Wanderlust World Wanderlust World Round Hill Hotel and Villas offers five-star accommodations with PADI-certified scuba diving courses on-site. Choose from youth or adult lessons in the pool or in open water. Lessons are offered each morning, starting at 8:30 am. If you'd like to get your PADI certification, Round Hill offers several options, including PADI Scuba Diver, Open Water Diver, Advanced Open Water Diver, Rescue Diver, Divemaster, a refresher course, a referral course or an Adventure Diver special course that allows you to choose three specilalty dives. Dive trips are also available for certified divers, including one- or two-tank dives and night dives. The Round Hill Hotel and Villas offers luxury accommodations on 30 acres of tropical gardens. The property is located on the beach and all rooms offer ocean views.
Round Hill Hotel and Villas
John Pringle Drive, P. O. Box 64,
Montego Bay, Jamaica
800-972-2159
roundhilljamaica.com
Dive Seaworld Resorts offers diving vacation packages including scuba and lodging in Montego Bay. Scuba trips, lessons and PADI certifications are offered through Dive Seaworld. Options include boat dive trips for certified divers, including deep diving at the Cayman Trench Wall or reef exploration at Chubb Reef. If you're a beginner, take advantage of the free introductory course in the hotel pool. Dive Seaworld also offers equipment rental, snorkeling tours, deep sea fishing charters and glass-bottom boat tours. Vacations include lodging at the Cariblue Hotel, featuring a private beach, fresh-water pool and 24 rooms, most with an ocean view.
Cariblue Hotel and Dive Seaworld Resort
Rose Hall, Montego Bay
P.O. Box 610, Jamaica
876-953-2022
diveseaworld.com/
The Beaches Boscobel Resort and Golf Club offers scuba lessons and dives as part of all-inclusive vacation packages. PADI certification courses are available for a fee. Located on Jamaica's northern coast, Beaches Boscobel features dives for all levels and abilities. Advanced divers will enjoy the 100-foot deep dives at Devil's Reef, Jamaica Wall and David's Reef, featuring barracuda and green moray eels. Novice divers can explore The Catherine ship wreck; at 50 feet, this dive is one of the most popular in the area. Beginners can try a 15-foot dive at Sandal's reef with its wide variety of coral. Beaches Boscobal features a 27,000 foot waterpark for kids, three swimming pools, five restaurants and six bars. Enjoy a variety of watersports on the beach, including sailing, kaying and snorkeling.
Beaches Boscobel Resort and Golf Club
N. Coast Hwy., Box 63
St. Ann's Bay
Ochos Rios, Jamaica
876-975-7777
beaches.com