Hi Stanb8! The schedule of the course depends largely on the instructor and the students on the course as we want to make sure everyone is learning at a comfortable and fun pace. Having said that, you’re usually looking at 3-4 hours in the AM and 3-4 hours in the PM with a break in between for lunch, as well as potentially some half-days. Again, this depends largely on the instructor and changes course to course. There is an option to complete the theory online through the PADI eLearning offering which you would purchase at PADI's official site. Please note that there is an additional cost for this option, which you pay directly to PADI at the time of purchase. If you have done this option it usually means you can start with the water sessions right away. The time that it saves you will depend heavily on the other students of the course, but it does mean you do not need to spend as much time in the classroom. If you did the eLEARNING, there would be $90.00 discount on the course price.

Visibility is pretty good most of the time. 15-20m. Occasional windy days or rain reduce it temporarily but it’s not been bad through May.

There is an international airport in Roatan (RTB). Fly there and then take the Utila Dream Ferry over to Utila (1 hour ferry ride). I know Utila has it's own airport but not sure how many flights go there.

Hello Eric: There is an initiative to erradicate lion fish in the whole bay islands. However, doing it on your own is NOT advisable, since spear fishing (for any other species) is forbidden in the reef, and should someone see you with spearfishing gear, you might get in trouble. UDC has, in their fun dives, lion fish hunting trips. That would be a safe way to achieve your goal.

Hey AimsCourt....if you are signing up for a diving course and you answer YES to any of the questions and yes, one of those is do you have asthma then they will send you for a doctors approval. You can do this with your own doctor where you live or you can do it with the doctors on the island...they are very well trained and are a lot less expensive than at least here in the US. It will delay your start time, but the doctor will make rounds to the dive shops...you wouldn't be the only one who needs a sign of from the doc. The water isn't very cold at all...I left at the end of April and the temp. was 28c. UDC is great and they will do everything in their power to make your diving experience exceptional!

Hi Tiago! Thanks for reaching out to us. The Open Water course takes 4.5 days and there is a new course that starts every other day. If you like, please reach out to us via our Facebook page so that we can better reply to your questions and get you all sorted for your trip in March/April!

Hola! Con gusto le podemos responder sus preguntas. En Utila y Honduras no se permite bucear con tiburones ballenas ya que son una especie protegida. Lo que si se permite es snorkeling. No hay una temporada en particular donde los vemos con mas frecuencia así que siempre hay buena oportunidad para encontrarlos. Dependiendo de lo que usted desee hacer, ofrecemos una variedad de diferentes opciones con estadía en nuestro hotel el Mango Inn. Contactenos en nuestra pagina en Facebook si tiene mas preguntas o si quiere hacer su reservacion. Gracias! -UDC

Sorry about that - you can reach out to us on our Facebook page

Hi Anna, Thanks for your inquiry and interest in our Divemaster training, if you can email me through our website (I cannot leave my email address here) I can reply to you with more details information and pricing plus brochures/PDF links which I cannot post here. Hope to hear from you soon. Warm regards, Andy Phillips Msc PADI Course Director #608779 Director of Professional Training