Zapata Swamp
OCTOPUS DIVING CENTERS (LONG BEACH) AND PLAYA GIRON
BAY OF PIGS
Didactics: SSI
Ships: The dive is done from shore
Tanks: Steel 12 liters
Courses: Open Water Instructor and Open Water
Oxygen equipment: Yes
nearest hospitals: Clinical-Surgical Hospital "Julio Aristegui" 127 km and 162 km Naval Hospital
Immersion points: 14
Dive area: The open water diving in cenotes and brackish water flooded caves 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. an abrupt wall, which are attached sponges, gorgonians and corals large: to get to the other major veril distinctive appeal appears.
Recommended immersion points: Punta Perdiz 1 and 2, El Tanque, El Cenote, El Brinco 1 and 2, La Cueva de los Peces and ebony, 35th Anniversary, Casimba Dagmar and Casimba Ilona.
DIVING CENTER GOOD CALETA
BAY OF PIGS
Didactics: SSI
Ships: The dive is done from shore
Tanks: Steel 12 liters
Courses: Open Water Instructor and Open Water
Oxygen equipment: Yes
nearest hospitals: Clinical-Surgical Hospital "Julio Aristegui"
127 km and 162 km Naval Hospital
Immersion points: 19 points
Dive area: This area is also located immersion Bay of Pigs, Zapata Peninsula. Being in the same region, it has properties similar to those of Larga and Playa Giron features.
Its special charm is due to the large colonies of different types of coral, where the abundant black coral is counted; variety of sponges with yellow or violet orange, shaped barrel, tubular, basket and drinks. Similarly, a diverse marine flora, large sea fans and abundant tropical fish can be seen. But the real uniqueness of Caleta Buena are the wrecks also the practice of cave diving in cenotes and flooded caves, vertical up to 40 meters.
Recommended immersion points: The Crown of Maceo, The Canyons, El Cabezo-Caleta Buena, El Alto de las Pailas
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Fishing
Zapata Swamp is located on the Zapata Peninsula in the southern Matanzas province of Cuba. It is located less than 150 kilometres southeast of Havana. Ciénaga de Zapata represents also a municipality, the largest one of Cuba, fishing is one of the best activities that you can enjoy from this particular region, with a good ecologic system and luxury boat you can have one of you best fishing time, professional fishing team and experience fishing guide, this are one of the best place in Cuba.