trips.
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Phocea Riviera Maya
Great ocean diving and cenote dives. French, English and Spanish are spoken.
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Aventura Submarina
PADI instructor Jorge Pérez Bravo has 30 years’ experience in local waters.
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Deep Blue
Deep Blue has very good gear and fast boats.
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Club Cozumel Caribe
The Club Cozumel Caribe has underwater cement statuary that makes for some interesting snorkeling. It has a decent beach and pool, and, at the time of research, you didn’t need to pay anything to get in. You will need to fork over some cash, however, to don snorkel gear (M$50) or test your mettle on the rock-climbing wall (M$350). It also has a snack bar.
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Dreamtime Dive Center
Dreamtime Dive Center, 2.7km south of Mahahual, runs trips to stretches of the barrier reef and offers PADI courses.
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Monterey Bay Dive Charters
Rent a full scuba kit including wetsuit, book a small-group dive or take the plunge with a three-hour beginners' dive experience ($159, no PADI certification required).
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Sea Hawk Divers
Sea Hawk Divers offers dives for M$650 (one tank) to M$845 (two tanks), a resort course for M$1105, PADI Open Water certification (M$4550), snorkeling tours from M$325 and fishing tours from M$4550.
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