Diving – Clark's Cay Guanaja Guanaja's Private Island Scuba Diving Resort Tue, 05 May 2026 19:50:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 /wp-content/uploads/2019/07/cropped-web-icon-32x32.png Diving – Clark's Cay Guanaja 32 32 Guanaja Scuba Diving /portfolio/guanaja-scuba-diving/ /portfolio/guanaja-scuba-diving/#respond Fri, 09 Dec 2022 17:47:45 +0000 https://dev.clarkscay.com/?post_type=portfolio&p=1836
Clark's Cay Dive Shop
2 custom dive boats

Clark's Cay Dive Shop

Diving the best of the north and south

Boat rides vary from 20 – 30 minutes for dives along the south to up to 45 minutes for dives along the northern coast. Boats generally depart at 8:30 am for the morning 2-tank dive, returning for lunch with the afternoon boat leaving a reasonable time after lunch has concluded. If we are diving the north shore of Guanaja, we will stay out for a three-tank dive and lunch will be prepared during a break between the second and third dive.

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Guanaja Dive Sites
50 rarely visited dive sites

Guanaja Dive Sites

Mixture of pinnacles, vertical walls, lava tunnels, and wrecks

There are 50+ named Guanaja dive sites, another 6 or so “kept secret” by the Clark’s Cay dive staff for their guests only. More dive sites being discovered every day along the barrier reef off Guanaja and around the numerous cays that surround the island. Below is some information on just a few of our favorite Guanaja dive sites.

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Scuba Diving Courses
From discovery dives through professional training

Scuba Diving Courses

Discover diving for the first time or enjoyably advance you level of certification with our NAUI staff

Guanaja offers some of the healthiest coral reefs in the Caribbean. With little to no current, our calm blue waters offer an ideal training environment. Small class sizes or private training ensure you can learn at your own pace and never feel rushed. Much of your training will take place on our roomy dive boats. This enables you to spend time with an enjoy most of the same dives as your traveling companions.

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Gear Rental
Bring your own gear or rent ours

Gear Rental

Daily and Weekly Prices

We have a substantial stock of well maintained rental equipment including weight integrated BCD’s in a variety of sizes, regulators, full foot fins, masks and snorkels, and dive computers. We also have wet suits, but in a limited quantity, so you may wish to consider bringing your own.

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Reef Conservation Partners
Showing our support for protecting the ocean!

Reef Conservation Partners

Showing our support for protecting the ocean!

Cabañas on Clark's Cay is dedicated to responsible social and environmental business practices that include water conservation, energy reduction, proper waste disposal, use of mooring buoys and respect for local cultures, laws and regulations.

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Diver Safety
Piece of mind in case the unexpected occurs

Diver Safety

Supporting the local community

Through the combined efforts of many people and agencies, the municipal government can now operate and offer Hyperbaric oxygen therapy not only to the people of Guanaja, but those of the Bay Islands and the nearby Honduran mainland coast as well.

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Diving Guanaja’s Barrier Reef

Guanaja’s fringing reef is a protected marine reserve making it an ideal spot for scuba diving and snorkeling nearly anywhere offshore the mainland. Part of a volcanic and coral mountain range called The Bonacca Ridge, Guanaja marks the beginning of the second largest barrier reef in the world – the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef. It offers a mixture of pinnacles, vertical walls, lava tunnels and wrecks including the nearby Jado Trader, one of the most sought-after wrecks in the Caribbean. It also boasts nearly every species of coral growing in the Caribbean Sea, including several species of rare black coral, and sponges of all colors, shapes and sizes.

Nearly all of the sites offer lively shallow terraces that are perfect for snorkeling as well as scuba diving. Separate snorkel tours are offered to ensure you are taken to a site that is guaranteed for good snorkeling. When joining the scuba divers, we also do our best to accommodate sites that work well for divers and snorkelers.

