Search for all inclusive dive resorts and you’ll get two very different kinds of place in the same results. One is a dive resort built around the reef, like CoCo View in Roatan, where a week includes three meals a day, two boat dives daily and unlimited diving off the beach. The other is a beach resort that happens to include diving, like Sandals, where certified guests get up to two tanks a day thrown in with the margaritas. Both can be great value. They suit very different trips, and the difference shows up in the fine print: how many dives you actually get, what’s extra, and who else is on the boat.
Short answer: True dive resorts such as CoCo View and Anthony’s Key in Roatan bundle meals and unlimited or scheduled diving from about $1,427 to $1,864 a week. Mainstream all-inclusives such as Sandals and Beaches include up to two tanks a day for certified guests. Check tax, nitrox, gear and park fees before comparing.
Package prices and inclusions on this page were checked between September 23 and October 1, 2026 against the resorts’, operators’ and booking agents’ own websites. No resort or agent paid to appear.
On this page: Questions to ask · When to book · Per-dive value · Liveaboards · House reefs · USA · Luxury and eco · How it works · Resorts compared · Sandals, Beaches and Club Med · True dive resorts · Best by region · What’s included · Who it suits · Families and non-divers · How to choose and book · Safety and requirements · FAQ · Sources
| Type | What you get | Example price (checked Sept 2026) | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| True dive resort | Meals, scheduled boat dives, often unlimited shore diving and transfers | CoCo View, Roatan: from $1,664 a week in value season | Divers who want to dive all day |
| Mainstream all-inclusive with diving | Meals, drinks, up to two tanks a day for certified guests | Sandals and Beaches resorts | Couples and families with one keen diver |
| All-inclusive hotel plus dive shop package | Meals and drinks, plus a set number of boat dives | Occidental Cozumel with Pro Dive: from $795 for 5 nights | Short trips and mixed groups |
| Dive lodge with full board | Meals and a fixed number of dives a day | Riding Rock Inn, San Salvador: from $2,184 with 16 dives | Remote, dive-focused weeks |
| Liveaboard | Cabin, meals and three or four dives a day | Red Sea from $1,155 a week | Maximum diving per dollar |
How all-inclusive dive resorts work
An all-inclusive dive resort sells you one price for lodging, meals and diving, so you don’t pay per dive or per meal during the week. For divers, the attraction is simple: you can dive as much as the package allows without watching a running tab, and you spend your surface intervals at the bar or the beach instead of arranging transport to a dive shop.
The term covers several different models, and that’s where travelers get caught out:
- Dive resorts exist for diving. Their schedules, boats, docks and dining hours revolve around dive times, and many have a house reef you can dive from the beach whenever you like. CoCo View’s weekly package, for example, includes three meals a day, unlimited beach diving, two single-tank boat trips daily, unlimited night shore diving and airport transfers.
- Mainstream all-inclusives are beach resorts first. Some include diving for certified guests, such as Sandals and Beaches, which offer daily dives except on your departure day; others sell diving through a dive shop on site at extra cost.
- Hotel and dive-shop packages pair an all-inclusive hotel with a local operator. Booking agents such as Caradonna sell these as single packages, like five nights at the Occidental Cozumel with three days of two-tank dives with Pro Dive.
- Dive lodges on remote islands bundle full board with a fixed number of dives, such as Small Hope Bay Lodge on Andros, where diving includes three tanks and weights a day.
Whatever the model, “all-inclusive” rarely means everything. Nitrox, rental gear, tips, local taxes, marine-park fees and alcohol at dive-focused resorts are the usual extras, and they can add hundreds of dollars to a week. The tables below show what’s in and out of each package.
