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Dive Review of Pure Diving/Air BnB in
Aruba

 
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Pure Diving/Air BnB: "Aruba 2024 TYrip", Nov, 2024,

by Francis Loncar, WI, US (Contributor Contributor 15 reports with 6 Helpful votes). Report 13240.

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

Accommodations For Subscribers Only Food N/A
Service and Attitude For Subscribers Only Environmental Sensitivity For Subscribers Only
Dive Operation For Subscribers Only Shore Diving For Subscribers Only
Snorkeling N/A
Value for $$ For Subscribers Only
Beginners 5 stars
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Comments Visited Aruba over the Thanksgiving holiday, diving for half the family, sitting on hot sand for the rest. We had dived here in 2021 using 3 different dive companies, this time we used only one, Pure Diving, right near the airport. I had seen some good reviews for Pure Diving, and was not disappointed; originally the plan was to try other dive shops, but the service and attitude was so good that we ended up doing 48 dives between the 3 of us. We had one refugee from another local dive shop that kept him from diving for 4 days due to mechanical issues. Never saw a happier person after his 1st dive trip with PD.
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Reporter and Travel

Dive Experience 251-500 dives
Where else diving Kauai, Cozumel, Fla Keys, Wisconsin, Palau, Maui, Grand Cayman, Aruba, St Lucia, Puerto Rico, Turks & Caicos, Big Island, French Polynesia
Closest Airport AUA Getting There from MSP, Delta via ATL

Dive Conditions

Weather sunny, rainy Seas choppy
Water Temp 84-86°F / 29-30°C Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility 100-200 Ft/ 30-61 M

Dive Policy

Dive own profile ?
Enforced diving restrictions Had to stay within sight of DM
Liveaboard? no Nitrox Available? yes

What I Saw

Sharks 1 or 2 Mantas None
Dolphins None Whale Sharks None
Turtles 1 or 2 Whales None
Corals 4 stars Tropical Fish For Subscribers Only
Small Critters For Subscribers Only Large Fish For Subscribers Only
Large Pelagics For Subscribers Only

Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

Subject Matter For Subscribers Only Boat Facilities 2 stars
Overall rating for UWP's For Subscribers Only Shore Facilities For Subscribers Only
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