Varadero
geographical features invite diving lovers to visit it. The peninsula
is near to one of the most important strings of corals with 7000 km2,
it makes of its living sea flora and fauna, sunk ships and submarine caves,
the main attractive of this sea sport. By this way, diving in Varadero
littoral is characterized by diverse sea landscapes, where patch reefs
are very common.
Sand zones combine with coral reefs zones and they bring to live here
beautiful fish to be seen by divers, such as pargies and roncos. It is
very interesting to the immersion zone known as (Parque Submarino Cayo
Piedra del Norte) where are distributed war sunk ships which are very
well conserved, showing high levels of coralline covering.
Varadero diving zone is more than 10 miles long and includes the nearest
keys. There are 32 diving zones located between Matanzas Bay and the western
keys of the archipelago Sabana-Camaguey.
There
are in Varadero three diving centres (Aqua Diving Center, Marina Chapelin
Aquaworld and Barracuda Scuba Cuba).All the divers have a long experience
and they are certificated by different international Confederations (ACUC,
SMAS & NAUI).
You may find also instructors in many of the hotels who give courses for
diving beginners. You may have access to this activity by means of the
payment in some touristy packs for one determinate number of day or night
immersions, to open sea or in inundated caves.