Dive Review of Aldora Divers in
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Aldora Divers, Oct, 2011, by Michael Wood, WA, US ( Sr. Contributor 21 reports with 13 Helpful votes). Report 6306.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food	N/A
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	As with two other trips with Aldora Divers, they are the only way to go on Cozumel. Big steel tanks, 80 minute dives, and the only ones who can dive the other side of the island (east) during "Nortes" when the harbor is closed. We dove the east side one day and had an amazing dolphin encounter with 5-6 dolphins who first swam along the boat, then waited for us to be underwater for 15 minutes and came to "play" with us, circling me multiple times, coming within 10 feet, smiling and nodding and cavorting with me. The diving is classic Cozumel, but Aldora is very good at figuring out best sites for the weather/conditions, which were often iffy during our October stay. A little more expensive but worth the extra bottom time, safety and experience. Villa Aldora is also very nice. Manager Brent was fabulous, responsive and fixed any little thing. Don't dive Cozumel without Aldora Divers. Only complaint is unnecessarily long surface interval at Sanchos beach resort. Diving nitrox we could do with a half hour break and get back into the water. Often got back to room at 2pm, a little late. Photography a challenge due to lots of backscatter. Wide angle near impossible, stuck to macro and short range.
Websites	Aldora Divers
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	All over Caribbean, Indonesia, Philippines, Hawaii
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	rainy	Seas	choppy
Water Temp	84-84°F / 29-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	75-100 Ft/ 23-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Dive your computer; nitrox highly recommended due to long bottom times.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	None
Dolphins	Schools	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	> 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish	N/A
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	Large camera bucket only on large boat, which only took 1 day in 6.

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

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