Scuba diving on Roatan

Whether you're searching for a dive package, visiting Roatan on a cruise ship or journeying into the underwater world for the first time, we are here to ensure that your time spent with us is an experience to remember. We offer a full range of PADI Dive courses and daily dive trips to the best dive sites on Roatan, focusing on diving in small groups and providing high quality instruction.

Ocean Connections is located in West End, a small diving community on the western tip of Roatan and the most popular destination for avid divers of all ages. West End has something for every budget, from backpacker hostels to private vacation rentals. Within minutes of arriving at our oceanfront dive shop we can have you out diving on some of Roatan's best dive sites.

Roatan's reef life represents over 95% of the species found in the Caribbean and is part of the Meso American Reef system. This system is the 2nd largest reef system in the world and from the West End Lagoon we have access to over 40 dive sites including three shipwrecks, over 20 different 30m+ wall dives and both shallow and deep sandy sites, especially good for macro and home to a healthy population of reef fish, turtles, and rays. All of the dive sites that we visit are located within the Roatan Marine Park, an organization founded by the community of West End and now active in patrolling the park, installing marine infrastructure and creating education programs.

Dive Packages and PADI Diving Courses

Ocean Connections has diving packages to suit every divers’ budget and accreditation. We offer PADI diving courses from Open Water to Advanced and Rescue as well as Divemaster Internships and Dive Instructor training. If you need accommodation, we have private accommodation with air conditioning at The Sea Breeze Inn and can arrange various other activities on Roatan.

More information about Roatan and our dive packages.

Fun Diving

Our philosophy is that small groups, experienced Divemasters and going the extra mile to different sites are the equation for smiles on a divers face. We love diving too (so much we chose it for our lifestyle) and enjoy finding new sites and identifying the myriad of reef inhabitants.

Learn to Dive

Ocean Connections offers a variety of beginner recreational diving courses varying from half day discovery dives to the full PADI open water diver course. No matter your length of stay on Roatan we have a course to fit in your vacation.

Cruise ship Passengers

Ocean Connections offers a variety of options for cruise ship passengers visiting roatan. Click here to learn more.

Dive Packages

Our divers stay at the Sea Breeze Inn, just across the street from the dive shop and home to the Cannibal Cafe.

Dive Sites

Ocean Connections is ideally situated inside the fringing coral reef that skirts the length of West End village. We have access to over 40 sites just minutes from our dock.

Dive Videos

Click here to check out some videos of Roatan's scuba diving, including the Odyssey and Aguila wrecks.

Advanced Open Water

Let us help you take the next step in your diving career, Ocean Connections offers a number of continuing educations courses from Advanced scuba diver to Master Scuba Diver.

PADI Specialty Dive Courses

Ocean Connections offers a variety of PADI specialty courses, including Deep, Wreck, Nitrox, Photography and Videography

PADI Instructor Training

Turn your diving career into a lifestyle. Ocean Connections offers PADI's Assistant Instructor course and assistance with obtaining your open water scuba instructor rating.

Roatan

The beautiful Caribbean island of Roatan in the Bay Islands of Honduras offers some of the world's best SCUBA diving. The island is surrounded by the world's second largest coral reef, fringing most of the shoreline. This provides calm, clear beaches for swimming and snorkeling, and many varieties of sea life. Click to learn more...

Travel Information

Planning your vacation to Roatan? Click here for travel tips, airline, ferry and hotel information on Roatan.

Photo Gallery

See some dive photos, including pictures of Roatan and La Ceiba.

Go Pro Internships

Whether you want to achieve the Master Scuba Diver rating or 'Go Pro' and become a PADI Instructor or Divemaster we have created an all inclusive Internship program to make sure you have the most fun in the best learning environment, here in beautiful West End, Roatan.

Activities in Roatan and La Ceiba

Roatan and the mountainous jungles of La Ceiba are an exciting tourist destination with many opportunities for fun and excitement.

We try to keep all information current, please email with any enquiries and we will get back to you as soon as possible.

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