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Jungle Bay Dominica

Jungle Bay Dominica has 30 ecofriendly luxury villas above the village of Soufriere and near the scuba diving park known as Soufriere Scotts Head Marine Preserve. Villa suites offer king size beds and jungle spa bathrooms with raindrop shower heads. The rooms have a minifridge as well as biodegradable bath products. Spectacular views of the ocean, jungle and tropical gardens surround you. Enjoy our blog article on Dominica The Nature Island.

Jungle Bay Dominica Diving

Nature Island Dives is located next to Soufriere Bay and offer guided boat dives. So, they do 1 tank, 2 tank, and night dives. In addition, they offer open water and specialty classes, as well as an underwater photography class and tours. They also perform Lionfish Control, which might explain why their onsite restaurant Bottom Time Café, offers such savory lionfish sandwiches. The Soufriere Scotts Head Marine Reserve which you can view from Jungle Bay Dominica is located inside an ancient submerged volcanic crater.

There are many dive sites in and around this area. The most interesting dive has to be Champagne Reef with an endless supply of sulfuric bubbles. Swiss Cheese, Scotts Head Pinnacle, and Dangleben’s Pinnacle have swim throughs. Crater’s Edge is a dive site where you can view sea turtle, sea horses, and turtles on the inside perimeter and large pelagics on the outside of the crater rim that descends down some 700ft deep.

Attractions and Activities

Jungle Bay Dominica has an adventure package that includes all meals at the Calabash restaurant and non-alcoholic drinks. The resort has an infinity pool, hot jacuzzi, and loungers. They also have Spa pampering and yoga classes. The resort is a 20-minute walk to Champagne Reef. Jungle Bay Dominica is a great place for corporate retreats, escape weddings, and honeymoons.

More importantly, this is the Nature Island. So, prepare to do some birding to view the endemic Sisserou & Jaco Parrots. Above all, you have to take a guided hike into the old growth rain forests. There are also 365 rivers and 12 waterfalls to see. So, you can also go waterfall repelling and canyoning. More importantly, Boiling lake is the 2nd largest boiling lake in the world. Sea Kayaking is big here too. Finally, there are 20 marine mammal species out here from spotted dolphins to sperm whales, so whale watching is big too.

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Papagayo Beach Resort

Papagayo Beach Resort is a scuba diving destination in Willemstad, Curacao. The resort has a large manmade swimming lagoon over at the Beach Club, and is a 3-minute walk to Jan Thiel Beach & Bay. They have 2-bedroom villas with garden rooms, 2-bedroom villas with ocean views, 3bedroom villas, and even a Royal Suite Villa. The luxury villas have AC flat screen tv’s and open plan kitchens. Enjoy our blog article: Curacao. Can We Say Choices?

Papagayo Beach Resort Diving

Dive Center Scuba Do is the local scuba diving place to go. They are a short walk away at Jan Thiel Beach near Zanzibar, the restaurant with amazing ribs. Dive Center Scuba Do offers multiple guided and non-guided shore dives. Depending on the day, they do drift dives from Barbara Beach to Directors Bay, and Directors Bay to Tugboat. You can do full day diving to West Point to Cas Abou. Moreover, they do boat diving over at East Point, Klein Curacao, and other west coast beaches. Finally, they do wreck diving on the 115ft deep, 400-ton Superior Producer or on the 15ft deep Tugboat. They also teach PADI courses including many specialty courses such as Lionfish Hunter, wreck diver, deep diver, drift diver, and night diver, to name a few. Expect to see turtles, stingrays, dolphins, eels, sponges, soft corals, hard corals, and a plethora of happy fish.

Attractions and Activities

Papagayo Beach Resort has its own restaurant.  Furthermore, 11 other restaurants are within a short stroll from most villas including the Beach Café near the Beach Plaza and Beach Club. The Beach Plaza is home of the Van Den Twerl Supermarket as well as several gift and clothing shops. Laman Spa and Wellness and Diamond Beach Casino are also located in this area. Thursday nights you can dine and dance, Friday nights are for live music and later DJs. Mojito’s and Bites is another hot place to dance and enjoy night clubbing. At adjacent Blue Coast Water Sports, you might like to try a hydro-flight or jet ski during the day or just become a lounger next to the lagoon at the Beach Club and vigorously work on a tan.

