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SWIM with the DOLPHINS at Kids
Sea Camp Bay Islands
2009 Dates:
We are expecting a fun week of Dolphins and diving for the whole family. To ensure your Kids Sea Camp Vacation is easy and relaxing, please take the time to read all the information below. I would find it hard to believe if you had a single question or concern after reviewing all the attached info, but if you do, please feel free to call or email us at any time.
These forms are also posted on our website on the reservations page if you make a mistake or just need an additional form. Please look over all your documents and let us know early if you have any changes. For those that have arranged their own flights, please make sure we have this information here at the kids Sea Camp office. If you do not provide us the flight information, we can not provide the transfer from the airport to Anthony Key. We will not be responsible for any transfers for those families that do not provide this information. Please find enclosed a schedule for each of the programs your children are enrolled in. Please look over them carefully. Remember “C” Cards and passports are required. The Resort: Anthony’s Key Resort is an island retreat renowned for its serene, carefree atmosphere. Yet here, little is sacrificed in the way of comfort. From the wooden cabanas perched above a sparkling lagoon, to the full-service restaurant and bar, and the most modern fleet of custom dive and snorkel boats in the Caribbean, nothing is overlooked. Everything you need can be found right here at the resort, from dive gear to sundries, film and souvenirs. The resort drinking water is purified and safe for consumption. Bottled water is also available for sale. Safe deposit boxes are available for use by resort guests. Meals:
Covered and open air dining area is available with an adjacent sunset deck overlooking the lagoon, Anthony’s Key islet and Bailey’s Key. Service is buffet-style and by wait staff. Three meals daily are included in our package rates. This includes coffee, tea, milk and juices. Soda and alcoholic beverages are available at an additional charge. Once a week, we hold a lively beach party and barbecue at Tabyana beach, an Island Fiesta Night and a luncheon on the key. These meals are included in the package rates. The restaurant is open as follows: breakfast: 7 am to 10 am; lunch: 12 pm - 2 pm; dinner 7 pm to 9 pm. Snacks are available for sale at the Snack Bar from 7 am to 5 pm., and at the Dolphin Café from 9 am to 5 pm. For sandwiches, burgers, ice cream and refreshments, there’s also the Dolphin Café. Delicious appetizers are served in the Frangipani Bar in the late afternoon. These services are available at an additional cost. Gift Shop Snack Shop The snack shop is conveniently located on the dock, so you can grab a cold drink and snack in between dives. Also available are suntan lotions, toiletries, log books and other dive accessories. Bailey's Key Our Dolphin Encounter lagoon is at the key’s south end, where you can interact with these highly intelligent marine mammals. There’s also a cozy beach, where you can lie back in a lounge chair while the kids catch hermit crabs nearby, and an access step for great snorkeling on the south end. Fresh water showers, changing facilities and restrooms are conveniently located here as well. Internet Access Local Phone and Fax Numbers DSL Internet Access available 24 Hours a day! Computers provided in reception room or access our "Hot Spot" wireless service Internet service codes are provided at the Front Desk in two hour blocks of time. Time not used is non refundable. Guests may receive email at AKR at akrguest@globalnet.hn. Incoming messages will be printed and posted at the Front Desk. There is no charge for receiving incoming messages. Swimming Pool 8:00 am - 10:00pm daily New to the resort this summer is a 30 by 60-foot in ground swimming pool located in the middle of Anthony's Key, hidden among towering palms and a short walk from stilted bungalows on the perimeter of the secluded eight acre island. The four-foot deep freshwater pool is perfect for swimming laps or relaxing after a day's adventure on built in seating along the perimeter or in lounge chairs at the pools edge. Guests can hop out for a cold drink or snack from the new bar and grill. Student Education classes: RIMS The main complex of our facility consists of the Education Center, the dry laboratory, and the Roatan Museum. The Education Center is designed for use as a comfortable and spacious classroom. This room house exhibits on the coral reef, fish, invertebrates, reptiles, birds and geology of the Bay Islands. When class is not in session, the center is open to the public and visited by hundreds of tourists annually. The classroom is connected to a fully equipped dry lab. A wet laboratory and one of two spacious dolphin enclosures is directly adjacent to the main complex. The museum is designed to educate visitors and locals on the rich cultural heritage of Honduras with particular focus on the Bay Islands. Activities
