Cozumel Dive Trip Nov 13th to 20th 2022
This trip is now in the books!
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Cozumel Dive Trip Nov 13th to 20th 2022
Mainland dive buddies – Island Divers Hawaii dive travel is invading your neck of the woods and headed on a Cozumel dive trip. We’ve done plenty of these trips over the years, but in 2019 we tried out a new place and we liked it. The Iberostar on the southern tip of Cozumel near Palancar Reef. It is an all inclusive. The boat rides to the dive sites were so short we were doing most of our surface intervals at the dock. The food was great. The free beer and cocktails were mid range, but acceptable. The FREE part didn’t hurt at all. We enjoyed the two restaurants that required reservations (free), and everyone was happy with the rooms. We spent quite a bit of time at the pool swim up bars. Overall, it was my best trip to Cozumel. We were going to hit the repeat button earilier, but you know, Covid. By Island Divers tradition, we take one trip into town to the Mission Restuarant, but that is optional.
$1437.50 double occupancy, $1937.50 single
Included:
- 7 night hotel
- all meals
- standard beer wine and cocktails
- 6 days 2 tank diving
- Nitrox
- airport transfers
- free antigen testing to get back to US
Not included:
- airfare
- Cenote Trip add on, $130 optional
- gear rental if needed
Arrival in Cozumel
Come in anytime on the 13th of November, airport transfers are included in the package, so we will be collecting your flight information to pass on the the operator. Meet up at the La Perla Pool bar inside the Iberostar at 5pm for a social. If you get in late, no problem, we’ll let you know what time to be at the dive shop to start the diving the next morning.
Trip leader arrival: Sunday Nov 13th on UA flight 1919 1:3pm. Departure Sunday Nov 20th flight UA 1867 at 3pm. But book whatever works for you.
The Diving in Cozumel
We are signed up for a 6 day 2 tanks a day package. Though if that is not enough for you you can add on dives at for $40, $60 for a night dive. This is a special rate for our group, normally $59/$79. The package includes nitrox, so if you aren’t certified yet, let us know and we will get the book work done prior to the trip and certify you the first day. That’s only $125. Worth it. Diving is Cozumel is all drift diving, and damn that is nice. You usually drop into the sand at about 50ft and head over to the ledge to explore caverns and swim throughs. You know we will be going to Columbia Reef at least once, shallow and packed with life, this is an easy hour plus dive. Don’t be surprised if Bob and Kathy Zimmerman show up on this trip just to make sure they don’t miss out on that dive.
The Cenote Option
So everyone knows what a cenote is right? Okay, maybe not. Basically there is an underground fresh water river system on the mainland, went the caves fill with water colapse in provide a surface entry point to the underground system. It makes for some amazing stalactite and stalagmite filled caverns dives. And you encounter the visual effect of a salt water and fresh water interface, the haliocline. Super amazing. So you have to give up a day of diving for this and pay a $130 extra, but it include the transportation to Playa del Carmen by ferry and the cave diver guides for safety. This is just an option, but if there is a group that want to do this, I’m in.
How to book
Send an email to divetravel@islanddivershawaii.com or just send in a $500 deposit check to PO Box 30108 Honolulu HI 96820. Make check to Dive Travel Services. We’ll take a deposit at any time, but can’t reserve a spot until we get it. Basically, don’t book flights for the trip if you haven’t sent in a deposit. The balance will be due by Sept 13th 2022. I’ve booked flights already, and as of 3/22 there are already 10 people on the trip. Should be a fun one, book those airline tickets, they are not going to get any cheaper.
Who can come on this trip?
Travel the world, and scuba dive it!
It is extremely exclusive. Just kidding. Our trips are open to all fun loving divers that are interested in group travel. Many of us have been traveling together for years. There is always someone new, and most of them end up joining other trips in the future. Sometimes it just works out that you are interested in a trip that we are offering as it coincides with when your were planning on traveling anyway. That’s cool too, join us for a one off. There are often non divers on our trips as well, and this trip will be particularly good for those couples. Iberostar is a nice resort with a lot of other activities besides diving. Join us, we love meeting new people.