All visitors to Guanaja are now required to make a $10.00 (annual) cash contribution to the Environmental Fund for the Protection of Guanaja Island. Proceeds go toward the preservation of the reefs, mangroves and general ecosystem as well as to fund environmental education programs for Guanaja residents. The $10.00 contribution will be collected at Clark’s Cay during your scuba diving registration.

A Few Of Our Favorite Sites:

Michael’s Rock: This site is famous for its cracks & crevices. The maximum depth reaches to 70ft/21m. This is also a good practice dive before you do Black Rock Canyons.

The Pinnacle: This pinnacle is located in a channel, close to Guanaja Island. It stands on a sandy bottom at 135ft/41m, very close to the channel wall, & rises 80ft/24m to a point about 55ft/17m below the surface. Several varieties of black coral are attached to the pinnacle. The wall of the channel has some really beautiful coral, blue bell tunicates and crinoids along it at depths of only 10 to 30 feet (3 – 9 meters.)

The Jado Trader: The 240-foot Jado Trader was a refrigerator freighter sunk in 1987 to form one of the richest artificial reefs in Guanaja. The Trader rests on a sandy bottom, completely intact and in waters between 80 and 110 feet (24 – 33 meters), suitable for experienced divers. The wreck is now nicely encrusted and the marine life around it excellent.  It is one of the most photogenic wrecks in Honduras. Near to the wreck are several coral pinnacles that can be explored as well.

Black Rock Canyon: Created by volcanic action, this conglomeration of caves, tunnels and deep cracks & crevices is one of the most exciting dives around Guanaja. It’s common to turn a corner, or come out of a tunnel and come across a sleeping shark or a big moray eel lounging in a hole. Expect to see plenty of silverside sardines, glassy sweepers, groupers, and barracudas.

Vertigo: This is a site along the barrier reef wall that has some spectacular drop-offs. As is true along the entire barrier wall, the beauty here is truly unbelievable. The top of the wall is at about 35ft/11m then drops down to about 160ft/51m. From here, a sandy shelf juts out 60f/18m or so before the wall drops off to oblivion. Black crinoids are found here.

Jim’s Silverlode: Jim’s Silverlode presents a tunnel along the wall at a depth of 70ft/21m which will bring divers into a sandy-bottomed amphitheater-like area populated by huge groupers, yellowtails, moray eels, and swarms of silverside sardines. This is an intermediate-level dive.

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Our staff includes Master Instructors and Master Scuba Diver Trainers with over 40 years of knowledge and experience. We believe in high standards in dive education. Our goal is to ensure you’re confident and comfortable with your diving skills, so you become a safe divers with an excitement for the sport. From discovery dives through professional training, we can help you achieve all of your diving goals.

 

Scuba Tuneup
Duration: 1/2 Day

Scuba Tuneup

$125.00
Minimum Age: 10
Number of Dives: 0
Includes: Instruction and pool skills review.

If you’re feeling a bit rusty on your scuba skills, or a bit nervous about getting in the water again, it’s best to take a quick refresher. This class consists of a brief lecture going over basic Do’s and Don’ts followed by a short pool session practicing the most critical skills such as mask clearing and regulator retrieval. Our NAUI instructors will get you in the water, having fun and feeling comfortable again so you can thoroughly enjoy your dive vacation.

Discover Scuba Diving
Duration: 1/2 Day

Discover Scuba Diving

$150.00
Minimum Age: 10
Number of Dives: 1
Includes: Dive gear and instruction

If you want to try scuba diving, but aren’t quite ready to take the plunge into a certification course, Discover Scuba Diving is for you. This is a fantastic way for those with little or no experience to enter the wonderful world of scuba diving in the beautiful waters of Guanaja. The course consists of a brief knowledge review going over some basics and then practicing skills in the swimming pool. After lunch, you’re off on the afternoon boat for a 1-tank boat dive to a maximum depth of 40 ft under the supervision of your instructor. If you enjoyed the experience, you can take additional dives a second day for $125.00 for the 2-tank morning boat dive or $75.00 for the afternoon 1-tank boat dive. And guess what You can even apply certain parts of the course toward your Scuba Diver Certification!

