Watersports In and Around West End
Diving courses for all levels are available in West End. Prices are officially standardized, with a four-day PADI open-water course costing around US$250, but it's worth asking around as some schools include basic accommodation, and sporadic price wars break out between the schools. Fun dives are set at US$30 a dive, though again substantial discounts are often on offer, with ten-dive packages set at US$200 or below. Recommended West End-based schools include Ocean Divers ( oceandivers@global.hn ), West End Divers ( www.roatan.com/wed ), Reef Gliders ( paradise@global.hn ) and Bottom-Time Divers ( www.coconuttree.com ), while Native Sons ( mermaid@global.hn ), another good school, is located at Chillie's hotel in Half Moon Bay. There are also two decent dive schools in West Bay. The reef lying just offshore provides some superb snorkelling , with the best spots being at the mouth of Half Moon Bay and at the Blue Channel, which can be accessed from the beach 100m south of Foster's bar. You can also rent sea kayaks from the Sea Breeze Inn , close to the entrance road; expect to pay around US$12 for a half day or US$20 for a full day. Underwater Paradise, based in the Half Moon Bay Resort, runs popular, hour-long glass-bottomed boat tours for US$18 per person.
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