Dive Review of Hamanasi in
Belize/South Reef

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Hamanasi, Jan, 2012, by Patricia MacSween, AB, CA ( Reviewer 5 reports with 2 Helpful votes). Report 6406.
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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
Overall Rating
Value for $$
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Comments	The dive guides were great -- we had mostly Martin and Tirrell -- but comments from all guests on board were favorable for all guides. Watched one of the dive masters be extremely patient with a "hesitant" open water certification diver on 2 of her first dives. Boats were in good condition and appeared to be well maintained. It was lovely to be able to arrive at the boat in the morning and have all gear transported to the boat by staff, and then to hop off the boat and know that it would be rinsed and hung overnight for us. Although we were allowed to dive our own profile, felt safety first was a concern of the crew. We had some windy weather during our stay, and getting on board was trickly.. however, the crew managed to board us all quickly, efficiently, and safely with help from them for us to get up the ladder and safely to our seat. The stop at the small island between dives, complete with cookies, juice and fruit was a nice touch. Really would recommend Hamanasi to anyone diving in that area, and would certainly like to return sometime and dive with them again.
Websites	Hamanasi
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	Yap, Truk, Palau, North Sulawesi, Hawaii, Thailand, Aruba, Cayman, Roatan, Corn Islands, Grenadines, and others
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, windy	Seas	choppy
Water Temp	78-82°F / 26-28°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	50-90 Ft/ 15-27 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	usual
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	None	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
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	Although there was a nice bucket of fresh water exclusively for underwater cameras, there was no real space to safely keep cameras on a table to/between/from dives. The crew was very helpful about handing cameras to divers in the water, and putting the cameras in the separate rinse bucket.

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Dive Review of Hamanasi in Belize/South Reef

Hamanasi, Jan, 2012,

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

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What I Saw

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Dive Review of Hamanasi in
Belize/South Reef