Villa on Dunbar Rock

Tucked away on Guanaja in Honduras, Villa on Dunbar Rock opens the door to some of the most virgin reefs in the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System. With few dive operators on the island, guests consistently get their pick of the best, rarely visited dive sites — the kind of uncrowded diving that's become increasingly hard to find.

Concierge diving, three times a day

As a PADI 5 Star Dive Resort, the centre runs three daily dives with a genuinely hands-off approach for divers. The friendly, professional staff see themselves as dive concierges as much as guides: they carry your gear onto the dive boat, set it up, change it over between dives, then rinse and store it at day's end. Your only job on board is your buddy check — then sit back and enjoy the ride.

Enriched air (Nitrox) is available, and scuba equipment rental means you can travel light. With free Wi-Fi on site and staff speaking English and Spanish, it suits divers who want relaxed, personal, small-scale diving over a busy resort scene.