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Originally Posted by CompuDude
Liveaboards like Blackbeards will probably give you the most diving per dollar spent, since they're all about diving, all the time. If you want more topside adventure at the cost of some bottom time, there are lots of great options.
Bonaire is another good option for this: Unlimited shore diving (the easiest shore diving in the world, too) for VERY reasonable prices. Dive as much or as little as you want. Closest thing to a liveaboard that you'll find on land.
Cozumel and Roatan are definitely among the best values, [semi-] locally, although as paperdesk pointed out, Asian/Indonesian locations offer some of the best diving in the world for relatively small amount of money, just a larger chunk up front. (expensive to fly there, but live like a king once you're there)
This is a good thread to read about doing Cozumel cheaply, on your own, if you're willing to deal with the relatively bare bones trip: in return for LOTS of diving.
"Coz on a budget" Trip Report - Feb. 2009 |
Actually, CCV resort is the closest thing to a liveaboard on land. That is one of the reasons I fell in love with it. We were addicted to liveaboards before we went there. And I wasn't really all that excited about going to CCV, but thought I would give it a try as people had told me that it was just like a liveaboard. Wow! They were right.
Bonaire is awesome, but only if you have another diver going with you who wants to dive as much as you. Luckily I have a diving spouse and we match each other well in diving wants and needs. Bonaire is my second favorite land-based option.
Liveaboards are great for singles but they are a bit pricier than I think the OP wants. For that reason, Roatan all-inclusive is best value. And CCV is the best of the best in that regard. The unlimited shore diving rocks!!!
robin