Dive Review of Turneffe Island Resort in
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Turneffe Island Resort, Aug, 2005, by Rich Priesing, ca, USA ( Reviewer 3 reports). Report 1959.
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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
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	Turneffe Island Lodge (www.turneffelodge.com) is a 30 mile - 1.5 hour boat ride from Belize City.The resort is incredibly well run and organized. Country Club Diving! You set your gear up once at the beginning of the trip and the divemaster and boat captain take care of the gear until you leave. Bo is a DM with over 5000 dives and really knows his stuff, and Captain John,kept the boat at a discreet distance but was always there at the end of every dive, and pulled BC's and Gear out of the water with ease. Three Dives per day were generally drift dives in gentle current along the barrier reef. With the exception of the Blue Hole day (the BH, Light House Reef and another dive)the sites were 5-10 minutes from the resort dock. Aside from the BH at 130' (79F), water temps were usually 84-86 F. Entries were back roll from the open boat, all surface intervals were at the resort where drinks, fruit and cookies were available. There is no shore diving although you can snorkel in front of the resort. Sea life was pretty good. We only saw more than 1 shark on a dive at the Blue Hole where there was a dozen or so reef and bull sharks hanging out at the safety stop. Groupers, tarpon, turtles, schools of smaller fish on almost every dive. The Elbow was the best site for larger fish. The coloration and variety of sponges was the best I have seen. Corals were healthy but not as colorful as I've seen at other locales. Food and accomodations were outstanding. Meals were family style, and with the small number of guests every one gets to know one another. It was like Summer Camp for Divers and Fisherman except the Food and Accomodations were 4 star. The bar was open every afternoon and Sherman is not only an outstanding barman, but a pretty good artist as well. Dive Staff and Dining Room Staff were outstanding, everything else was done unobtrusively and well. Grounds were immaculate. The only negative about the whole trip had nothing to do with the resort, and that was Belize City. It is very poor, and not entirely safe,particularly at night. The nicest hotels were 2 star at best, not for the unadventurous.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	101-250 dives
Where else diving	Hawaii, Dominica, Bahamas
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, dry	Seas	calm
Water Temp	82-86°F / 28-30°C	Wetsuit Thickness	0
Water Visibility	50-100 Ft/ 15-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Depths were suggested, other than that dive to your own computer and air limits. It was suggested that you go to a safety stop with 700 psi and on the boat with 500, but never checked.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	1 or 2
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 Turneffe Island Resort in Belize

Turneffe Island Resort, Aug, 2005,

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

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Dive Review of Turneffe Island Resort in
Belize