Dive Review of Rumbo Azul/Hotel Goleta - Playa Den Bosa in
Spain/Ibiza

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Rumbo Azul/Hotel Goleta - Playa Den Bosa, Aug, 2003, by Gilbert & Anita Yeager, N.J., USA . Report 907.
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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	Rumbo Azul (blue direction) dive center was small with little supplies at the Playa ben Bosa location. They do have other locations on the Island with larger facilities. Dive shop was very laid back and friendly. No pressure of any sort and willing to assist with all your needs. Director and dive masters Were very Knowlegible Yet not intrusive to your dive profile. Water was Deep Royal Blue with excellent Vis. the entire time we were there. Up to 150 feet. Very warm tempratures. Alot of small fish and limited colors on most dives. Mostly Mulitlevel Wall diving and they only ran their large dive boat one day a week for an all day trip - 10am until 7pm . This trip was great for seeing the Island and the scenary. Very crowded through for the first dive and then basic divers were taken back to shore. New tanks were loaded up for the second dive. Lunch was included with a break to swim in a beautiful Cove before continuing onto Es Verdra.(the second dive location) Many moras and some Octopus, No large fish. The rest of the week Diving was for the hard core diver. Trips were run with a 20' inflatable and traveling was ruff. No dive ladder aboard this boat now I know how the navy seals do it. Although diving Was hard-core the patforma Espardell, the only wreck dive,( a collapsed fish farm platform)Was very interesting. 120feet depth and always surrounded by the largest school of barracuda in the world....thousands of them. The hotel Goleta Was wonderful, large resort, clean ,very helpful employees, Good food. The rest of the Island had alot to see and do (shopping and dining.) One big Warning!!! Have a rental car reserved Way ahead of time and be careful about signing rental contract. A ten day $350 car rental Turned into $1200 dollars on a poorly printed contract (in spanish)and still disputing outragious insurance charges tacked on at the Avis counter. A rental car is nessesary for this Island.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	26-50 dives
Where else diving	Florida, NJ, Carabeian, Pennsylvania
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, dry	Seas	calm, choppy, noCurrents
Water Temp	70-85°F / 21-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	50-120 Ft/ 15-37 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Diving was pretty laid back. 500psi on return, Dive master was a good Guide and kept and eye on the group with out limiting your experience.
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	Not friendly for UWPs. No Set ups and no room for extra equitment.

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Dive Review of Rumbo Azul/Hotel Goleta - Playa Den Bosa in Spain/Ibiza

Rumbo Azul/Hotel Goleta - Playa Den Bosa, Aug, 2003,

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Dive Review of Rumbo Azul/Hotel Goleta - Playa Den Bosa in
Spain/Ibiza