Dive Review of Scuba Coiba in
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Scuba Coiba, Mar, 2011, by Richard Gauthier, QC, CA ( 1 report with 2 Helpful votes). Report 5992 has 2 Helpful votes.
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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
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Comments	Before arriving in Santa-Catalina I had high expectation on that dive destination.I ended up with no deception.You never know wath is waiting for you at each sites.Will there be current,a whale shark,a Manta,a bull shark,a hammer head.One thing for shure is you will encounter on almoust every dive a good number of cool white tips.If you are lucky as I was you will swim with a wale shark.I was surrounded by many schools of fish of various species big and small.I am sure of one thing,I never got bored on any dives.It only gives you the wish to do another dive. The best diving without an hesitation in Panama is Coiba island. If you are a serious diver,dont hesitate dive Coiba.To get the real taste of it you must do at lease 10 dives and stay on the island wich is marvelous.Great on the green and spendid in the blue.The diving outside the Coiba park is also great. Cant wait to go back and spend more time. The small town of Santa-Catalina is realy cool.Good accomodations,good restaurants,good spirit all you need to end up with a happy stay. Sorry but I have nothing negative to say. Bring cash because plastic money is not there yet like the big tourist infrastucture.Hope it never comes.
Websites	Scuba Coiba
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	[Unspecified]
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	choppy
Water Temp	65-75°F / 18-24°C	Wetsuit Thickness	5
Water Visibility	20-40 Ft/ 6-12 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	[Unspecified]
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	no
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	1 or 2
Turtles	1 or 2	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	N/A
UW Photo Comments	The boat is not adequate for uwp.No table,no rinse bucket.The boat is accurate for transporting divers only.No place for anything else like a set up with 2 stobs.I would not lay my photo equipement on the bottom of the boat in chopy water for an hour and a half of navigation.So I did what was best and left my equipement in my hotel room.Took great shots in my memory.

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Dive Review of Scuba Coiba in Panama

Scuba Coiba, Mar, 2011,

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Dive Review of Scuba Coiba in
Panama