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Dreams Curacao Resort, Spa and Casino

Dreams Resort, Spa and Casino is a scuba diving destination in Willemstad Curacao. They have 197 rooms that range from Deluxe Island and Deluxe Pool rooms up to Junior or a Presidential suite. This is an all-inclusive resort with unlimited luxury with 5 onsite cafes and restaurants, plus 24/7 room service. The rooms also include free wifi, balcony, and flat screen tv. Enjoy our blog article: Curacao. Can We Say Choices?

Dreams Resort Diving

Caribbean Sea Sports is the local scuba diving center. They have been next to the beach here for more than 15 years. They have a Pro 42ft boat that takes up to 22 divers out at a time, they offer two tank boat dives followed by free unlimited shore diving. Dive sites include locations at Seldom Reef, Bullen Bay Wall, Bachelor Beach, Double Reef, and Directors Bay. While staying at Dreams Resort you can also do guided shore dives, night dives, or take one or more PADI dive courses. The beaches are small, but the home reef diving is great, you just have to look closely to spot the seahorses. Nitrox or Enriched air is also available. They also do half day snorkel trips, and fishing trips.

Attractions and Activities

Dreams Resort, Spa and Casino offers 3 ala carte restaurants including Portofina; Italian cuisine, Oceania; seaside restaurant, and Seaside Grill featuring steaks and other grilled items. World Café is buffet style and open for breakfast and lunch. Finally, you can get your fresh morning cup of coffee and pastry at Coco Café. For adult beverages, Dreams Resort has the Hideaway Beach Bar, and the Crafty Iguana Brew Pub. This brewery offers Tex-Mex as well as handcrafted local microbrews. Moreover, for those looking for one bar open from morning until after midnight, Rendezvous Bar is located next to the main lobby. As for exercise, they have tennis, volleyball, a pool, and whirlpool. Caribbean Sea Sports also rents kayaks, paddle boards, and dive lights for night time snorkeling adventures. They also have their own Spa. The resort is 15 minutes from the airport.

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Bougainvillea Beach Resort

Bougainvillea Beach Resort is a scuba diving destination in Christ Church Parish in Barbados. So, they have 100 accommodations ranging from deluxe studios and suites. Moreover, you choose between a balcony or terrace, a room with a mini-fridge and microwave or a full fridge, kitchen and dining room. Most rooms come with flat screen TV’s with cable and air conditioning. So, Bougainvillea Beach Resort they also offer all-inclusive packages too. Enjoy our blog article on Diving the Bahamas with Max Gilbert.

Bougainvillea Beach Resort Diving

There are several scuba diving shops to choose from. Most of them will pick you up from the resort and drop you back off after the dives. So, Roger’s Scuba Shack is one of the closest dive centers. The Dive Shop, West Side Scuba Center, Seahorse Divers, and Barbados Blue Water Sports also viable options. Most of these dive centers teach referrals to open water divers, do 1 or 2 tank day dive trips and some night dive adventures. More importantly, there are over 30 dive sites on the west side of Barbados, and a few dives sites more on the east side. Popular dive sites close to Bougainvillea Beach Resort include Dottins, Shark’s Bank, the 365ft long Stavronikita, the five plus wrecks at Carlisle Bay, and Maycocks Bay. Castle, Pieces of Eight, the Deep, and G-spot also have well placed diver notoriety.

