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I'm willing to bet there are very few places in the world that have built as perfect a dive operation as Anthony's Key. With 11, yes 11 dedicated dive boats lined up waiting to take you diving to locations as close a merely five minutes away, Anthony's Key is a divers paradise. Your kids will LOVE this trip.

Night dives, shore dives, open water dives, wall dives, dolphin dives... you name it, they've got it. They are even home to The Roatan Institute of Marine Sciences.

Join us January 9 - 16, 2010 for one week starting at $1,369 (plus taxes).

My favorite part of my numerous stays was the Dolphin Swim, where I actually got in an enclosed but very large pen with a number of dolphins and played pitch and catch with some sea kelp.

Accompanied by a dolphin behaviorist and videographer, a maximum of ten snorkelers interact with the dolphins off a white-sand key in approximately 20 feet of water. Following a 25-minute beach encounter, the snorkel session begins, and lasts approximately 30 minutes, allowing participants maximum opportunities for physical contact. If the dolphins choose not to interact, there is a private area for them within the two-acre enclosure.

Here, you can try it all... night diving, shore diving, wall diving. I loved it... and I loved the key the rooms were on.

Simply from the shore, divers may observe eel, grouper, and octopus as they descend to depths of 40 feet or more, as well as schools of blue tangs, parrotfish, angelfish and damselfish, sea fans, star coral and brain coral. In addition, a small plane wreck in the lagoon at 30 feet is an excellent training tool for students and novice divers.

Our package includes 7 nights accommodations, 3 single tank boat dives per day, 2 single night dives per week, all the air you need and a full meal plan of 3 meals daily in a beautiful restuarant overlooking the Caribbean. Don't miss this place.