All inclusive dive resorts compared: 2026 package prices
These are published package prices from the resorts and from Caradonna Dive Adventures, a US dive travel agency, checked September 2026. Prices are per person, double occupancy, land only (no flights) and subject to change; some are limited-time sales.
| Resort | Destination | Package | From |
|---|---|---|---|
| CoCo View Resort | Roatan, Honduras | 7 nights, three meals, unlimited beach and night shore diving, two boat trips daily, transfers | $1,664 (value season); $1,864 (high season); plus 19% tax |
| Anthony’s Key Resort | Roatan, Honduras | 7 nights, 12 boat dives, all meals (fall sale) | $1,427 |
| Buddy Dive Resort | Bonaire | 7 nights, 6 days unlimited shore diving, free nitrox, vehicle, breakfast | $1,097 (second diver dives free) |
| Go West Diving with All West Apartments | Curaçao | 7 nights, 6 days unlimited shore-diving air, pickup truck | $904 |
| Occidental Cozumel with Pro Dive | Cozumel, Mexico | 5 nights all-inclusive, 3 days of two-tank boat dives | $795 |
| Dreams Cozumel Cape with Dive House | Cozumel, Mexico | 5 nights all-inclusive, 3 days of two-tank morning dives | $860 |
| Sunset House | Grand Cayman | 7 nights, 5 days of two-tank boat dives, unlimited shore diving, breakfast | $2,036 (2026-27 low season) |
| Westin Grand Cayman with Red Sail Sports | Grand Cayman | 5 nights, 3 days of two-tank boat dives | $1,682 |
| Riding Rock Inn | San Salvador, Bahamas | 7 nights, 16 dives, 21 meals (2027 travel) | $2,184 |
| Bimini Big Game Club | Bimini, Bahamas | 7 nights, 6 days of two-tank morning dives plus free afternoon dives | $2,308 |
| Turneffe Island Resort | Belize | 7 nights (stay 7, pay 4), 15 boat dives and a Blue Hole day trip | $4,118 |
| Anse Chastanet | St. Lucia | 7 nights, 6 days of two-tank dives, all meals | $3,479 |
| Fort Young Hotel | Dominica | 7 nights, 5 days of two-tank dives, breakfast, marine-park fees | $1,279 (flash sale) |
| Carey Dive Center package | La Paz, Mexico | 7 nights, 5 days of two-tank dives, free nitrox | $1,765 |
| Volivoli Beach Resort | Fiji | 7 nights, 12 boat dives, full board | $2,882 |
| Sau Bay Resort | Taveuni, Fiji | 7 nights, 11 boat dives including a Manta Passage day | $2,950 |
| Azure Dive Resort | Dauin, Philippines | 6 nights, 10 boat dives, Apo Island trip, full board | $1,300 |
| Magic Island Dive Resort | Cebu, Philippines | 7 nights, 5 days of two-tank dives, full board (30% off) | $1,418 |
| Manta Ray Bay Hotel | Yap, Micronesia | 10 nights, 24 dives, free nitrox | $1,889 |
Read the columns carefully: “all meals” or “full board” makes a package an all-inclusive in practice, while “breakfast” packages leave lunch and dinner to you. The best values on this list, for divers who want to dive a lot, are the Roatan resorts, Buddy Dive’s shore-diving package in Bonaire and the Philippine full-board packages. The priciest, Turneffe Island Resort and Anse Chastanet, are buying remoteness and luxury as much as diving.
