Do your no-decompression limits stop you from staying under as long as you would like? Then welcome to one of our most popular specialties – the Enriched Air Nitrox course. Diving with enriched air nitrox lets you safely extend your no stop time beyond the no decompression limits for air.

Float effortlessly, drifting over reefs. Be the diver you want to be, with ultimate buoyancy control, able to hover close to the bottom and examine underwater organisms without touching them. Be able to position yourself to take great photos without scaring the fish away.
Buoyancy skills separate the good divers from the great divers.

At Alton's, you will get the chance to explore Utila's own wreck, the Halliburton. The Wreck Specialty course teaches you the skills, knowledge and procedures needed to safely explore wrecks – whether ships, airplanes or automobiles. You will learn about safety, hazards and cautions, special risks of overhead environments, entanglement, limited visibility, deep diving, equipment, location of wrecks, sources of information, search methods, underwater navigation, legal aspects, artifacts, treasure, salvage, archaeology, and much more. Get ready to start exploring!

Step into a whole new world and watch the reef come to life under the glow of your dive light. 
The adventure, thrill and excitement of night diving can be yours when you complete your Night Diver Specialty course. You learn about night dive planning, equipment and navigation. You practice these on three night dives, plus introduce yourself to the whole new cast of critters that comes out after the sun goes down.

Utila is one of the premier sites in the world to spot the largest fish in the ocean – the magnificent whale shark. Learn more about this amazing creature, and observe it in its natural habitat.

Our underwater environment presents divers with scenes of breathtaking beauty with wild and weird creatures that amaze and fascinate. How can you possibly remember each one unless you bring them back through photography? Reliving a dive is as simple as looking at a photograph.
Whether you’re a casual holiday snapper or a consummate photo pro, we teach you the basics as they apply to taking photos underwater, with a special emphasis on practical techniques.

Ever wondered how your instructor manages to find their way back to the boat every time? Be the diver everyone wants to follow and make your sense of direction legendary with the Underwater Navigator Specialty course.