Dive Review of Aldora Divers/Villa Aldora in
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Aldora Divers/Villa Aldora, Sep, 2010, by John E. Keith, UT, US ( Top Contributor 32 reports with 9 Helpful votes). Report 5707.
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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
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Comments	Aldora Divers is a top notch dive shop. Mimo and the rest of the staff are helpful and they try very hard to meet your requests. September is a "low" time, and my wife and I dove twice alone - no cancellations - (with our dive master, of course), once with another couple and once with 5 other folks. Our dive masters (David, Raoul, Javier, and Edgar) were excellent. We asked for dives that were slow so we could view and photograph. That's exactly what we got, with great help in seeing critters from the DMs, even with the larger group. Aldora uses larger steel tanks, so our dives averaged about 60 or so minutes. Because they want the group to stay together for safety reasons - including decomp with these longer dives - Aldora fits the tanks to the diver's characteristics to make sure that everyone gets good bottom time. We did have one couple who ascended before the group on one dive due to low air, and the dive master took care to see that they were met by the boat. Adora also tries to time dives to avoid the masses from the cruisers. We had plenty of time to view and observe and each of the DMs were able to help us find lots to see. Saw many turtles and a couple of sharks as well as the usual critters and fish. We had a depression (Karl) come through and even with its affects on the visibility, the diving was good. For the first time, we stayed at Villa Aldora (usually we do an RCI exchange). It was wonderful. Our host, Steve, was so helpful and fun to chat with. Fresh water rinces and hangers were provided, and if you wanted (we didn't), tanks were available so you could dive from the hotel dock. We did snorkle a couple of times - saw squid, eels, and lots of fish. The rooms were excellent - well kept and well furnished (including the ability to "cook in"). We chose to go out and ate at some traditional favories (El Moro, la Tortuga, la Perlita) and some new ones (Kinta, la Veranda, and la Cocay) and had great meals. La Kinta was especially good. Being picked up at the hotel's dock with our gear already on board was a treat. We're headed back in October. Check out Aldora's October special on ScubaBoard (search on Dave Dillehay - free hotel in October). We recommend both the dive shop and the Villa with no reservations.
Websites	Aldora Divers Villa Aldora
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	101-250 dives
Where else diving	Red Sea, Saba, Bonaire, Turks and Caicos, Caymans, Baja Mexico, California, Florida Keys
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, windy, rainy	Seas	currents
Water Temp	27-29°C / 81-84°F	Wetsuit Thickness	5
Water Visibility	25-100 Ft/ 8-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	Group stays together including ascending. Safety stop required. However, the DMs suggested that we could stay above or below the group as we wanted as long as he could account for us.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
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		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	The fast boats did not have a bucket for cameras, but the large boat did.

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Dive Review of Aldora Divers/Villa Aldora in Cozumel and the Mexican Yucatan/Cozumel

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Dive Review of Aldora Divers/Villa Aldora in
Cozumel and the Mexican Yucatan/Cozumel