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

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Aldora Divers/Villa Aldora, Feb, 2008, by William King, SC, USA ( Reviewer 5 reports with 3 Helpful votes). Report 3876.
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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	The Villa Aldora, associated with Aldora Divers, is a small apartment complex about 3/4 of a mile north of San Miguel facing LaPlaya Carmen on the mainland. The apartments are quite comfortable. Some have full kitchens others kitchenettes. A small beach and seawall are between the Villa and the sea. Tha Aldora boat arrives at the Villa dock @ 0730 allowing the divers to be the first on whatever site has been selected. Steel 125 tanks are used for the men and 100s for the women allowing a great reduction in weight. The BCD's and regulators are kept on board and mounted on the tank when the boat arrives. Entry is by back roll and exodus is by a vertical ladder. BCD,tank, weight belt and fins are removed and passed up by the crew before climbing the ladder. Surface interval is taken at "Mr. Sancho's" Beach Club allowing for purchase of food & drink. During 8 dives over a four day period large turtles were seen feeding on each dive. A plethora of other large Caribbean critters were seen on each dive. All dives were drift, sometimes fast sometimes slow, proper buoyancy is a must to enjoy the flora and fauna as you pass. Most dives were in excess of an hour. Divemaster Javier and Captain El Gato were fantastic. They gave us exactly what we wanted and the boat was always positioned near to our surfacing location. During the surface travel, parkas were offered to those who were chilled from the breeze. Aldora divers is a great operation, we have already made plans to return in 2009.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	Caribbean, Micronesia, Indian Ocean, Thialand, Burma, Solomons, Australia, Hawaii
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, dry	Seas	choppy
Water Temp	80-82°F / 27-28°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	70-100 Ft/ 21-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	No decompression dives
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
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Dive Review of Aldora Divers/Villa Aldora in Cozumel and the Mexican Yucatan

Aldora Divers/Villa Aldora, Feb, 2008,

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