What Do You Want?

    Determine your vacation goals. Do you want to do some sight-seeing as well as diving, or do you want as much bottom time as possible? Do you want to take a Dive Specialty course, or otherwise improve your training?
    Live-Aboards have become quite popular, and are great if all you want to do is dive. Obviously, there is very little else to do on board. As a consequence, if you are traveling with a non-diving companion, a live-aboard is probably not a sensible choice.

Underwater Photography

    General visibility is particluarly important if you or your dive buddy want to take photographs of the marine environment. Pay particular attention to the weather - many locations have a dry season and a rainy season, and rain can reduce visibility considerably. Here are some more photography tips.

Agency Affiliation

    Some tourist bureaux and certainly diver training organizations like Padi and Naui, require affiliated dive operators to maintain specific quality standards. This doesn't mean non-affiliated operations are of a low standard, but it does mean you need to take more care with non-affiliated operators.
    By far the most important reason for choosing a dive operator based on their affiliation is, if you want to complete or continue your diver training. Make sure you select one that can do what you want.

What's Included?

    Make sure you know what is included and what is excluded from the dive package.
    What about Tank rentals? Beach dives? Air fills? How much of your own equipment will you need to take, and what is available for rent? Be careful when comparing prices, because one resort may include these things and seem more expensive than another which does not include them.
    You won't be diving all the time, so what else is there to do at the resort?

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