Dive Review of Marisol Divers/Isla Marisol in
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Marisol Divers/Isla Marisol, Mar, 2008, by howard kaiser, mo, usa ( Sr. Reviewer 11 reports with 10 Helpful votes). Report 3954.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity	N/A
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$	N/A
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Comments	short boat rides to dive sites made up for the 1.5 hr transfer from Dangriga. Kitty , the divemaster did an excellent job running the daily trips as did George, the boat captain. Gear for rent looked to be in good condition. Miss Fel and Alicia did a wonderful job with meals although I think that quality of the food could stand improvement- frozen fish used in way too many lunch quesadillas, empanadas, burritos etc. Wonderful fresh juices and conch ceviches and chowders. Snacks such as cakes, breads from breakfast or lunch left out for between dives...diving fairly shallow along reef wall, usually top of wall at 30-35 ft with deepest dive point of the week at 80 ft. Saw large schools of creole wrasse, many grouper including black, tiger and Nassau apparently congregating. Several small schools of ocean triggers off the walls, a small school of a dozen juvenile barracuda...2-3 green morays and a few smaller spotted morays the first few days. Lots of lobsters and turtles on every dive, including a huge loggerhead named Grandpa that was totally unconcerned about divers. I swam within a foot of him for several minutes; he weighed several hundred pounds and we were told that he was around a hundred yrs old. One spotted eagle ray,many sting rays and the night dive showed spotted toadfish endemic to the area. Barrel sponges were spawning- an amazing sight. Thought that fish life was pretty good but less than we xpected for the remoteness. Coral was very healthy including large stands of black coral - on a par with the best Cayman and Cozumel sites. We'll go again- next year at whale shark season. Island is beautifully kept and looks like something out of the south Pacific
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	BVI, Bahamas, Florida Keys, Cozumel, Cayman Islands
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm
Water Temp	79-80°F / 26-27°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	70-150 Ft/ 21-46 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	not under 100sfw
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	None
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
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	cooler on boat for cameras. could get crowded with more than two cameras- not big enough for most larger lights etc. No camera table or dry area on boat but went back to dock after each dive so not a big deal. Crew took good care of camera equipment including locking up my camera in dive shop when I left it on board one night.

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Dive Review of Marisol Divers/Isla Marisol in Belize

Marisol Divers/Isla Marisol, Mar, 2008,

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Dive Review of Marisol Divers/Isla Marisol in
Belize