Diving in Belize Last of the Caribbean Frontier! Private Liveaboard: For one of the most unforgettable dive experiences of your life, travel in luxury on Katkandu to Lighthouse, Turneffe and Glover`s Atolls, or explore the barrier reef and its thousands of ledges, patch reefs and walls. You`ll wake up in Paradise to a cup of gourmet coffee, moments from some of the best dive sites in the world! You`ll be on your own schedule, since Captain Rick is a licensed USCG Captain, dive master and Belizean tour guide who can show you underwater wonders you`ll never forget. Belize`s Barrier Reef has been designated a UNESCO World Heritage site because of its ``exceptional beauty and aesthetic importance``. Katkandu`s on-board compressor ensures your tanks will always be full when you want to dive, and we provide new Scuba Pro gear with all dive packages. Snorkeling is unbelizeable too! Belize`s many shallow reefs offer a kaleidoscope of sealife, from soft coral forests to algelfish nurseries to shark alleys and lobster holes. Everyone loves ``drag snorkeling`` where you hang onto the dive ladder as Katkandu leisurely follows a wall and the fish below ignore your passage as they feed and breed in splendid coral gardens. See our Specials Page for a small glimpse of what else awaits you in the crystalline cruising waters of Belize. Price: $250 per week per diver* including all gear and tanks - maximum 2 dives per day. *Compare to local rates of $170 for a one-day 3 tank dive at Lighthouse Reef plus $21 equipment rental. Onboard Certification: Need to get certified? Need that next certification? Get it right on board, from Carolyn or Sara, experienced PADI Instructors. Using Katkandu`s all-new dive gear, your confined water work can be done in the crystal waters of the outer atolls instead of a swimming pool! Take your written test in a hammock on Katkandu or on the beach at Halfmoon Caye. Then use your newly-acquired skills to explore some of the best diving sites in the world! Whale Shark Excursion: Been there - done that in the diving scene, but have missed the whale sharks? Come with us during April, May and June full moons for the ultimate diving excursion at Gladdens Spit, aboard Katkandu a 42` floating palace. Why Belize? •Solitude •No Crowds •Fine Dining •World Class Diving •Crystal Clear Snorkeling •World Class Fishing •Abundant marine life •Whale Sharks •Some of the Last Old Rain Forest •185 miles Of The Great Barrier Reef •Mayan Ruins •World Class Remote Jungle Lodges •Best Sailing Grounds in the Caribbean •Some of the Best Tropical Waters Around At this time we are not offering any bareboat charters. However, we have fantastic crewed sailing charters available throughout Belize as well as diving charters and on-board diving certification. Going on cruise around Central America? When your cruiseship makes a stop in Belize, be sure to take advantage of the incredible diving we offer with experienced and certified divers on-board. Or, get away from the crowded ships and take a private sailing charter with your own crew! For more information on sailing vacations or diving charters in Belize, call or email us today.
Katkandu is a 1998 Fountaine Pajot Crewed Catamaran that offers 3 spacious staterooms plus crew`s quarters, 2 large heads with showers. She is equipped with a generator for air conditioning, dive compressor for filling tanks, and a water maker for plenty of H2O! Her large salon will sit 8 with room to move, a 360 degree view of Paradise and surround sound from her CD player. Katkandu`s large deck area and comfortable shaded cockpit offers plenty of space for those who want to sunbathe, read that favorite book or just plain RELAX. Un-Belize-Able Where do we go and what do we do? That all depends on you. If you are adventurous and like to dive, we leave San Pedro for Lighthouse Reef, home of the famed Blue Hole for world class diving. If you are more into sightseeing and relaxing, we turn our course for the hundreds of Cayes that await us to the south. Have you ever seen a pod of dolphins cavorting around the bow of a boat? Ever gone up a Jungle river that empties into the sea? Ever basked in a cool natural pool under a hot waterfall? We can do that too, or a combination of everything. We let you make that decision; after all it`s your vacation, so come join us for a un-BELIZE-able sail through the last of the Caribbean Frontier! What`s included: •6 nights 7 days of paradise * •4-5 dinners served on board •5 lunches served on board •6 breakfasts served on board •Soft drinks •Water, juices, fresh fruits •Lots of fun in the sun •Deep-sea Fishing gear - less tackle •Fuel *Longer or shorter cruises also available. Contact us for pricing. What`s Not: •Airfare •Taxi •Taxes (cruising, etc.) •Any extra tours (inland, fishing guides etc.) •Dive gear •Snorkel gear •Wet suits, swim wear •Alcohol •2 dinners on shore at selected resorts depending on availability. Where do I go? San Pedro, Ambergris Caye to Punta Gorda, 180 miles of Great Barrier Reef and all points in between. Jungle rivers by skiff, to the outer Atolls on a floating Palace! The entire coast of Belize from north to south. And now we also offer Rio Dulce, Guatemala as a destination. Who is the crew? Captain Rick Bevan has been captaining the inland waters of America and the eastern seaboard from Newport, Rhode Island to the south waters of Guatemala for the last 12 years. Rick has been involved with rescue at sea (search for Soundings Magazine, go to archives, scroll down to September 2001, Hurricane Keith The Silent Killer ), is a U.S. Coast Guard licensed captain, holds a BTB tour guide license and is a dive master. Rick and his crew will navigate around the galley to provide you with gourmet flavors of the Caribbean. The crew of KATKANDU will make your every moment attended to and comfortable. So come join us in a fun sail in the Caribbean sun.
