Dive Review of Itza Lodge, Long Caye/Itza Lodge in
Belize/Long Caye Belize

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Itza Lodge, Long Caye/Itza Lodge: "Pleasant relaxed diving but toxic terrestrial environment", May, 2017, by Jan Topley, Bristol, GB ( Reviewer 3 reports with 1 Helpful vote). Report 9798.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food	N/A
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	This was a relaxed diving vacation in calm water with enough exciting encounters for me. The reef sharks were used to being fed Lionfish so approached us close which was fun and the morays were a bit agressive in swimming at us in the hope of lionfish feeds. There were plenty of turtles and nurse sharks and a good number of reef fish including groupers who fought each other dramatically. The Blue Hole was for me deep and tedious and that was on a good viz day! The first day I was concerned to be told that the lodge was sprayed twice daily with a mosquito repellant which did no harm to anything else which of course does not exist and turned out to be DDT. The managers and their family agreed that it was DDT but later denied this when I reported it on TripAdviser, saying that DDT was illegal in Belize. They were not very truthful about the behaviour of the sharks and morays which was of course related to lionfish feeding. Our wonderful Boat captain looked like a pirate and was skillful and cheerful. The boat was used for transfers so no diving on Wednesday or Saturday which wasn't mentioned. The lodge was a bit noisy from the generator which went off and on all night so if you depended on a fan to sleep you would wake every time it went off. Snoring of other guests could disturb sleep. Food was bland.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	Maldives, Lake Malawi, Red Sea, Dahab, Maui, Thailand, Tanzania, Cuba, Jamaica, Cayman, Tobago, Gozo, South Africa, Seychelles, Oman, UAE, Belize, Bali, Raja Ampat, St Maarten, St Kitts, Cayman,
Closest Airport	Belize City	Getting There	Boat from Belize
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm
Water Temp	27-29°F / -3--2°C	Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility	20-30 Ft/ 6-9 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	60 minute dives generally.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	no
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	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
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Dive Review of Itza Lodge, Long Caye/Itza Lodge in Belize/Long Caye Belize

Itza Lodge, Long Caye/Itza Lodge: "Pleasant relaxed diving but toxic terrestrial environment", May, 2017,

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Dive Review of Itza Lodge, Long Caye/Itza Lodge in
Belize/Long Caye Belize