Attractions and Activities

The Siam Restaurant at Bougainvillea Beach Resort offers Thai inspired cuisine. The Calabash Café offers breakfast, lunch and dinner. And yes, they have a swim up pool bar. So, 5 minutes away is the Oistins fish market and you have to try the fish fry. Also 5 minutes away in St. Lawrence Gap is where you will find several recommended eateries. Be sure and try Banks Beer or a Bajan Rum Punch. Now, as for activities, the resort has 3 pools, the Karma Spa, and Karma Fitness Center. Bougainvillea Beach Resort also has an air conditioned conference room for up to 65 guests. A game room with foos ball, air hockey, billiards table, and table tennis, plus video games. You can go horseback riding, ride the Atlantis Submarine Barbados, take a catamaran cruise, visit a wildlife preserve, golf, explore Harrison’s Cave, or go deep sea fishing.

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Ocean Club

Ocean Club has 88 rooms and is located in the eastern end of Grace Bay on the scuba diving island of Providenciales in Turks & Caicos. It’s the perfect spot for those that wish to dive, but have access to golf, shops, stores, and restaurants. The sister resort Ocean Club West is just one mile west and near the heart of  Grace Bay. A complimentary shuttle bus will take you from Ocean Club to Ocean Club West so you can truly stay at one site while playing at the other. Both locations have Studio Suites, Junior Suites, 1, 2, 3 Bedroom Suites for a max of 8 guests. Room views include garden, ocean, or pool.
King beds, air conditioning, flat screen TV’s, a private balcony, cable TV, and washer and dryer are just a few of the amenities you may encounter while staying here. Enjoy our blog article on Turks & Caicos.

Ocean Club Diving

The resort recommends scuba diving with Dive Provo. So, they have 3 modern 36ft long dive boats including the Provo Conquest, Provo Crusader, and the Provo Challenger. Pre-paid transfers by Taxi are available for those not renting a car.  They typically do 2 one tank dives in the morning, seasonal one tank dives, and three tank scuba safari trips visiting dive sites such as The Amphitheater, Grand Canyon, Shark Hotel, and Coral Staircase. You can dive canyons, walls, pinnacles, and coral reefs. Some other popular dive sites you may wish to see while staying at Ocean Club include: Double D, Elephant Ear Canyon, Aquarium, Eagle Ray Pass, and The Crack.
Dive Provo offers rentals, multiple dive packages, day dives, private charters, and scuba dive training.  More importantly, they do open water referrals, refresher courses, and specialty courses. The Enriched Air/ Nitrox course is popular for those wishing to dive with Nitrox.

Activities and Attractions

Opus Wine Bar Grill with exquisite dining and seafood and The Cabana Bar & Grill with Caribbean flavor art at Ocean Club. The Solana with Asian influence and teppanyaki is at Ocean Club West. So, both resorts offer you a fitness center, and close by Spa facilities. You are also close to the Provo Golf club. Moreover, you can rent jet skis, or go windsurfing, parasailing, take a submarine ride, or try kayaks and hobie cats.
More importantly, there are several restaurants and shopping areas located nearby. You may wish to visit at the Regent Village, Saltmills Plaza, and Ports of Call shopping plaza. Finally, The Casablanca Casino is not that far away either.
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Ocean Club West

Ocean Club West has 68 rooms and is located in the heart of Grace Bay on the scuba diving island of Providenciales in Turks & Caicos. It’s the perfect spot for those that wish to dive, but have access to sales shops and restaurants. The sister resort Ocean Club is just one mile east and across from the gulf course. A complimentary shuttle bus will take you from Ocean Club West to the other Ocean Club so you can truly stay at one site while playing at the other. Both locations have Studio Suites, Junior Suites, 1, 2, 3 Bedroom Suites for a max of 8 guests. Views include garden, ocean, or pool.
King beds, air conditioning, flat screen TV’s, a private balcony, cable TV, and washer and dryer are just a few of the amenities you may encounter while staying here. Enjoy our blog article on Turks & Caicos.

