Cuba

Playa Giron

Beautiful beach resort with great shore diving

In 1961, an army of Cuban exiles based, in the US, invaded Cuba, upon the shores of this beach, in order to overthrow Castro’s revolutionary government. They were defeated in less than 72 hours. Today this beach is a favourite for snorkellers and scuba divers.

Guardalavaca

Hot tourist destination yet charmingly low-key

Arguably the best resort area in the eastern half of Cuba, Guardalavaca, which means “watch the cow”, encompasses the small town and beach which bear its name, as well as, the series of beaches north of Holguin.

Cayo Largo del Sur

Peace, tranquillity and great diving

An island paradise, perfect for lovers of beach holidays and water sports. Discovered by Christopher Columbus on his second voyage to the New World.

Los Jardines de la Reina

Uninhabited diving paradise where it abounds with life

Americans call this archipelago 'Lost Paradise Keys'. Diving is magnificent in Cuba and Los Jardines de la Reina is the “jewel in the crown”. The reserve is uninhabited and only accessible by live-aboard.

Varadero

Cuba’s tourist resort full of hotels

Varadero is a tourist destination on the coast much as you will find all over the world. Nothing special or particularly Cuban: just hotels, sand and a lot of tourists.

Maria la Gorda

Hidden and a largely undiscovered diving paradise

Maria la Gorda lies out-of-the-way in the most western point of Cuba. The region is well-known for its rich flora and fauna, underwater as well as on land.

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Curaçao

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Dive into the water or nightlife

Curaçao is the all-round diving paradise of the Antilles. All types of dives can be made, by both beginner and expert-divers. On land the possibilities are equally divers.

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About Curaçao
Curaçao is the largest island of the Dutch Antilles and has about 135,000 inhabitants. The historical and cultural capital Willemstad offers a dazzling nightlife and many places worth seeing. Add this up to the excellent restaurants and the delightful climate and you understand why this destination is popular by both divers (and snorkelers) and non-divers. Curaçao is famous for its clear waters, with average visibility between 80 and 140 feet. Colourful reefs, in many cases reachable from the shore, steep drop-offs and varied marine life like seahorses, eels and sea turtles can be admired from the always warm water. Curaçao has an international airport with flights arriving daily from the US and the Netherlands.

Diving Curaçao
Curaçao has about 80 good spots, most of them easily accessible from the shore. Readers of Scuba Diving magazine voted Oswaldo’s Drop Off the number 3 best shoredive spot in the world. Several ship wrecks at shallow depths are easily reachable and brightly coloured fish and reefs make night diving a must do. At some places there can be a strong current, which makes these spots recommended for experienced divers only. A very special place is Mushroom Forest, where you will find enormous star corals with mushroom shaped formations. Playa Jeremi is a quiet sandy beach with an easy access to the reef. Here you can immediately find fantastic corals for snorkelers and novices, or farther off the shore the outer reefs for more advanced divers.


 

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