REEF ADVENTURES
Belize boasts the Western Hemisphere’s largest Barrier Reef and 3 of the Caribbean’s 4 atolls.  Hamanasi is a PADI 5 Star Gold Palm Resort.  Hamanasi’s goal is to provide a fun diving, snorkeling or fishing experience in a safe atmosphere.  A licensed Belizean Tour Guide accompanies all reef adventures.  A PADI professional accompanies all dive trips. Sales tax and a service charge are included in our rates.  Below are some notes on our Reef Adventures:

• Tanks, weights, belts, entry fees, juice and cookies are included in rates.  Lunch is included on atoll trips.
• Pleasure riding on boats is not permitted.  Non-diving or non-snorkeling passengers traveling to a nearby island will be charged the snorkeling rate.
• All divers must present their dive cards.  All major certifications are accepted.  No one may dive without a valid certification card unless he participates in a Discover Scuba or Open Water Course. 
• Some dive trips are appropriate only for experienced divers. It is at the sole discretion of Hamanasi’s dive staff management to determine if the person is qualified to do the dive trip.
•  All divers will be required to sign Hamanasi’s liability release waiver before diving.
• Gear storage is free of charge.  The staff carries all gear to and from the boats.  While we take precautions to ensure the safety of all gear, Hamanasi is not responsible for lost or damaged items.
• Water temperature is ~78-85 F degrees all year.  A 3-mm short or full wetsuit is recommended.
• The nearest recompression chamber is on Ambergris Caye.  Hamanasi strongly recommends that all divers have dive insurance, such as that from the Divers Alert Network (DAN), which can be purchased at Hamanasi.
• All trips are highly dependent upon weather and a minimum number of divers or snorkelers.  Bad weather can cause schedule changes and trip cancellations.
• Hamanasi usually does a Barrier Reef dive trip every day.  Atoll trips are arranged only at the resort based on a minimum number of 8 divers and favorable weather conditions.

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A service charge and sales tax are included in rates.

Prices are in US Dollars. Price, schedules, conditions and details are subject to change without notice.

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DIVE INSTRUCTION
Hamanasi offers a full range of diving instruction.  As a PADI Gold Palm Resort all divers would receive a PADI certification upon course completion.  All courses include equipment, required dives and certification cards. Below are the dive courses we offer:

Discover Scuba Diving
Often referred to as a “Resort Course” this gives a non-diver the opportunity to try diving under the constant supervision of an Instructor.  Involves an introduction to dive theory and basic skill work in the pool. Then, the diver does 2 dives with the Instructor on the Barrier Reef to a maximum depth of 40 feet.

Open Water Referral
This course is designed for students who have completed their dive theory and confined water training with their instructor at home and only need to complete the 4 certification dives with a Hamanasi Instructor.  Students must bring their necessary documentation from their coursework instructor.

Rusty Diver Course
The Rusty Diver course is designed to refresh the skills of a certified diver who has been diving recently.  This involves reviewing skills in the pool with a Divemaster or Instructor.  Hamanasi highly recommends this short course for anyone who has not been diving within the past 12 months.

Open Water Course
Upon completion of this course the student will be a PADI certified Open Water Diver.  This intense course requires a significant amount of reading, studying and skill work with an Instructor.  The course involves 4 open water dives on the Barrier Reef.  Students should plan on this course taking 3 to 4 days. 
Advance Open Water
This course allows the certified diver to perfect and expand the basic dive skills he learned in his Open Water Course.  5 dives are required for this course, including an introduction to several specialties.

Specialty Courses
A variety of dive specialty courses are available.  Please inquire.

Rescue Diver
Experienced divers learn basic first aid and rescue skills in this rigorous course.  This is a physically demanding course – students should be in good shape!  This course includes 3 to 4 water training sessions and takes approximately 4 days to complete.

