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Gunter's Ecomarine Dive Shop

Main Street | Sandy Bay, Honduras
504 2425 3350
Ranked #1 of 16 tours in Utila
5.0 of 5 stars 27 Reviews
Type: Water Sports
Owner description: Gunter's Ecomarine Dive Shop is a world famous secret found only on the island Utila. We offer a familiar atmosphere, professional service and the... more » Owner description: Gunter's Ecomarine Dive Shop is a world famous secret found only on the island Utila. We offer a familiar atmosphere, professional service and the best diving on Utila. Whether you are first time diver or a diver of the world, Ecomarine will give you a dive adventure of a lifetime.... « less
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Wauchula, Florida
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4 reviews 4 reviews
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 May 2012

Words can't even describe how fantastic a trip we had! I went with my brother and good friend for his 40th birthday. We stayed in an awesome rustic cabin at the Hotel Margarita which was an easy 5 minute walk from Gunter's. The diving was unbelievable! Great crew, great captain, great guides... I can't recommend these guys high enough. Part... More

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Lucerne, Switzerland
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 May 2012

Great place to learn to dive! A small and familiar shop with very freandly staff and a nice dook with a sunset-bar. We did there our OpenWater and was a lot of fun, but also very professional. They are not "hunting" customers, like the big shops do on utila. If you like it there you are very welcome, if not,... More

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Utrecht
2 reviews
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 April 2012

Our plan was to stay max 4 days on Utila, get our open water and continue. 4 days became two of the best weeks ever thanks to Ecomarine. The classes are small, professional and above all fun. After the open water we even did our advanced as well. In stead of being a "product" in one of the big diveshopsfactory's... More

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vancouver
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3 reviews 3 reviews
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 April 2012

I was in Utila for about 6 days to scuba dive. I got off the ferry were there were many aggressive sales people trying to get you to go to their diving resorts, consequently I started out at a crowded scuba/resort in town. The resort was geared towards 18-20 year-old's who liked to party 24/7 . Not a bad place... More

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Austin, Texas
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 April 2012

The minute you step on the beautiful dock, Tara is there ready with her 17 years of experience about Utila to help Make your stay on the island amazing. Jose and Steve are the best captains on the island they know every inch of Utila and will get you to the best spot. Jose allways makes the boats out on... More

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Austin
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 April 2012

Before going to utila someone laid it out for me: "just trust me, go with ecomarine, it's where you'll want to be". It's the truth, ecomarine is not just a scuba certification factory machine. The staff go above and beyond and are incredibly knowledgeable not only about diving but also about anything else you would need to know while staying... More

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Coban, Guatemala
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 March 2012

After researching almost all of the dive shops on Utila, I selected Ecomarine as my top choice based on great reviews. I sent an email to reserve a space in the hostel and received an email back immediately. I continued to coordinate my arrival time with Tara, the shop's manager, over the next few weeks and was impressed when she... More

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London, England, United Kingdom
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 March 2012
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Choosing a dive shop can be serious business and there are many great ones to choose from on Utila. It all depends on what you are looking for. As soon as I set foot on the pier I knew I was going to like Gunter's (the famous German-Utilan diver who originally owned and operated the first dive shop on the... More

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Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 March 2012
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An extremely knowledgeable and helpful staff. We dove 3 days with Ecomarine and enjoyed every minute. They helped in countless ways from setting up my Nitrox request to helping me get a PDF manual for my dive computer online that I had left back at the hotel and needed. Tara, Debbie, Aiden, Henrick, Steve and the boat captain Jose –... More

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Makawao, Hawaii
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 March 2012

Fun friendly family operated place, great way to become a dive master! Economical and just and overall great people!

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