Sun Divers Roatan Launches 3-Tier Eco Academy, From $805

Sun Divers Roatan, in Half Moon Bay on the West End of Roatan, Honduras, has launched a three-tier Eco Academy that bundles PADI certifications with conservation training as fixed-price course packages.

All three tiers run four days with a single package price:

Eco Explorer, $840: PADI Open Water, Peak Performance Buoyancy and PADI AWARE Specialty certifications, six open-water dives, instruction, eLearning and ScubaPro rental equipment.
Eco Adventurer, $805: PADI Advanced Open Water, Enriched Air Nitrox, and either PADI Dive Against Debris or Roatan Marine Park Lionfish Hunting certification, six open-water dives, instruction, eLearning and ScubaPro rental equipment.
Eco Leader, $925: Emergency First Responder, PADI Rescue Diver, Emergency Oxygen Provider and PADI AWARE Shark & Ray Conservation Specialty, three open-water dives, instruction, eLearning and ScubaPro rental equipment. You can add the Roatan Shark Dive to the AWARE specialty for $50, subject to availability.

Every participant is also introduced to the Green Fins Diver E-Course.

Sun Divers’ pricing page lists prices in USD per person and says a 15 percent Honduran sales tax applies. It’s not clear whether the $10 annual Roatan Marine Park fee, transfers or lodging are included in these packages, so ask Sun Divers before booking. Check the Eco Academy course page for current terms.

A Roatan dive scene illustrates Sun Divers’ Eco Academy. It does not depict Sun Divers or the academy. Photo: Aquaimages / Clark Anderson / Wikimedia Commons. File page, CC BY-SA 2.5 license.