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Go West Diving: "Diving the West End of Curacao", Jan, 2018, by Paul Fitzpatrick, TX, US ( Sr. Reviewer 7 reports with 9 Helpful votes). Report 10101 has 5 Helpful votes.
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Accommodations		Food	N/A
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity	N/A
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	This was our second trip to Curacao with Go West Diving/All West Apartments. They are located at the west end of the island, about a one hour drive from the crowded and touristy Willemstad. The dive shop offers 2 morning boat dives and one afternoon dive, as well as unlimited shore diving from in front of the resort and from in from of All West Apartments. Because Curacao is out of the hurricane belt and there are no competing dive shops, the dive site schedule is the same each week. We did the morning dives and then shore diving in the afternoons and at night. The diving is fairly relaxed. There were typically 2 divemasters in the water with a group of 10-19 divers. While this sounds crowded, the visibility was outstanding and we were allowed to spread out and dive our own profiles. Most dives were at 40-70 feet, so that the standard one hour dive time worked well for most divers. Dives were a mix of moored and drift dives, depending on the current. We were struck by the health of the reef compared to much of the Caribbean, even though we did see more lion fish than we would prefer. The divemasters and dive shop were very friendly and professional. All West apartments is associated with the dive shop. It is about 2 kilometers from the dive shop, but the apartment comes with a car or small pickup. When you are picked up at the airport, the driver will stop at the supermarket to allow you to stock up-this is highly recommended since the drive is about an hour and the markets in the west end are small. The apartments are mainly large studios with well-furnished kitchens-we cooked some meals and went out to restaurants for others. Each apartment has a deck that allows a great view of sunsets. There is also a room for gear that includes air tanks and a wash tank, so that you can gear up and walk down the steps to dive. Our group counted ten turtles on the first shore dive from there. The sight is also ideal for night diving. We did one shore dive from in front of the dive shop-Alice in Wonderland- and should have done more.
Websites	Go West Diving
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	throughout Caribbean, Galapagos, Hawaii
Closest Airport		Getting There	Direct flights from US, Europe
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm
Water Temp	79-80°F / 26-27°C	Wetsuit Thickness	5
Water Visibility	70-200 Ft/ 21-61 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Dive times were limited to one hour
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	None
Dolphins	Schools	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 Go West Diving in Curaçao/west end

Go West Diving: "Diving the West End of Curacao", Jan, 2018,

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Dive Review of Go West Diving in
Curaçao/west end