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Dive Review of Dive Gizo/Fatboys in
Solomon Islands/Gizo, Ghizo.

Dive Gizo/Fatboys: "THIS BEAUTIFUL!!", Oct, 2022,

by Mary Adams, FL, US (Sr. Contributor Sr. Contributor 27 reports with 9 Helpful votes). Report 12400 has 1 Helpful vote.

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

Accommodations For Subscribers Only Food 3 stars
Service and Attitude For Subscribers Only Environmental Sensitivity For Subscribers Only
Dive Operation For Subscribers Only Shore Diving For Subscribers Only
Snorkeling N/A
Value for $$ For Subscribers Only
Beginners 5 stars
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Comments I flew to Gizo after disembarking Bilikiki. I stayed at Fatboys Resort for 10 days and dived with Dive Gizo for 7 days, 14 dives.
Dive Gizo is run by Danny Kennedy, a gregarious American from Florida, and the dives and surface intervals with Danny were very much fun!
Dive Gizo fetched me and sometimes a couple other divers from Fatboys bar/restaurant dock at about 9 am for either a short ride to the nearby dive sites or a longer ride to the more faraway dive sites on the northwestern tip of Ghizo Island. The nearby dives, Inside Naru, Gap In, One Tree Reef, Manta Dive, Secret Spot, Kennedy Island, and Gap Out, were similar to each other, steep sloping walls covered w ... Subscribe to get the full story. For Subscribers Only  Active subscribers continue reading here
Websites Dive Gizo   Fatboys

Reporter and Travel

Dive Experience 501-1000 dives
Where else diving Cuba, Bonaire, Cozumel, Florida Keys, Clearwater FL, Bimini, Saba-St. Eustatius, Roatan, Kona, North Carolina, Flower Garden Banks, Caymans, Palau, Chuuk, Jupiter Florida, Belize, Costa Rica, Turks and Caicos, Revillagigedo, St. Lucia, Solomon Islands, Fiji,
Closest Airport Nusatupe (GZO) Getting There Solomon Airlines daily from Honiara.

Dive Conditions

Weather sunny, windy, rainy, cloudy Seas calm, choppy, no currents
Water Temp 85-87°F / 29-31°C Wetsuit Thickness 1
Water Visibility 25-75 Ft/ 8-23 M

Dive Policy

Dive own profile yes
Enforced diving restrictions None.
Liveaboard? no Nitrox Available? no

What I Saw

Sharks 1 or 2 Mantas None
Dolphins None Whale Sharks None
Turtles 1 or 2 Whales None
Corals 4 stars Tropical Fish For Subscribers Only
Small Critters For Subscribers Only Large Fish For Subscribers Only
Large Pelagics For Subscribers Only

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

Subject Matter For Subscribers Only Boat Facilities N/A
Overall rating for UWP's For Subscribers Only Shore Facilities For Subscribers Only
UW Photo Comments No accommodations for cameras on the small boats or resort, except in your bungalow. Wi-Fi only in the bar/restaurant, not in the bungalows. ... Subscribe to get the full story. For Subscribers Only  Active subscribers continue reading here
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