“SCUBA DIVING IN BAHIA DE COCHINOS, PLAYA GIRON, MATANZAS“ Tour

“SCUBA DIVING IN BAHIA DE COCHINOS, PLAYA GIRON, MATANZAS“ Tour

Distant 150 km from Varadero and 2. 30 hours by car, you reach the east coast of the Bay of Pigs in the south of the province of Matanzas, it is in this coastal strip between Playa Larga and Playa Giron where several diving spots are located that allow us to perform this fascinating activity without the use of boats, You only need to enter the water at the shore (between one and two meters deep depending on the chosen site) and start swimming perpendicularly to the shore and going into the water, in about 10 to 15 minutes you will reach the wall that runs parallel to the coastline and distant about 150 to 200 meters depending on the access point. On the upper edge of this wall we can find depths ranging from 6 to 15 meters and from there it drops almost vertically to isobaths of 300 to 400 meters, of course the maximum depth to which we descend will be given by the certifications and experience of customers divers aimed at these dives, in no case we will be below 40 meters which is the maximum depth for recreational diving. The visibility is the main characteristic of this area and we can find more than 40 meters, the area between the coast and the wall is colonized by different types of corals and sponges, sometimes forming small coral patches, and descending in the vertical predominate tile coral and tubular sponges. At some points cement boats have been sunk that were used in the fishing of our platform by different fishing companies in our country, they are small, 16 meters long (length) and the objective was to create underwater environments in the diving spots, almost all were sunk on the edges of the edge from where you descend down the wall. The fish are varied and in some sites we can find more diversity than in others.

SCUBA DIVING IN BAHIA DE COCHINOS. PLAYA GIRON, MATANZAS.

Activities:

• Double dive (Two tanks) for certified divers, (1 PAX).
• Double dive (Two tanks) for certified divers (1 to 6 PAX).
• Non-diver companion.
• Guided Snorkeling, (Double Snorkeling) minimum 4 PAX.
• Double dive (Two tanks), Wall + Cavern, for certified divers, (1 PAX).
• Double Dive (Two Tanks), Wall + Cavern, for certified divers, (1 to 6 PAX).
• Photos and Videos (Optional).

Services included in the tour:

• Private transfer service by car to and from the client's hotel to the diving area.
• Professional diving instructor with vast experience and knowledge of the diving areas who will brief you on the dive to be done.
• Diving program as described.
• Compressed air tanks and belt with weights.
• General diving equipment (BCDs, masks, fins).

Services not included in the tour:

• Medical and risk sports insurance for the client.
• Meals and refreshments.
• Tips and gratuities.

Notes:

• It is recommended that the client brings his personal diving equipment.
• UNDERWATER PHOTOS AND VIDEO SERVICES (OPTIONAL AT EXTRA CHARGE): 30.00 USD.

SCUBA DIVING IN BAHIA DE COCHINOS It is the one that is made in these underwater environments respecting rules of strict fulfillment and which are:

• Diving time is 45 minutes for each dive, and there is no decompression.
• When two dives are made at the same site, the routes are different.
• The site is ideal for guided snorkeling.
• The site is ideal for beginners, certified snorkelers and trainees.
• The average annual temperature is 26.5 degrees C, dropping to 25 degrees in the winter months and rising to 32 degrees in the summer.
• The underwater visibility is more than 20 meters, reaching more than 40 meters down the wall.
• Pick up from Varadero Hotels is around 8:30 am and return in the afternoon between 5.00 and 6.00 pm.
• Clients are recommended to bring natural water, a snack and a towel.
• The bottles are aluminum 80 F3 (11.1 liters). They allow the placement (connection) of regulators with INT and DIN systems.
• Any client who does not have a certification to show, will be considered a beginner even if he already has some experience and will have to sign up for the Introduction to Scuba Diving course.
• Lunch can be offered to the clients when we are returning, this will be around 2.30 pm, it consists of a varied menu where seafood is included and the price of the same oscillates for 20 USD (OPTIONAL).

PROFESSIONAL DIVING INSTRUCTOR: Alfredo Contreras Guitian is one of the most experienced underwater cavers in the world. He is also a recreational diving instructor and scuba instructor trainer. 32 years as a diver and 26 of them as a diving instructor.

Summary:

• ACUC Instructor Trainer Evaluator International (Since 1997)
• CMAS Instructor ***
• ADVANCED INSTRUCTOR (BSAC)
• EANx Gas Blender Instructor (IANTD)
• EANx Instructor (IANTD)

Trainer Instructor in the following specialties ACUC:

• Night Diving
• Cave Diving
• Rescue
• First AID
• Oxygen Provider
• Underwater Photo-Video
• Sidemount
• Maintenance equipment
• Nitrox
• Archeology
• Cave Diver III (CMAS).
• He can provide detailed information on all dive sites Cuba.

Very important notes:

• All clients must be over 12 years old (between 12 and 18 accompanied by a guardian), present their diving certification and valid passport.

LIABILITY WAIVER AND EXPRESS ASSUMPTION OF RISKS FOR THE PRACTICE OF DIVING BY THE CLIENT:

• Clients must sign a liability waiver form to be able to participate in diving activities, which includes, among other points:
• The CLIENT acknowledges that snorkeling, freediving and scuba diving are potentially hazardous activities that carry a risk of serious injury and/or death and/or property damage and agree to assume all risks associated therewith.
• The CLIENT acknowledges that compressed air diving carries some inherent risks: decompression sickness, embolism or other hyperbaric injuries requiring treatment in a hyperbaric chamber may occur and that the CLIENT expressly assumes all such risks.
• The CLIENT must comply with the ship's safety guidelines and diving safety guidelines, in addition to complying with local regulations and legislation.
• The CLIENT agrees and certifies that he/she is fully aware of and expressly assumes all such risks and all other risks involved in conducting such boat trip, shore excursions and dives, conducted as leisure dives or as part of a dive class.
• The CLIENT agrees that they are in good physical and mental health for diving, that they do not suffer from any medical condition contraindicated for diving, that they will not dive under the influence of alcohol, nor under the influence of any drug contraindicated for diving. In case of taking any medication, the CLIENT declares that he/she has consulted a doctor and has the authorization to dive in the conditions of this activity while under the influence of the medication/drug.
• The CLIENT must declare: That ___ yes/no ___ has a personal insurance policy (covering the diving activity). If yes, he/she must specify which company is contracted and the policy number.
• The CLIENT declares that he/she releases the dive center from responsibility for any incident that may occur to the client, without being attributable to the dive center or its auxiliary staff. The CLIENT declares that he has been duly informed by the dive center staff and is fully aware of the risks of accidents involved in diving activities, which he assumes full responsibility and declares that if he or anyone, including his heirs or representatives, should be affected, they will not establish any claim against the dive center, its officers, instructors or employees, nor against the AGENCY.