San Pedro, Belize (OPENPRESS) July 2, 2009 — Las Terrazas Resort Belize’s premier luxury resort announces their on-site dive shop, White Sands Dive Shop has received the PADI 5-star rating.
Las Terrazas is a five-star luxury Belize oceanfront resort and residential development on the island of Ambergris Caye. Located adjacent to the resort, White Sands Dive Shop is a full service PADI dive center specializing in daily diving, SCUBA instruction and snorkeling for the island of Ambergris Caye, Belize. White Sands is a PADI International Resort Association member and is licensed by the Belize Tourism Board.
PADI is the world’s largest and most recognized scuba diver certification agency. PADI Five Star Dive Center membership is awarded to progressive PADI dive shops that excel in providing scuba divers with a full range of scuba certification programs, scuba gear selection, and scuba experience opportunities. To qualify as a PADI Five Star Dive Center a dive shop must meet elevated service and business standards and both promote and offer PADI scuba diving lessons as their recreational scuba diver training. These dive centers embrace the PADI System of diver education and are committed to providing customers with quality products, services and experiences.
“We feel that being affiliated with the solid reputation that Las Terrazas Resort has achieved in the Belize and the Caribbean luxury resort market plus the PADI Five Star rating will enable us to offer divers an unparalleled experience”, said Elbert Greer, PADI Staff Instructor and owner of White Sands Dive Shop.
Carolyn Stone, Director of Sales for Las Terrazas Resort notes the popularity of scuba diving with resort guests and their positive experience with the services and instructors of the White Sands Dive Shop.
“We have received numerous compliments on the exceptional level of expertise and service provided by the staff at White Sands Dive Shop,” said Stone. “The official PADI Five Star rating further confirms the high quality and personalized attention by Elbert Greer and his team”.
The island of Ambergris Caye is notably the most popular attraction for tourists who come to Belize. The factor that most contributes to this is the world class diving & snorkeling conditions that abound within minutes of the shores of Ambergris Caye. Scuba diving in Belize offers internationally known dive sites, such as Hol Chan Marine Reserve, Lighthouse Reef, Turneffe Atoll, as well as many fantastic sites right off of Ambergris Caye, combined with excellent weather conditions, clear warm water, and in the unlikely chance that a diving accident should occur, a hyperbaric chamber that is minutes away from any of the dive sites.
If you want a truly unique and unforgettable experience book a Belize scuba diving vacation with Las Terrazas Resort and let the experienced dive masters of the island’s newest PADI Five Star ranking, White Sands Dive Shop, show you the underwater wonders of Belize.
About Las Terrazas Resort
Las Terrazas a five-star luxury oceanfront resort and residential development on the island of Ambergris Caye in Belize features 38 magnificent one, two and three bedroom townhomes. The units include balconies, some with private plunge pools, as well as exquisite furniture handcrafter from Belizean wood, spacious kitchens with granite countertops and Kitchen Aid appliances, large plasma TV’s in each living room and master bedroom, telephones, DVD players, ipod docking stations, surround sound and high speed internet access. Las Terrazas is located on the largest private beachfront on the island, has a 70’ infinity lap pool, fitness center and the Serenity Spa and Wellness Center. On site Concierge is able to assist with an array of island and mainland excursions including dive and snorkel trips with White Sands Dive Shop. Las Terrazas Resort is one of the newest members of Preferred Boutique and the only member of Preferred Hotel Group in Belize. The resort is also a member of Sustainable Travel International.