Ocean Club West Diving

The resort recommends scuba diving with

Dive Provo. So, they have 3 modern 36ft long dive boats including the Provo Conquest, Provo Crusader, and the Provo Challenger. Pre-paid transfers by Taxi are available for those not renting a car.  They typically do 2 one tank dives in the morning, seasonal one tank dives, and three tank scuba safari trips visiting dive sites such as The Amphitheater, Grand Canyon, Shark Hotel, and Coral Staircase. You can dive canyons, walls, pinnacles, and coral reefs. Some other popular dive sites you may wish to see while staying at Ocean Club include: Double D, Elephant Ear Canyon, Aquarium, Eagle Ray Pass, and The Crack.
Dive Provo offers rentals, multiple dive packages, day dives, private charters, and scuba dive training.  More importantly, they do open water referrals, refresher courses, and specialty courses. The Enriched Air/ Nitrox course is popular for those wishing to dive with Nitrox.

Activities and Attractions

The Solana with Asian influence and teppanyaki is at Ocean Club West. Opus Wine Bar Grill with exquisite dining and seafood and The Cabana Bar & Grill with Caribbean flavor art at the Ocean Club on the east end. So, both resorts offer you tennis courts, fitness center, and close by Spa facilities. You are also close to the Provo Golf club. Moreover, you can rent jet skis, or go windsurfing, parasailing, take a submarine ride, or try kayaks and hobie cats.
More importantly, there are several restaurants and shopping areas located nearby. You may wish to visit at the Regent Village, Saltmills Plaza, and Ports of Call shopping plaza. Finally, The Casablanca Casino is not that far away either.
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Plaza Beach & Dive Resort Bonaire

Plaza Beach & Dive Resort Bonaire is located on the island of Bonaire in the Caribbean Seas just east of Aruba and Curacao, and north of Venezuela. So, this scuba diving resort is just north of the airport and a 15-minute walk to downtown Kralendijk. The all-inclusive resort has 126 spaciously large rooms that range from Junior Suite Laguna, Junior Suite Poolside, Grand Suite Laguna, and Grand Suite Ocean. Accommodations come with Air conditioning, free WiFi, flat screen TV, Bath and/or shower, hairdryer, and a small fridge. Enjoy our blog article on Destination Spotlight: Bonaire.

Plaza Beach & Dive Resort Bonaire Diving

Toucan Diving is the onsite scuba diving center. They sell equipment and dive related items, rent equipment and Nitrox, and teach scuba dive courses from discover scuba, open water, and specialty courses. They have 3 dive boats: Purple Rain, Blue Moon, and Green Flash. So, they may take up to 13 divers per boat. Usually, they do three dives a day; two dives in the morning, and one in the afternoon, but they also offer night dives.

At Plaza Beach & Dive Resort Bonaire they also offer day packages for unlimited shore diving. 18 Palm is the house reef and a popular dive site. So, there are over 60 shore dive sites around the island to check out if you are going by 4×4 truck. 86 dive sites are available if you are traveling by boat. While staying at Plaza Beach & Dive Resort Bonaire could see up to 350 species of fish and 57 species of soft and hard coral. Some other popular dive sites include Klein Bonaire, Alice in Wonderland, and the Hilma Hooker.

Attractions and Activities

The Tipsy Seagull is the house restaurant at Plaza Beach & Dive Resort Bonaire. They serve breakfast, lunch, and dinner buffet style. The Coconut Crush Beach Bar is the place to be after a day of diving. The resort has a casino if you are in to poker tournaments during the week or Bingo on Sunday. Drinks are free here too, as long as you are playing. They also have a movie night on the beach. Beverly Bio Aesthetics. Furthermore, they have multi-functional rooms for 2-350 of your guests. Snorkeling, Volleyball, and lounging by the ocean are also favorite activities.

Bonaire National Marine Park was established in 1979, as a result, you’ll see generations of local fish and marine life. A pod of dolphins seems to circle the island at least once a day.

