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Scuba diving in Cuba is unforgettable event, for beginners and experience divers. Cuba’s insular shelf, some 26,190 square miles or 67,831 square kilometers in size, has excellent scuba-diving sites throughout the archipelago. They are some of the most entrancing in all the Caribbean. Warm, clean water, great biodiversity, good conservation of it’s ecosystems, coral gardens, caves, meadows of gorgonians and sponges, underwater escarpments, narrow channels, tunnels, fish of many sizes and colors, valuable remains of shipwrecked vessels and many natural beaches, cays and islets make it a place to challenge divers imagination. In addition, this large area has a great variety of coralline formations in amazing shapes and colors, where many species of marine flora and fauna coexist in a delicate biological balance. This is what makes Cuba such a wonderful scuba-diving destination the one that thousands of tourists and professionals prefer. Diving Areas Main island of Cuba and its 4 000 cays and inlets, have an exceptional diversity of marine flora and fauna. These islets, which are practically surrounded by coralline formations, are of special interest to scuba-diving buffs because they have excellent diving conditions there are no strong marine currents and the area, and the warm, calm unpolluted water is so clear that you can see through it for 100 feet 30 meters. |
 Bay of Pigs - 14 diving sites Cayo Coco - 20 diving sites Cayo Levisa - 15 diving sites Cayo Largo - 32 diving sites Cayo Santa Maria - 24 sites Cienfuegos - 46 diving sites El Colony - 56 diving sites Guardalavaca - 20 sites Havana - 72 diving sites Jardines de la Reina - 33 sites Marea del Portillo - 17 sites Maria la Gorda - 39 diving sites Santa Lucia - 35 diving sites Santiago de Cuba - 73 sites Trinidad - 21 diving sites Varadero - 32 diving sites Contact us, for reservation |
Since the broad insular shelf is relatively near the surface and Cuba is at the edge of the tropics, the water temperature is between 75.2 and 83.3 F. 24 and 28.5 C all year round. Its waters are always ideal for scuba diving in any of its varieties-snorkeling, reef exploration and day or night dives of down to 130 feet 40 meters in coralline gardens filled with caves, vertical walls, tunnels, underwater escarpments, narrow channels, the remains of shipwrecked vessels and many other attractions. Contrasting colors and capricious marine shapes are a constant delight on the archipelago’s insular shelf, with its abundant coralline formations, the habitat of around 500 species of fish, 200 sponges of several kinds cup-shaped, tube and branched, a wide variety of mollusks and crustaceans, gorgonians, algae and Common Sea Fans.
Scuba diving in Cuba is being developed on the basis of preserving the underwater ecosystems. Modern equipment is available for divers, and sites are located in the most beautiful natural areas of the insular shelf, many of which have been declared protected areas. Scuba-diving centers on both the northern and southern coasts and on some of the adjacent cays that have been opened to tourism have comfortable hotels which form part of facilities available to scuba divers. Several companies operate water sports bases in ports which have their own fleets of vessels and diving equipment. We are presenting 16 scuba-diving centers, located along the coasts, which offer over 500 diving sites, featuring spectacular underwater scenery.  Old Havana info Cuba Travel Guide |
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Cuba’s human resources in the sphere of scuba-diving include instructors with years of experience who are endorsed by the World Underwater Federation CMAS, the American-Canadian Underwater Certification ACUC. They work in close coordination with the national network of medical services, with hyperbaric chambers providing extremely rapid care for divers who need it. Several specialized scuba-diving courses are available in Cuba, offering internationally recognized certificates. Scuba-diving classes are available for beginners. Underwater Scenery The diving areas on the insular shelf of the Cuban archipelago -which constantly amaze even the most demanding lovers of this entrancing sport and are the scene of many international underwater photography contests-also constitute a source of inspiration to noted artists of this specialty. Guajimico - Scuba-Diver’s paradise |
