Dive Review of Bora Diving Center/Novotel Bora Bora Beach Resort in
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Bora Diving Center/Novotel Bora Bora Beach Resort, Aug, 2006, by Vicky Polashock, GA, US ( Reviewer 6 reports). Report 3004.
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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	While in Bora Bora we did one night dive with the Bora Diving Center. We were not impressed; it seems geared toward guests on cruise ships and 5-star hotels. We picked up 6 divers from the Paul Gauguin cruise ship and 1 from the Hotel Bora Bora. At the HBB dock we saw a manta ray eating plankton near the underwater dock lights. The crew had asked in advance how much weight we needed and what size BC's, and had already set up tanks before we boarded. On board the boat they wouldn't point out which set up was each of ours, they told us to wait until we got to the dive site. Then when we attached to the mooring buoy they quickly hustled divers to the edge of the boat, strapped on whichever BC fit, and threw them overboard - most of them didn't even take a breath from their regs first or check their tank fill. My husband and I were the only ones who insisted on even a rudimentary gear check first. The gear wasn't in great shape, either - my husband's BC inflator valve leaked and he had to dump air constantly throughout the dive. This operation is more suited to the occasional resort diver who doesn't want to hassle at all with pesky details like gear checks.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	101-250 dives
Where else diving	Caribbean, Red Sea, Gulf of Mexico
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	rainy	Seas	choppy
Water Temp	80-82°F / 27-28°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	0-0 Ft/ 0-0 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	Depth, bottom time
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	1 or 2
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	None	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	[None]

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Dive Review of Bora Diving Center/Novotel Bora Bora Beach Resort in
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