Per-dive value: how the packages really compare
Headline prices hide very different amounts of diving. Dividing each package by the boat dives it includes gives a rough cost per dive, with lodging and the listed meals thrown in. These figures use the published prices above, before taxes, fees and tips:
| Package | Price | Boat dives included | Cost per boat dive, lodging included | Meals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manta Ray Bay Hotel, Yap (10 nights) | $1,889 | 24 | About $79 | Not stated |
| Anthony’s Key Resort, Roatan (7 nights) | $1,427 | 12 | About $119 | All meals |
| Azure Dive Resort, Dauin (6 nights) | $1,300 | 10 | About $130 | Full board |
| Occidental Cozumel with Pro Dive (5 nights) | $795 | 6 | About $133 | All meals and drinks |
| Riding Rock Inn, San Salvador (7 nights) | $2,184 | 16 | About $137 | 21 meals |
| Magic Island, Cebu (7 nights) | $1,418 | 10 | About $142 | Full board |
| Dreams Cozumel with Dive House (5 nights) | $860 | 6 | About $143 | All-inclusive |
| Sunset House, Grand Cayman (7 nights) | $2,036 | 10, plus unlimited shore | Under $204 | Breakfast |
| Volivoli Beach Resort, Fiji (7 nights) | $2,882 | 12 | About $240 | Full board |
| Anse Chastanet, St. Lucia (7 nights) | $3,479 | 12 | About $290 | All meals |
Shore-diving packages don’t fit this math, and that’s their strength. CoCo View’s week includes two boat trips a day plus unlimited beach and night shore diving, and Buddy Dive’s Bonaire package includes six days of unlimited shore diving with a truck and free nitrox; a diver who makes three or four dives a day brings the per-dive cost well below anything in the table. At the other end, luxury resorts such as Anse Chastanet and Turneffe Island Resort charge for setting and service as much as for diving.
Sandals, Beaches and Club Med: mainstream all-inclusives with scuba
The biggest name in all-inclusive resorts with scuba diving is Sandals, which lets certified divers dive every day of their stay except departure day at no extra charge: either two one-tank dives or one outing with two tanks a day. All Sandals dives are guided, range from 20 to 100 feet, and include equipment. Certification courses cost extra, while PADI’s Discover Scuba Diving is offered for a nominal fee; divers certified at the resort may then dive once a day to 40 feet (12 m). Sandals says it has issued more than 140,000 PADI certifications and employs more than 80 dive professionals, and wreck and night dives are available at most of its resorts.
Beaches, the family-focused sister brand, has the same model: daily diving for certified divers except on departure day, with two one-tank dives in one outing or one-tank dives in two outings, guided at 20 to 100 feet on custom Newton dive boats. Beaches says each resort offers as many as 30 dive sites and up to six dive departures a day, which is about scheduling flexibility rather than extra dives per guest. Its Discover Scuba program takes about three hours, for a nominal fee, and lets resort-certified divers make one dive during their stay to 40 feet. Beaches also runs PADI programs for kids.
Club Med has offered diving at some of its resorts, sometimes as an extra; check the specific resort before assuming scuba is included.
Our take: Sandals and Beaches are excellent value for a couple or family where one person dives a little: two free tanks a day add up fast. Serious divers will find two guided dives a day, mixed-ability groups and no unlimited shore diving limiting, and should look at a true dive resort instead.
True dive resorts: house reefs, boats and dive-first schedules
A dive resort’s whole day revolves around the water. Breakfast is early, the boats leave on schedule, the dock has rinse tanks and gear storage, and the house reef is open for shore diving from morning to night. These are the best all-inclusive dive resorts for divers who want to log as many dives as possible.
CoCo View Resort, Roatan
CoCo View’s weekly package includes three meals a day, unlimited beach diving, two single-tank boat trips daily, unlimited night shore diving and airport transfers. In the 2026 value season (September 12, 2026 to January 1, 2027) it costs $1,664, $1,714 or $1,864 per person, double, depending on room type; in high season (January 3 to September 11, 2026) $1,864 to $2,064. Rates exclude Honduras’ 19% tax, and solo travelers pay a single supplement of $350 to $450 a week.
Anthony’s Key Resort, Roatan
Anthony’s Key runs three daily boat dives, holds PADI 5-Star status, has an on-site hyperbaric chamber in DAN’s international preferred provider network and offers dolphin programs through the Roatan Institute for Marine Sciences. Caradonna listed a fall sale of seven nights with 12 boat dives and all meals at $1,427 per person (checked September 2026); the resort also sells diving as add-ons to room packages, from $240 for six boat dives plus 15% tax.
