Dive Review of Sirius Dive Resort in
Colombia/Providencia

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Sirius Dive Resort, Oct, 2008, by Gordon W. Gribble, VT, USA ( 2 reports with 1 Helpful vote). Report 4934 has 1 Helpful vote.
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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 $$
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Comments	The tiny island of Providencia belongs to Columbia, although it is accessible from Panama City via San Andres island. There were only two of us at Sirius resort all week. The resort is nice, clean, and small, but only breakfast is served: a monotonous serving of scrambled eggs, bread, jam, juice and coffee, and seconds only in coffee. We had to hike nearly a mile to find a decent restaurant ("Martin's Place, which is excellent), or use the small motel restaurant next door on the beach. A small store a half mile away is available for snacks and beer. The resort manager speaks very little English and some knowledge of Spanish is useful. The rooms are large and nicely furnished (TV, air conditioner, safe), but there is no hot water. Phone communication was erratic at best. The dive operation is primitive and it needs some work. One dive was cancelled due to insufficent gasoline for the two small boats, one of which disappeared later in the week (stolen or sunk)! Although it rained every day, once hard enough to cancel an entire day of diving, the reefs are in excellent condition with superb marine life. With some work and planning, Sirius could become an excellent dive resort, but, at present, it falls short.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	101-250 dives
Where else diving	Keys, Mexico, Hawaii, Calif, Vermont, New Hampshire, extensive Caribbean
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	rainy	Seas	choppy, surge, no currents
Water Temp	82-86°F / 28-30°C	Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility	30-45 Ft/ 9-14 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Follow the leader
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	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	[None]

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Dive Review of Sirius Dive Resort in Colombia/Providencia

Sirius Dive Resort, Oct, 2008,

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Dive Review of Sirius Dive Resort in
Colombia/Providencia