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Dive Review of Bohio Dive Resort in
Turks and Caicos

Bohio Dive Resort: "Disappointing diving", Jul, 2019,

by Lisa Jabusch and Steve Nieters, TN, US (Sr. Contributor Sr. Contributor 24 reports with 8 Helpful votes). Report 10990 has 2 Helpful votes.

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

Accommodations 4 stars Food 4 stars
Service and Attitude 5 stars Environmental Sensitivity N/A
Dive Operation 4 stars Shore Diving N/A
Snorkeling N/A
Value for $$ 3 stars
Beginners 4 stars
Advanced 3 stars
Comments We always enjoy trying new places, but the diving here was really disappointing. Maybe it's because we spent 3 months last year in the South Pacific, but still... Most coral looked healthy enough, but there were enough scattered areas that were bare which detracted from the overall. In my opinion, the variety and number of butterflyfish gives me an idea of the health/diversity of the reef. Here, we'd only see scattered pairs of Foureyes, and were thrilled to find a pair of Banded Butterflyfish on our last day. That's sad. Also, angelfish were in short supply - only 2 queens and 2 Greys all week. We were also excited to find 1 or 2 arrow crabs and a pair of Pederson cleaning shrimp. Interestingly, Garden eels were abundant in any sand flat we came across.
This is very easy diving and good for beginners, with great water clarity and no current. Just not much diversity.

Bohio Dive Resort is a nice place to stay, and location right on a beautiful white sand beach with gorgeous calm swimming right out front is so relaxing. However, "island time" service at the restaurant really retracted. Some days or meals the wait wasn't too long, but the majority of meals were more than 30 minutes from ordering to receiving the food, even if we were the only ones waiting. I understand relaxing and slowing down on vacation, but that's just too long. Service staff at the bar and restaurant were excellent! To a one, they were friendly, engaging and helpful.

We had a corner King, and the extra space and in room coffee maker was really worth the little extra per night charge. Daily maid service was great, and everything was always very clean. There was always plenty of clean towels. The balcony was welcome to sit out, especially in the mornings and evenings, when I was tired of AC. Beach/pool towels were a welcome touch.

We especially appreciated the reserved spaces at the resort for hotel guests, when cruise passengers were present and enjoying the beach. (We've been at another resort elsewhere in the Caribbean, where this was not the case, and our stay there was miserable.)

Meals and drinks were expensive, even though we had the package that included 2 dives per day, breakfast and lunch. The package also includes the interisland flight from Provo and transfers to/from the airport. Our cost was $5000 for the 2 of us for a week (not including flights to and from the US).


Websites Bohio Dive Resort   

Reporter and Travel

Dive Experience 251-500 dives
Where else diving Fiji, French Polynesia, Cozumel, Belize, Hawaii, Cayman Islands, other Caribbean locations, Great Barrier Reef, Solomon Islands, PNG
Closest Airport Getting There AA MIA to Provo; InterCaribbean to Grand Turk

Dive Conditions

Weather sunny, dry Seas calm, no currents
Water Temp 83-84°F / 28-29°C Wetsuit Thickness 3
Water Visibility 50-100 Ft/ 15-30 M

Dive Policy

Dive own profile yes
Enforced diving restrictions 60 minutes dive time, not strictly enforced but strongly recommended
Liveaboard? no Nitrox Available? no

What I Saw

Sharks Lots Mantas None
Dolphins None Whale Sharks None
Turtles 1 or 2 Whales None
Corals 3 stars Tropical Fish 3 stars
Small Critters 1 stars Large Fish 1 stars
Large Pelagics 1 stars

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

Subject Matter 3 stars Boat Facilities 1 stars
Overall rating for UWP's 3 stars Shore Facilities 2 stars
UW Photo Comments No fresh water container on boat, but sites are only 5-10 minutes from the resort. A dedicated fresh water tank for cameras on shore. No benches or charging station in the dive shop (but your room is 5 minutes away).
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