Dive Review of Ancon in
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Ancon, Nov, 2006, by Brian Verbonac, Ontario, Canada ( Reviewer 4 reports). Report 3410.
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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	The good part of trip was the cost...one week all inclusive from Toronto was $370 Canadian plus taxes...the cost of diving for the week was $300 Canadian so all in all...a cheap week. The dive masters here, as in all of Cuba, are knowledgeable and true professionals in every sense of the word....as good as anywhere we've been diving. On the other side of the coin , the flight was a late one from Toronto so after the flight, clearing customs , finding the correct bus , stopping at another hotel on the way coupled with the long ride , we didn't get to the Ancon until 3:00AM. No one around except the desk clerk who could not leave to show us where our rooms were... an exercise in futility...not a good start. We were in the "new wing" but the rooms were still very tired... we have made numerous trips to Cuba so this is a true value description of the accommodations. The food...well...again..not really up the the standards found in other parts of the Island. Normally , when there are several hotels together on a beach , you can visit back and forth to see what's available elsewhere...but...and this is a big problem here...you cannot do this without taking a taxi and arriving at the front of the hotel to get clearance...like really...you walking on the beach..in a bathing suit...white as snow and the guard figures your up to no good...won't let you into the hotel from the beach entrance....extremly annoying. The week we were there , the dive boat was broken and it's replacement was a 40' catamaran...this is a fun boat but not a dive boat...cramped quarters for the dive deck area , difficult to get into the water and a pain to get back on board. Getting from shore to the boat was another adventure all in itself...there is no dock , so , you get into a small tender at the beach , row with pieces of plank[ no paddles or oars ] to the catamaran and hope you don't fall into the water as you climb aboard...the good part..the crew paddle for you. The diving...well...ok for beginners. Shallow dives with not a lot of variety. Corals were average...no large fish at all and very few small fish or critters. I inquired why not a lot of any type around and advised that the whole area has pretty well been fished out with no regard for marine management. Wrapping up...I would pass on this location despite the great price.. we travel to dive , dive , dive only and were very disappointed with all aspects of this trip.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	Cuba[Santa Lucia, Cayo Largo, Trinidad] San Andres, Red Sea, Palau, Yap, Roatan, Utila
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	choppy
Water Temp	78-80°F / 26-27°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	50-100 Ft/ 15-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	No restrictions after check-out dive and dive masters realized you were experienced
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
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
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	No additional facilities for UWP.

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Dive Review of Ancon in Cuba/Trinidad

Ancon, Nov, 2006,

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Dive Review of Ancon in
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