“Whale Shark Expedition”
Bay Island Dive Adventure
All Inclusive Expedition
The Aqua Sports, Inc. team of professional divers, on-staff underwater archeologist and/or underwater naturalist escort small groups of divers to this private atoll for the dive adventure of a lifetime. Our award-winning underwater photographer will record your dive adventure in a personal photo/video album - capturing underwater memories to relish for a lifetime.
HONDURAS: Whale Shark Expedition. Hoduras is a small, tropical, Spanish speaking Central American nation, known for its rich Mayan culture, eco-tourism, and world-class diving. It is located on the Meso-American Reef - the 2nd largest coral reef in the world. The very best diving in Honduras is found in the Bay Islands, rich with coral gardens, bountiful sea life, coral walls plumeting over 3,000 feet, and home to the biggest fish on earth...the whale shark. Perhaps more whale shark sightings occur off the Bay Island of Utila than anywhere esle in the world. Whale shark researchers gather in Utila from around the globe to track this gentle giant year round. On this beautiful, isolated, tropical paradise, where every room has a balcony and ocean view, you can sip your morning coffee watching the sunrise as you plan your three daily boat dives, and unlimited shore diving. There are no crowds on Utila. Your beachfront dive resort is limited to only 20 guests to ensure the very best dive experience. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner are included everyday. Unlimited dive tanks. Dive to your heart's content in one of the most pristine tropical ecosystems on earth, and swim with the elusive whale shark. This expedition may very well be the pinnacle of your dive career.
Your private beachfront resort is all about diving. It is a dive resort is a resort created by divers and for divers. It is family operated and research motivated. It is home to the international "Whale Shark Research Project," Coral Rengeneration projects, Conch reseach studies, Sea Urchin studies,
Fish Identification Experts from www.Reef.org frequently guest lecture to the divers in the evenings.
Come eExperience the frontier of diving, where new research and discoveries occur everyday.
“Whale Shark Expedition”
Bay Island Dive Adventure
All packages include:
- Private Round Trip land transfer to/from the Utila Airport to Dive Resort
- Welcome Tropical Drink
- Private & Secluded Oceanfront Dive Resort (capacity 20 rooms)
- Every Room includes, Breathtaking Ocean View, Private Balcony with Hammock, Air Conditioning, Ceiling Fan, and Refigerator
- American-Style Breakfast every morning
- Lunch (full hardy meal) every afternoon
- Dinner (full service, 3 course meal) every evening
- 3 Boat Dives per Day
- 2 Night Dives per Week
- Unlimited Premiere Shore Diving just 30 feet from your Room
- Unlimited Coral Reef Snorkeling off your Private Beach
- Unlimited access to Private Tropical Beach
- Buoyancy Control Workshop to help protect the Reef System
- Shaded Dive Boats
- Tanks & Dive Weights
- Dive gear rinsed and hanged each night
- Dive gear loaded on to boat each morning
- Nitrox available for small extra charge
- Wireless Internet 24-Hours per Day
- Drinking Water, Iced Tea, Tea, and Coffee
- Whale Shark Encounters
- Memories for a lifetime
Standard Package & Rates: January, June, July, November and December
1 Week
Double Occupancy
8 Days / 7 Nights |
2 Weeks
Double Occupancy
15 days / 14 nights |
1 Week
Single Occupancy
8 Days / 7 Nights |
2 Weeks
Single Occupancy
15 days / 14 nights |
Diver $1100 per person |
Diver $1980 per person |
Diver $1430 per person |
Diver $2640 per person |
Non Diver $990 per person |
Non Diver $1760 per person |
Non Diver $1320 per person |
Non Diver $2420 per person |
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Low Season & Rates: August, September, October
1 Week
Double Occupancy
8 Days / 7 Nights |
2 Weeks
Double Occupancy
15 days / 14 nights |
1 Week
Single Occupancy
8 Days / 7 Nights |
2 Weeks
Single Occupancy
15 days / 14 nights |
Diver $935 per person |
Diver $1650 per person |
Diver $1265 per person |
Diver $2310 per person |
Non Diver $825 per person |
Non Diver $1430 per person |
Non Diver $1155 per person |
Non Diver $2090 per person |
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Whale Shark High Season & Rates: February & May
Also March & April excluding Whale Shark Research Project Dates
1 Week
Double Occupancy
8 Days / 7 Nights |
2 Weeks
Double Occupancy
15 days / 14 nights |
1 Week
Single Occupancy
8 Days / 7 Nights |
2 Weeks
Single Occupancy
15 days / 14 nights |
Diver $1320 per person |
Diver $2420 per person |
Diver $1760 per person |
Diver $3300 per person |
Non Diver $1210 per person |
Non Diver $2310 per person |
Non Diver $1650 per person |
Non Diver $3190 per person |
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Whale Shark Research Project Peak Season Packages & Rates: March & April
1 Week
Double Occupancy
8 Days / 7 Nights |
2 Weeks
Double Occupancy
15 days / 14 nights |
1 Week
Single Occupancy
8 Days / 7 Nights |
2 Weeks
Single Occupancy
15 days / 14 nights |
Diver $1755 per person |
Diver $3289 per person |
Diver $2195 per person |
Diver $4169 per person |
Non Diver $1645 per person |
Non Diver $3179 per person |
Non Diver $2085 per person |
Non Diver $4059 per person |
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Equipment Rental
|
Item |
Daily |
Weekly |
Regulator |
$15.00 |
$70.00 |
BCD |
$15.00 |
$70.00 |
Mask & snorkel |
$5.00 |
$25.00 |
Bootees & fins |
$5.00 |
$25.00 |
Dive light w/o batteries |
$4.00 |
$20.00 |
Shorty wetsuit |
$8.00 |
$40.00 |
Dive light with batteries |
$8.00 |
$40.00 |
Caribbean Package
(reg, bcd & shorty wetsuit
Dive Computer
Nitrox tanks |
N/A
$15.00
$10.00 per tank |
$150.00
$70.00
$120.00 unlimited |
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Terms & Conditions of Payment |
The following services are not incldued in package price: Airfare, Honduran tax at 16%, Utila Diver Reef Tax of $4 per day, and Gratuities. All prices are listed in US Dollars.
