Dive Review of Dressel Divers/Iberostar in
Dominican Republic/Bayahibe

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Dressel Divers/Iberostar, Jul, 2010, by Bob Penhearow, ON, CA ( Sr. Reviewer 10 reports). Report 5693.
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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	Bayahibe is reported to be the best dive area in the Dominican Republic (DR). Samana and Punta Cana being acknowledged as other dive sites. We stayed at the Iberostar hotel, I had a total of 14-dives over a 2-week period with Dressel Divers an on-site, Belgium company. The instructors were young, multi-lingual and enthusiastic. Generally I found Dressel to be a professional operation with training offered at both the OW & AOW level, but limited in PADI specialty. The dive briefings were informative, the staff helpful with safety a priority. You dived to their profile and the dive ended at 750psi. You carried your own gear (50 yards) to the boat were tanks were waiting. The boats accommodated around 16-divers with a DM for every 6-8 divers. The dive day was morning 8:30AM and afternoon 1:30PM. I preferred a double tank morning dive but this was not an option. However, a night dive was offered once/week. Island excursions were available to: Catalina and Catalinita with lunch on the beautiful Saona Island. The coral was decent, as was the fish: stingrays, trumpets, puffers, lions, box, trunk, pipe & a large Jack fish. However the visibility was not as good as hoped for. The highlights for me were the two wrecks: St George (105')& Atlantic Princess (42'), along with an exciting first night dive: Octopus, cuttlefish and moray eels! If you do go, the best DM is Julie!
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	26-50 dives
Where else diving	Ft. Lauderdale & Boracay, Philippines.
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, windy	Seas	calm, choppy, surge
Water Temp	80-85°F / 27-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	40-60 Ft/ 12-18 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	Generally- 60'
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	no
What I Saw
Sharks	None	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	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 Dressel Divers/Iberostar in Dominican Republic/Bayahibe

Dressel Divers/Iberostar, Jul, 2010,

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Dive Review of Dressel Divers/Iberostar in
Dominican Republic/Bayahibe