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

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Reef Divers/East Bay Resort: "Enjoyable diving in South Caicos, diving cut short", Jan, 2023, by Fred Dinkler, ID, US ( 1 report with 1 Helpful vote). Report 12324 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
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Comments	East Bay resort is in transition. Later this year (2023) it will be renovated into a high-end resort with expanded restaurants, multiple pools with saunas and a large dive shop. The current plans are to reopen in 2024 under a new name "Saltera" managed by Marriott. Diving will continue to be operated by Reef Divers. The rooms were well appointed, with full kitchen, comfortable beds, lots of hot water and multiple air conditioners. The TV cable reception via land relays was poor at times, and was subject to weather conditions. Digicel is the local provider and offered a few standard US channels (MSNBC, CNN, History, etc.) Cell reception for AT&T was good the entire time - passing data was also fast on a $10/day international plan. The resort has less than 20 people the time we were there, when clearly it could hold 10x that many. The food was plentiful if a bit repetitous, but you could order from a menu if you wanted more variety. The dive boat was a 44' made-for-diving single deck with room for 20 divers, twin John Deere deisels, in good shape and well designed. All the dive spots were less than 20 minutes from the dock. In each spot, the corals were plentiful, and we always spotted large rays rooting in the sand, Green Morays, and a squadron of three or four Spotted Manta rays and sharks cruising past. Two dive masters had taken vacation over Christmas and both decided not to return, leaving the resort with a single dive master (Ethan) who did his job well. Unfortunately, Ethan became ill with sinusitis and tonsilitis, and the last three dive days were cancelled. The resort gave us credit for the lost days at any of their other properties. Reef Divers explained they were limited in replacing the dive master from their Caribbean operations due to work permit paperwork. We enjoyed the trip, the diving, the friendly people, and the great weather, and will come back to spend Marriot points when the new resort opens next year.
Websites	Reef Divers East Bay Resort
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	[Unspecified]
Closest Airport	South Caicos Airport (XSC)	Getting There	Intercaribbean Airlines and Caicos Express fly to XSC from Providenciales ($135 round trip) Flights into Providenciales from MIA, DFW, JFK, Charlotte, Toronto and UK on British Airways, American, United and Delta. South Caicos airport is expanding to accommodate direct flights. A new terminal building is under construction. The new tower, admin offices and firefighter garage were just completed the day we left. The current XSC terminal is a white wedding tent with a gate agent and folding chairs
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, windy	Seas	choppy
Water Temp	78-80°F / 26-27°C	Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility	60-80 Ft/ 18-24 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Diving is in a marine reserve, so no gloves, no fishing, no touching
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	Squadrons
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	> 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter	N/A	Boat Facilities	N/A
Overall rating for UWP's	N/A	Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	[None]

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

Reef Divers/East Bay Resort: "Enjoyable diving in South Caicos, diving cut short", Jan, 2023,

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