Because of the small, private, personalized accomodations, which are in high demand, the following policy must be enforced:
Upon booking a $500 per person, per week deposit is due.
Full payment is due 60 days prior to arrival date.
Buyer is entitled to a 50% refund with cancellation 90 days or more prior to arrival date
Buyer is entitled to a 30% Refund with cancellation 30 days or more prior to arrival date
Buyer is entitled to a 0% Refund with cancellation within 30 days of arrival date.
These terms & conditions do not apply to the Whale Shark Project peak season weeks. |
Upgrade Your Adventure:
Escorted Adventures: Let the professional dive staff of Aqua Sports, Inc. host your dive adventure. For an optional charge of $100 per person per day, our the highly trained and experienced team of Aqua Sports, Inc. dive professionals will escort you on your dive adventure - maximizing your convenience, safety, fun, and adventure. With every Escorted Adventure, you will receive all of the following services for FREE.
FREE Travel Escort: Take all the worries out of international traveling. Our experienced professionals will instruct you on exactly what to bring on your adventure, meet you at Miami International Airport, accompany you through customs, travel with you, arrrange your connecting international flights, arrange your ground transportation, and escort you to your Caribbean, beachfront room at your Private Dive Resort on Utila. Door-to-door service.
FREE Dive & Safety Guide: Traveling and diving internationally can pose certain safety concerns for travelers. Let our professional dive & safety escorts supervise your adventure. All of our professional guides are trained in local customs, social practices, accessibility of health facilities, First Aid, CPR, AED, Oxygen Administration, Rescue Procedures, Preventing and Responding to Dive Injuries, and every type of diving in which you will engage. This experienced staff will coordinate and arrange all of your diving and land activities, ensuring only the very best and most exciting activities for you. Dive Smart - Dive Safe. (Value at $99 per person, per day)
FREE Marine Biology Lecture: Our educated and professional dive staff will conduct a scheduled Marine Biology lecture on the topic of Whale Sharks. Learn everything you ever wanted to know about these gentle giants. How big can they get? How long do they give birth? How deep do they descend? How far do they range? What is the state of their population? How can we help the Whale Shark? And, so much more... Be an informed and educated diver. Be an Aqua Sports, Inc. diver. (Value $79 per person)
FREE Underwater Photo Album: An underwater photography specialist will accompany you into the water, and chronicle your dive experience with digital photography. The photographer is trained to capture your best photo opportunities on every dive. After diving, your underwater photographer will provide you with approximately 100 high resolution digital photos on CD Rom. Turn a simple day of diving into memories for a lifetime. All underwater photographs are high resolution and suitable for printing, publishing and framing. Not only will you receive a comprehensive photo album of you diving, but you'll also receive our photographers' favorite dive photos, which may include shipwrecks, sharks, sting rays, giant moray eels, sea turtles, dolphins, exotic coral reef, colorful tropical fish, and more.
Includes: 1 CD Rom of approximately 100 high resolution underwater digital photographs. (Value $99 per person, per day)
FREE AOW or National Geographic Specialty Diver certification: Not only do you get one of our professional underwater photographers to photograph and video your diving adventure, you also get a FREE PADI CERTIFICATION. Choose between a FREE PADI Advanced Open Water Diver or National Geograpic Diver Specialty certification! (Value $499)
Let our pros select escort your dive adventure.
Talk to our staff and decide for yourself – call 617-283-0269.
Travel insurance is recommended, but not required. Travel insurance protects a traveler in the event the traveler can not travel on the scheduled date of the reservation. Unused portions of packages are non-refundable and non-transferable. For more information, email CustomerService@AquaSportsInc.com or call 617-283-0269.
For more information contact:
Aqua Sports, Inc.
International Dive Coordinator
Email: Info@AquaSportsInc.com
Telephone: 617-283-0269 |