Turtle Bay Beach Club is located adjacent to one of the most unspoilt underwater reserves in the world: Watamu National Marine Park, the first to be set up not only in Kenya but the first in Africa. As fishing is not allowed within the park, it has become a safe haven and breeding ground for numerous species of fish. On the other side of the reef within the park reserves it is not unusual to encounter Manta Rays, Whale-Sharks, Dolphins and Turtles. The Diving School is run by professionals who are proud of safety standards that are maintained and diving is conducted in small groups of 4 divers per guide in order to ensure safety is kept at the highest level.

Location

The Dive Centre is situated within the Hotel grounds with immediate beach access to the Watamu Marine Park.

Dive Team

Two Instructors assisted by six experienced guides. Language: English and German. Teaching -Association: PADI

Diving

The diving school is open throughout the year accept in May due to the start of the rainy season. The best diving season being between the last week of October until the second week in April. Due to the weather conditions, diving at the outer reef is not guaranteed between the months June to October.

Trips

The Divebase is open 7 days a week and organize dives twice a day. Night dives depending on weather and tide conditions.

Diving sites

There are 20 Prime Diving Sites where we go to and it can take between 10-35 minutes from the diving school by boat to reach the location. The dives are taking place at a depth between 10-30 meters. The reef offers some of the richest variety of fish and corals in the world. Inside the lagoon is an ideal site for novices and unforgettable night dives. Half day trips with double dives can be arranged on request.

Enriched Air Diving

It’s one of those beautiful holiday dives you’ll never forget: The water is warm and clear, it’s sunny and the dive is stunning. It’s your second dive and you’ve be down about 30 minutes and, glancing at your enriched air dive computer and SPG, you realize you’ve got another half hour easy. You wink knowingly at your buddy.

This is great!

As you glide across the reef, you spot other divers. They check their computers, give each other the “thumbs up” and begin safe ascent.

“Already…???“ you ask yourself. Then you see why. They’re diving air,not enriched air nitrox like you and your buddy.

Enriched air nitrox is the latest tool in our efforts to stay underwater. Especially in the 18 to 30 metre range, enriched air nitrox gives you more of what you got into diving for – time underwater. Enriched air does this by replacing some of the nitrogen in the air with oxygen. This means you absorb less nitrogen during a dive, wich gives you longer no decompression limits – and Not just a little…!!!

As a enriched air diver, you’ll be blowing bubbles underwater instead of watching them come up…

For more information, please contact: Steiger@africaonline.co.ke