Caribbean reef shark

Open all year round, Portofino Beach Dive Resort is located on the north coast of Ambergris Caye, Belize. It features an integrated diving center, Action Divers and Adventures (www.actiondiversbelize.com, email : Info@actiondiversbelize.com Tel +5016712624). The thatched-roof bungalows of Portofino Beach Dive Resort are integrated into nature, on the edge of a white sand beach and azure sea. Meet in San Pedro Town, then transfer by golf cart to Portofino Beach Dive Resort. On site, you'll find an outdoor freshwater pool, a spa, a wellness center and a restaurant-bar where you can enjoy a tropical-fruit breakfast. The Portofino Beach Dive Resort is located 800 meters from the reef. Numerous dive sites are just 5 to 10 minutes away by boat. To think that the world's largest barrier reef is almost the house reef of Portofino Beach Dive Resort! Take advantage of the opportunity to take one of the PADI dive courses offered by the Portofino Beach Dive Resort instructors. Take a boat out on the reef to snorkel and swim with the turtles from the Portofino Beach Dive Resort. Approximately 4 miles south of San Pedro, the Hol Chan and Shark Ray Alley Marine Reserve is a marine sanctuary with a concentration of multicolored fish and coral in 9 meters of water, drained by tidal currents and teeming with gorgonians, sponges, schools of lutjans, Nassau groupers, nurse sharks and rays. Take a trip to Caye Caulker, too, for a stroll through the village's sandy streets and lunch at your favorite local eatery. [+]

The Reef Oasis Dive Club is located within the Viva Wyndham Fortuna Beach Hotel in Freeport, Grand Bahama. The center is open year-round from 8 am to 5 pm. Special offers are available for your double room full board diving holiday at Viva Wyndham Fortuna Beach and diving. The best dives in the Bahamas are for lemon, nurse, and tiger sharks. Plan your Bahamas diving holiday from November 15 to May 15 for great encounters with Caribbean reef sharks at Shark Alley on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays, every week. Equipped with specially designed shark wetsuits, board one of the Reef Oasis boats for Tiger Beach. Here you can enjoy the memorable photo and video opportunities with the tiger sharks. However, insurance is required for this trip and a check dive is mandatory the day before diving with the sharks. Groups are welcomed onboard a catamaran approved for 20 divers. Wreck, early morning, and night dives are also available. The Reef Oasis Dive Club training center offers PADI courses from Discover Scuba Diving to Divemaster. Specialties with deep and wreck dives are taught by the PADI instructor team. PADI Shark Expert and Shark Awareness courses will excite those who want to improve their knowledge of sharks. Snorkelers will enjoy the Caribbean wildlife in the warm turquoise waters of the Atlantic Ocean, either around the Lucaya Gold Reef fish farm or at Peterson Cay. A special rate is available for children under 12 years old. Equipment rental is available on site. Non-divers can enjoy the beach at Viva Wyndham Fortuna. Reef Oasis Dive Club is involved in environmental protection with coral reef conservation. Please remember to respect the 24 hour waiting period before flying out after the last dive. [+]

Phocea Mexico is located in Playa del Carmen, Mexico, 150 km from Cancun, 20 m from the sea and the Plaza Phocea Hotel on the liveliest street of Playa. Ideal for a great diving holiday! On the premises the infrastructure consists in a cloakroom with individual lockers and a conference classroom with video projector. Possibility to store your equipment. Showers and toilets. The Sin Limites and No Limit boats will take you to the Playa sites. Didier, the boss, has a great sense of organization and the desire to satisfy his customers with a quality service. He offers many activities such as discovering Sailfish Swordfish from mid January to the end of February from Punta Sam, north of Cancún, snorkeling with Whale Sharks from June to September, meeting with Bullsharks from November to the end of March in front of Playa del Carmen, eagle rays watching in Puerto Morelos north of Playa del Carmen around a military boat wreck that transported the Mexican army, diving into cenotes, incredible underground submerged networks with stalagmites, stalactites and cathedrals. Very beautiful light effects. Didier organizes explorations of the cenotes on the side of Merida, lost in the middle of the jungle, at the end of machete-cut trails : Total immersion into the Mayan world, or trips to Belize to dive on the world-famous Great Blue Hole site with a French-speaking guide. Didier also proposes stays in Cabo Pulmo in Baja California Sur, bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Cortez on the east, a unique region with its desert climate, arid and jagged mountains and giant cactus. Meeting with Sea Lions, Humpback Whales, Blue Whales, Mobulas Rays and Whale Sharks. [+]

Squalo Adventures is located in Isla Mujeres, Mexico. It is a family scuba dive company with more than 10 years of experience. They receive divers of all levels of experience to make breathtaking dives in cenotes, with whale sharks and swordfish. Snorkeling is also in the spotlight here with half-day outings and private excursions, most often organized in popular places such as Musa, Manchones Reef, and Atlantis. It's also ideal for first experiences. You can dive in the middle of an exhibition of life-size statues, made with materials suitable for hanging coral. You can snorkel with whale sharks after a one-hour boat ride, or depends on the season, an encounter with the sailfish that hunt in a school of sardines. They are then observed working together to surround and separate their prey from the bank and bring them to the surface. You can also enjoy a sunset excursion for unforgettable moments. The departure by boat is at 9 am or 2 pm on the Squalo adventures with a capacity of 13 pax. Dives include equipment, seals and cylinders, fruit and cakes, as well as national park taxes. Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator [+]

Small Hope Bay Lodge, an authentic eco-resort with an integrated diving center, is located on Andros Island. Offering an all-inclusive formula, nature lovers are welcomed in an environment of palm trees, beaches licked by a turquoise sea, mangroves, with the coral reef nearby. The welcome is familial and attentive. Twenty or so traditionally built bungalows, each with its own small terrace facing the sea, are equipped with bathroom, fans or air conditioning, with beach towels available. Families have an extra room. Wi-Fi is available at the bar only. The all-inclusive package includes nights, drinks, meals, and some activities. Simple Bahamian cuisine is served buffet style. Children's dinner is provided by young babysitters at the end of the day. During the day, enjoy the beach, kayaking in the mangroves, biking and walking tours, and bird watching, some of which are endemic. Windsurfing and sailing are also on offer. Small Hope Bay Lodge is also the perfect place to try your hand at diving or snorkeling from the shore or on guided trips. Dive instructors offer PADI courses for beginners and advanced divers. Once you are certified, board one of the 4 boats, each certified for 6 divers, to explore some of the most beautiful dive sites in the Bahamas. Some of them are located along the barrier reef, with beautiful drop-offs and sponge-lined caves. Immerse yourself in the popular blue holes of Andros Island. To make the most of your diving holiday in the Bahamas, British Airways from London is a good option with a stopover in Nassau for a 15-minute domestic flight to Andros. Have a great holiday at Small Hope Bay Lodge! [+]