Dive Review of Aldora Divers/Villa Aldora in
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Aldora Divers/Villa Aldora: "Great trip to Cozumel with Aldora Divers and Aldora Villa", Nov, 2016, by Kevin McCarter, FL, US ( Sr. Reviewer 10 reports with 1 Helpful vote). Report 9344.
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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	We've been to Cozumel and dove with Aldora many times. This is the first time we've stayed at the Aldora Villa. Aldora Divers is the best overall land based operator we've ever used. Safe, courteous, very high service level. Competent dive masters. Ours for this trip was Sharief, an experienced DM of Egyptian background. Very nice man and a great DM. The weather was good, though we were a little lucky for this time of year. Currents for the drift dives were strong, which lets you cover a lot of ground quickly. The reefs were in the best overall shape I've seen in several years and we saw a lot of wildlife. Nurse sharks, turtles, one eel, tons of reef fish, a sea horse, and a whole lot more. We finally dove Devil's Throat, which was itself worth the trip. It may be a little over-hyped as to the "danger", but not particularly difficult for an experienced diver. I had a flashlight in one hand and a GoPro in the other and had no difficulties. Aldora uses 120 cu. in. steel tanks and fills them to 3,400+ lbs. We dove on Nitrox, so every dive except Devil's Throat was over an hour long. I never came back with less than 1,200 psi, though some of our "air hogs" in the group were low. Aldora Villa was a very convenient and nice place to stay. We had 4 divers in their large unit and two who chose singles. Clean, great maid service, convenient dockside pickup (except for bad weather one day), and large spacious units. I think we've found the place to stay in Cozumel. Convenient to downtown via taxis who were always available on the street. No need for a rental car. Very reasonably priced. Great trip.
Websites	Aldora Divers
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	Grand Cayman, Palau, Cozumel, Bonair, Turks & Caicos, Maui, etc.
Closest Airport	Cozumel	Getting There	Connection through Atlanta
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, windy	Seas	choppy, currents
Water Temp	82-82°F / 28-28°C	Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility	- Ft/ - M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Nitrox profile.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	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	Aldora uses small boats in order to be fast and the first to dive sites. That comes at the price of spaciousness and camera table. There was a bucket to rinse cameras...all that's really needed.

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By Scott Boyack in NC, US at Dec 03, 2016 13:35 EST

Great dive shop and Aldora INN in is a great INN

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

Aldora Divers/Villa Aldora: "Great trip to Cozumel with Aldora Divers and Aldora Villa", Nov, 2016,

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