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Dive Duck Key Crew
What Sets Dive Duck Key Apart?
Safety is Our Number One Priority: When you enter the water with Dive Duck Key you can relax knowing that you’re in good hands. All members of our dive team are highly-trained and certified. They take every precaution imaginable to ensure that you have a safe and enjoyable Florida Keys diving experience. Our top-of-the-line dive equipment is thoroughly inspected before each dive, and we constantly monitor weather, tides, currents and visibility before ever leaving the dock.Our Friendly and Knowledgeable Dive Team: Dive Duck Key owners Wendy and Joe Hall, along with the captain and crew of the Seafari, are well-educated on the fish and sea life you will encounter during your dive. We look forward to introducing you to the bright new world that lies just below the turquoise waters of the Florida Keys.
Dive Trips
Dive Duck Key offers Scuba trips twice daily from 8am-12pm, and 1pm-5pm.Please note that deep dives, night dives, and wreck dives are specialty dives that must be booked in advance.
Please call 877-386-3483 to schedule your trip.
Dive Duck Key dive trips and rental prices:
| Scuba Pricing | |
| Scuba Trip | $60.00 |
| Scuba Trip w/tank, weight rental | $75.00 |
| Scuba Trip w/tank, weight, BC & regulator rental | $95.00 |
| Scuba Trip w/full gear rental | $115.00 |
| Bubblewatcher (non-diving rider) | $35.00 |
| Night Dive - 1 site, add an extra | $10.00 |
| Night Dive - 2 sites, add an extra | $20.00 |
| Wreck Dive, add an extra | $10.00 |
| Snorkel Pricing | |
| Snorkel Trip, gear not included | $35.00 |
| Snorkel Trip, gear included | $45.00 |
| SNUBA® Pricing | |
| SNUBA® Trip - 1 site | $99.00 |
| SNUBA® Trip - 2 sites | $185.00 |
| Guide Pricing | |
| Guide - one person | $100.00 |
| Guide - each additional person | $50.00 |
| *Rates subject to change without prior notice. | |
Florida Keys Specialty Dive Trips
Wreck Diving
Dive the Thunderbolt, a 188-foot Florida Keys shipwreck that lies upright and fully intact on the bottom of the Atlantic. Sunk in 1986, the artificial wreck rests in 120-feet of water and is brimming with magnificent fish and other marine life— both small and large!Due to the depth of the Thunderbolt, Dive Duck Key puts a professional diving guide in the water with you to ensure your safety. Lines are in place to lead you to the wreck and to assist you in strong currents. If you have experience diving 100 feet or more, come experience this exciting Florida Keys wreck dive where you never know what you might discover hiding in the ship’s shadows on the ocean floor.
Night Diving
The Florida Keys coral reef comes alive at night!Sea creatures that stayed hidden during daylight hours reveal themselves on the flourishing nighttime reef. Depending on the time of the year, Dive Duck Key night dive trips will take you to one or two dive sites.
SNUBA® Diving
Dive Duck Key is one of only three authorized SNUBA® (Surface Nexus Underwater Breathing Apparatus) operators in the continental United States, offering a unique diving experience that provides all the thrills of scuba diving, but without having to be certified to dive. This exciting family-friendly Florida diving adventure lets you and the kids (ages 8 and up) explore ocean depths up to 20 feet while attached to an air line that is connected to a floating SNUBA® oxygen supply tank. The air line allows you to freely explore the reef without having to wear heavy scuba diving equipment.
Before entering the water, a 20-minute SNUBA® orientation will cover underwater communication, general safety, and how to breathe correctly with the regulator. One of our professionally-trained SNUBA® guides will accompany you on your dive to make certain you have a safe and enjoyable Florida Keys SNUBA® experience.
Lobster Hunting
Got bugs? Dive Duck Key provides special Florida Keys lobster season dives (August 6-March 31) for your chance to catch delicious Florida spiny lobster, also referred to as "bugs."Whether you’re an experienced lobster diver, or have never "tickled" before, we’ll take you to a number of premium lobster diving sites where you’re sure to net your share of tasty tails.
And once back at the dock, our chefs at Hawks Cay Resort will be happy to turn your lobster catch into a memorable fine dining experience.
A lobster license is included with your trip and Florida law allows you to keep six lobsters per person per day. All lobster dives on the Seafari take place outside of the Florida Keys "No Take Zone."
Spearfishing
Bring the thrill of the hunt to your Florida Keys scuba diving adventure! Dive Duck Key offers experienced scuba divers with speargun knowledge the chance to spearfish during their dive trip.For those new to spearfishing, Dive Duck Key offers a specialty instruction package that includes scuba equipment; speargun; instruction on how to hunt with the speargun; and a master guide to accompany you in the water. The cost is $400 and includes two trips. Hunting class sizes are very limited. Private classes with only one person will be charged an additional fee.
You will receive a certification card from either PADI or NAUI upon completion of the course.
If you don’t have time to complete a hunting course consider hiring a hunting guide. You can be getting dinner in as little as a half day. All Dive Duck Key spearfishing trips include proper fishing licenses and assistance from our guides on local laws relating to species size and bag limits.
*Note: Dive Duck Key does not rent hunting equipment unless you are enrolled in a hunting class or have hired a hunting guide.. Spearguns and lobster equipment are available for purchase at our dive shop.
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