I dived at Guardalavaca on the North Eastern coast of Cuba in August a couple of years ago. The fish life we saw on dives there included Tuna(Which I saw feeding - that was pretty good),Barracuda, Moray eels, Snapper, Grouper.
We dived on 2 small wrecks (35-40ft) which looked like they ... Read review
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Advantages: Excellent diving Disadvantages: Quiet area, not much nightlife
I dived at Guardalavaca on the North Eastern coast of Cuba in August a couple of years ago. The fish life we saw on dives there included Tuna(Which I saw feeding - that was pretty good),Barracuda, Moray eels, Snapper, Grouper.
We dived on 2 small wrecks (35-40ft) which looked like they had been sunk deliberately for diving, they weren't very intersting bud did attract the bigger fish. The sea temperature here was a constant 30c (86f) ... ...Beach and Eagle Ray at Guardalavaca Beach. I did most of my dives at Ocean Lovers as this was handier. A ten dive package cost 250us inc tank and weights, plus equipment. I hired a stab jacket for 17us for the duration.
Here are the names of the 3 best dive sites for anyone heading out there. Canales 2 - This is a long swim and follows the top of a wall at 30m above a sandy bottom at 50, it rounds off to a point at 35m and on the other ... more
I dived at Guardalavaca on the North Eastern coast of Cuba in August a couple of years ago. The fish life we saw on dives there included Tuna(Which I saw feeding - that was pretty good),Barracuda, Moray eels, Snapper, Grouper.
We dived on 2 small wrecks (35-40ft) which looked like they had been sunk deliberately for diving, they weren't very intersting bud did attract the bigger fish. The sea temperature here was a constant 30c (86f) so I didn't bother with a suit after the first couple of dives, although I did get a couple of small stings, so it might be worth wearing one if that is a worry.
Of the 14 dives I did 11 were 30m+, 1 to 41m,so I would not recommend this as an ideal place for novices, although the dive operators did offer training courses. There are two dive operators in the area, Ocean Lovers at Esmeralda Beach and Eagle Ray at Guardalavaca Beach. I did most of my dives at Ocean Lovers as this was handier. A ten dive package cost 250us inc tank and weights, plus equipment. I hired a stab jacket for 17us for the duration.
Here are the names of the 3 best dive sites for anyone heading out there. Canales 2 - This is a long swim and follows the top of a wall at 30m above a sandy bottom at 50, it rounds off to a point at 35m and on the other side drops away sheer - totally awesome but I would recommend taking a deco computer with you, as the guides will push each dive to the limits of your air - I'm a light breather and did this dive on a quiet day with the divemaster, we were using single 10 litre cylinders and still ended up doing mandatory decompression stops.
Canto Azul - Another big wall that just seems to keep going, we were down to 40m on this and it looked like it kept going another 20, saw Tuna and Barracuda on the wall.
Corona - A large area of walls going to about 35m max, some caves, chimneys and swim throughs make it pretty interesting. There also are 2 dives called Cueva 1 & 2. 1 was ok, I didn't get a chance to do 2 as the guides wouldn't do it if there were any newish divers about (Some of the Canadians especially were very inexperienced ). The guys that did 2 though said it was a great dive, a cave at 42m!
I would recommend Guardalavaca to anyone whose keen on wall diving. It's not the liveliest place in the world if you're after a wild time, but it's laid back and inexpensive.
