The crystal clear Caribbean water is another thing that draws divers here. Visibility can reach two hundred feet. There are plenty of hotels that offer accommodations for all budgets. The beaches are soft white sand and from May to September, the giant sea turtles put on a show when they come to lay their eggs on the beaches.
Scuba Divers Vacation Spots Idea #8:Roatan Island, forty miles off the coast of Honduras, has one of the mot pristine dive locations anywhere. The west end of the island is where the diving takes place where more than fifty dive sites are within twenty minutes off shore. Most hotels here offer dive packages. Sixty five of the known Caribbean corals can be seen here. The temperature is great year round and the dive visibility is excellent. Roatan Island is also home to
The Institute of Marine Sciences where you can swim with the dolphins in large pen.
Scuba Divers Vacation Spots Idea #9:Grand Turk Island is located 575 miles southeast of Miami, Florida, and 30 miles south of the Bahamas. What is lacks in land activities is more than made up for under water.
Grand Turk’s Wall is a sheer drop down 7,000 feet and it’s only a few hundred yards off shore. Bizarre coral formations populate the wall. Hawksbill turtles, stingrays, manta rays and even pods of humpback whales can be seen along Grand Turk’s Wall. There are a number of other smaller walls close by including
Coral Gardens.
The Library is a popular nighttime dive spot.
Scuba Divers Vacation Spots Idea #10:In the South Pacific Solomon Islands are the site of hundreds of WWII wrecks that attract divers from around the world. Of the many islands,
Ghizo Island has good accommodations for divers and is close to many interesting dive sites. Several good natural dive spots near Ghizo are the
Grand Central Station, Supermarket, Secret Spot and
Kennedy Wall. The 450-foot Japanese transport ship
Toa Maru sits intact in fifty feet of water nearby.
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