Jamaica’s Scuba Diving Resort Reservations
Jamaica is centrally located in the Caribbean. The island is lush with vegetation and natural resources making it a lovely resort holiday destination year round. Jamaica was originally inhabited by Arawak Indians who died from diseases brought to the island by Europeans who settled in the 16th and 17th century. After wars for control of the islands resources, the British finally won out over the Spanish. Much of the law, politics and language are based on English culture. There are still elements of Spanish culture which can be seen in some coastal architecture and even some city names. The British slave trade and sugar plantations helped populate the island with families which are the Jamaican descendants you meet today. There is a rich cultural mix in Jamaica to experience on your visit. Much of the old agriculture industry has been replaced by tourist resorts, scuba diving centers, rum production and entertainment businesses.
The Jamaican ministry of tourism has encouraged the resort dive industry to develop and market world wide, attracting dive travelers to visit the island and experience the bountiful reefs, wrecks, caves and sea life.
Scuba diving focused resorts populate the island and many have become all inclusive resorts in order to compliment vacation activities with dive training and dive adventure experiences. Breezes Runaway Bay, Breezes Grand, and the Hedonism Brand Resorts now include diving and dive equipment as part of the total resort experience. The PADI system of dive training and divemaster guided underwater tours is the norm at these resorts. Most of Jamaica’s resort scuba dive shops also use the PADI system of dive training courses.
Jamaican Resort PADI courses include:
Discover Scuba ( daily resort course )
Open Water Diver Training
Adventure Diver ( Advanced Diver Training)
Rescue Diver Classes
Divemaster Course and Internship
Instructor Development Course ( held twice a year )
PADI Specialty Courses i.e. Wreck, Nitrox, Deep, Navigation
Runaway Bays Resorts scuba dive sites include:
Canyon - vertical wall drop to 130ft
Planes - (drug smugglers plane wrecks)
Groupers Drop - 70ft wall
Nursery - 30ft reef teaming with fish
Pockets Reef - wall 80ft - 150ft
Reggae Queen
Spanish Anchor
Ocho Rios Resorts scuba dive sites include:
Jack’s Hall reef 40 ft reefs and sand chutes.
Devil’s reef 65ft drops to 130ft
Runaway Bay
Top of the mountain 60ft corals
Wreck of the Kathryn
Negril's Resorts scuba dive sites include:
Arches
O’Neil’s Reef
Shark's Reef
Throne Room
King Fish Point
Deep Plane 90 feet
Plane Wreck 60 feet
Tug Boat
Coral Gardens
Treasure Reef
Jamaica’s Resort Reservations
Resort reservations are available online through our secure links. Resort accommodations and room availability are dynamically searched and instantly displayed. Breezes, Grand Lido, Starfish and Hedonism Brand resorts price quotes and reservations are just a click away. Jamaica resorts discounts are seasonal and no matter what time of year you visit Jamaica you'll enjoy the best aquatic dive sites and scuba diving value in the Caribbean.
