Dive Review of Utila Lodge in
Honduras/Utila

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Utila Lodge: "Not Many Larger Fish and No Turtles, But Warm Relaxing Dives", Oct, 2023, by Susan Nickerson, FL, US ( 2 reports). Report 12642.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	Four of our group got stuck in a huge line at immigration in Roatan for nearly 90 minutes and by the time the driver collected us we missed the ferry to Utila by 2 minutes. The ferry captain refused to wait even after the hotel called, so pro tip - don't be even a minute late. We had to go back to the airport and cough up $99 each for a flight to the island. That made for a stressful delayed arrival. I didn't have high hopes of seeing a whale shark as it wasn't t ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here
Websites	Utila Lodge Utila Lodge
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	Caribbean, Philippines, Hawaii
Closest Airport	Utila Airport	Getting There	Ferry or flight from Roatan to Utila
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm
Water Temp	88-89°F / 31-32°C	Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility	35-60 Ft/ 11-18 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	Followed the guide, 1st dive generally an hour, 2nd dive typically 50 minutes. 3 minute safety stop observed.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	None
Dolphins	1 or 2	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	N/A
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	I only brought a GoPro and did not observe any dedicated camera stations. There was a rinse tank for cameras on the boat. ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here

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Dive Review of Utila Lodge in Honduras/Utila

Utila Lodge: "Not Many Larger Fish and No Turtles, But Warm Relaxing Dives", Oct, 2023,

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

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Reporter and Travel

Dive Conditions

Dive Policy

What I Saw

Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):

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

Dive Review of Utila Lodge in
Honduras/Utila