Dive Review of Blue Vision/Westin Punta Cana in
Dominican Republic/Punta Cana

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Blue Vision/Westin Punta Cana: "Easy Diving", Jul, 2019, by Dan Panzica, CA, US ( Sr. Reviewer 7 reports with 7 Helpful votes). Report 11271 has 2 Helpful votes.
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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
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Comments	Punta Cana is not a diving destination by any means. That said, if you are here and you dive you may as well go. Next to the Westin Punta Cana resort is the Blue Vision dive shop which is a short walk down the beach. Rental equipment is good. The dive sites are a 5 minute ride from shore. The wooden boats are small and cramped when full. The sites are similar. Aquarium is their nearest and most frequently visited dive site. As a protected site, it’s teaming with typical reef fish. Corals are struggling. There is a local coral restoration project within this site as well. Maximum depth is 10m/33ft with surge depending on the swell above. The Colosseum site is circular in shape consisting of a sandy ocean floor surrounded by a coral wall which varies in height and depth with a max depth of 13m/43ft. Interesting corals and the typical reef fish populate the walls. I saw a couple of turtles, not much else. There are several swim-through are there to explore. Max depth 13m/42ft. Visibility is variable 10ft. – 40ft based on the swell and time of the year. Algae blooms can be a problem mid-summer. The vib at the shop is good, the people are wonderful, and the diving is better than not diving.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	Sipadan, Palau, Truk Lagoo, Palau, Philippines, Layang Layang, Maldives, Similans, Kho Tao/Samui, Kona, Cabo, Catalina, Niagara River, Dominican Republic, Lake Erie
Closest Airport	Putna Cana	Getting There	Modern airports in Putna Cana and Santo Domingo. Very convenient from Europe or North america
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	surge
Water Temp	80-82°F / 27-28°C	Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility	20-40 Ft/ 6-12 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Very shallow reef, no restrictions
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?
What I Saw
Sharks	None	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	N/A
Large Pelagics	N/A
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	[None]

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Dive Review of Blue Vision/Westin Punta Cana in Dominican Republic/Punta Cana

Blue Vision/Westin Punta Cana: "Easy Diving", Jul, 2019,

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Dive Review of Blue Vision/Westin Punta Cana in
Dominican Republic/Punta Cana