Key Largo Diving

Many deep-sea divers know that there are plenty of great places in the world to dive. What sets Key Largo apart from the rest actually happens to be a number of things. Key Largo offers a unique variety of choices for divers and draws worldwide attention due to the shallow depths where divers can spend over an hour exploring the many species of fish and undersea life. Key Largo is home to the largest variety of fish species in the entire Caribbean. Divers can enjoy the countless underwater photographs and hours of videotape that they will have after the dive is over, assuming they’re not so excited they leave their cameras behind.

Dive in

Divers can experience the best that Key Largo has to offer in diving with the USCG cutters If scuba diving's your thing, find a Key Largo rental near the water and sign up for a day at sea. The Duane and Bibb and the USS Spiegel Grove are very popular wreck sites that can give the diver with a “lust for rust” an opportunity to dive to 60 and 140 feet to explore these wrecks. The water is clear and shallow, which makes for a great dive. Other popular dive sites include the Statue of Christ of the Abyss, which is a famed underwater treasure that is made entirely of bronze and rests in just 25 feet of water amid the coral formations of Key Largo’s Dry Rocks Reef.

The USS Speigel Grove is a 510-foot Navy ship that was intentionally sunk in 2002 for divers to explore. Molasses Reef is another underwater wonderland that has very impressive tropical marine life in the most brilliant colors you will ever see. The Benwood Wreck site features a casualty of World War II that is now home to scores of schools of different fishes, the most plentiful being the grunt and pork fish. The Elbow is a reef complex where a freighter ran aground in 1917. It is a site that entices divers with the face-to-face encounters they can experience with moray eels and barracudas, which are so used to human contact that people don’t bother them at all. All of these sites are sure to please any eager diver looking to plunge into some of the best locations in the sea.

Brush up on your skills

For you novice divers a trip to Key Largo can be the perfect way to brush up on your dive skills and refresh what you’ve missed out on. There are professionals available to provide you with the best instruction, from an introductory scuba diving lesson all the way through dive master training. You can receive recognized scuba diving certification from a professional agency. Smaller classes allow for more hands-on training, which ensures that each individual receives personal attention in a relaxed environment.

Discover the world underwater when you vacation in a Key Largo condo near the sea.Key Largo happens to be the third largest barrier reef site in the world and one of the best places to train to become a diver. This is mainly due to the conditions of the water year-round in Key Largo. The ocean is always clear in the shallower places. Divers can learn faster and more efficiently when the conditions are good in the water. The fish are always plentiful and come on many varieties. The area holds the only living coral reefs in North America and the highest amount of abundant sea life, almost beyond compare. Due to the large amount of fish life here, certain steps have been taken to protect some species from dying out. John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park and the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary have made it possible for these fish to thrive without fear of extinction.

Treasures both hidden and open

Key Largo’s crystal blue waters and the warm Gulf Streams have allowed divers to explore a virtual underwater amusement park right in Key Largo’s very own backyard. Key Largo has become a vacation hot spot of the Caribbean. Divers from all over the world are drawn there because of all of the endless diving opportunities that it offers, as well as the beautiful and plentiful sea life that come in all the colors of the rainbow. Choose Key Largo condo rentals or vacation homes in Key Largo for your lodging.

The ocean is clean, clear and warm. Your dive here will be a unique experience and one that you’ll never forget. Imagine all of the things you can discover from hidden treasures to shipwrecks a-plenty. Get up close and personal with sea life in a way you would never expect. You can literally smooch a moray eel or a barracuda, and that’s one memory that you won’t soon forget. When you come to Key Largo you will discover a real life adventure that will enchant you forever. Stay at a Key Largo vacation rental and dive into an ocean of fun today.