Divemaster
Are you ready to become a dive professional?  This very intense course teaches the diver how to lead and guide dive trips and assume the responsibility for other divers.  Students will work alongside Hamanasi’s dive team learning most aspects of working in a Dive Facility from hauling tanks, helping other divers to washing gear. This course includes 5 dives, some pool work and theory and takes approximately 5 full days to complete.  This program can be custom designed to enable students to do most of the theory prior to arrival.

Enriched Air Diver
Diving with enriched air, Nitrox, lets you safely extend your no stop time beyond the no decompression limits for air. Diving with enriched air means more time underwater – but you need to be certified as an Enriched Air Diver to get enriched air fills. Whether you’re into underwater photography or wreck diving, or on vacation in a tropical paradise PADI Enriched Air Diver course helps you get more out of diving by giving you more time underwater. Must be a PADI Open Water Diver (or qualifying certification from another organization).

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BOOKING POLICIES

DEPOSITS
US $150 per person is required to confirm a reservation. Final balance due 45 days prior to arrival date (60 days if travel is during high season). Reservations are not confirmed until proper payment is received.

CANCELLATION/REFUND
All cancellations must be made in writing and acknowledged as received by the resort.

* No shows or premature departures – no refund.
* Cancellation fees will be deducted from all refunds.
* 45 days (60 days for high season) or more before arrival - full refund
* 30-44 days full refund minus one night’s fee at rack rates. (45-59 days for high season)
* 29 days or less (44 days or less for high season) before arrival: No refund.

CURRENCY
Payments must be made in US Dollars. Sender must pay for any and all bank transfer fees. We also accept MasterCard and Visa.

Upon arrival a MasterCard or Visa credit card is needed as a deposit against incidental charges incurred during the stay. If a guest does not have a credit card then a deposit of US $150 (BZ $300) per person will be required. No personal checks or American Express cards will be accepted in Belize.

Please note: Charges to credit cards processed in Belize will be in Belize dollars. Hamanasi is not responsible for any currency rate of exchange variances applied by banks.

CHANGES IN RESERVATION
The unused portion of hotel and/or any part of the package plans and trips not taken by customer’s choice are non-transferable and not refundable. Trips cancelled as a result of inclement weather and/or acts of God are non-transferable and not refundable. Hamanasi is not responsible for missed or delayed flights!

PROOF OF CITIZENSHIP/VISA REQUIREMENTS
Guests are responsible for determining and obtaining proper entry documentation. All foreign nationals require a passport to enter Belize. Visitors from some countries may require a visa. No refunds will be granted for denied entry caused by failure to carry proper proof of citizenship or the appropriate visa.

INSURANCE
Hamanasi strongly encourages all guests to purchase medical, accident, luggage, emergency trip cancellation and dive insurance.

CHILDREN
Hamanasi has guests with children that have a great time during their stay however the parents have to plan on spending a lot of time with their children as we do not have a children’s program in place.

Parents should maintain responsibility for their children at all times when staying at Hamanasi. Hamanasi does not claim that it is able to ensure children's safety while on property or during any of Hamanasi's organized tours and maintains that this is the responsibility of the parent. Parents should be aware that Hamanasi staff is not trained in the specific care of children and Hamanasi’s swimming pool does not have a life guard on duty.

Parents should be aware that they will be responsible for the supervision and entertainment of their children while staying at the resort. Note that Hamanasi does not have television available on premises. Hamanasi may be able to assist parents in contracting a local baby sitter while they participate in tours and activities in the area. Hamanasi can provide personalized tours for families at an al la carte price.

Children ages six years and younger are not likely to be able to participate in any of our organized tours.

SEASONS
Low: 10 June – 14 December 2007, Except for Thanksgiving week (Saturday to Saturday)
High: 15 December 2006 – 6 January 2007, 10 February – 13 April 2007
Shoulder: 7 January – 9 February 2007, 14 April – 9 June 2007 Thanksgiving week (Saturday to Saturday)

Prices are in US Dollars and are subject to change without notice.
Conditions subject to change without notice!