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Manava Beach Resort & Spa

Manava Beach Resort & Spa is a scuba diving resort on the main island of Moorea in French Polynesia. So, this resort was formerly known as Moorea Pearl Resort & Spa. Moreover, it was the original resort in Mo’orea under the name of Bali Hai in 1961. It has gone through many renovations including the building of the largest infinity pool on the island. Manava Beach Resort now boasts 90 accommodations with dark woods and pandanus leaf roofs. Overwater bungalows have private sundecks and direct access to the lagoon. Garden bungalows have large backyards with private plunge pools. Furthermore, some Garden bungalows have kitchenettes. Other amenities include a mini-bar, room service, WiFi access, flat screen TVs, and hair dryer. Enjoy our blog article on Dive into Polynesia with Humpback Whales.

Manava Beach Resort & Spa Diving

Moorea Blue Diving Center is the onsite SSI scuba diving facility. They do morning 2 tank (2-1 tank successive) dives and afternoon 1 tank dives. One Wednesdays and Saturday they offer sunset dives, and 1 night tank dives can be arranged depending on the size of the party. They also offer packages for up to 12 fun dives. Before you dive with them, they have you do an initial dive at the Aquarium at Manava Beach Resort. They also have a coral nursery by the overwater bungalows.

So, they use a 28ft boat with a ladder for their dive excursions. There are over 15 dive sites along the north coast near most resorts. On the far western side we have Taitea and Tiki Point. On the far eastside we have Temae with white sands and garden eels. In between, are Bali Hai Wall, Blue Island, Rotui, Eden Pass, Lemon Shark Valley, Canyons, Opunohu, and Tao Toi. Above all, if you are an advanced diver, you have to visit Rose Gardens, which is a deep,120ft, plus drift dive.

So, while staying at Manava Beach Resort, expect to see canyons, walls, a grotto, passages, and coral reefs. Fish and reef life may be more abundant on Bora Bora, but the lemon sharks seem to be bigger here on Mo’orea, and at Tao Toi they have a sting ray feeding display. Rays Corridor is a drift dive through the lagoon that you can’t pass up on either.

Attractions and Activities

At Manava Beach Resort, Mahanai is the name of their restaurant for breakfast, lunch and dinner. They feature French and Polynesian cuisine.  So, all packages include breakfast. Wednesday night is surf and turf BBQ night. Saturday is Polynesian buffet, dance, and music night. Autera’a Bar is the Pool side bar and restaurant. Matiehani Rum Bar near the beach, is the 1st Rum Bar on Mo’orea.

So, Manava Beach Resort is near the villages of Maharepa and Pao Pao. They have a gift shop and they are home to Manea Spa. While at the resort you can go bicycling, kayaking, play ping pong, go snorkeling, try outrigger canoeing, and paddle boarding. Moreover, they have an onsite activities desk where you can arrange a Blue Helmet Dive, jet skis, ATVs, parasailing, deep sea fishing, golfing, boat rentals, ray feeding tours, and more

 

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Hilton Moorea Lagoon Resort and Spa

Hilton Moorea Lagoon Resort & Spa is located in French Polynesia. They have 106 accommodations from Garden Bungalows to View Suites. The rooms have flat screen TVs, free WiFi, and daily refilled mini-bar. Some of the garden units have a private pool. Enjoy our blog article on Dive into Polynesia with Humpback Whales.

Hilton Moorea Diving

TopDive is the onsite scuba diving center. They have several dive packages and 11 locations on 6 islands. If you want to dive as many islands as possible, you might like to begin with one of their 10 dive packages. On Mo’orea, they do 2 one-tank dives in the morning, and one afternoon dive. There are over 15 dive sites along the north coast near Hilton Moorea Lagoon. On the far western side we have Taitea and Tiki Point. On the far eastside we have Temae with white sands and garden eels. In between, are Bali Hai Wall, Blue Island, Rotui, Eden Pass, Lemon Shark Valley, Canyons, Opunohu, and Tao Toi.

