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

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Aldora/Villa Aldora, Sep, 2004, by Barton, CA, USA . Report 1379.
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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 excellent service of the dive operation is as good as other readers have said. It was a good choice for our family trip with our two kids (18 and 20 years) who are beginners. The DM Luis did a great job of recommending dives appropriate for our family, and finding small critters for us to see. The dive boat picked us up at the Villa each day until Hurricane Ivan destroyed the dock. We enjoyed the long (up to 75 minutes), relaxing dives. The reefs are in excellent condition. Quantitiy of fish is moderate. The night dive was the best. Villa Aldora is a small new facility 1.2 miles north of the ferry terminal in San Miguel, a quiet location within walking distance of town, and taxis are available to town for $4 to $6. Clean rooms, good views, good air conditioning. Buy your own food and drink in town. There is excellent snorkeling, especially at night, off the back steps. We saw an octopus and several squid there. Consider it if you don't want the services (pool, spa, restaurants, etc.) of a big hotel. The perfect place for a relaxing vacation. The Aldora web site provides much useful information about getting to Cozumel and where to eat there. Avoid the turist traps set up for the multitudes from the cruise boats. Try the La Mission resturant on Aldolfo Rosado Salas.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	101-250 dives
Where else diving	La Paz Mexido, Grand Turk, Australia, Bahamas, Monterey CA, Florida, Channel Islands CA
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	rainy	Seas	calm, currents
Water Temp	80-83°F / 27-28°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	60-90 Ft/ 18-27 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	Small group (max 6) led by DM. Drift diving, so not that much choice of where to go. DM followed our requests.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	1 or 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	N/A
UW Photo Comments	No specific provisions for photography on boat. Fast current often makes it difficult to set up a photo shot in any case.

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

Aldora/Villa Aldora, Sep, 2004,

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