April 2022 - Update on COVID Operations and Procedures
Maximum of 6 divers
Sign waivers on Bandito Charters website
We will not use a mask rinse bucket on deck
Chips, cookies, soup, water and crackers available on boat, no sandwiches
You are welcome to bring your own lunch (we have a microwave)
Bandito Charters will clean and disinfect the boat between charters and also during the day
Thank You
Rick and Jackie
We are Puget Sound’s leading Dive Charter Company, based in Tacoma, Washington. When you’re looking for an unforgettable scuba diving experience with the most professional crew in Puget Sound, call Bandito Charters. Our staff of true dive professionals has over fifty years experience in boat handling and diving. For us, your safety and comfort come first. Bandito Charters operates dive boats equipped with oxygen and AED.
Please click on the calendar link for information regarding scheduled dives, and to make reservations. When you find a charter scheduled on a date you want to dive, please contact the dive shop or group listed to make reservations. The contact phone number is listed on our calendar after the shop/group name.
Bandito Charters operates year round with charters running every weekend, and weekdays upon request. If you’re a single diver just trying to get a break from your work week, or a small group planning a special trip, please check our calendar. Alternatively, Rick would be happy to customize a charter around your needs if you wish to schedule a charter on a date other than what is listed on our calendar. (6 divers minimum)
Thanks for visiting and come back soon,
Bandito Staff
Roatan Dive Package
Special 2023 Pricing 50% Off 7- Night Diver Package
Key Deluxe Rooms $3686.62 $1843.31 per person Double Occupancy Airfare not included.
· 7- Nights Hotel Accommodations
· Welcome Island Cocktail & Orientation
· Full American Meal Plan (3 Meals Daily)
· Roundtrip Airport Transfers
· Return Flight Reconfirmation
· 3 Single Tank Boat Dives Per Day (6 days)
· 2 Single Tank Boat Night Dives Per Week
· Air Tanks, Weight Belts & Weights
· Buoyancy Control Workshop
· Shore Diving During Shop Hours
· Snorkeling from Shore
· Admission to Roatan Museum
· Reef Ecology Lecture and Fish I.D. Slide Show
· Kayaking & Stand-Up Paddle
· Day Excursion to Maya Key
· Island Fiesta Night on the Key
· Wi-Fi (within rooms and common areas)
· 19% Resort Tax Included
Roatan Snorkel Package
Special 2023 Pricing 50% Off 7-Night Snorkel Package
Key Deluxe Room $3247.51 $1771.91 per person Double Occupancy
Airfare not Included
What’s Included—
· 7-Nights Hotel Accommodations
· Welcome Island Cocktail & Orientation
· Full American Meal Plan (3 Meals Daily)
· Roundtrip Airport Transfers
· Return Flight Confirmation
· 2 Snorkels Daily by Boat w/ a Guide (6 days)
· 1 Night-snorkel by Boat w/ a Guide
· Unlimited Snorkeling from shore
· Underwater Fish ID card
· Reef Ecology Lecture & Fish ID Slide Show
· 1 Dolphin Encounter ($89 value)
· Island Fiesta Night
· Day Excursion to Maya Key
· Fresh-water Swimming Pool
· Kayaks & Stand-Up Paddle Boards
· Admission to Roatan Museum
· 19% Resort Tax Included
· Wi-Fi (in rooms and common areas)
Atlantis Puerto Galera- Week 1
December 2-9, 2023 Length of stay is 7 nights
Atlantis Dumaguete- Week 2
December 9-16, 2023 Length of stay is 7 nights
Inclusions:
▪ Accommodation in a deluxe room (double occupancy/twin share)
▪ All meals at Resort Restaurant (chef prepared breakfast, three-course lunch, and dinner plus refreshments between dives)
▪ Coffee, tea and filtered water available from 6:00 am to 9:30 pm (Italian and specialty coffees are not included after breakfast)
▪ Unlimited internet access
▪ Unlimited scheduled boat diving (up to four-day dives and one night dive per day), excludes dawn dives and additional day trips
▪ One day trip to Apo Island(Dumaguete)
▪ Transfers to/from the resorts*
Exclusions:
▪ Tourist tax**
▪ Marine Park Fees***
▪ Nitrox: Typically $192 per week, however for this trip only $243 for both weeks. Total savings of $141.
▪ Rental Equipment
▪ Land Excursions and day trips.
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*We arrange round trip transfers between Manila and Puerto Galera. Thid invludes being met by our driver at Manila Airport (or Hotel), an air-conditioned van between Manila and Batangas, and a private water taxi between Batangas and Puerto Galera. Please note that the pick-ups and drop-offs at the airport or Makati/Taguig district of Manila, surcharges may apply for other locations. Likewise, transfers that arrive or depart from points outside of Puerto Galera will incur additional charges.
We provide private round-trip transfers between Manila and Dumaguete. Rate includes roundtrip domestic economy airfare between Manila and Dumaguete with 30kg/66lbs checked luggage, domestic terminal fees, private air-conditioned van between international terminal and domestic terminal in Manila, round trip private air-conditioned transfers between Dumaguete Airport and the resort, personal airport ‘meet and greet’, and luggage assistance.
** Tourist tax is currently PHP 160 ~$2.95USD
***Guests are responsible for paying marine park fees at the time of their stay on their personal bill as these fees are set by local Municipalities they can change at any time. The current fee per day dive is PHP 210 and PHP 315 for a night dive.
Add-on options:
Additional day trips (Verde and Oslob) are $245
Nitrox is $243 for the entire stay
Suite upgrade $37 per night in Puerto Galera | $28 per night in Dumaguete
Single Occupancy rate $69 per night/ $966 for 14 nights
This vacation total is normally $5,652, but with the Sound Dive Center special it is only $4,207 giving you an overall savings of $1,445!