NAUI Scuba Diver Certification
Duration: 2 - 3 Days (after eLearning)

NAUI Scuba Diver Certification

$500.00
Minimum age: 10
Number of Dives: 4
Includes: Purchase of the Elearning module/academic training materials plus the on-island course completion including dive gear, confined water training sessions, four open water boat dives and certification fees.

The NAUI Scuba Diver Certification Course is the first step in becoming a certified, recreational diver. The course consists of three main phases: Knowledge Development (via eLearning) to understand basic principles of scuba diving, confined water dives to learn necessary scuba skills and open water dives to use your skills and explore! Spend less vacation time in the classroom and more time in the ocean when purchasing the eLearning from us and completing that portion of the course at home before arriving!

Open Water Completion/Referral Dives
Duration: 2 Days

Open Water Completion/Referral Dives

$300.00
Price Includes Gear; $250.00 if you bring your own
Minimum Age: 10
Number of Dives: 4
Includes: Dive gear (option), four open water boat dives and certification fees.

This course is for students who have completed their class and pool training with their local dive shop before traveling to Guanaja. This is a great way to get to know divers in your own community before heading our way with your Student Referral Letter to complete your open water dives in our clear, warm water.

Enriched Air / Nitrox Certification
Duration: 1 Day

Enriched Air / Nitrox Certification

$300.00
Minimum Age: 12
Includes: Elearning module/academic training materials plus on-island course completion including instructor review time plus two nitrox tanks.

The chances are that you’re taking a dive vacation because you want to spend as much time underwater as possible. Nitrox is the perfect way to extend your bottom time. This course is so popular that it’s been streamlined when purchasing the NAUI eLearning Module so that you can get the academics done ahead of vacation.

Advanced Scuba Diver Certification
Duration: 3 Days

Advanced Scuba Diver Certification

$350.00
Minimum Age: 10
Includes: Elearning module/academic training materials plus on-island course completion including six open water boat dives and certification fees.
Number of Dives: 5 (2 of which must be deep dive and navigation dives plus three additional Adventure Dive options)

You don’t have to be “advanced” to take this course – it is the course itself that advances your diving, so you can start right after earning your Scuba Diver certification. The course helps build confidence and expand your scuba skills through different Adventure Dives.

Rescue Scuba Diver Certification
Duration: 4 Days

Rescue Scuba Diver Certification

$500.00
Minimum Age: 15
Includes: Elearning module/academic training materials plus on-island course completion including rescue scenarios in confined water and open water and certification fees.

Expect the unexpected! Safer divers know how to prevent and control problems before they happen. This course runs you through all of the “worst-case scenarios” possible. Believe it or not, you will have a lot of fun while you’re practicing! This is the most rewarding scuba diving course that you will take. Use your pre-vacation time to study the academics via the eLearning Module and save vacation time for the practical aspects.

Specialties

AWARE Coral Conservation $150.00

Includes Instructor theory over 1 day. No boat dives required.

Boat Diver $225.00

Includes eLearning Module, Instructor review and 2 boat dives over 1 day

Deep Diver $275.00

Includes eLearning Module, Instructor review and 4 boat dives over 2 days

Drift Diver $225.00

Includes eLearning Module, Instructor review and 2 boat dives over 1 day

Fish Identification $225.00

Includes Instructor theory and 2 boat dives over 1 day

Invasive Lionfish Hunter $225.00

Includes Instructor review and 2 boat dives over 1 day and use of spear and zookeeper

Peak Performance Buoyancy $225.00

Includes eLearning Module, Instructor review and 2 boat dives over 1 day

Underwater Navigation $250.00

Includes eLearning Module, Instructor review and 3 boat dives over 1 or 2 days

Underwater Photography $225.00

Includes eLearning Module, Instructor review and 2 boat dives over 1 day and use of a camera for 5 days.

Underwater Naturalist $225.00

Includes Instructor theory and 2 boat dives over 1 day

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