Dive Review of Tropical Island Divers/Paya Bay in
Honduras/Roatan

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Tropical Island Divers/Paya Bay, Sep, 2013, by Clem Clapp, AL, US ( Contributor 18 reports with 4 Helpful votes). Report 7185.
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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	Purchased a 10 dive package though the resort. Diving is farmed out to another operator, Tropical Island Divers. Found out just before leaving home that the resort had not informed the dive op of my package even though it was paid for 90 days in advance. Dive op had been full but fortunately had cancellations that allowed my buddy and I to dive. I will contact the dive op (Tropical Island Divers) in advance should I make this trip again. Resort transfers divers per 10 minute drive to Tropical Island Divers and they drop you off at resort dock at end of 2nd dive. Found out upon leaving resort that they charged $5.00 per day for the transfer. Should have been included in package. Dive operation was fine. Max divers were a dozen or so for a couple of days then 4 to 10 the other days. Was a bit crowded on the small boat but trips were short and not a problem. Marek, the dm, was also co-manager of Marble Hills, the resort to which Tropical Island was attached. Cpt. Edward was there the previous year and also dove and shot Lion Fish regularly. Much freedom given to divers. No real problems with over control by dms. Nice collection of a variety of both coral and small tropicals. No large fish to speak of. Nice laid back operation. Different dive op manager and dm this year but no complaints for either of our two trips diving with them. We stayed at Paya Bay Resort for the 2nd time. Nice, small, friendly family run resort on the north side of the east end of the island. We were met at the airport by the resort driver who took an hour to drive us to the resort from the airport. We included the food package so we could eat anything we wished but paid extra for cokes and liquor. Food was good and varied. Always some item not available on the menu but plenty else to offer. Service people were mostly the same as previous year and very pleasant and accomodating. Very nice 22 acres of property full of trails and 2 small beaches, one of which was especially nice. They were also next door to a much larger public beach which was mostly vacant during our stay.
Websites	Tropical Island Divers Paya Bay
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	[Unspecified]
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, rainy	Seas	choppy
Water Temp	82-83°F / 28-28°C	Wetsuit Thickness	1
Water Visibility	35-85 Ft/ 11-26 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Don't go too deep. Come up when you get low.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	no
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	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 Tropical Island Divers/Paya Bay in Honduras/Roatan

Tropical Island Divers/Paya Bay, Sep, 2013,

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Dive Review of Tropical Island Divers/Paya Bay in
Honduras/Roatan