Horseback Riding Scheduled Rides Island Fiesta Night Tropical Beach Picnic Fish ID Slide Show Diving The AKR Fleet AKR’s modern fleet of seven custom Pro 42 dive boats and four custom Pro 48s boats whisk divers to 35 sites located just 5 to 30 minutes away. With 44 customized tank racks and a walk-through transom, the Pro 42 can accommodate up to 20 divers and 2 crew. The Pro 42, with a deep-V in the front, is a fast, sea-worthy, and versatile boat with the ability to tackle rough seas and at the same time reach remote shallow reefs. Each boat is equipped with dry storage, a fresh water rinse tank for cameras, a cooler with drinking water, and a covered area. The Pro 48 can comfortably accommodate 30 divers and two crew. The 48 has sixty-four customized tank racks, a walk-through transom and opening steps to the bow. An additional 100 square feet on the flybridge and added dry storage compartments, create plenty of space to gear up and walk around the boat. Each boat is also equipped with a fresh water rinse tank for cameras, a cooler with drinking water, bathroom and covered area. The Dive Pro 48 has a long range for off-shore diving locations and is used for optional excursions to Cayos Cochinos and Barbaretta. Our 51-foot flat-top snorkel boat can accommodate up to 30 snorkelers. It is equipped with dry storage, a fresh water rinse tank for cameras, air tank storage, a cooler with drinking water, bathroom, and covered area. Coral grows thickly on walls that begin in crystalline waters as shallow as 10 feet deep and drop to the purple depths of the Caribbean. Squadrons of eagle ray, schools of brightly colored tropical fish, the occasional meandering shark and eel gardens are just a few of the sites that delight divers. Several large wrecks have also been recently sunk not far from the resort and now wait to be explored. With water temperatures averaging 80 degrees or better, few currents and visibility ranging from 50 to 100 feet. Optional Activities at AKR offers excursions to remote islands such as Barbaretta and Cayos Cochinos, deepsea fishing and dolphin and shark combo dives. Canopy Tours New : $36pp Discover the exciting adventure awaiting you amongst the natural wonders of Roatan. Clients have the opportunity to ride above the trees experiencing a unique ecological adventure. Outer island excursion: Barbaretta Barbaretta is a verdant island located at the eastern most tip of Roatan, with spectacular scenery, crystal clear waters and virgin coral reefs. The island is made up of a fairly large bay, several small mountains, and is surrounded by calm waters, white sand beaches and isolated keys. Boarding one of our Pro 48s, you’ll coast along the northeastern shore of Roatan island in comfort (approximately 1-1/2 hours). The trip consists of three dives: a drift dive at a site called “The Elbow”, another on the beautiful “Morat Wall” and another dive off the secluded Pigeon Keys. Diving in Barbaretta is not only remote and pristine, but provides divers a good chance of seeing nurse sharks, black tips, green and hawksbill turtles, southern stingrays, and schools of jacks, groupers and wrasses. Snorkelers will enjoy wading around the shallows of the Pigeons Keys. This optional trip leaves the AKR dock at 7:30am, subject to water and weather restrictions. Lunch is served on the boat while anchored in one of Barbaretta´s many pristine bays, and returns at approximately 5:00pm. Bookings Outer island excursion: Cayos Cochinos This optional trip consists of three dives or snorkel opportunities. Weather permitting, one dive may be done on the trip over at one of the remote seamounts between Roatan and Cayos Cochinos. Here you’ll have the chance to see a variety of pelagic life and pristine reef rising up from the depths. AKR’s Pro 48 leaves the AKR dock at 7:30am, subject to water and weather conditions. Following two morning dives, lunch is served at the tranquil Plantation Beach Resort. A third dive or snorkel is scheduled in the afternoon with the trip returning to Roatan at approximately 4:30pm. Bookings Shark Dives: $100 plus 12% tax AKR guest and visitors may now dive with sharks. The dive is done at a beautiful site on Roatan's south side at about 70-80 feet and one can expect to see anywhere from 8-12 Caribbean Reef Sharks at one time. This dive is a relaxed observational dive and not a typical frenzy seen on shark dives in other areas of the world. Minimum of 6 and maximum of 11 divers per dive. All bookings for the Shark dives are done directly on island at AKR, and scheduling priority is given to guest of AKR. Participants are required to attend a short orientation. All optional activities are booked and paid for at the resort. Night Dives included in your package: Just before sunset, AKR’s dive fleet departs for twice weekly boat night dives(Tuesday and Thursday — 2 night dives are scheduled to accommodate mid-week check-ins). Night dives are typically moored dives. The reef takes on a new look as the nocturnal creatures become more active, and guests are often treated to views of octopus, unfolding basket stars, spiny lobster and more. Flashlights, video