Dive Review of Akumal Dive Center/Hotel Akumal Caribe in
Cozumel and the Mexican Yucatan/Akumal

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Akumal Dive Center/Hotel Akumal Caribe, Feb, 2005, by Dave Jackson, UT, USA . Report 2075.
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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	We dove by ourselves most days. The reefs in this area are spectacular and very close to the shop. maybe a 5-10 minute boat ride. Locals do fish the reefs so the fish population is less than across the channel at Cozumel. We saw the largest great 'cuda in a cleaning station we have ever seen. It was 6' feet long and 2ft thick. We all saw a very large school of juvenile 'cudas. Akumal means place of turtles in Mayan. We saw many very large green turtles who were very curious and friendly, upto 18 on one dive. Our guide has dove thses reefs for twenty years. He seemed to enjoy himself and thogh his english was even worse than our spanish he gave us great service all week. We also do the cenote Dos Ojos with the same shop and had a good experiance. Overall I would give the shop very high marks. The Hotel was a pleasant surprise. Very well kept, on the beach,a million dollar view, and very reasonably priced. Food prices were close to US prices and we had some fine meals here.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	51-100 dives
Where else diving	Cozumel, Florida, Utila
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, windy, rainy	Seas	calm, choppy, noCurrents
Water Temp	77-78°F / 25-26°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	60-100 Ft/ 18-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	Followed the leader, but Chapo kept it fairly interesting.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	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	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 Akumal Dive Center/Hotel Akumal Caribe in Cozumel and the Mexican Yucatan/Akumal

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Dive Review of Akumal Dive Center/Hotel Akumal Caribe in
Cozumel and the Mexican Yucatan/Akumal