Suggestions for Cheap & Easy October Trip???

[leaveonlybubbles]

Hi All...
Suggestions wanted: I'm planning to put together a trip (abt. 5 days) out of our dive shop in Washington DC around next Columbus day. The idea will be to offer a relatively quick and cheap trip to someplace interesting to take advantage of the long weekend.

I had been thinking about Cozumel, but have been there twice very recently. I love Utila and go regularly, but it's a bit of a long trip for just a 5 day time.

Suggestions? Our criteria are a) cheap overall trip (i.e. plane tickets + diving + accomodations) b) get there relatively quickly so folks can do a 4-5 day trip and be satisfied and c) a little off the beaten path is kindof cool... i.e. don't love bahamas...

IDEAS??? Gracias!

 

[longliner]

check out the trip report for Coral Caverns on Andros. It meets all your criteria if you don't count the part about not loving the bahamas.

 

[CLEAR BLUE]

How about Puerto Rico or Jamaica? The Keys are always good. Or how about wreck diving in Bermuda?

 

[volleygirl]

Key West or several different Florida Keys locations is my suggestion.
Warm water, tropical breezes, off season prices. Lots to do for nondivers
as well.

 

[dashark]

Bonaire?

 

[Alex777]

My wife and I went to Fantasy I., Roatan, in Oct./06 for $600 each (+ airfare) for 7 nights. Check out FI.

 

[dvrliz1]

Actually Bonaire is a possibility out of IAD...(My son works for UA, so we fly back and forth often)

IAD to Aruba, then to Bonaire on Tiara, in Bonaire @7pm. Dive for the next 3 days then back the way you came (leave Bon around noon.) Flights have been reasonably priced lately....

Liz

 

[dashark]

and the diving is way cheaper. you can do only shore dives if you want.