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Dive Review of Caicos Adventures in
Turks and Caicos/West Caicos


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Caicos Adventures: "Fantastic Captain, Crew, and Boat!", Jun, 2019,

by Renee Alaksa, NJ, US (Sr. Reviewer Sr. Reviewer 7 reports with 3 Helpful votes). Report 10964 has 1 Helpful vote.

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

Accommodations N/A Food N/A
Service and Attitude 5 stars Environmental Sensitivity 5 stars
Dive Operation 5 stars Shore Diving 5 stars
Snorkeling N/A

Overall Rating
Value for $$ 5 stars
Beginners 5 stars
Advanced 4 stars
Comments This was my first trip to TCI and I was extremely happy with everything about Caicos Adventures. From the original exchange of emails to book it through the last dives, they were professional and friendly. Asa is a great Captain who sees to neat and organized boat. Johnny, John, and William were exemplary dive masters who saw so many things we never would have noticed. They regularly saw sharks and barracuda approaching and on the night dives were invaluable with finding octopus, which I could watch forever.
The boat has a bucket for cameras, and sandwiches for lunch. Fresh drinking water and orange drink were available in large thermoses. The catamaran has a lot of room for gear to keep the dry stuff dry, and a bathroom as well. You giant stride in and hand off your fins to climb the ladders to come out.
The boat ride out to most dive sites is 45 minutes so having a comfortable boat is really awesome.
We did 2 night dives at Coral Gardens Reef in Grace Bay and while the reef is still recovering from a past hurricane, there was still a lot to see. Turtles, fish, lobster, nudibranchs, Eels,and octopus. Our second night dive we say 2 octopus in a row and then the best part of the whole trip, a baby octopus peeping out of a hole in the coral.
We stayed at a Homeaway property, Treehouse, owned by Gena and Ivan. The location simply cannot be beat. A short walk to Coral Garden Reef, but much quieter than at the resorts right on the water. We grilled a couple times and ate out a few times. The pool was warm for after sunset snorkels and night dives!
Websites Caicos Adventures   

Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience 101-250 dives
Where else diving St. John, Costa Rica, Vancouver Island, Maui, Roatan, Dominic, Guadeloupe, West Caicos
Closest Airport PLS Getting There Direct from EWR

Dive Conditions
Weather sunny Seas choppy
Water Temp 81-83°F / 27-28°C Wetsuit Thickness 2
Water Visibility 60-100 Ft/ 18-30 M

Dive Policy
Dive own profile yes
Enforced diving restrictions Safety stop at 500psi
Liveaboard? no Nitrox Available? yes

What I Saw
Sharks Lots Mantas None
Dolphins 1 or 2 Whale Sharks None
Turtles > 2 Whales None

Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):

Corals 3 stars Tropical Fish 5 stars
Small Critters 5 stars Large Fish 4 stars
Large Pelagics 4 stars

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

Subject Matter 5 stars Boat Facilities 4 stars
Overall rating for UWP's 5 stars Shore Facilities N/A
UW Photo Comments While the tub for the cameras wasn't huge, I have no doubt that the crew would make sure you had what you needed for a larger camera.
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