Utila, Bay Islands, Honduras

April 17-24, 2010

Utila, the smallest of Honduras’ Bay Islands, offers a wide variety of easily accessible dive sites with varying underwater terrains. Sitting at the edge of the largest barrier reef in the Western Hemisphere, Utila’s waters are teaming with colorful marine life. Utila has over 100 charted dive sites which include sea mounts, shallow fringing reefs and plunging walls that circumnavigate the Cayman Trench.

Utila’s crystal blue waters host over 90 percent of marine inhabitants found in the Caribbean, including schools of Blue Tangs, Southern Sennete and scores of other brilliantly colored tropical fish. You can see everything from a myriad of juvenile reef residents to the larger whale shark, manta rays, spotted eagle rays and moray eels.

The North side of Utila is best known for its deep walls. The upper edge of the wall begins anywhere from 55-85 feet, with each dive site having its own personality and marine growth.

Inshore from the drop-offs, excellent medium to shallow coral reefs can be found with diving depths ranging from 20-55 feet which allows both novice and expert divers to enjoy the sites. Utila’s waters also house three wreck sites in varying sizes and depths. Water temperatures averages 80 degrees or warmer and 100 feet of underwater visibility.

Utopia Village is a remote, casual and friendly. The hotel is built on the edge of an abundant reef, a twenty-minute boat ride from the nearest and only town. There are no roads at Utopia, no fast food joints and no nightclubs. The nightlife includes the grass thatched beach bar with sounds of the ocean rolling in, footsteps crackling down the coral paths and the rustle of palm leaves in the breeze.

The biggest focus is on personal service. If you desire a vacation where you feel like a welcomed guest in someone’s home, then Utopia Village is for you. Many of the owners live on site and oversee the hotel, dive and spa operations. Utopia’s staff is friendly, outgoing and eager to make your stay the best it can be.

Utopia’s greatest, natural asset is the house reef in front of the property. Divers and snorkelers alike will truly appreciate the giant stag horn and elkhorn coral and the waters teaming with colorful Caribbean fish. The goal was to create a dive destination that would offer some pleasant and welcomed surprises. Full service dive amenities are available plus four-star meals served at your table, spacious rooms with custom built furniture and bedding and a spa perfect for a relaxing massage after a long week of diving.

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