Dive Review of Go West Diving/Marazul dive resort in
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Go West Diving/Marazul dive resort: "Beautiful water but benign diving", Oct, 2022, by Mark Miller, TX, US ( Reviewer 5 reports with 4 Helpful votes). Report 12208 has 1 Helpful vote.
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Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
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Comments	My wife and I rented a one bedroom/two bath two story condo at Marazul Dive resort in Westpunt; about 40 minutes from the airport in Willemstad. The unit faces the sea and was above average in cleanliness and amenities. One odd item: there was only hot water to the kitchen sink and upstairs shower. Marazul dive resort is not a dive resort in the sense that there is a dive shop onsite. There is a dive shop adjacent to the property to rent tanks and set up shore diving. The resort has two ladders spaced about 300 yards apart that allow access to the ocean for diving or snorkeling. There were two rinse tanks set up by the pool and shower. Neither tank was designated for fins, mask, cameras etc. A number of divers staying at the resort only did shore diving here and around the island. Go West diving is a 10-minute drive up the coast. They are a full service PADI dive offering boat dives, shore dives, instructions and a fairly well stocked shop. Everyone on staff was very friendly and helpful to fulfill any request. The boat only goes out when there are a least 4 divers. This caused a problem for me in that only two days out of 5 were there enough divers to take the boat out. This resulted in a lot of down time for me. If the boat was not going out they would set up shore diving excursions for a fee. But you could do these on your own. The diving was very benign. The water was beautiful and some of the best coral I have seen in the Caribbean. But on 4 dives we saw very few fish, one turtle and some eels. The government does allow fish traps and spearfishing. Thus, maybe the reason the usual suspects were not around: parrotfish, nurse sharks etc. Our dive guides were very adept at finding small critters. A technique honed out of necessity. My preference is the larger animals so, my opinion may be biased. The premier dive site on Curacao is Watamula which is located on the north end of the island, a 20-minute boat ride from the dive shop. The boat was completely packed for this dive. The site is at the confluence of the windward side and the leeward side of the island. This caused a circular flow of currents. Someone said the name is Dutch for "washing machine". There is very impressive coral at this site but, again, not much wildlife other than the very tiny animals. We were told that you must get your groceries/wine/beer in Willemstad before heading to Westpundt. There are not any grocery stores in Westpundt but there a number of markets in the towns on the road to Westpundt. These markets are very well stocked with more than just the basics. When you leave the airport save some time and head straight up the highway to Westpundt. Westpundt does have a number of good, if not eclectic, restaurants. The town is so small once you are there it is very easy to locate these businesses. If not, ask the locals. They are more than happy to recommend a good place to eat.
Websites	Go West Diving Marazul dive resort
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	All over the Caribbean, Mexico, Socorro islands, Gulf of Mexico, Florida
Closest Airport	CUR	Getting There	San Antonio>Miami>CUR Very easy flight with arrival early afternoon
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	choppy
Water Temp	82-86°F / 28-30°C	Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility	40-80 Ft/ 12-24 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Each dive was guided with max 1 hour limit. Guides only limitations were they wanted to be able to see your bubbles.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
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	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 Go West Diving/Marazul dive resort in Curaçao/Westpunt

Go West Diving/Marazul dive resort: "Beautiful water but benign diving", Oct, 2022,

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Dive Review of Go West Diving/Marazul dive resort in
Curaçao/Westpunt