Dive Review of Avalon/Tortuga in
Cuba/Jardines De La Reina

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Avalon/Tortuga, Feb, 2014, by Alexander Smith, ON, CA ( Reviewer 4 reports). Report 7528.
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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 $$
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	This was my first trip here. There were sharks on almost everydive. Reef, and Nurse are the most prominent, but sightings of many other species are quite common. The coral are the best I've seen in the Caribbean, tons of reef fish. It has been said the coral and animal life is as it was in the caribbean 50 years ago and I would tend to agree. Surface intervals may be back on Tortuga or one of the many small Islands where you are greeted by many iguanas and Hutias looking for a handout. At least once during the week you'll get the chance to snorkel with the small (5-6ft) Crocs that suddenly appeared at the boat as we arrived. Accommodations on the floating Hotel Tortuga were excellent with a great crew ready to assist with anything you need. Food is excellent and daily fresh fish always part of the meals. I even enjoyed the 6 hour bus ride through the country side to Jacaro The 3 hour boat ride was a bit boring. The Tortuga is in amongst mangrove 60miles off the southern coast of Cuba. I celebrated my birthday there. They baked me a cake and the resident 12 foot crock Franco as he does most nights came by for the celebration. All in all it was a great dive vacation. I spent 2 full days in Havana. It is a beautiful city although a bit run down. The old cars from the 50's brought back memories.
Websites	Avalon
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	101-250 dives
Where else diving	Great Lakes, St. Lawrence River, Cuba, Belize, San Andres Island Columbia, Bonaire and Tobago.
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm, choppy
Water Temp	76-82°F / 24-28°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	30-80 Ft/ 9-24 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Have 300 to 500 lb at the boat.
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	no
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		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	No rinse tanks on board but there was one at Tortuga.

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Dive Review of Avalon/Tortuga in Cuba/Jardines De La Reina

Avalon/Tortuga, Feb, 2014,

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Dive Review of Avalon/Tortuga in
Cuba/Jardines De La Reina