Dive Review of Utopia Village in
Honduras/Utilia

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Utopia Village: "Dive vacation heaven", Sep, 2017, by Elizabeth Hilla, VA, US ( 1 report with 3 Helpful votes). Report 9799 has 3 Helpful votes.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling
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Comments	We just spent a perfect week at Utopia Village. It's a small resort that caters to divers. It has the away-from-it-all feel of a remote, rustic resort -- but the service and amenities are upscale. The resort has a full-time staff of 30 people. We were there in the low season (September) and there were just 10 guests so it really did feel intimate. The diving was terrific and our divemaster, Chris, was amazing. They offer "valet diving" which means that the dive staff takes care of everything so the divers can just report to the boat each day and go have fun. We dived five days, three dives a day, including one night dive. We saw eagle rays, morays, turtles, sharks, sting rays, lobsters, various crabs, and the usual variety of Caribbean fish. The corals are in good shape and varied. We saw all kinds of small creatures which Chris was excellent at pointing out and identifying. The last dive day was a lionfish hunt, and a green moray came out to munch down one of the lionfish that had been killed. In addition to the guided dives, shore diving is available any time and is just as good as the boat diving. We did our night dive as a shore dive and it was terrific -- many lobsters, a green moray, lots of shrimp, various worms, and an octopus slowing sliding into his hole. The location is known for dolphins and whale sharks, and the boat captain and divemaster were always on the lookout. We were fortunate to find a pod of dolphins and get to snorkel with them for about 15 minutes. Unfortunately, the whale sharks didn't make an appearance for us, but they've been seen off Utila in every month of the year. The accommodations are terrific and the food is even better -- always at least two choices of entrees with options such as snapper, seafood pasta, steak, and lobster. The resort staff were the best ever. Every meal was a work of art, with new table decorations and often a new location: on the beach, in the pool, or out on the dock. The owners bought the resort three years ago and are dedicated to making a positive contribution to both Utila and the tiny neighboring island, Pigeon Cay. They employ local people, support the small school on Pigeon Cay, and promote recycling and conservation.
Websites	Utopia Village
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	101-250 dives
Where else diving	Belize, Curacao, Cozumel, Saba, Nevis, Costa Rica, Bonaire, Florida, Bahamas, South Caicos, North Caicos, Roatan
Closest Airport	Utila	Getting There	We flew to Roatan and then Island Air to Utila; there are other routes too.
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, cloudy	Seas	calm, choppy
Water Temp	80-82°F / 27-28°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	50-100 Ft/ 15-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Recreational diving limits
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	None
Dolphins	Schools	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	N/A	Boat Facilities	N/A
Overall rating for UWP's	N/A	Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	We are not photographers, but the dive operation seemed well-equipped for those who were.

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Dive Review of Utopia Village in Honduras/Utilia

Utopia Village: "Dive vacation heaven", Sep, 2017,

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Dive Review of Utopia Village in
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