lights and strobes are available for rent through the photo shop to enhance your night vision. Shore Diving: Monday - Saturday: 3:00 pm - 9:00 pm Wreck Diving: "El Aquila" or "The Eagle" ran cargo between Puerto Cortes, Honduras and San Andres Island. This freighter originally sank 8 years ago around the Utila Keys, Bay Islands, Honduras. It was recently salvaged and brought to Roatan by Anthony's Key Resort and sank for the Bay Islands dive highlight of the year. The ship is intact and is resting perfectly upright on a sandy bottom in approximately 100' of water. Rapid coral growth is expected. Odyssey The sinking of the 300-foot Odyssey off the north coast of Roatan is being hailed by dive enthusiasts as one of the Caribbean’s largest shipwrecks. This wreck provides visitors to the island numerous dive opportunities to fully view the multi-level ship, which measures 85 feet from keel to mast and 300 feet from bow to stern. From AKR, a 12-minute boat ride east finds the Odyssey resting on a sandy flat. Divers may follow the top of the mast at 40 feet and descend to the top of the bow at 70 feet. Then explore the bulwarks or cargo hole level at 80 feet, the bow at 107 feet and the stern at 120 feet. Recompression Chamber/Doctor's Office: 8:00am - 5:00pm Daily While our commitment to safety is reflected in our excellent safety record, it is nice to know that medical facilities and a hyperbaric chamber are on site. Two medical doctors and an EMT staff the clinic. A nominal charge of $12/week or $2/day will serve as insurance while here for dive related injuries, minor medical cases, ear checks, etc. Medication is an additional charge. The nominal charge also serves as a donation to the clinic that provides medical service to the local community. Accommodations: Hill Standard (6 bungalows) Hill Superior (4 bungalows) Key Standard (21 bungalows) Key Superior (25 bungalows) Tips for Travel to Roatan: 1. Due to current security measures, you'll need to allow more time for check-in, 2. It is also recommended you have a government-issued picture ID available at all 3. U.S. citizens are required to have a valid U.S. passport. Please make sure your 4. Make sure your personal information is on all pieces of baggage as well as inside 5. Green luggage tags provided by Anthony's Key Resort should be used on all 6. Unfortunately the airlines do not always deliver your luggage on time. The resort will do as much as they can to accommodate for equipment and other items, but please carry in your hand-luggage the following: 7. Please set aside U.S. $30 per person for airport departure tax from Roatan. Cash only is accepted. 8. We suggest TRAVEL INSURANCE: please ask about this if you have any questions. You can find DAN trip insurance information through our reservations page. Tipping guide: As the giving of tips is a very personal and individual matter, it is neither our place nor wish to tell you who to tip or how much, but since we do receive many inquiries from guests, we hope these simple guidelines will be helpful to you. Individuals, who have personally provided exceptional service to you during your stay, we ask that the gratuities be given directly to them or placed in the box in an envelope with the individuals name. • Dive master, boat captain, dining room waiter, bartenders, Camp staff for kids, front desk staff, luggage handlers, photo shop staff. There is a back of the house tipping pool that includes those individuals who do not have direct contact with guests, but play a very important role in making your stay enjoyable. Gratuities for these individuals can be placed in the box in a single envelope. • Kitchen staff, ground keeping staff, maintenance staff, RIMS staff, and administrative staff. Gratuities for services rendered should be extended on the last day of your stay. Please remember to fill out your PADI Diving Society applications and turn them into Kids Sea Camp for your Free PADI Diving Society Membership & your free issue of Sport Diver Magazine. I look forward to spending this year Kids Sea Camp with you and your family. Kind Regards,
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You will also find for your own convenience your registration forms for the resort and dive waivers. Please fill them out and remember to bring them with you so you won’t have to complete these forms more than once. Each diver should fill out a waiver, each child should complete the Kids Sea Camp application and send that form to Kids Sea Camp all other forms should be brought with you. 
There are as many activities as hours in the day that keep active travelers busy at Anthony’s Key Resort. Scuba diving and snorkeling Roatan’s sparkling waters are the main attractions but much more is available to curious guests. Nature lovers can enjoy the resort’s grounds by land or sea. Hikers can explore the nature trails at Bailey’s Key and nearby Carambola Gardens. The natural history of the island is featured at the The Roatan Museum located near RIMS. Active guests can also participate in sea kayaking and canoeing, volleyball and horseback riding.