scuba diving resorts

Dive, relax and explore at Caribbean Club Bonaire, a full-service resort with a wide variety of accommodations, from budget studios to a deluxe cottage with ocean views. In the center of the resort is one of two swimming pools with sun deck. The Caribbean Club Restaurant & Bar serves international cuisine with a touch of the Caribbean. There’s also a full-service dive shop — Caribbean Club Divers — on site that offers complete packages for adventures above and below the water, like kayak diving, cave snorkeling, mangrove kayaking and more.

National Geographic Adventure named the diving at Bonne Terre Mine in Missouri one of the top 10 adventures in America, and it’s easy to see why. Back in the day, the mine’s deepest reaches were not underwater. A massive pump system stemmed the flow of encroaching groundwater as the miners pushed ever deeper. But when this, the world’s largest lead mine, was all mined out, the pumps were turned off and water trickled in to fill the void. These days, mine owners Doug and Catherine Goergens maintain a constant water level, providing divers with access to their unique underwater vision.