Diving Playa Larga
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Cuba's privileged geographic position, it's broad continental shelf (70.000 square kilometers, with edges almost totally covered by carefully preserved coral reeves), and its crystal clear waters (underwater horizontal visibility of 30 meters, or 98 feet, and temperatures usually higher than 24 Centigrade) make the island an ideal site for diving and snorkeling. Varadero has 32 well established diving sites at Matanzas bay and on the western side of Sabana-Camaguey archipelago, home of a must for any experienced diver: the Ojos del Megano Blue Hole, and enormous under-water cave located between the Los Cabezotes and Mega-no Chico reefs, at the Bay of Cadiz. Three International diving centers have branches in the Peninsula, all of them with coaches and dive masters certified by the World Federation of Under-water Activities and the American-Canadian Under-water Certification, and with modern equipment and transportation means. Most hotels also offer diving courses for beginners, and some tourist packages include in their price a number of day- and night-time dives, in the open sea or at underwater caves. A national network of specialized medical services and decompression chambers are available as well to guarantee maximum safety in this activity, which is highly in demand in these beautiful natural surroundings.
The Zapata Peninsula is an idyllic playground for ecotourists and scuba divers. All the water surrounded this protective area, will be your diving zone for the week. So, you imagine what we are talking about, and count on us that we´ll continue our major efforts for more protection of the marine environment. Zapata area will be your base for the week, diving with fast diving skiffs from the live aboard Georgiana. This territory is characterized by both the presence of considerable peat depth and the fact that it is a low, flat area from the viewpoint of relief. Top height above sea level is only about 10 meters, while top depth in below-sea-level coastal zones is as follows: 2 meters in the salt-marsh area and from 1-600 meters in the sea coastal zone.
A large number of sponges and corals can be seen, there is a sunken ship that gives the area a special attraction and it is also surrounded by a great variety of tropical fish.
A colony of cup and tube sponges is significant; There are feather coral blooms and sea cucumber is abundant.
There are a large number of sponges; The apricot coral can be seen a few meters from the coastline and comes to the surface. The Santoyo crab and bighorn lobsters hide within the reef.
You can see sponges and small fish; eye coral and brain coral appear in the form of heads.
There is a sunken ship 22 meters deep that gives the area an exceptional appeal. There are cracks and tunnels in the wall and it descends in steps. A Venado jar coral barrier appears in the area and it begins at a depth of 3 meters. A red eye coral formation is very interesting. At this point you will be able to see a greater variety of fish than at the rest of the points.
The wall is one of the most preserved and beautiful in the region. Between the wall and the coast there are large numbers of conch (strombus gigas).
It is one of the deepest sites in the region. We recommend it for advanced divers since the diving is done on the wall that begins at a depth of 15 to 20 meters and reaches a depth of about 500 meters.
It is one of the best diving spots in the Zapata Peninsula; A huge canyon leads almost to the cliff wall and is an exceptional attraction for divers. Corals and sponges abound. You can see large fish, two anchors and snails. When we reach the end of the dive we enter a small U-shaped cave that starts at about 6 meters and reaches up to 9 meters deep where you can see small fish in abundance.
You can see a well-preserved Barrier Reef, abundant gorgonians, sponges and small tropical fish. Tunnels and cracks appear where lobsters and moray eels take refuge.
Well-preserved Barrier Reef; There is a flap and an underwater tunnel close to the coast. The yellowtail fish, the parrots and the carajuelo accompany the divers throughout the tour. Unlike the other points here you can dive by boat and from the coast.
Here we share with you the different experiences we have had with wonderful people over many years of work.
Final Words on Diving the Bay of Pigs in Cuba "There are some great places to scuba dive in Cuba, our Bay of Pigs Cuba diving experience was superb as we managed to combine some of the best diving in Cuba with a cultural and historic experience too. We loved our experiences diving the Bay of Pigs – it was cheap, being shore-based was a new experience for us and it was quintessentially Cuban. It’s laid back, the dive leaders clearly have a love for the ocean and a desire to show you their playground. Head on down to the Bay of Pigs and see what you can see!"
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