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

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Aldora Divers/Villa Aldora, Oct, 2004, by Marc Silling, OH, USA . Report 1406.
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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	It was quite an experience. We dove with Aldora Divers and they were excellent. Their tanks were steel 120’s at 3500 psi, which meant that we did dives that lasted up to 75 minutes. When we were using 36% Nitrox I think I could have taken a nap on the bottom. In our boat the first dive was a deep air dive, and the second a more shallow (60 to 80 foot) Nitrox dive. They really believe in service. We give them the BCD's and regulators and when arrived in the morning, they were all set up. The boat was small and very fast, with four divers, a driver, and one dive master. He would talk to us about what we were looking for and then take us there. One reef (way south) could only be found by GPS and the dive master had to dive in and look at the bottom to be sure we were there. We were then treated to one of the most pristine and untouched reefs I have ever seen. When the dives were over we took off our BCD’s in the water and the boat driver hoisted them up. This is what its like to be coddled. Because it was drift diving, the dive master wanted us to stay in sight which we did. In some places the current was considerable. Basically we just sat there at the edge of a wall and the world went by. We saw lots of turtles and on the night dive my son wanted to see an octopus. We saw all sorts of them. We also did two Cenote dives with DiveMike’s, which Aldora recommended. There was a cave divemaster (Victor) who knew the Cenote’s like his hand. There was also an assistant who followed, I guess in case I flipped out. There was only my son and myself on this dive. After safety instruction we were treated to some amazing views as well as absolute pitch black when we turned off our lights once. I felt very safe even though we wiggled around quite far back. It was interesting that we traversed a cave not only side to side, but also at times up and down. I was very satisfied with the service and the dives were incredible. Whenever in Cozumel I will dive with Aldoras Divers. Memo, the head divemaster was very informative and insures good service. It cost a bit more but you get what you pay for. Greg and Kay at the Villa Aldoras hotel were extremely attentive to our needs and would drive us to town or even take us to the grocery store. We did a night snorkle off the dock (what's left of it after one of the hurricanes) and saw number of critters (squid feeding etc.) There was an octopus on the ladder when my son started in.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	0-25 dives
Where else diving	Bahamas, Key Largo
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm
Water Temp	81-84°F / 27-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness	0
Water Visibility	75-120 Ft/ 23-37 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	Stay within approximate sight of dive master
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	None	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 Aldora Divers/Villa Aldora in Cozumel and the Mexican Yucatan

Aldora Divers/Villa Aldora, Oct, 2004,

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