Dive Review of Deefer Diving/Hotel Laurena in
Grenada/Carriacou

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Deefer Diving/Hotel Laurena: "Great dive shop, good Caribbean diving", May, 2014, by Lisa Evans, CO, US ( Sr. Contributor 24 reports with 11 Helpful votes). Report 7801.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food	N/A
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	Other than our flight from Denver to Miami being canceled and having to go the next day, things worked out well. We overnighted in Grenada, which was easy - I picked the least expensive decently-rated hotel and it was very nice. The Siesta Hotel in St. Georges. There is limited room on the local flights, so make those reservations as soon as you can. Best to contact SVG Air by phone. We had to take the ferry, as there were no seats available the next day (after our delay), but that worked out fine and we were able to make up missed dives. Gary and Alex at Deefer Diving were wonderful. They have package stays with two possible hotels. We preferred the closer hotel - it was realy easy to walk back and forth to our room and we got a 2 bedroom apartment with a nice kitchen and common area. The diving was excellent for the Caribbean. A great variety of dive sites, some spectacular - like Tropical Hill, Deep Blue, and Sharkie's Hideaway and Mabouya Garden. Also, Deefer Diving is working within the community to get the locals to better respect the marine park. We saw a good variety of fish, several octopus, lots of eels, lots of small turtles, and some large schools of small and medium fish. The larger fish are returning as well! This was a great dive trip!
Websites	Deefer Diving Hotel Laurena
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	Little Cayman, Belize, Roatan, Indonesia, Solomon Islands, GBR, Fiji, Philippines.
Closest Airport	Carriacou	Getting There	Miami to Grenada, overnight, fly or ferry to Carriacou
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, dry	Seas	calm
Water Temp	81-83°F / 27-28°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	50-75 Ft/ 15-23 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	We went with the guide, which was fine. Plenty of time underwater and with the wide variety of dive sites, it worked out great.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	no
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	None
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	N/A	Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	Since we stayed elsewhere (this is a dive shop, not a dive resort) I took care of most camera duties away from the shop. There was a bucket of fresh water on the boat which was perfectly adequate for my small rig - I'm sure they accommodate bigger rigs when needed. Good rinse tank at the shop, but no camera room.

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Dive Review of Deefer Diving/Hotel Laurena in Grenada/Carriacou

Deefer Diving/Hotel Laurena: "Great dive shop, good Caribbean diving", May, 2014,

Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

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Dive Review of Deefer Diving/Hotel Laurena in
Grenada/Carriacou