Dive Review of Aqua Windies/Manchebo Beach Resort in
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Aqua Windies/Manchebo Beach Resort: "Wonderful wreck diving and turtles on Aruba", May, 2021, by John Yavorsky, NJ, US ( Top Contributor 30 reports with 14 Helpful votes). Report 11733.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations	N/A	Food	N/A
Service and Attitude	N/A	Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	Aqua Windies boats were down so they had half of another shop boat, which meant a van ride of 20-30 minutes but was fine. Lucky to do 3 days diving with Divemaster Nora and only up to 1 other diver so we had great dives. Dove Jane Sea Wreck (some current but worth it), 2 airplane wrecks and the Antilla in 55', one of the best wreck dives in the Caribbean. Also great dives with turtles on the north side of island. As I was consuming air faster than Nora, she arranged for 100 cu.ft tanks, which was much appreciated. Manchebo Beach resort was on a prime area of Eagle Beach and well south of the high-rise hotels and condos. Loggerhead turtle nest sites were protected with barricades. Good breakfast facilities with a la carte due to pandemic. PCR testing required both ways, even tho vaccinated, but hotrel arranged for convenient testing on site. Masks required inside resort. Resort restaurants good but others near by were better.
Websites	Aqua Windies Manchebo Beach Resort
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	50 years of diving, including 27 liveaboards and dozens of land-based world wide.
Closest Airport	Oranjestad	Getting There	Fly to Oranjestad and rent car or use taxi
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, windy	Seas	choppy, currents
Water Temp	80-82°F / 27-28°C	Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility	80-120 Ft/ 24-37 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	group of 1 to 4 with divemaster
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	> 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	Dedicated camera rinse tanks on boat and shore

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Dive Review of Aqua Windies/Manchebo Beach Resort in Aruba/caribbean

Aqua Windies/Manchebo Beach Resort: "Wonderful wreck diving and turtles on Aruba", May, 2021,

Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

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Reporter and Travel

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What I Saw

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Dive Review of Aqua Windies/Manchebo Beach Resort in
Aruba/caribbean