Scuba diving
Scuba diving
Diving and snorkeling are the prime attractions for visitors. The reef
around Utila is part of the second-largest barrier reef in the world.
You
can see all kinds of colorful tropical fish, corals, sponges, lobsters,
eagle rays, turtles and all year-round whale sharks.
The Caribbean waters are crystal clear and warm. Utila is known as the
cheapest place in the world to get a scuba diving certification, and there
are many excellent diving spots around the island: so many, in fact, that
it would take a lifetime to discover them all.
Scuba Diving: A PADI open-water courses take 3 to 4 days and costs around $160 USD. The going rate for all 11 diveshops are $30 USD for two tanks. There is a $3 USD insurance fee per day, which is mandatory. The money contributes to the running of the compression chamber. A 10-fundive package costs around 125 USD.
- Alton Dive Shop
- BICD: Bay Islands College of Diving
- Captain Morgans´s Dive Center
- Cross-Creek Dive Resort
- Deep Blue Divers
- Ecomarine: Gunter's Dive Shop
- Utila Dive Center
- Utila Water Sports
- Under Water Vision
- Paradise Divers
- Parrots