Dive The Shipwreck Trek
Description:
Thousands of recreational scuba divers are hosted in the Florida Keys each year, for world class reef and wreck diving. Established by the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, the Florida Keys Shipwreck Heritage Trail is a water-based line of nine notable wreck sites that stretches from Key Largo to Key West. The latest: Vandenberg was sunk May 27, 2009 off of Key West in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. A not-to-be-missed Southernmost addition to the Wreck Trek of the Florida Keys.
Author: Julie
Day 1 - Florida Keys
I's likely you are flying into Miami or Ft Lauderdale (rates are best at these airports), so after a quick rental car counter stop, you'll be in the gateway to the Keys in about an hour.
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Holiday Inn Key Largo
Location:
view in google maps99701 Overseas Hwy
33037 Florida Keys, US
Phone:
+1 305 451 21212
Snappers Waterfront Saloon & Raw Bar
Location:
view in google mapsMile Marker 94.5
Oceanside
Florida Keys, FL 33037
Phone:
305 852 5956Day 2 - Florida Keys
Divers, this is seriously great wreck diving! But advanced divers are best suited for the Duane and/or the Bibb, but notably the Spiegel Grove. you don't want to miss her, believe me. Leave any preconceived notions about deep diving home, and listen closely to your dive briefing. Sea Dwellers Dive Center is convenient and friendly.
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John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park
Location:
view in google mapsMile Marker 102.5
Overseas Highway
Florida Keys, FL 33037
Phone:
+1 305 451 63002
Jules Undersea Lodge
Location:
view in google maps51 Shoreland Drive
Florida Keys, FL 33037
Phone:
+1 305 451 23533
Gus' Grill
Location:
view in google maps103800 Overseas Highway
Key Largo Bay Marriott Beach Resort
Florida Keys, FL 33037
Phone:
+1 305 453 0000Day 3 - Florida Keys
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The Hungry Tarpon
Location:
view in google maps77522 Overseas Highway
Lower Matecumbe
Florida Keys, FL 33036
Phone:
+1 305 664 05352
History of Diving Museum
Location:
view in google mapsMM 83 bayside
Florida Keys, FL 33036
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Gulf View Motel
Location:
view in google maps58743 Overseas Highway
Florida Keys, FL 33050
Phone:
+1 305 289 14144
Hurricane Grill
Location:
view in google maps4650 Overseas Highway
Florida Keys, FL 33050
Phone:
305 743 5755Day 4 - Florida Keys
Today you want to seek out a dive center to take you to the Thunderbolt wreck - she's a (deep) beauty, giant Goliath grouper hang out, along with barracuda and sharks. The current to get past the mooring ball can be ripping, but a staff that handles this dive with 110% professionalism is Hall's Dive Center. You'll get a 2nd tank on a shallow reef that is loaded with life.
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Sombrero Beach
Location:
view in google mapsEnd of Sombrero Beach Road
Mile Marker 50
Florida Keys, FL 33050
Phone:
+1 305 292 45602
Old Seven Mile Bridge
Location:
view in google mapsMile Marker 47, U.S 1
U.S. 1
Florida Keys, FL 33050
Phone:
+1 800 352 53973
Annette's Lobster & Steak House
Location:
view in google maps3660 Overseas Highway
Florida Keys, FL 33050
Phone:
305-743-5516Day 5 - Key West, Florida Keys
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Bahia Honda State Park
Location:
view in google mapsMile Marker 37.5
Big Pine Key
Key West, FL 33043
Phone:
+1 305 872 23532
Montes Restaurant & Fish Market
Location:
view in google mapsMile Marker 25
Florida Keys, FL 33042
Phone:
+1 305 754 37313
Papa's Hideaway
Location:
view in google maps309 Louisa Street
Key West, FL 33040-7513
Phone:
+1 305 294 7709Day 6 - Key West
Scheduling the Vandenberg for a dive will be easy, its popularity is enormous, and puts a perfect southernmost anchor on the Shipwreck Trek. Southernmost Divers or Lost Reef will be your best bet for this long-awaited wreck dive. In over 100 feet of water, the bow is one of the most interesting starting points, with the foremast and parabolic radar dishes. This wreck usually has current, so be alert and in shape! Not for the light of heart or a new diver. Wreck divers and advanced or well-trained divers, preferred. Lots of fish and growth on it already, inside of six months! Goliath grouper, bait fish schooling, barracuda, and your mini-critters and algae. Awesome!
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Jack Flats Bar and Restaurant
Location:
view in google maps509 and 1/2 Duval Street
Key West, FL 33040
Phone:
305 294 7955