A leader in Conservation, Professionalism and Fun
We are not the biggest dive shop in the Caribbean or even Roatan, but it is one of the most established. It is well known for the quality of the instruction provided at all levels. With Go Pro Caribbean listed on your dive resume, you will benefit from the instant credibility synonymous with our name.
OUR TEAM of instructors
PADI Platinum Course Director William Welbourn receiving one of his platinum awards at DEMA in Las Vegas
Our experienced PADI Course Director, Will Welbourn, has been diving since 1989. He made Roatan his home in 2003 and has taught the IDC in the Bay Islands since 2008. As a course director, he has trained hundreds of instructors with a 100% pass rate. PADI has awarded him multiple Platinum Awards for excellence in training. No other course director, not just on Roatan but in the entire Bay Islands, has been teaching the IDC longer than Will.
PADI Course Platinum Course Director
The most important thing to consider when choosing a dive shop is the people you will learn from. We work hard to ensure our team has the perfect mix of personalities and experience. You will benefit from working with multiple instructors during your training with us. Our dive team comes from many different countries, has a considerable depth of experience, has dived worldwide, and offers unsurpassed passion.
LOCATION
Roatan, Half Moon Bay, Honduras
Our dive shop's success is partly due to our fantastic location, centrally placed on the beach in Half Moon Bay, West End. We are one of the few West End dive shops with our own private dock located on the beach. This allows us to use comfortable, stable, reasonably large, covered dive boats. This not only makes our recreational dive customers' experience better, but it also makes the job of the dive pros on the boats far easier.
If you are considering Divemaster training with us, you will spend at least six weeks training with us, so location is arguably even more important. The vast majority of Roatan's scuba instructors and divemasters live in West End, regardless of where they are working or taking their training. This is because the West End is the most affordable and pleasant area. It has a good selection of bars and restaurants to suit all budgets. It has a lovely beach and plenty of shops for basic everyday needs. If you choose to do your course with us you will not have to take a taxi or bus to and from work daily. We have accommodation just a four-minute walk from the dive center.
ECO Conscious
We take conservation seriously. Will was one of the founding directors of Roatan marine park. Their organizational ability and commitment to conservation allowed a small, grassroots effort to conserve our reef and become a successful, internationally recognized NGO. During your training with us, you will get ample opportunity to get involved and help with both the marine park activities and other ad hoc conservation projects that may be happening at the time.
