Dive Review of Hamanasi in
Belize/Hopkins

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Hamanasi, May, 2011, by Leo Dioguardi, FL, US ( Reviewer 4 reports). Report 6059.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	The staff of the entire resort including the dive staff are the best we have ever encountered in all of our years of diving. Everyone without exception was friendly & helpful. The food was spectacular and the service was great. The barrier reef was is good condition but viz was a little less than we had hoped, perhaps due to the fish spawning. All dives were easy drift dives with light or no current and the boat showed up promptly when we surfaced. A 30 minute boat ride takes you to the beginning of the barrier reef which is sometimes a narrow ridge with a wall on one side and sandy basins 40 or so feet away, other times it seem very wide. We saw sting rays,eagle rays , and hawksbill turtles on almost every dive. SiT was spend on a nearby island with cookies, juice, and watermelon. The famous atolls are a bit further but we felt the barrier reef was just fine. We did give the whale shark trip a go but to no avail, we did see some large schools of jacks and two blacktips checked us out as well. In addition to the diving are other echo tours but ,this place is a bit isolated so if you are looking for city life, it may not be your cup of tea.
Websites	Hamanasi
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	Bonaire, Cozumel, curaçao, Bimini, Hawaii, Palau, roatan, utilaflorida
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, dry	Seas	calm, choppy, no currents
Water Temp	83-84°F / 28-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness	1
Water Visibility	50-80 Ft/ 15-24 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	No unreasonable limits, dive your computer, do 3min safety stop, head shallow when you hit 1000pso.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	Squadrons
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	None	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter	N/A	Boat Facilities	N/A
Overall rating for UWP's	N/A	Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	[None]

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Dive Review of Hamanasi in Belize/Hopkins

Hamanasi, May, 2011,

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Dive Review of Hamanasi in
Belize/Hopkins