Dive Review of Papa Hog's in
Cozumel and the Mexican Yucatan/Cozumel

Other dive reports on Papa Hogs SCUBA Emporium

Other Cozumel and the Mexican Yucatan reports
Subscriber Content Preview
Active subscribers go here

Papa Hog's, Feb, 2006, by Lucius "Bud" Foster, MN, USA . Report 2970.
No photos available at this time
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	I have been to Cozumel previously before hurricane Wilma wiped it out. All I can say is the inter reefs were damaged beyond repair, the color is gone, the reefs are buried in sand, the fish have vanished (except for the Spendid Toadfish), and the only good dives were the deep dives to the south like Santa Rosa, Devils Throat, Columbia Deeps, and Palancar Caves. All the reef dives were trashed with the exception of The Felipe Xicotencatz wreck dive that was still in good shape but that was not suppose to be dived yet until the OK was given. The streets were gone and all the sand on the west coast of Cozumel was gone. The piers and cruise ships were gone, and when we came we were one of the first tourist planes to land back in Cozumel since the hurricane. As far as Papa Hog's, they are and will always be a great dive operation. They run six pack boats and have a large boat that is for accomodating large groups. Their shop on the water was wipped out and were in the process of rebuilding the shop on the water front during my stay. They have about five rooms available for rent that are very resonable not fancy but clean and inexpensive. The food is excellent original Mexican. There is really no need to rent a car if staying at Hogs Hotel because you can take a cab to town for $4.00 or take a nice 30 min. walk to town. I hope that the reefs recover because it will be a huge downer to their economy if they don't in the future. I sure hope that there is better news after this report of late January early Febuary 2005.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	California, Hawaii, Lake Superior MN, Jamaica, Bahamas, S. Florida & Keys, Cozumel Mexico, Anguilla, Palau, Roatan Honduras, Saba, Turks & Caicos, and Philippines.
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, dry	Seas	calm, currents
Water Temp	77-78°F / 25-26°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	60-120 Ft/ 18-37 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	On boat with 500 psi and must stay next to dive sausage of dive guides or your own or buddy's.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	Squadrons
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	The boat captains hand you your camera in the water and take ggod care of your equipment. They normally have a rinse tank on the big boat they use for groups and on the small six packs boats nothing. In shore at facility they have a big fresh water rinse tank across the street and plenty of space for stuff to dry.

Leave a comment (Subscribers only -- 200 words max)
Subscribers can comment here

Subscribers can post comments, ask the reviewer questions, as well as getting immediate and complete access to ALL 1100 dive reviews of Cozumel and the Mexican Yucatan and all other dive destinations. Complete access to all issues and Chapbooks is also included.

Other dive reports on Papa Hogs SCUBA Emporium

All Cozumel and the Mexican Yucatan Dive Reviews and Reports
Diving Guide to Cozumel and the Mexican Yucatan
Diving Reviews for All Dive Destinations

Want to assemble your own collection of Cozumel and the Mexican Yucatan reports in one place?
Use the Mini Chapbook Facility to create your personalized collection.

Note: The information here was reported by the author above, but has NOT been reviewed nor edited by Undercurrent prior to posting on our website. Please report any major problems by writing to us and referencing the report number above.

Undercurrent Home

Page computed and displayed in 0.15 seconds

Get more dive info like these and other important scuba updates sent monthly to your email. And a FREE Recent Issue of Undercurrent
Get a free monthly email and a sample issue!

Dive Review of Papa Hog's in Cozumel and the Mexican Yucatan/Cozumel

Papa Hog's, Feb, 2006,

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

Overall Rating

Reporter and Travel

Dive Conditions

Dive Policy

What I Saw

Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):

Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

Dive Review of Papa Hog's in
Cozumel and the Mexican Yucatan/Cozumel