Ocho Rios is located on Jamaica’s north coast and considered its most romantic resort area. With the sound of reggae never far away, you will find local culture, breathtaking waterfalls, lush nature parks and rich sea life. It’s palm-lined beaches and crystal-clear waters make it the perfect place to enjoy the Jamaican way of life. It offers fascinating diving spots like Harbor Reef and Draxall, old shipwrecks like the Katherine and small caverns.
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The scuba diving in Jamaica is predominantly organized along the north and west coastline - this coincides with the major hotel and tourism areas of Montego Bay, Negril, and Ocho Rios. Many of Jamaica's shallow reefs are close to shore with short boat rides to many sites - perfect for beginners and novices. For the more experienced diver, the alluring Cayman Trench runs past the north coast, allowing deeper diving opportunities on the thrilling wall dives
Refresh your scuba diving skills. The Re-Activate program is the perfect way to update your dive skills and regain your confidence before jumping back into the ocean. The Re-Activate program is mandatory if you haven’t been diving for more than 1 year. Includes equipment assembly, review of basic scuba diving skills in confined water and 1 ocean dive, all under the supervision of a PADI professional
The Re-Activate program is the perfect way to update your dive skills, test your knowledge and regain your confidence before jumping back into the ocean. The program is mandatory if you haven’t been diving for more than 2 years. Includes knowledge quick review, equipment assembly, extended skill training in confined water and 1 ocean dive, all under the supervision of a PADI professional
The scuba diving in Jamaica is predominantly organized along the north and west coastline - this coincides with the major hotel and tourism areas of Montego Bay, Negril, and Ocho Rios
All of Ocho Rios’s dive sites are, with a short boat ride, close to shore. There is a lot of variety in shallow and deep dive sites, perfect for beginners to experienced divers to explore. The year-round great visibility, the warm waters, hard and soft corals and abundant marine life makes Ocho Rios a great scuba diving destination. Schools of blue chromis, four-eye butterfly fish, parrot fish, trumpet fish, turtles, barracuda and if you are lucky, a sleeping nurse shark hidden under a coral ledge!
All of Ocho Rios’s dive sites are, with a short boat ride, close to shore. There is a lot of variety in shallow and deep dive sites, perfect for beginners to experienced divers to explore. The year-round great visibility, the warm waters, hard and soft corals and abundant marine life makes Ocho Rios a great scuba diving destination. Schools of blue chromis, four-eye butterfly fish, parrot fish, trumpet fish, turtles, barracuda and if you are lucky, a sleeping nurse shark hidden under a coral ledge!
All of Ocho Rios’s dive sites are, with a short boat ride, close to shore. There is a lot of variety in shallow and deep dive sites, perfect for beginners to experienced divers to explore. The year-round great visibility, the warm waters, hard and soft corals and abundant marine life makes Ocho Rios a great scuba diving destination. Schools of blue chromis, four-eye butterfly fish, parrot fish, trumpet fish, turtles, barracuda and if you are lucky, a sleeping nurse shark hidden under a coral ledge!
All of Ocho Rios’s dive sites are, with a short boat ride, close to shore. There is a lot of variety in shallow and deep dive sites, perfect for beginners to experienced divers to explore. The year-round great visibility, the warm waters, hard and soft corals and abundant marine life makes Ocho Rios a great scuba diving destination. Schools of blue chromis, four-eye butterfly fish, parrot fish, trumpet fish, turtles, barracuda and if you are lucky, a sleeping nurse shark hidden under a coral ledge!
All of Ocho Rios’s dive sites are, with a short boat ride, close to shore. There is a lot of variety in shallow and deep dive sites, perfect for beginners to experienced divers to explore. The year-round great visibility, the warm waters, hard and soft corals and abundant marine life makes Ocho Rios a great scuba diving destination. Schools of blue chromis, four-eye butterfly fish, parrot fish, trumpet fish, turtles, barracuda and if you are lucky, a sleeping nurse shark hidden under a coral ledge!
All of Ocho Rios’s dive sites are, with a short boat ride, close to shore. There is a lot of variety in shallow and deep dive sites, perfect for beginners to experienced divers to explore. The year-round great visibility, the warm waters, hard and soft corals and abundant marine life makes Ocho Rios a great scuba diving destination. Schools of blue chromis, four-eye butterfly fish, parrot fish, trumpet fish, turtles, barracuda and if you are lucky, a sleeping nurse shark hidden under a coral ledge!