Buddy Dive Resort, Bonaire
Buddy Dive’s “Drive & Dive” model bundles a room, a pickup truck for gear and an unlimited-air package, with a seven-night minimum for online bookings; the resort runs six dive boats and a two-lane drive-through tank station for air and nitrox. Caradonna’s package of seven nights with six days of unlimited shore diving, free nitrox, a vehicle and breakfast started at $1,097 with a second-diver-free promotion. Bonaire’s own fees apply on top: the $40 nature fee and the $75 visitor entry tax.
Sunset House, Grand Cayman
Sunset House, about a mile from George Town’s cruise landing, combines boat diving with a house reef: Caradonna lists seven nights with five days of two-tank boat dives, unlimited shore diving and breakfast from $2,036 in the 2026-27 low season. It’s a dive hotel rather than a full all-inclusive, since lunch and dinner aren’t included, but the house reef makes it popular with divers who like to dive on their own schedule.
Small Hope Bay Lodge, Andros
Andros’s best-known dive lodge includes three tanks and weights a day in its diving, with everything from shallow reefs and walls to blue holes and shark-observation dives; 10% VAT applies to rates. It’s a classic Out Island lodge, informal and dive-focused.
Anse Chastanet, St. Lucia
Anse Chastanet sits on a beach beneath St. Lucia’s Pitons, and Caradonna lists seven nights with six days of two-tank dives and all meals from $3,479. It’s one of the region’s most scenic dive resorts, and it hosts Kids Sea Camp family weeks in 2026-27.
The best all-inclusive dive resorts by region
The right resort depends as much on the destination as on the package. Here’s how the main regions stack up for all-inclusive diving, ranked for US divers on value, diving and ease of access. For the destinations themselves, our ranking of the best places to scuba dive compares 30 of them.
| # | Region | Why it works | Example packages | Watch out for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roatan, Honduras | True dive resorts with meals and unlimited diving at low prices | CoCo View from $1,664; Anthony’s Key from $1,427 | 19% tax; Honduras is at Level 3 |
| 2 | Bonaire | Unlimited shore diving with a truck | Buddy Dive from $1,097 | Breakfast-only packages; $40 + $75 fees |
| 3 | Cozumel, Mexico | Mainstream all-inclusives paired with good dive shops | Occidental with Pro Dive $795; Dreams with Dive House $860 | Marine park fee of 225 pesos a day |
| 4 | The Philippines | Full-board dive resorts at Asian prices | Azure, Dauin, $1,300; Magic Island, Cebu, $1,418 | Long flights |
| 5 | The Bahamas | Lodges with sharks and walls | Riding Rock Inn $2,184; Bimini Big Game Club $2,308 | 10% VAT |
| 6 | Grand Cayman | Polished diving, house reefs | Sunset House $2,036; Westin with Red Sail $1,682 for 5 nights | High prices |
| 7 | Belize | Remote atoll resorts | Turneffe Island Resort $4,118 | Pricey; Belize at Level 2 |
| 8 | Fiji and the Pacific | Soft-coral resorts with full board | Volivoli $2,882; Sau Bay $2,950; Manta Ray Bay, Yap, $1,889 for 10 nights | Long flights |
| 9 | St. Lucia and Dominica | Scenic Eastern Caribbean resorts | Anse Chastanet $3,479; Fort Young $1,279 | Fewer nonstops |
All-inclusive dive resorts in the Caribbean
The Caribbean has the widest choice, from Sandals and Beaches to dedicated dive resorts in Roatan, Bonaire and the Cayman Islands, and short nonstop flights from the US. Our guide to the best scuba diving in the Caribbean compares the islands themselves. For value, Roatan’s dive resorts lead; for shore diving freedom, Bonaire; for polish, Grand Cayman.
All-inclusive dive resorts in Cozumel
Cozumel’s model is the hotel-plus-dive-shop package: all-inclusive hotels on the west coast paired with established dive operators, such as Occidental Cozumel with Pro Dive (five nights, three days of two-tank boat dives, all meals and drinks, from $795) and Dreams Cozumel Cape with Dive House (from $860). Add the marine park fee of 225 pesos a day, which shops often collect in cash.
