Dive Review of Ocotal Beach Resort in
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Ocotal Beach Resort, Sep, 2003, by A. Segal, TN, US . Report 725.
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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
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Comments	Very intimate hotel. Great service everywhere. Most rooms are set in buildings spaced out hillside. Some beachfront rooms. The top rooms have spectacular view. Very long walk. There is a shuttle that takes people from beach to their rooms. Swim up bar on beach and some buildings have their own small pools. Only rained twice in the evening, otherwise perfect weather. Basic, pretty and clean rooms. Gorgeous setting. Fantastic dive shop. Never had to touch equipment if didn't want to. Always had plenty of water, snacks, fresh fruit. Very good briefings and overview of boat layout. Several sharks (bull & white tip), a few large rays, huge variety of eels in all sizes, dolphins and many turles on the surface during boat rides. Backward roll off boat and a line off the bow to go down. A bit of current, alot of surge. I was told prior to my going by other divers who had been there that I would need a heavy wetsuit (5mm). Maybe I got lucky with water temp, but I felt my 5mm shorty was too much. But I was trying to break it in since it was new, so I stuck with it. Others used 3mm. My male dive buddy felt the same way. There were thermoclines but nothing that lasted long or was terribly uncomfortable. The dives at Bat Island and Catalina were a little more rigid as they are more difficult dives. On one dive my dive buddy and I got separated from the group--which is easy considering the vis. Although we were not lost, we were headed back in the correct direction, they did send a divemaster to get us. I apologized immediately if we worried anyone or if we held up the group, and was told no problem. He said glad we were having a good time and not to worry. No chastising, no condeming, no glares, no yelling or demeaning tactics. Everyone was treated as responsible divers. Most everyone on boat was very experienced. Could go on forever regarding the country. Beautiful! Alot to do in C.R. other than diving! Maybe not the most beautiful dives (i.e. coral) but very exciting. Would go back to Costa Rica and Ocotal in a heartbeat.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	Grand Turk, Provo, Roatan, Dominica, St Lucia, Curacao, Bonaire, Cancun, Jamaica
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, rainy	Seas	choppy, surge
Water Temp	72-80°F / 22-27°C	Wetsuit Thickness	5
Water Visibility	15-40 Ft/ 5-12 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	A bit stricter on Bat Island and Catalina dives.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	None
Dolphins	Schools	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 Ocotal Beach Resort in Costa Rica

Ocotal Beach Resort, Sep, 2003,

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Dive Review of Ocotal Beach Resort in
Costa Rica