"A fascinating adventure!
Diving has become a luxury option at Sol Meliá hotels, located in beautiful Cuban beaches or exotic keys, particularly at Paradisus Resorts which offer daily immersions for those who wish to enjoy a mesmerizing adventure in a pristine sea bottom.
Diving included
Facilities
- Special attention for beginners and certified divers (PADI and ACUC)
- Initiation lessons in the swimming pool
- Sanitary and medical guarantees
- Divers and personnel certified by ACUC
- Boats and equipment used especially for initiation lessons (jacket, tank and regulator) and immersions in the open sea (regulator, jacket, isothermal diving suit, mask, fins, tank -complete gear and specialized guide)
Immersion requirements
Clients bearing an international diving license
- Clients must show their license when booking immersions
- If more than a year has elapsed since the last immersion, clients must pass a check up before diving in the open sea or present their immersion log
- Immersions of up to 30 meters
- Clients can opt for other services ($) at the Diving Center
Beginners
- Beginners must be at least 14 years old in order to join the initiation course in the pool and 18 years old for immersions in the sea
- Initiation lessons in the pool are indispensable before diving in the sea
- The instructor must consider the client fit for diving in the sea
- Immersions from 5 - 10 meters
Attention
- One immersion per day during their stay, regardless of whether the clients has an international divers certificate or not. Prior reservation at the hotel required, according to availability
- Immersions from Monday through Saturday, from 09:00 hours and subject to weather conditions
- The hours for diving lessons and immersions can change
Cuba, a natural aquarium
Coves, steep cliffs, coral reefs, grottos and underwater tunnels ... multiple sunken ships ... schools of fish, crustacean, gorgonians, algae, sponges and mollusks ... warm transparent waters ... 850 km of coral reef ... One of the most spectacular underwater scenic views in the Caribbean
- Its main premise is the preservation of marine ecosystems
- More than 500 diving sites
- Clear warm waters with a mean annual temperature of 24 - 28.5º C all year round
- Safe environment, free from strong marine currents and pollution
- Mean horizontal visibility ranging from 20 to 40 meters
- Abundant biodiversity with some 500 species of fish, 200 species of sponges, 60 varieties of coral and plentiful mollusks, crustaceans, gorgonians, algae and sea fans
- Coralline reefs, coves, steep cliffs, underwater tunnels and canales
- Numerous sunken ships which make the Cuban costal area a virtual paradise for marine archaeologists
- A network of Diving Centers
- Experienced diving instructors endorsed by the World Confederation of Underwater Activities (CMAS), American-Canadian Diving Certification (ACUC) and by other prestigious institutions
- Specialized boats and modern equipment
- Medical assistance guaranteed, including first aid and oxygenation, hyperbaric chamber and certified sanitary personnel on call 24- hours
- Initiation lessons offered by internationally accredited instructors
- Night or day immersions of up to 40 meters
