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Mermaid Sport Divers
Bubali 112-J, between the high-rise and low-rise hotels,
297-587-4103;
297-993-3920 (cell); www.scubadivers-aruba.com
Learn to scuba in record time with these PADI and NAUI instructors. Al-
ready certified? Check out their unlimited-diving packages. You get up to 20
boat or shore dives throughout the week at prices that average about $20
per dive.
S.E. Aruba Fly 'n Dive
L.G. Smith Boulevard,
297-588-1150; www.searuba.com
As one of the newest dive operators, this facility takes divers in small groups
from Havana Beach. Fly-and-drive tours are available to Bonaire and
Curaçao.
The following operators are also recommended, but were not members of
AWA when this guide was published.
Other Recommended Dive Operators
Native Divers
Noord (office location),
297-586-4763; www.nativedivers.com
Let this small operator take you to the reef off Pos Chiquito to watch the
coral spawning in September and October. Other times of the year, check
with them for well-organized boat and shore excursions to interesting sites.
Aruba Pro Dive
Costa Linda Resort,
297-582-5520; www.arubaprodive.com
They pick up at all the hotels in Aruba. Groups average six divers, and the
boats visit two or three top sites each day. They run two-tank dives in the
morning and one-tank dives in the afternoon. Baby Beach and the surround-
ing southern reefs are a specialty. Guides also lead customized land/sea com-
bination tours.
Glass-Bottom Boating
You don't have to get wet to view Aruba's fabulous underwater treasures.
Take a sightseeing cruise in a glass-bottom boat. Rates for 1½-hour cruises
are $25 for adults and $12.50 for children four-12 years of age. The island's
only glass-bottom boat leaves from Palm Beach near the Radisson Resort.
For information and reservations, call
Discovery Tours
,
297-587-
5875.
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