All-inclusive dive resorts in Belize
Belize’s dive resorts tend to be remote and atoll-based, such as Turneffe Island Resort, where Caradonna’s stay-seven-pay-four offer included 15 boat dives and a Blue Hole day trip from $4,118. Ambergris Caye offers more mainstream hotels paired with local dive shops; budget for Belize’s park fees, such as $40 for the Blue Hole.
All-inclusive dive resorts in Roatan
Roatan has the strongest true all-inclusive dive resorts in the region at the lowest prices: CoCo View and Anthony’s Key, described above, plus a range of smaller resorts and West End dive shops for independent travelers.
All-inclusive dive resorts in the Florida Keys
The Keys don’t really do dive all-inclusives. The usual model is a hotel or rental plus a dive-shop package, such as Rainbow Reef Dive Center’s five two-tank trips for $425 in Key Largo. It’s a cheaper, more flexible alternative for divers who don’t need meals included.
Asia and the Pacific
Full-board dive resorts in the Philippines and Indonesia offer some of the best values anywhere once you’ve paid for the flight: Azure Dive Resort in Dauin bundles six nights, ten boat dives, an Apo Island trip and all meals from $1,300. Fiji’s resorts add soft corals and sharks at higher prices, and Caradonna lists ten nights at Yap’s Manta Ray Bay Hotel with 24 dives and free nitrox from $1,889. It also lists Papua New Guinea’s Tawali Dive Resort at seven nights with five days of three-tank dives from $2,900, but the country is under a Level 3 advisory.
Liveaboards: the other all-inclusive
A liveaboard is an all-inclusive dive resort that moves. Your cabin, meals and usually three or four dives a day are in one price, and the boat takes you to sites a resort can’t reach. Typical 7 to 10-night cabin rates, per Liveaboards.com’s 2026 breakdown, run $1,800 to $3,800 in Egypt’s Red Sea, $1,800 to $4,200 in the Caribbean and Bahamas, and $2,800 to $5,500 in the Maldives, with published Red Sea trips starting at $1,155. Crew tips are extra: Liveaboards.com cites €100 to €200 per diver per week in the Red Sea.
Choose a liveaboard over a resort if diving is the whole point and you want the most dives per dollar, remote reefs or big-animal sites. Choose a resort if you’re traveling with non-divers, get seasick, or want rest days and a choice of restaurants.
The best house reef dive resorts
A good house reef turns a dive resort from a place you sleep into a place you dive. Unlimited shore diving means early-morning, dusk and night dives on your own schedule, practice for new divers and long, slow photo dives without a boat schedule. Among the resorts on this page, Buddy Dive in Bonaire (unlimited shore diving with a truck and a drive-through tank station), CoCo View in Roatan (unlimited beach and night shore diving) and Sunset House in Grand Cayman (unlimited shore diving with its boat packages) are built around it. When you compare resorts, ask whether shore diving is unlimited, whether night shore dives are allowed, and how far the reef is from the entry.
Dive resorts in the USA
True dive all-inclusives are rare in the US. The common model is a hotel or rental plus a dive shop’s multi-trip package, which is often cheaper and more flexible: in Key Largo, Rainbow Reef Dive Center sells five two-tank reef trips for $425, and Key Dives in Islamorada sells five-dive packages at $98 a trip (checked September 2026). You won’t get meals included, but you’ll get a choice of restaurants, no passport requirement and an easy drive from Miami.
Luxury and eco dive resorts
At the top end, luxury dive resorts sell remoteness, design and service: Turneffe Island Resort’s atoll setting in Belize and Anse Chastanet’s site beneath the Pitons are two of the Caribbean’s best-known examples, at $3,479 to $4,118 for a week on Caradonna’s listings. Eco credentials are harder to judge from a website. Look for resorts that use moorings rather than anchors, brief reef etiquette before every dive, support local marine parks, and limit group sizes; those habits matter more to the reef than any label.
