Dives
Mayan Divers opens its doors to the public every day. Our boat departs in the mornings for double tank dives and in the afternoons for a single dive. PADI courses and programs, dive packages and day trips to the neighbor islands are available through us.
Note: All our rental gear is kept in top condition. All prices are subject to 12% tax.
Standard Dives
Please inquire about our specials when booking your group.
Single Dive $35
A hand full pack (5 dives pack) $160
Two hands full pack (10 dives pack) $300
Two hands and a foot full pack (15 dives pack) $420
Dive till you... (18 dives, 1 night dive) $475
Night dive surcharge $10
Special Dives
Mary's Place and Prince Albert Wreck , surcharge $20
Shark Dive $100
Full Day trip to Cayos Cochinos (2 dives, marine park fee, lunch, soft drinks/water, snacks) $165
Scuba Gear
Mayan Divers has a large inventory of equipment available for purchase or rental. Rental price is per dive.
Full Gear $10
BCD $4
Regulator $4
Wet Suit $4
Mask, Fins & Snorkel $4
Snorkeling
Full Gear $10
Snorkeling trip Morning (3 hours, gear included) $25
Snorkeling trip Afternoon (1 hour, gear included) $15
Full Day trip to Cayos Cochinos (Marine park fee, lunch, soft drinks/water, snacks) $100
Other Services
The underwater photo equipment includes a CD with your photos.
Nitrox filling (per tank) $7
Underwater photo equipment rental - per dive (Digital 5 MP camera SeaLife DC-500) $30
Underwater photo service priced upon request
Underwater video service priced upon request
All our dive packages are based on boat dives. We recommend you to reserve and inquire for availability with some time ahead. We appreciate snorkelers as well! We stock snorkel gear for rent or purchase for our snorkeling customers. You can snorkel from the beach and we also offer snorkel boat trips in the afternoon.
Come see us at the dive center and we'll be glad to give you an area orientation, which will make your experience safer and more enjoyable. Safety and care for the environment are very important to us. We encourage all divers, student divers or snorkelers to help us preserve what nature has given us the chance to enjoy.
Roatan's Marine Park office ensures that all water related activities are performed in a safe way for the environment as well. This office is in charge of the installation of mooring lines on every dive site on the island, this way the damage to the reef due to anchorage is avoided. They also patrol the covered area to make sure all these rules are being followed.
Classes
PADI Programs & Courses
The prices for all programs and courses include: training materials, equipment and certification.
Bubblemaker - more info $100
Even though the minimum age to enroll in a Scuba diving course is 10 years old. PADI has created this program where children of age 8 can participate and enjoy the underwater world in a safe and controlled way. This program is conducted at a depth of 6 ft and under the direct supervision of your instructor. The swimming pool at Mayan Princess Beach & Dive Resort is ideal to start the training. Once comfortable, participants will enjoy diving at one of the most visited sites on Roatan, Mandy's Eel Garden.
Discover Scuba Diving - more info $100
Probably the most popular PADI program in the world. Also known as Resort course, Intro course, etc. It gives you the chance to check out what Scuba Diving is all about. It involves a short theory session, the practice of four skills in the pool and off we go to an open water dive at a maximum depth of 40 ft / 12 mt. This program is equivalent to the first section of the Open Water Diver Course and can be counted towards the certification process. Once enrolled in the full course the price already paid for the program will be credited towards the total price. (Valid only through actual stay in the Resort). Don't miss the chance to continue your diving training while enjoying Roatan's pristine waters!
Dive After Discover Scuba Diving - more info $50
Dives offered for those who have already participated in our Discover Scuba Diving and do not wish to go further in their diving certification. These dives will be conducted at a depth no greater than 40 ft / 12 mt, under the supervision of one of our instructors.
Scuba refresher (includes one dive) $60
Scuba Tune Up: Theory plus pool training $60
PADI Scuba Diver - more info $250
This course can be done in only two days. The minimum age is 10 years. If you don’t have enough time to take a full certification course, or you don’t want to dive without the supervision of a Divemaster or Instructor the limited certification Scuba Diver is the right thing for you. During the course you will learn some basic dive knowledge and skills that you will practice on two dives. After the course you will be issued the PADI Scuba Diver certification card. The scuba diver certification allows you only to dive with a Divemaster or Instructor at a maximum depth of 40ft/12 mt and can always be counted towards your Open Water Diver Certification. Most of Roatan's dive sites have a reef top with depths around 25ft which makes diving with this level of certification very enjoyable.
PADI Open Water Diver - more info $350
The PADI Open Water Diver is the most popular diver program in the world. The course takes normally about 3 days. The minimum age is 10 years. After this short time you'll be awarded with a certification honored anywhere in the world.
You’ll learn about scuba fundamentals, equipment and techniques. Plus practice skills by diving in a shallow spot on the reef, and experience four open water dives with an instructor. Learn in your own pace with the Open Water Diver manual and DVD under the supervision of your instructor. The course is structured so that you may progress according to your own individual ability.
