Dive Review of Panama Divers in
Panama/Portobelo

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Panama Divers, Jun, 2006, by Jack Adams, On, Canada . Report 2527.
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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	The operation was friendly and well managed. I was picked up at my hotel and dropped back there at the end of the dive. The drive to the site took about an hour, from Panama City to Colon and then to Portobelo on the Caribbean side. I had most of my own gear but you could rent very good quality gear for $US25 for the two dive trip. The boat was excellent for the purpose - with a small cover just aft of forward for the driver and twin 140HP outboards. The water operation was managed very professionally, all the crew helping with gear putting on and removal. The boat driver was competent, friendly and helpful. Most of the crew spoke English and Spanish as well. A great lunch and lots of water/sodas provide for lunch as we took our surface interval between dives. I was in Panama anyway and this was a pleasant way to pass a day. One of the dives was on a ditched aircraft at about 60 ft, a twin Beech which was apparently running drugs. There were some nice canyons nearby. A pleasant day's outing with a friendly, enthusiastic,crew and group of tourists like myself. I would go again if I were in Panama.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	Honduras, Costa Rica, Belize, Jamaica, Colombia, Bonaire, Saba, Fiji, Vanuatu, Australia, Truk, Guam, Philippines, Tanzania, Zambia, Nova Scotia, British Columbia, Alberta
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	rainy	Seas	calm, noCurrents
Water Temp	81-83°F / 27-28°C	Wetsuit Thickness	0
Water Visibility	20-45 Ft/ 6-14 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	We dove in two groups of five divers, with an Instructor in charge of one group; a Divemaster in Training looking after the other.Within each group we were paired off with a specific buddy.Each group dived the same profile.
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
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	There was one camera (digital)among the group. At one time I thought of bringing my Nikonos setup and was offered a fresh water tank on board. In the end I decided against the camera - simply because of baggage considerations on the flights to and from Bogota. The dive boat, about 25ft fibreglass was not set up for photographers but one could have made out if necessary.

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Dive Review of Panama Divers in Panama/Portobelo

Panama Divers, Jun, 2006,

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Dive Review of Panama Divers in
Panama/Portobelo