Dive resort packages: what’s included and what isn’t
The headline price is only part of the story. These are the items that most often separate one package from another:
| Item | Usually included? | Examples (checked Sept-Oct 2026) |
|---|---|---|
| Meals | At all-inclusives and full-board lodges; not at breakfast-only dive hotels | CoCo View: three meals a day; Sunset House: breakfast only |
| Boat dives | A set number per day or week | CoCo View: two single-tank boat trips daily; Sandals: up to two tanks a day |
| Shore diving | At dive resorts with house reefs | CoCo View: unlimited beach and night shore diving; Buddy Dive: unlimited air |
| Tanks and weights | Yes | Small Hope Bay: three tanks and weights a day |
| Nitrox | Sometimes | Free on Caradonna’s Buddy Dive, Carey Dive Center and Yap packages |
| Rental gear | Sometimes | Included at Sandals; extra at most dive resorts |
| Taxes | Often extra | 19% in Honduras (CoCo View); 10% VAT in the Bahamas; 15% on Anthony’s Key add-ons |
| Park fees | Usually extra | Bonaire $40 plus $75 entry tax; Cozumel 225 pesos a day; Fort Young includes Dominica’s |
| Airport transfers | Sometimes | Included at CoCo View |
| Single supplement | Charged to solo travelers | CoCo View: $350-$450 a week |
| Tips and alcohol | Rarely at dive resorts; drinks included at mainstream all-inclusives | Occidental Cozumel package: all meals and drinks |
To compare fairly, add up what’s extra for your own trip: tax on the whole package, nitrox if you use it, gear rental, park fees, tips for the dive crew, and drinks at dive-focused resorts. A $1,664 package with 19% tax becomes about $1,980 before tips, still excellent value for a week of meals and diving, but a different number from the headline.
Who all-inclusive dive resorts suit, and who should skip them
| Dive resort all-inclusive | Mainstream all-inclusive with diving | |
|---|---|---|
| Pros | Lots of diving, house reefs, dive-savvy staff, divers’ schedules | Diving included free, more for non-divers, bigger resort facilities |
| Cons | Fewer non-diver activities, simpler rooms, drinks often extra | Up to two tanks a day, guided group dives, mixed experience levels |
| Best for | Dedicated divers, dive clubs, photographers who want shore diving | Couples and families with an occasional diver |
All-inclusive dive resorts suit divers who want to dive a lot without planning, groups and couples who want predictable costs, and anyone traveling somewhere where eating out is limited or expensive. They suit less well if you want to explore restaurants and towns, dive with several operators, or travel on a tight budget with self-catering, where independent diving in places such as Bonaire, Cozumel or West End Roatan can cost less. Cheap all-inclusive dive resorts do exist: the Philippine full-board packages and Roatan’s value-season rates are the standouts.
Families, couples and non-divers
Families have more choices than they used to. Beaches runs PADI programs for kids, and Family Dive Adventures (Kids Sea Camp) has run family dive weeks for 26 years at PADI 5-Star resorts, bundling accommodation, scheduled dives, some meals, training, rental gear and course materials; its 2026-27 destinations include Buddy Dive in Bonaire, Anse Chastanet in St. Lucia, Grand Cayman’s Ocean Frontiers (2027), Cayman Brac, Little Cayman and Dominica. Couples often pick Sandals, whose resorts are aimed at couples. Non-divers will be happiest at mainstream resorts, or at dive resorts with something else to do, such as Anthony’s Key’s dolphin programs or Anse Chastanet’s setting.
If you’re traveling with a non-diving partner, look for resorts where snorkelers can join the boats, a decent beach or pool, and activities beyond diving. A dive-only lodge on a remote cay can be a long week for someone who doesn’t dive.
How to choose and book a dive resort, step by step
- Decide how much you’ll dive. Two tanks a day suits most vacationers; if you want three or four dives plus night dives, choose a dive resort with a house reef.
- Pick the destination first. Season, flight time and diving style matter more than the resort brand.
