Dive Review of Amigos del Mar/Xanadu Island Resort in
Belize/Ambergris Caye

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Amigos del Mar/Xanadu Island Resort, Jun, 2007, by David Andel, IL, US ( 2 reports with 1 Helpful vote). Report 3454.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity	N/A
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
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Value for $$	N/A
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Comments	We had a group of six divers. The dive operator we used was Amigos del Mar. It is located right on the beach in San Pedro. Did four two tank dives on the reef of Ambergris Caye and a three-tank day trip to Turneffe Island. Amigos boat picks you up right from your resorts dock. Made all plans over through e-mails to Gilmar at the dive shop. All prices matched what he had quoted. The reef is located less than a half mile from Ambergris; so all surface intervals were done on shore at the dive shop. Water, coconut, and watermelon were available for snacks. The dive master ‘Rene’ was with us all week. He did a good job of pointing out critters. Alot of free swimming nurse sharks, grouper and eels. The reef was in good shape with an abundance of fish life. The day trip to Turneffe included ‘breakfast’ at the shop in the morning, two-hour boat trip (ran out of steering fluid 30 minutes out of San Pedro and had to wait for another boat to bring us the fluid). 1st dive was at the Elbow; great amount of fish life, sponge and coral was in excellent shape, 2nd dive at Calabash Wall. Lunch was at the University of Belize Marine Station on Calabash Caye. 3rd dive at Tres Amigos. We stayed at Xanadu Island Resort, it is located about 1 mile south of town. Excellent location, quiet and removed from the noise of town. The resort is made up of six monolithic domes, built to survive a Cat. 5 hurricane. There are several different types of suites. All have a living room, full kitchen and fridge, large decks (for drying gear out) an daily maid service. No restaurant or bar on site, but that wasn’t a problem because you could get anywhere on the island in a golf cart. Rentals are available at Xanadu. The resort has a great pool, right off their sand beach. Make sure to bring bug spray, the mosquitoes will carry you away!!! Check them out on their website www.xanaduresort-belize.com. For food and staples Marina’s Market is located at the entrance to Xanadu or in town is the Island Supermarket that has a large selection. Across from the Island Supermarket is the Belikin Dist., where you can buy water and beer cheaper than anywhere on the island. You will not go hungry in San Pedro, it has the best assortment of restaurants and bars in the caribean. We ate dinners at Casa Picasso, The Blue Water Grill, Elvi’s Kitchen, Sweet Basil, El Divino Steak House and Caliente’s. All had great food. We will dive here again!!!
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	101-250 dives
Where else diving	Dominica, Curacao, Bonaire, Little Cayman, Grand Turk and the Florida Keys
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, cloudy	Seas	calm, noCurrents
Water Temp	81-83°F / 27-28°C	Wetsuit Thickness	0
Water Visibility	50-75 Ft/ 15-23 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Recreational Dive limits. 50-60 minutes in the water. Up with 500psi.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	1 or 2
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	Dive boat had a dedicated 'cooler' for cameras.

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Dive Review of Amigos del Mar/Xanadu Island Resort in Belize/Ambergris Caye

Amigos del Mar/Xanadu Island Resort, Jun, 2007,

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Dive Review of Amigos del Mar/Xanadu Island Resort in
Belize/Ambergris Caye