Dive Review of Shark's Friends/several next door in
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Shark's Friends/several next door, Aug, 2008, by Larry Polster, IN, USA ( Reviewer 5 reports with 1 Helpful vote). Report 4324.
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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	This is a government owned operation like all businesses in Cuba, so not really motivated employees. The DMs were professional and safety was a must to prevent accidents with the hand fed sharks. It was a long dusty pot hole road to the shore dive, but the bus was reasonable. You have to carry all your own gear, so if your not used to steel tanks, better get in shape to hump them around. We also shore dived Bay of Pigs, beautiful walls, sponges and corals, but the locals have fished it out. We flew to Caya Largo, nice resorts and fantastic beaches, several nice dives, but not worth the "effort" and money to travel there. Better diving in Caymans.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	Lembeh, Wakatobi, Bali, Maldives, Australia, Cozumel, Bonaire, Belieze, St. Croix, Little Cayman, Cayman Brac, Curacao, St. Thomas, St. Martin
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	surge
Water Temp	84-86°F / 29-30°C	Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility	50-80 Ft/ 15-24 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	Guided shark dive, stayed in group, 75'
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	None	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	This was a Bull Shark dive at the bottom of a 100 year old wreck. Plenty of growth and photos of sponges and corals. The only fish were typical caribbean species in deco stop. But the sharks were worth the effort and 12 min. deco stop.

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Dive Review of Shark's Friends/several next door in Cuba

Shark's Friends/several next door, Aug, 2008,

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Dive Review of Shark's Friends/several next door in
Cuba