- Read the inclusions line by line. Meals, number of boat dives, shore diving, nitrox, gear, transfers, taxes and park fees.
- Do the per-day math. Add tax and fees, then divide by your diving days to compare with independent options.
- Check the dive operation. Group sizes, how dives are guided, whether the boats run when the resort is busy, and whether there’s a chamber nearby.
- Look for seasonal rates and sales. Value seasons, such as CoCo View’s from mid-September to early January, and agency flash sales can cut prices sharply.
- Book flights and insurance together. Leave at least 18 hours between your last dive and your flight home, per DAN, and buy dive accident insurance.
Mistakes to avoid
- Assuming “all-inclusive” covers diving at a mainstream resort; many sell it separately.
- Comparing a breakfast-only dive package with a full all-inclusive.
- Forgetting tax: 19% in Honduras, 10% VAT in the Bahamas.
- Booking a Discover Scuba session at Beaches expecting several dives; resort-certified divers dive once during the stay there.
- Paying a single supplement without asking about share options.
- Planning a dive on your last morning before an afternoon flight.
Questions to ask a dive resort before you book
- How many boat dives a day are included, and what happens to the dives you skip?
- Is shore diving unlimited, and are night shore dives allowed?
- How many divers go out on a boat, and how many divers share each guide?
- Are dives guided, and can experienced buddy teams dive their own profiles?
- What does nitrox cost, and is rental gear included?
- Which taxes and fees are extra: local tax, VAT, marine-park fees, transfers?
- What’s the single supplement, and is there a share option?
- Where’s the nearest recompression chamber?
- What’s the policy if weather cancels dives?
- What is there for non-divers and children, and from what age can kids dive?
A good resort answers all of these quickly and in writing. Vague answers about dive numbers, group sizes or fees are a warning sign, and so is a reluctance to quote taxes up front.
When to book: seasons and sales
Timing changes the price of an all-inclusive dive week more than almost anything else. Resorts set seasonal rates: CoCo View’s 2026 value season, from September 12, 2026 to January 1, 2027, costs $200 less per person per week than its high season for the same rooms. Booking agents run time-limited sales, such as Caradonna’s Cozumel Hotel Resort package from $604 for bookings made by September 30, 2026 and travel through December 20, 2026, or Fort Young’s flash-sale rate in Dominica, so it pays to watch their specials pages.
The trade-off is weather. Caribbean value seasons often overlap the Atlantic hurricane season, which runs June to November, so buy trip insurance if you book a summer or fall week. Christmas, New Year’s and spring break are the most expensive and the first to sell out, especially at small dive resorts with limited rooms, and family programs such as Kids Sea Camp fill months ahead.
Safety and requirements
Every resort will ask for your certification card before you dive, and many will ask about recent experience; if it’s been a while, book a refresher. If you’re not certified, resort programs such as PADI’s Discover Scuba Diving get you in the water under supervision, and full certification is available at most dive resorts; our scuba certification guide explains the options and costs. Expect to complete a medical questionnaire, and follow any depth limits: at Sandals, resort-certified divers may dive to 40 feet.
Check how far the nearest recompression chamber is; Anthony’s Key Resort has one on site. Buy dive accident insurance, since resort packages don’t include it, and plan your last dive at least 18 hours before your flight after a multi-day trip. Finally, check the destination’s State Department advisory: Roatan’s resorts are excellent value, but Honduras is at Level 3, and some divers prefer Bonaire, Cozumel or the Bahamas, at Levels 1 and 2.
Frequently asked questions
What is an all-inclusive dive resort?
It’s a resort that sells one price for lodging, meals and diving. True dive resorts, such as CoCo View in Roatan, include scheduled boat dives and often unlimited shore diving; mainstream all-inclusives, such as Sandals and Beaches, include up to two tanks a day for certified guests. Taxes, nitrox, gear, tips and park fees are often extra.
Which all-inclusive resorts include scuba diving?
