Fort Lauderdale

Scuba Diving and Snorkeling

Lauderdale Diver. A PADI 5-Star Certification Agency, this dive center facilitates daily day trips on a variety of dive boats up and down Broward's shoreline. Dive trips typically last four hours. Nonpackage reef trips are open to divers for around $50; scuba gear is extra. 1334 S.E. 17th St., Intracoastal and Inland, Fort Lauderdale, FL, 33316. 954/467-2822. www.lauderdalediver.com.

Pro Dive. The area's oldest diving operation offers daily trips for scuba divers to Broward's natural coral reefs or over two-dozen shipwrecks including the famous "Mercedes I." Expect to pay $55 if using your own gear or $115 with full scuba gear for a 2-tank, half-day charter, lasting 4 hours and heading to two different diving destinations. Pro Dive also offers the full gamut of PADI dive training courses. Bahia Mar, 801 Seabreeze Blvd., Along the beach, Fort Lauderdale, FL, 33316. 954/776-3483. www.prodiveusa.com. Sea Experience: Bahia Mar Beach Resort, 801 Seabreeze Blvd., 33316. 954/770-3483. www.seaxp.com.

Sea Experience Glassbottom Snorkel Tours. The Sea Experience I leaves daily at 10:15 am and 2:15 pm for two-hour glass-bottom-boat and snorkeling combination trips that explore Fort Lauderdale's offshore reefs. The tour costs $28; $7 more to snorkel, equipment provided. Bahia Mar Beach Resort, 801 Seabreeze Blvd., Fort Lauderdale, FL, 33316. 954/770-3483. www.seaxp.com.

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• Bird-Watching
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• Scuba Diving and Snorkeling
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