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Dive Review of Aldora Divers/Beach House Rental South of Town in
Cozumel and the Mexican Yucatan

Aldora Divers/Beach House Rental South of Town, Jul, 2003,

by Roger, Donna & Kate Soape, TX, USA . Report 731.

No photos available at this time

Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

Accommodations 5 stars Food 3 stars
Service and Attitude 3 stars Environmental Sensitivity N/A
Dive Operation 3 stars Shore Diving 1 stars
Snorkeling N/A
Value for $$ N/A
Beginners 3 stars
Advanced 3 stars
Comments Aldora Divers runs a very nice operation. The boat picked us up at a hotel pier near our beach house between 7:30 and 8:00 am each day. This put us first to Cozumel's premier southern dive sites. (We counted 60+ boats after one morning's dive.) After a long, deep first dive, we pulled into one of several beach clubs for a snack and a long surface interval. The second dives often lasted 70 or more minutes, then back to the pier by noon or shortly thereafter. Even though they only dive 2 dives per day, divers get plenty of bottom time. Safety-conscious divemasters be sure to employ an extra-long safety stop. Diving nitrox on the second dive helps, too. Our skills were respected and we were kept on a small boat all week with varying combinations of 2 to 5 other experienced divers.

Reporter and Travel

Dive Experience 251-500 dives
Where else diving Little Cayman, Belize atolls, Turks & Caicos, Chinchorro Banks, Saba, Dominica, Flower Gardens
Closest Airport Getting There

Dive Conditions

Weather sunny Seas calm
Water Temp 84-85°F / 29-29°C Wetsuit Thickness 0
Water Visibility 60-100 Ft/ 18-30 M

Dive Policy

Dive own profile yes
Enforced diving restrictions Very few restrictions. Aldora dives big steel tanks and prides itself on long bottom times (some well over an hour)with long surface intervals. Nitrox available.
Liveaboard? no Nitrox Available? N/A

What I Saw

Sharks 1 or 2 Mantas None
Dolphins None Whale Sharks None
Turtles > 2 Whales None
Corals 3 stars Tropical Fish 3 stars
Small Critters 3 stars Large Fish 3 stars
Large Pelagics 2 stars

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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