Sandals and Beaches include daily diving for certified guests except on departure day, up to two tanks a day, with equipment. Dedicated dive resorts such as CoCo View and Anthony’s Key in Roatan include boat dives and meals in weekly packages. Many other all-inclusives sell diving separately through an on-site or partner dive shop.
Does Sandals include scuba diving?
Yes, for certified divers: Sandals includes daily dives every day except departure day, either two one-tank dives or one two-tank dive, guided at 20 to 100 feet, with equipment. Certification courses cost extra, and Discover Scuba Diving is available for a nominal fee; resort-certified divers may dive once a day to 40 feet.
How much does an all-inclusive dive resort cost?
Published packages checked in September 2026 ran from about $795 for five nights in Cozumel and $1,097 to $1,664 for a week in Bonaire or Roatan to more than $4,000 at remote Belize resorts, per person, double. Add taxes (19% in Honduras, 10% VAT in the Bahamas), park fees, nitrox and tips to compare fairly.
Are all-inclusive dive resorts worth it?
For divers who want to dive a lot without planning, yes: Roatan’s dive resorts bundle meals and unlimited shore diving for less than many Caribbean islands charge for a room. For occasional divers, mainstream all-inclusives that include diving are good value. Independent travelers who like eating out may spend less diving on their own.
What are the best all-inclusive dive resorts in the Caribbean?
For pure diving value, CoCo View and Anthony’s Key in Roatan; for shore diving, Buddy Dive in Bonaire; for polish and house-reef diving, Sunset House in Grand Cayman; for scenery, Anse Chastanet in St. Lucia; and for couples or families with a casual diver, Sandals or Beaches. Each suits a different kind of trip.
Can non-divers stay at dive resorts?
Yes, and most dive resorts offer non-diver rates, snorkeling on the boats and beach time. But dive resorts are built around diving, so non-divers may find less to do than at a mainstream all-inclusive. Resorts with extra activities, such as Anthony’s Key’s dolphin programs, suit mixed couples and families better.
Are nitrox and tips included at dive resorts?
Sometimes nitrox is: Caradonna’s packages at Buddy Dive in Bonaire, Carey Dive Center in La Paz and Manta Ray Bay in Yap included it. Tips are almost never included, and taxes are often extra, such as Honduras’ 19% on CoCo View’s rates. Ask what’s in the package before comparing prices.
Sources and verification
Everything on this page was checked between September 23 and October 1, 2026 against the organizations listed below. The page is compiled from their published prices and inclusions, and it doesn’t claim first-hand stays.
- CoCo View Resort: 2026 rates
- Anthony’s Key Resort: dive packages
- Caradonna Dive Adventures: package specials
- Sandals: scuba diving
- Beaches: scuba diving
- Buddy Dive Resort, Bonaire
- Small Hope Bay Lodge, Andros
- Rainbow Reef Dive Center, Key Largo: dive prices
- STINAPA Bonaire: nature fee
- Divers Alert Network: flying after diving
Also checked: Family Dive Adventures (Kids Sea Camp); Belize Pro Dive Center’s park fees; Bonaire’s visitor entry tax office; the Cozumel marine park fee; the US State Department’s advisory levels for Honduras, Mexico, Belize and the Bahamas.
Scuba Tourism Guide is an independent publication. It is not affiliated with any agency, park, resort or dive operator named here, and no one paid to be included.
Photo credits
- Anse Chastanet and Petit Piton, St. Lucia (featured image): photo by Martin Tuchscherer, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)
- Elkhorn coral on the Buddy Dive Resort reef, Bonaire (2014): photo by SNORKELINGDIVES.COM, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)
- Anse Chastanet, St. Lucia (2007): photo by ROxBo at English Wikipedia, Wikimedia Commons (public domain)
- West Bay, Roatan: photo by Pi3.124, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Hotel on Cozumel's west coast: photo by Dronepicr, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0)
- Dauin Marine Sanctuary, Philippines (2019): photo by Austin Rex Lobaton, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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