Friday, 8 August 2008

Utila - Island Magic


Diving, diving, and more diving. If this sounds like a dream situation to you, then you have to come to the little island of Utila just off Honduras. Every diving enthusiast I know raves on about this place, and rightly so. The island is a small and isolated place in the Bay Islands and everything to do with the island is very cheap. As a side effect of this, it has the cheapest rates for diver certification in the Caribbean. And why is the diving so good there? Well, how many other places do you get the chance to see a Whale Shark on regular occasions? Also the corals are rich with life and the coasts are beautiful and sparsely populated. There isn’t much choice on the island for different activities or places to go, but what is there is a treat. Bando Beach is the main beach, and if you get tired of the water you can always visit the Iguana Research Centre and learn more about this amazing reptile. There is a huge selection of cheap delicious seafood, and accommodation is cheap. About the only thing that will burn a hole in your pocket is using technology like the internet or making an international phone. The prices for these can be extortionate!

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