Coconut tree divers

A PADI 5 Star Instructor Development Center on the beautiful Bay Island of Roatán. From your first breath underwater to your Divemaster certification — we have something for everyone.

PADI 5-Star

Instructor Development Center (IDC Resort)

Roatan's Only

PADI TDI Tec Diving Center

Only in Half Moon Bay

Dedicated diver dock for the shop

Every Dive

An instructor and a divemaster intern present

Only on Roatan

Two-dive morning boat trips with surface interval

We Speak

English, Spanish & French

Forty Years of Experience. One Reef.

Coconut Tree Divers is based in Half Moon Bay, a white-sand, palm-fringed paradise right in the heart of West End — with some of the world’s best scuba dive sites right on our doorstep. Our convenient location is within walking distance from most accommodations and restaurants in the area.

Our highly-qualified dive crew is exclusively composed of experienced, multilingual PADI Instructors with a diverse array of specialty courses, interests, and areas of expertise. With Coconut Tree Divers, you will be treated like family.

Our boats are built for comfort, not speed, because getting there shouldn’t be an ordeal.

Recreational scuba diving and PADI courses in Roatan with Coconut Tree Divers

Recreational Diving

Try-dives, courses & daily fun diving

Technical diving training in Roatan with instructor Monty Graham

Technical Diving

Roatan's only dedicated tec centre

Go Pro PADI Divemaster and Instructor training in Roatan with Go Pro Caribbean

Go Pro

Train to work in diving — DM, IDC & beyond

For visitors & certified divers

Recreational Diving

From first-time try-dives through to Rescue Diver and individual specialties. All training delivered by qualified PADI Instructors at our beachfront shop in West End. Pick the right entry point below.

Try Diving (Discover Scuba)

First time underwater — half-day intro with a PADI Instructor, no certification or prior experience required.

$100

Fun Diving

Daily boat dives on the West End reefs and walls — single dives, multi-dive packages, and night dives twice a week.

From $40/dive

PADI Open Water Diver

Your first scuba certification — 3 to 4 days, qualifies you to dive worldwide with a buddy to 18 m.

$400

PADI Advanced Open Water

Five guided adventure dives over two days — deep, navigation, plus three of your choice.

$400

PADI Rescue Diver

Self-rescue, buddy rescue and emergency management — 3 to 4 days; the most rewarding course in the recreational chain.

$400

PADI Specialty Courses

Deep, Wreck, Underwater Navigation, Night and Enriched Air Nitrox — each completed in one or two days; certification included.

From $250

Beyond recreational limits

Technical Diving in Roatan

Technical diving takes you past the limits of recreational scuba — deeper, longer, with planned decompression and gas-switching. Coconut Tree Divers is the only dedicated technical dive centre on Roatan, with a full classroom, gas-blending station and equipment hire on site.

Led by the legendary technical instructor Monty Graham — 23 years of experience in technical and commercial diving. Whether you're a certified diver looking to take your first steps into tec, or an experienced tec diver eager to take on the challenge of full Trimix, there's a clear pathway here at every level.
  • Roatan's only dedicated tec centre
  • 23 years experience (Monty Graham)
  • First-steps tec through full Trimix
  • Sidemount & twinset configurations
  • Decompression procedures
  • Equipment hire on site
Technical training in Roatan → Speak to Monty — enquire about tec →

Train to work in diving

Go Pro — Divemaster & Instructor Training

Coconut Tree Divers is the home of Go Pro Caribbean — the professional training arm run by PADI Platinum Course Director Will Welbourn. Train here from Divemaster through to PADI Instructor, and live in our on-site accommodation for the duration of your training. 500+ instructors certified since 2008.

  • PADI 5-Star IDC Centre
  • 500+ instructors certified since 2008
  • 100% IE pass rate (last 10 years)
  • Max 6 IDC candidates, guaranteed
  • Monthly IDCs year-round
  • On-site accommodation from $5/night

PADI Divemaster Internship

Unlimited diving over 6–12 weeks, no fixed dates. 60–100 dives logged on average. Start any week of the year.

PADI Instructor Course (IDC)

12-day IDC plus the 2-day PADI Instructor Exam, both in Roatan — no separate travel. Max 6 candidates per class.

On-site Accommodation

Private rooms with private bathrooms in a 13-bedroom house with private pool — a 4-minute walk from the dive shop. $5/night for IDC candidates.

The original West End Dive Shop, family-owned and operated