Open Water Diver Referral - more info $220
This course will take 2 – 3 days. The minimum age is 10 years. If you did your Theory and/or Confined Water portions of the Open Water Diver Course in your hometown you can finish your open water dives with us in the calm and clear Caribbean water of Roatan. Please bring your referral paperwork.
eLearning Open Water Diver Referral (Afilliated with Mayan Divers) $250
eLearning Open Water Diver Referral (Not afilliated with Mayan Divers) $300
eLearning Advanced Open Water Diver Referral (Afilliated with Mayan Divers) $230
eLearning Advanced Open Water Diver Referral (Not Afilliated with Mayan Divers) $270
Adventure Dive - more info $60
Adventure scuba dives allow you to explore your diving interests, gain dive experience, learn new skills and broaden your awareness of the underwater world. You select the dive you would like to complete with guidance from your PADI Instructor. Choose from: Deep diving, Underwater Navigation, Wreck diving, Drift diving , Night diving , Multilevel diving, Underwater photography, Fish ID, Buoyancy, Nitrox or Underwater naturalist.
PADI Adventure Diver, no book included - more info $165
The Adventure Diver gives you the chance to sample some of diving most popular specialties and expand your diving knowledge without taking the full advanced certification. The course can be done in one day and contains 3 dives. You can choose from the dives mentioned under Adventure Dives.
PADI Advanced Open Water Diver - more info $285
This Course gives you the chance to try some of diving’s most popular specialties and expand your diving knowledge under the supervision of a PADI Instructor. You will do 5 dives: The Deep and Navigation dive are core dives and the other 3 you can choose from the dives mentioned under Adventure Dives. Roatan offers plenty of different diving environments, make sure to select those which are of your greatest interest.
Emergency First Response Course (EFR) - more info $105
This is a course where you don't even have to be a diver. It applies to all persons and to any life situation. It would give you the training to respond to emergency situations and provide a great level of help, First Aid, CPR and how to monitor the lifeline from a patient. It is a mandatory course for those enrolling in the PADI Rescue Diver Course.
PADI Rescue Diver - more info $315
The PADI Rescue Diver course is an important and crucial step in expanding your knowledge and experience beyond a purely recreational level. You learn to look beyond yourself to consider the safety of other divers. The Rescue Diver training readies you to help prevent problems and, if necessary, manage dive emergencies using a variety of techniques. The course is designed to be demanding, though realistic in its conduct, content and approach. Although the nature and context in which rescue training may be used is serious, the course is enjoyable and builds your confidence.
EFR Plus Rescue Diver $380
PADI Divemaster - more info $600
The PADI Divemaster rating is where your adventure as a dive professional begins. For those who decide that scuba diving can be more than a recreational endeavor and are interested in exploring the professional potential it may hold, acquiring the PADI Divemaster rating is an essential step in the process. If there is a common characteristic of what a Divemaster is, responsibility is the most accurate term. No single word so adequately defines what a Divemaster is and how a Divemaster is responsible for people, responsible for planning, responsible for orientation, and at some time, responsible for nearly every aspect of safe diving. A world of adventure awaits all those who wish to achieve the rating of PADI Divemaster.
PADI Specialty Courses
The prices for all programs and courses include: training materials, equipment and certification.
Peak Performance Buoyancy $100
Digital Underwater Photographer $130
Deep Diver $180
Drift Diver $100
Night Diver $160
Wreck Diver $200
Underwater Naturalist $100
Underwater Navigation $160
Enriched Air Nitrox Diver $140
Diver Propulsion Vehicle $130
PADI Divemaster
Why becoming a PADI Pro?
As a PADI Professional you will be doing things that others will only dream of, you are by far one the most sought-after dive professionals on the planet and with approximately 7000 PADI dive centers around the world will literally become your office.
Think of a job where you actually look forward to go in the morning. Some exceptional adventures likes diving daily in a tropical destination or sailing into an amazing sunset could become part of the rule. There is a sense of pride sharing something you are passionate about. You help others enrich their own lives by experiencing the adventure of diving.
Wondering how to join the PADI Pro’s family?
This course is your first step in to professional diving career. Here you receive the chance to make your passion be your future occupation or business. It is also the beginning of your journey to become a PADI Instructor.
What are attributes from a PADI Divemaster?
Divers and student divers will seek on you:
A high level of diving skills and problem solving, an excellent knowledge of dive theory, trained to assist a PADI Instructor with student divers. Responsible, respectful individual, oriented towards the safety of divers under his supervision.
Course prerequisites
Be certified as a PADI Rescue Diver, or have an equivalent certification from another training agency. You also need to show proof of a First Aid/ Emergency First Response and CPR course, dated not more than 2 years. You should have at least 40 logged dives. Working closely with a PADI Instructor, you will expand your dive knowledge and sharpen your skills to the professional level. Your confidence will grow with every breath.
The program prepares you for your duties as a professional in diving and is equally divided. Following is a course and internship program overview.
Program description
Dive Theory
In this section the candidates will work on their dive theory knowledge concerning Physics, Physiology, equipment, environment and decompression theory. Also the discussion of knowledge reviews from the Divemaster Manual and the use of the PADI Instructor Manual.
A section focused to the use and importance of PADI Standards is one of the highlights for this portion of your training.
Confined Water training
This section will develop mastery at demonstration level from al 20 basic scuba skills. Also assistance to Instructors with student divers in training in confined water. Stamina as well as rescue assessment will be also main objectives for this portion.
Open Water training
Supervising general diving activities and assisting student divers in training in Open water will be the main focus for this section. Candidates will gather the necessary experience to comfortably lead certified divers, anticipate possible problems and present solutions to them.
Dive business related skills development
To help become a more valuable and skilled Divemaster we have included in this section the development of some additional skills like:
. Compressor handling.
. Basic scuba equipment maintenance.
. Onboard safety and assistance.
. Introduction to underwater Photography.
