Dive Review of Hurricane Divers in
Mexico (Western)/Bahias de Huatulco

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Hurricane Divers: "Puffers!", Dec, 2018, by Marcia Pedersen, WA, US ( Contributor 14 reports with 5 Helpful votes). Report 10804.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations	N/A	Food	N/A
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	Hurricane Divers has a great location right in Santa Cruz (one of the Huatulco bays) with a two-minute walk from the shop to the marina. Shop manager Nata and boat captain Javier took excellent care of us. We dove two dives each day for five days. There were only two other customers, so it felt like our own private boat. Left the shop at 9:30 each day. Boat rides were 10-30 minutes. Easy back roll entry and easy ladder climb without BC to get back in. Water and soda on the boat. The underwater topography was nice. There were walls, big boulder fields, and many varieties of coral. I saw more puffer fish than in all of my 22 years of diving! Many rays with a brief view of two eagle rays. Lots of eels and schools of butterfly fish. The biggest bummer was that we only had about 20-foot vis all week. There were probably more bigger critters just beyond our view. The water was warm (about 80 degrees F), though, and I just wore shorts and a rash guard. Above the water, I enjoyed watching the pelicans along the colorful rocky shoreline as we visited the many beautiful hidden beaches. Hurricane Divers has an all-day package that included lunch on the beach. We only saw other dive boats twice. Bahias de Huatulco is a very cute area. It was very clean with nice sidewalks, good transportation, and very safe. The birds and flowers were beautiful! We stayed at a private condo (Sueno del Mar)in Chahue (one of the Huatulco bays). Everything we needed was within a 20-minute walk. We found many wonderful restaurants including Mercader, Clio's, and Mama Elsa’s Hamburgers (but her tacos were my favorite). We were able to use credit cards at the restaurants and grocery store. It was handy to have pesos for taxis and some restaurants. Banks and ATM machines were easy to find. Prices seemed reasonable. The people of Huatulco were wonderful!
Websites	Hurricane Divers
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	Puget Sound, San Juan Islands, Vancouver Island, Hawaii, Thailand, Australia, Mexico, Honduras, Bonaire, Dominica, Turkey, Caymans, Bimini
Closest Airport	Huatulco	Getting There	We flew Seattle-Dallas-Mexico City-Huatulco because we were using our Alaska Air miles. We spoke to a number of people who flew direct from many places in Canada.
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, windy	Seas	calm, choppy, surge, no currents
Water Temp	78-80°F / 26-27°C	Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility	10-30 Ft/ 3-9 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	First dive 60-80 feet; second dive 30-60 feet. Ended when first person got close to 500 psi--usually an hour.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	no
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	None
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	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 Hurricane Divers in Mexico (Western)/Bahias de Huatulco

Hurricane Divers: "Puffers!", Dec, 2018,

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

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Reporter and Travel

Dive Conditions

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What I Saw

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Dive Review of Hurricane Divers in
Mexico (Western)/Bahias de Huatulco