Dive Review of Utopia Village in
Honduras/Utila

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Utopia Village: "Utopia Village, Utila", Feb, 2015, by Debi Moir, VA, US ( Sr. Reviewer 7 reports with 9 Helpful votes). Report 8409 has 1 Helpful vote.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	This was my second trip the area having spent a week at CoCo VIew in 2013. A girlfriend and I started looking around for any deals after DEMA in 2014, and initially made a reservation at another resort in the town. Further research changed our minds and Utopia Village become our destination. We flew into Roatan and had a short wait to pick up others going to the island (all this was arranged by the resort). We were the only customers! The resort has recently undergone extensive renovations after being purchased by Paul Avenant and his wife (from Australia) Unfortunately they were not in residence at the time. However, the staff could not have been more helpful. Everything but alcohol is included, and we had our choice of menus at breakfast, lunch and dinner. We stuck with local dishes for the most part. Our room faced the water, and was very spacious with two queen sized beds. Fresh water was available outside our door. Dive briefings were at 8 am after a 7 am breakfast and we basically didn't have to touch our gear from the day we unpacked it until it was rinsed and ready to pack at the end of the trip. We both preferred day dives so that is what we did. A picnic on an uninhabited island, a visit to a nearby island and a trip to town completed our trip. The diving was a mixture of small and large creatures, including a snorkel with a family of spinner dolphins and then a family of squid on the last dive. I usually try a variety of different diving around the world, this place is definitely on my repeat list. Only bad thing? Flies. The resort does a great job of trying to keep them to a minimum, just be prepared and take Calidryl.
Websites	Utopia Village [same]
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	Florida, (East and West Coast) North Carolina, Hawaii, Mexico (Cozumel, Playa, Cabo San Lucas, Baja) US and British Virgin Islands, Bahamas, Caribbean (Aruba to Tobago and in between) Indonesia, Phillipines, Thailand, Palau, Roatan,
Closest Airport	Roatan	Getting There	Fly into Roatan, private plane to the island, taxi and boat to the resort
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm, choppy, no currents
Water Temp	80-82°F / 27-28°C	Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility	75-100 Ft/ 23-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	We were both experienced divers.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	no
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	None
Dolphins	Schools	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	1 or 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics	N/A
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	Rinse bucket on boat on request. No real facilities but it never was an issue for me.

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Dive Review of Utopia Village in Honduras/Utila

Utopia Village: "Utopia Village, Utila", Feb, 2015,

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Dive Review of Utopia Village in
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