Above all, if you are an advanced diver, you have to visit Rose Gardens, which is a deep,120ft, plus drift dive. Moreover, Aquarium is great for new divers. So, while at Hilton Moorea Lagoon Resort expect to see canyons, walls, a grotto, passages, and coral reefs. Fish and reef life may be more abundant on Bora Bora, but the lemon sharks seem to be bigger around Mo’orea, and at Tao Toi they have a sting ray feeding display. Rays Corridor is a drift dive through the lagoon that you can’t pass up on either.

Attractions and Activities

Arii Vahine Restaurant at Hilton Moorea Lagoon Resort has a buffet breakfast and fine dining in the evening. Moreover, on Mondays (seasonally), Wednesdays, and Saturdays they have a buffet and Polynesian dance show. So, Rotui Grill & Bar is the casual beach area location for lunch and dinner. Eimeo Bar is the place to go for happy hour and live music 3 times a week. More importantly, Totea Crêperie & Bar serves French Crêpes as well as fresh catch of the day, duck magret, and kebabs. However, below Totea Crêperie you may view black tip reef sharks swimming about at night. Finally, Hilton Moorea can also arrange a romantic diner experience for two.

As for activities, you can visit the fitness center, gift shop, clothes store, go kayaking, play tennis, try yoga, go snorkeling, or visit the Moorea Lagoon Spa. They also have a meeting room available.

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Bora Bora Pearl Beach Resort & Spa

Scuba diving in Tahiti? Bora Bora Pearl Beach Resort & Spa is located on Motu Tevairoa. The resort is just a 10-minute boat ride from the airport in Bora Bora. So, the resort has 80 rooms ranging from over water suites/bungalows, Garden pool villas, and Otemonu view beach suites. Moreover, most units come with air-conditioning, ceiling fans, complimentary WiFi, minibar, satellite TV, CD & DVD. Finally, at Bora Bora Pearl Beach, some units also come with a Jacuzzi, outdoor showers or furnished private sundeck and direct access to the lagoon. Enjoy our blog article on Dive into Polynesia with Humpback Whales.

Bora Bora Pearl Beach Diving

TopDive is the onsite scuba diving center at Bora Bora Pearl Beach. They have 11 shops on 6 islands. TopDive also provides free Nitrox for those certified. They also teach several scuba diving courses from beginners and beyond.

From the north east side of the reefs around Bora Bora Pearl Beach is the dive site Muri Muri. This is a great spot for seeing Napoleon wrasse. On the southeast end of the reefs is Tupitipiti. This dive site has caves, swim throughs, and overhangs. Other local dive sites include Anau, Haapiti, Toopua, Tupai Island, and Tapu. Teavanui Pass is known for drift diving over blue coral. Above all, you’ll experience slopes, tunnels, manta cleaning stations, and canyons.

Some of the sea creatures you may see while staying at Bora Bora Pearl Beach include Lemon sharks, gray sharks, black tips, white tips, and nurse sharks. So, eagle rays, bat rays, leopard rays, sting rays and mantas fill out the cartilaginous fish card section. Trigger fish, clown fish, leopard wrasse, scorpion fish, trevally, tunas and barracuda fill out the bonefish list. Turtles, large anemones, and corals add to the background. Whale watches begin August 1st to October 31st and dolphins are on display at a moment’s notice.

Attractions and Activities

Bora Bora Pearl Beach Resort & Spa has 3 restaurants. Tevairoa Restaurant has a buffet style breakfast and serves international cuisine with a Polynesian touch for dinner. Miki Miki Bar & Grill is close to the pool and beach and serves lunch and dinner. Tau Rea Rea is a Sushi bar. There is also room service and their romantic service includes breakfast for two by outrigger or dinner on the beach. Speaking of romantic, they offer a plethora of wedding ceremonies and services. So, as for activities, you can try stand up paddle board, kayaking outrigger canoes, try mini-golf, ping pong, billiards, volleyball, hit the fitness center, or go snorkeling. They also have snorkeling tours and shark and stingray tours. Furthermore, there is a shuttle catamaran to take you to Bora Bora Island. Finally, you can also rejuvenate at the spa, smell the fragrant plumeria flowers, and just listen to the waves.

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