Dive Review of Sharkys & Felipe's diving/Nirvanna Inn & Sol Caribe in
Colombia/San Andres & Providencia

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Sharkys & Felipe's diving/Nirvanna Inn & Sol Caribe, Jan, 2004, by Tracey Bennett, NV, USA . Report 1309 has 1 Helpful vote.
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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	I'm always looking for a new adventure and thought that San Andres and Providencia might be the "undiscovered diving mecca" that I'd previously read about. Unfortunately, I learned that sometimes there is a reason places are undiscovered. The Nirvana Inn at San Andres was delapidated and dirty, complete with exposed wires, water damaged ceilings,and chipped paint. We were told the staff did paint and clean our room for hours before our arrival and except for the broken out glass in the bathroom window, it looked much better than the rest of the resort. The bar had not been in operation for some time and kitchen did not stock sodas, snacks etc. A 15 minute cab ride into town into town easily solved this dilemma. The food was adequate at best although the staff did try hard to work with what was available. I actually could have seen past the poor accomodations if the diving had been good but I was very disappointed. The time of year could have significantly reduced the visability and been the cause for choppy surgey water but the fish and critter life was extremely sparse. There were beautiful sponges and gorgonians. We didn't cancel the rest of the trip, thinking that Povidencia must be better. The Sol Caribe was clean and in close proximity to markets and restaurants. They had a bar and laundry service,and the buffet style meals were much better than Nirvana. We lunched at Martin's place which was excellent. The diving was not good, with very choppy water and low visability. There were huge beautiful barrel sponges and walls lined with tube and vase sponges but hardly any fish at all. Felipe,the owner of Felipe's Place was friendly and accomodating.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	Fiji, Palau, Yap, Honduras, Belize, Costa Rica, Hawaii, Indonesia,
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	rainy, cloudy	Seas	choppy, surge
Water Temp	0-0°F / -18--18°C	Wetsuit Thickness	5
Water Visibility	40-50 Ft/ 12-15 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Both Sharkys dive shop and Felipe's diving required buddies, reccommended max. depth, however allowed you to dive your own profile once the became comfortable with your ability
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	None
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		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	You're on your own.

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Dive Review of Sharkys & Felipe's diving/Nirvanna Inn & Sol Caribe in Colombia/San Andres & Providencia

Sharkys & Felipe's diving/Nirvanna Inn & Sol Caribe, Jan, 2004,

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

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Dive Review of Sharkys & Felipe's diving/Nirvanna Inn & Sol Caribe in
Colombia/San Andres & Providencia