Dive Review of Dive Palancar/Aura in
Cozumel and the Mexican Yucatan

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Dive Palancar/Aura, Jul, 2011, by Pete Mykytyn, IL, US ( Reviewer 5 reports). Report 6160.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$
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Comments	This was our 3rd year at Aura but our first with Dive Palancar. Previously, we dived with Sand Dollar, but they are no longer affiliated with Aura. We dived the morning dives with the boat picking us up at the Aura pier at 9. We were generally back at Aura by 12:30 or 12:45. Bottom times averaged about 45 minutes, but considering almost all divers were on air, not nitrox, this was not that bad. Surface intervals were usually at Aura or another resort, but once or twice we remained on the boat. Water was provided, but there was no fruit, etc. Safety briefings were satisfactory, divemasters asked divers which sites they preferred to dive, boat crew/divemasters were professional, courteous, and helpful. My wife and I are senior citizens, so we prefer a dive operation that will assist us with our gear. We were not disappointed with Dive Palancar. We took all of our gear to the small dive office located by the Aura pier the afternoon we arrived, and we basically never touched it again until we packed our bags to return home. The staff had our gear ready each morning, picked it up from the end of the pier after each day's diving, and rinsed/dried it and had it ready for us the next day. The day before we left, one of the staff members even helped carry our gear from the dive office to our room at Aura. Overall, we were very pleased with Dive Palancar and will dive with them again.
Websites	Dive Palancar
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	51-100 dives
Where else diving	Acapulco, Caribbean
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm, currents
Water Temp	82-86°F / 28-30°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	50-150 Ft/ 15-46 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	Specific max depths specified at dive briefing; at least 3 minute safety stop specified
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	1 or 2
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 Dive Palancar/Aura in Cozumel and the Mexican Yucatan

Dive Palancar/Aura, Jul, 2011,

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Dive Review of Dive Palancar/Aura in
Cozumel and the Mexican Yucatan