Dive Review of Manta/Sheraton Hacienda del Mar in
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Manta/Sheraton Hacienda del Mar, Apr, 2009, by Lori Brown, WA, USA ( Sr. Contributor 22 reports). Report 4734.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food	N/A
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$
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Comments	This was our first experience with Manta in Cabo San Lucas. We went diving with them in the area near the Cabo iconic rock formation, El Arco. Our dive guide, Kiki, set up our equipment. The boat ride from the Marina to the dive site was about ten minutes. The sun was hot and the water was refreshing. We dove at two sites – the first Pelican Rock and the second, North Wall. The sites were only several hundred feet apart, so quite similar. The terrain is rocky and the “coral” is patchy coral on rocks. There were many starfish, eels, puffer fish, blennies, and hawkfish. There were swarms of fish, in fact, at Pelican Rock, we were amazed by a moving wall of fish about 30 feet high and just as wide and deep. The water was murky and the shy fish wouldn’t let us get close enough to take a good look- still an impressive sight. Between dives, we just cruised around in the boat for a view of the Pacific from the Sea of Cortez. The dive operation, Manta, was good and we were pleased with their service.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	Florida, Hawaii, North Carolina, Washington, Bonaire, Cozumel, Fiji, Indonesia (Irian Jaya and Sulawesi), Jamaica, Papua New Guinea
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, windy	Seas	calm
Water Temp	65-69°F / 18-21°C	Wetsuit Thickness	5
Water Visibility	30-40 Ft/ 9-12 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	[Unspecified]
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
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	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 Manta/Sheraton Hacienda del Mar in Mexico (Western)

Manta/Sheraton Hacienda del Mar, Apr, 2009,

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Dive Review of Manta/Sheraton Hacienda del Mar in
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