Roatán, Bay Islands, Honduras

Cara a Cara

Cara a Cara is a baited shark dive on the south side of Roatán run since the early 2000s by Waihuka Adventure Divers and one of the few sites in the Caribbean where divers can reliably approach Caribbean reef sharks at close range. The dive takes place on a sandy plateau at roughly 22 to 27 meters where divers kneel in a semicircle and an experienced shark feeder presents a sealed bait box. Eight to fifteen Caribbean reef sharks typically appear within minutes, accompanied by black grouper, large horse-eye jack, southern stingrays and the occasional nurse shark. The experience is run as a single supervised dive with detailed briefing and strict positioning rules; participants are required to be advanced certified or have logged a minimum number of dives. Conditions on the south shore can be more exposed than the north; visibility averages 20 to 30 meters and currents are usually mild but variable.