Scuba Diving
The Jardines del Rey Archipelago is a prime location for scuba diving. Beginners and diving enthusiasts who are staying in one of the hotels of Cayo Coco and Cayo Guillermo, can easily book excursions to enjoy the local marine life; the area is recognized for the quality and diversity of its dive sites.
Here are the Dive Centers:
BLUE COCO DIVING – Hotel Melia Costa Rey - ACUC
(associated with Marina Marlin, see price list below)
Capacity per outing: 16 divers
Frequency: 3 per day
Phone: (53 33) 30 8179 or 30 8180
Emails:
ilianaesther@nauta.cu
comercial@marlin.cco.tur.cu
COCO DIVING - Hotel CAMINO DEL MAR - SSI
(associated with Marina Marlin, see price list below)
Capacity per outing: 16 divers
Frequency: 3 per day
Phone: (53 33) 31 1520
Email: cocodiving.cuba@gmail.com
Email: cocodiving.cav@tur.cu
Website: www.amazingcocodiving.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/CocoDiving
DIVE CENTER MARINA GAVIOTA CAYO COCO - ACUC
(a.k.a. Marina Aguas Tranquilas)
Frequency: 2 per day
Phone: (53 33) 30 7211 / 30 1011
Email: esp.comercial@mcayococo.co.cu
Recent changes:
- The Blue Coco Diving center has moved from hotel Melia Cayo Coco to hotel Melia Costa Rey after hurricane Irma in September 2017.
- The Green Moray Dive Center at Hotel Camino del Mar no longer exist, since December 15th 2016, it was replaced by Coco Diving which was previously located at hotel Tryp Cayo Coco.
- The Dive Center at the Marina Gaviota is new
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11 hotels / 5,347 rooms
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Click to see the location of all hotels in Cayo Guillermo
10 hotels / 3,201 rooms
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Accepted certifications for the divers include: PADI, CMAS, NAUI, SSI, FEDAS, and ACUC. Beginners are required to take the introductory lesson given at the hotels' pool before the diving excursion.
Instructors and Courses:
Coco Diving is SSI (Scuba School International) authorized dive centers, while Blue Diving and the Gaviota Dive Center are both ACUC (American Canadian Underwater Certifications). They all give diving courses from recreational to professional levels. Note that the American PADI certification cannot be validated in Cuba due to the economic embargo. At the Coco Diving Center they have one instructor who has a PADI Open Water Diver Instructor certification but he CANNOT take students who want to complete the PADI Open Water Referral Program.
For the Blue Diving Center (hotel Melia Cayo Coco) and the Coco Diving Center (Hotel Camino del Mar), you gear up at the center located on the beach, then wade into the water to the boat, which is moored in about 1 meter of water, and climb aboard. You can get to both of these hotels with the Hop-on/hop-off bus service or by taxi. As for the diving center located at Marina Gaviota, transportation from your hotel to the marina is included when buying diving excursions.
Several types of dives are offered, day and night dives, at different depth, in coral reefs, shipwrecks and caves. It's possible to make up to 2 dives per day. The dive centers also offer courses (different levels) with an ACUC and SSI certification (internationally recognized). They also organize excursions to other surrounding provinces in Cuba, such as: Bull-shark feeding in Santa Lucia, and an amazing wall diving in the Trinidad area (more information below).
Blue Diving and Coco Diving centers
Diving
• 1 dive: 45 USD
• 2 dives: 83 USD
• 3 dives: 119 USD
• 4 dives : 153 USD
• 5 dives : 185 USD
• 6 dives: 215 USD
• 7 dives: 243 USD
• 8 dives: 269 USD
• 9 dives: 293 USD
• 10 dives: 315 USD
• 11 dives and more : 25 USD per dive
Companion: 25 USD
Introductory course
"Try Scuba": 1 lesson in pool + 1 open-water dive less than 12 meters: 70 USD
Courses with certification ACUC
• Scuba Diver: 220 USD
• Open Water Diver: 365 USD
• Advance Diver: 250 USD
• Rescue Diver: 280 USD
• First Aid Diver: 180 USD
• Oxygen Provider Diver: 180 USD
• Dive Master: 650 USD
Other services
• Snorkeling course: 20 USD
• Tank filling: 3 USD
Special Excursions :
Full-Day Diving
Price (2019-2020): 99 USD
2 dives, lunch on board (seafood or chicken), open bar.
Media Luna Double Tank
Price (2019-2020): 99 USD
Transfers, double immersion, lunch on Cayo Media Luna, (lobster or chicken), 2 drinks.
Excursions in other regions :
Trinidad – Wall Diving
Price (2019-2020): 119 USD (companion 49 USD)
Includes: Transfers, wall diving double tank, cold lunch, 4 drinks, 1 bottle of water
Santa Lucia - Sunken ship + shark feeding
Price (2019-2020): 125 USD (companion 49 USD)
Includes: Transfers, immersion at sunken ship + shark feeding show, cold lunch, 4 drinks, 1 bottle of water
Diving Center Marina Gaviota Cayo Coco
Diving
• 1 dive: 50 USD
• 2 dives: 80 USD
• 3 dives: 108 USD
• 4 dives : 128 USD
• 5 dives : 155 USD
• 6 dives: 180 USD
• Introductory course: 30 USD
• Snorkeling: 30 USD
• Exclusive Half-Day Diving: 310 USD (4 pax)
• Exclusive Diving: 440 USD (4 pax)
Prices and conditions are subject to change.
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