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Bohio Dive Resort: "Impressed", Nov, 2019, by Steve Clayman, ON, CA ( Reviewer 6 reports with 2 Helpful votes). Report 11257 has 1 Helpful vote.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	In a sentence, I would return. The owners, Ginny and Tom are present, accessible, friendly, helpful, as are their two sons. The family is involved in the day-to-day operation of the resort. Everything was clean and tidy. The food was wonderful, if expensive. Fresh food is flown in every day which definitely adds to the cost. The staff were always attentive and made it a point to remember my name. The package I bought included a very nice ocean view room, breakfast and lunch, 5 two-tank days of diving, and a bonus for me; no single supplement charge. All charges are in U.S. dollars. I ate dinner at the hotel every night although there were nearby options. Breakfast can be a substantial one. At breakfast, the divers were asked for our lunch preference. Lunch was ready following the two morning dives. The dive sites are so close that we would return to the hotel between dives. An afternoon dive is offered, as is a night dive. Both cost extra. I chose to relax for the afternoon. There is entertainment that consists of live music on the patio as well as a movie night. Cruise ships arrive in port about two or three times a week, and for some of us at the hotel provided additional entertainment in the form of two beach weddings. One was a very nice affair. The second one, not so much. The families had too much to drink that morning on the cruise ship. The father of the bride could hardly stand up during the marriage ceremony. Afterwards, I heard an argument between the bride and groom. He wanted to go back and drink with his buddies. Come on people! As for the diving: Ollie, the Dive Master, was superb in every respect. He provided what was essentially boutique diving all by himself and accompanied us on every dive. We were seven divers on a 75 HP boat for the week. All the sites have moorings, and the sites were about 15 minutes away. I appreciated that. There was enough room for everyone plus dive gear. The boat had a shade cover. The reef is basically flat at 30 to 50 ft., then the wall. The bottom is at 7,000 ft. Although there is some coral bleaching on the shallower part, the wall was very healthy. We were guided through openings in the coral, then over the wall. Always an exciting point in a dive. At some sites the walls formed bays with overhangs that were awesome. At 1,500 psi we headed back to the mooring area and spent whatever time remained exploring various coral outcroppings. We only ran into a strong current at one site. Ollie was ever-present; informative, knowledgeable, helpful. He knew where to take us, knew the currents and gave us a variety of experiences. In short, a good guy. I tipped him more than I usually give because he was so helpful to me, personally. As with most dive locations these days, a lot of the predator fish are gone. There were a few friendly groupers, three sharks came to have a look and then left, a couple of turtles, crabs, lobster and the occasional barracuda. I'll only mention this once because I'll date myself; I remember back when it was possible to swim with schools of barracuda and see much more life than exists today. The smaller reef fish were colourful and active. We only saw one lionfish that Ollie couldn't catch. The absence of lion fish was encouraging. I did however, come upon a fish I had never seen before. After looking it up, it was a Giant (or Great) Barracuda. If you haven't seen one, think of a regular barracuda on steroids and wearing camouflage. I spotted it when I was about 20 ft. away. I wasn't about to get any closer. The Giant Barracuda was about 5 ft. long and looked mean and nasty. I motioned to the other divers, everyone took pictures and then we moved on. Weather conditions were perfect every day and so was the visibility.
Websites	Bohio Dive Resort
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	Canada, U.S., Australia, Fiji, Tonga, Greece, Caribbean, Maldives
Closest Airport	JAGS MCcartney Int'l Airport	Getting There	Direct non-stop from Toronto to Providenciales, then on to Grand Turk on a local carrier.
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm, choppy
Water Temp	70-75°F / 21-24°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	100-150 Ft/ 30-46 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Turn back at 1,500 psi. Arrive on board with 500 psi. Safety stop at 15 ft.
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
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		Boat Facilities	N/A
Overall rating for UWP's	N/A	Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	The boat was too small to offer on-board facilities. Almost all divers had cameras of different kinds. Ollie helped with the cameras. On shore, there was a separate rinse tank for cameras.

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Dive Review of Bohio Dive Resort in Turks and Caicos/Grand Turk

Bohio Dive Resort: "Impressed", Nov, 2019,

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Dive Review of Bohio Dive Resort in
Turks and Caicos/Grand Turk