Diving Center Long Beach (Octopus)
Operator: Cubanacán
Teaching: ACUC
Ships: The dive is done from shore. No boats are used.
Tanks: Steel and Aluminum 12 liters
Courses: Open Water, Advanced and specialties
Oxygen equipment: Yes
Nearest hospitals: Clinical-Surgical Hospital “Julio Aristegui” 127 km (79 miles) in Cardenas and 162 Km Naval Hospital in Havana.
Immersion points: 11
Diving area: Open water diving in flooded caves and cenotes brackish cave-system linked to the Zapata Swamp and multilevel diving constitute the uniqueness of this area. Dives are made directly from the coast, where immediately elkhorn corals, brain, sea fans appear; corals leaf, stars, columns, bridal bouquets and tube sponges in the company of many schools of multicolored fish and crabs. Arriving at veril appears another great distinctive appeal: a steep wall, which are attached sponges, gorgonians and corals large .
Dive sites recommended : ebony, Casimba Dagmar and El Tanque.
Information for reservations: Teléf. :(53 45) 987284 (UBE ¨Náutica¨), (53 45) 987294 (Hotel Playa Larga)
E-mail: uebnautica@enet.cu, director@hplargac.co.cu recepcion@hplargac.co.cu, dcomercial@peninsula.tur comercial@peninsula.tur.cu
