Dive Review of East Bay Resort in
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East Bay Resort: "Good Caribbean Diving", Jul, 2017, by Richard Bruch, NC, US ( 2 reports with 2 Helpful votes). Report 9726 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	Luggage arrived with us. Our carry on luggage was not weighed. The flight from Providenciales did not have accomodation for much carry on luggage. The dive shop at East Bay Resort is on the resort property. Very skilled dive master who moved slowly in the water. Diving was completely safe, no need for a snorkel. Back roll entry and exit the water via a ladder at the rear of the zodiac. Five dive sites are routinely used, all 5-10 minutes from the resort. Our favorite site was The Arch with a school of Amberjack in the arch and the top of the arch with fans and good corals and a school of blue striped grunts. Also saw a few turtles, a selection of southern sting rays, a school of 4 eagle rays, and many parrotfish. No need for a wet suit, no thermocline, warm water diving. The East Bay Resort has a small menu. Dining in town is an option. Our room had a beautiful view of the ocean and included a clothes washer and dryer. We did not return home with stinky dive gear!
Websites	East Bay Resort
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	Extensive Fiji and French Polynesia diiving
Closest Airport	South Caicos Airport (XSC)	Getting There	Twenty minute Non-stop from Providenciales (PLS)
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	choppy, no currents
Water Temp	84-85°F / 29-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility	60-80 Ft/ 18-24 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Diving limited by one's air consumption. This dive shop daily has a one tank dive at 10:00 am and a one tank dive at about 1:30 or 2:00 pm. All dives are "led" dives, usually at a dive mooring, or anchor was dropped if needed. This meant we could always descend on while holding onto a line.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	no
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	None
Dolphins	Schools	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	> 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters	N/A	Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	Basically dive from a zodiac with no rinse bucket. Dive master moved slowly and allowed for photographers to take their images. Few divers in late July. We may return in late January or February to try and see whales.

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Dive Review of East Bay Resort in Turks and Caicos/South Caicos Island

East Bay Resort: "Good Caribbean Diving", Jul, 2017,

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

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Reporter and Travel

Dive Conditions

Dive Policy

What I Saw

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Dive Review of East Bay Resort in
Turks and Caicos/South Caicos Island