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Half-Day Dive Trip

Available on 21 Dec

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Key info

  • 4 hours (approx.)
  • Incl. 2 dives
  • Dive site(s) determined on the dive day
  • English, Spanish, French
  • Max. 6 divers / guide
  • Meet at the dive center
  • Free Cancellation - 30days notice
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Highlights

Come experience top-class valet diving with us in the protected marine reserve with healthy coral and large schools of reef fish! Warm Caribbean waters are perfect for the recreational diver looking for a large variety dive sites (Wrecks, reef, archeological). Relax at the dive shop for your surface intervals and discuss the many marine sightings

  • Be pampered with Valet Diving
  • Discover the Protected Marine Reserve
  • Enjoy the peacefulness of the undiscovered island of Sint Eustatius

Dive center

Golden Rock Dive Center

PADI 5 Star Dive Center

Golden Rock Dive Center is a small, family run PADI dive center who operate in an unspoiled Marine Reserve.

We believe divers should dive the way they want without the constraints of an over crowded boat of strangers. Golden Rock Dive Center is a small, friendly and flexible dive center with top quality equipment and experienced staff who are focused on safety and fun, without the pretension. We offer a variety of customized dive/hotel packages, and booking with us is a personalized experience where the dive center arranges your requested accommodations. 

At Golden Rock Dive Center, our goal is to provide you with a unique dive holiday on a small and safe Caribbean island free of mass tourism and cruise ships.  We give every guest the most personalized experience possible whether during your dive, setting up after dive experiences, or eating a local fish/lobster BBQ!  Our dive center is located directly on the bay only a few meter walk to the dive boats and a few minute stroll from the 2 hotels on the bay.  Located across from the St. Eustatius National Park (STENAPA) Headquarters, we are visited by dive travelers from all over the world to enjoy our impeccable diving in the Marine Park and Reserve.  We offer flexible dive schedules and site selection to ensure customer satisfaction is guaranteed. 

Statia offers over 30 dives sites, most of which are moored.  The dive sites range over 7 different underwater ecosystems: new wrecks, historical wrecks, coral encrusted lava flows, isolated rock outcroppings, wall dives, muck dives, and boulder slides.  There are dives to please everyone in your dive group and conditions are mild enough year round for all levels of divers to be safe and have fun.

Take the extra time and go the extra mile to have a quiet, safe, secluded, and unique Caribbean holiday away from it all.  Let us take care of you!

PADI 5 Star Dive Resort Wi-Fi (FREE) Dive shop 5 PADI Instructors Max. 6.0 divers / guide

Address: 4070 Km from your location
Lowertown, St Eustatius, No State, Sint Eustatius

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Package description

Inclusive of

  • Weights/Weight Belt/Tank(s)

Not inclusive of

  • Scuba equipment rental (full set)  ( USD 40 ) - bookable in checkout
  • Lunch
  • Surface interval refreshments
  • GoPro Hero 8 with housing  ( USD 20 )
  • Fins (full foot)  ( USD 5 )
  • Fins (open heel)  ( USD 5 )
  • Wetsuit (shorty)  ( USD 10 )
  • Wetsuit (5mm)  ( USD 12 )
  • Regulator  ( USD 12 )
  • Dive computer  ( USD 10 )
  • Mask/snorkel  ( USD 15 )
  • Wetsuit (3mm)  ( USD 12 )
  • Nitrox  ( USD 10 )
  • BCD  ( USD 10 )
  • Flashlight (torch)  ( USD 20 )

Requirements

  • Minimum age: 12+
  • Min. certification: Open Water Certification required
  • Min logged dives: None
  • pre-booking required to secure availability; dive accident insurance Most dive sites are 60ft/18M or deeper so ensure no age restricted depth limits for multiple day dive plan

What to expect

Arrive at the dive shop your first morning about 45 minutes prior to the first dive.  Bring your certification cards, proof of dive insurance, a towel, and a re-useable water bottle.  You will complete your liability forms and get set with any rental dive gear is needed.

We have free wifi and drinks for purchase.  Restrooms and restaurants are located directly across the street.

We will provide a briefing of the dive shop, staff, the boats, and the dive plan and site prior to leaving for the dive.  All of our dive sites are reached by boat and most are within 5-15 minute boat ride.

Statia has over 30 dives sites, most of which are on a mooring which allows for controlled descents and ascents and prevents anchoring damage to the reef.  Only one dive boat is allowed on a mooring at a time so you will not interact with any other dive groups.

A majority of our dive sites are in the reserve as coral encrusted lava flows, but Statia boasts a huge variety of dive sites including new wrecks, muck dives, isolated rock outcropping, wall dives, and unique to Statia are the archeological dive sites with old relics of the ship trade days of the late 1700 and early 1800's! 

The Charles L. Brown wreck is the largest reason to come dive in Statia.  She was voted top wreck dive in the Caribbean!

Between dives we return to the dive shop where we have drinks for purchase and a small snack while looking up the many creatures that we found in the books.  Then we brief for the next dive and head out for the second morning dive of the day.

Both morning dives are typically completed by 13:30 then you can head out for lunch.

Most of the dive sites are a minimum of 60ft/18M with steep ascents/descents so we highly recommend using Nitrox for your dives for safety and to improve your no decompression limits.  We are happy to get you nitrox certified while you are here diving with us!

Other Information

Confirmation

  • We’ll send you a final Booking Confirmation Email on average within 24 hours. We advise you to not make any other travel arrangements before that
  • In the event that you do not receive an email from us, please check your Spam folder or notify us via email

Meet at the dive center

The island is very small so you won't get lost! We are located on the south end of the bay next to the Boardwalk Cafe and across the street from the National Park Headquarters

Address: Lowertown, St Eustatius, No State, Sint Eustatius

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Cancellation policy

  • Full refunds will be issued for cancellations made at least 30 days prior to the activity
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