Dive Review of Turneffe Island Lodge in
Belize/Turneffe Atoll

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Turneffe Island Lodge, Jun, 2004, by Roger, Donna & Kate Soape, TX, USA . Report 1103.
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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
Overall Rating
Value for $$	N/A
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	Turneffe Island Lodge is one of only two dive destinations that we make it a point to visit every couple of years. The food here is consistently among the very best we have experienced anywhere in the Caribbean. The accomdations - especially the cabanas - are very nice. The resort occupies its own island, which is reachable only by boat, so it is very quiet. We did not experience as many spotted eagle rays and black tip sharks as on some prior trips. The currents weren't really running and the moon was full; maybe that was why. Still, lots of turtles and pelagic fish (permit, jacks, snapper). Several spotted toadfish and a good number of ths usual reef suspects. As is generally the case, we dove with groups of about a half dozen in a small, open boat. Most dives - including the renknowned Elbow - are done as drift dives just a few minutes ride from the resort so surface intervals between the three dives are done at the resort. Experienced dive masters and boat drivers continue to pamper guests. Better for somewhat more experienced divers as divin rquires back-roll entries, sometimes swift currents in open water, and deep dives. We'll be back!
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	Little Cayman, Cozumel, Chinchorro, Belize, Dominica, Saba
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm
Water Temp	82-84°F / 28-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness	0
Water Visibility	60-120 Ft/ 18-37 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Few depth restrictions.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	None
Dolphins	1 or 2	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	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 Turneffe Island Lodge in Belize/Turneffe Atoll

Turneffe Island Lodge, Jun, 2004,

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Dive Review of Turneffe Island Lodge in
Belize/Turneffe Atoll