Dive Review of Underwager Diversions/Marina Sol in
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Underwager Diversions/Marina Sol, Aug, 2006, by Elaine Matthews, CA, USA ( Reviewer 4 reports). Report 2626.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity	N/A
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$	N/A
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	This was a 'mixed bag' family trip of 8. 1 snorkler, 2 just certified OW divers, 1 OW divers with 3 dives, 1 AOW diver with 50 dives, 1 AOW diver with 100 divers, 1 DM with 500 dives, 1 DM with 2000 dives. We did specifically request 'beginner diving' for the entire group, so as to be together as a family. However, this operation DOES NOT ALLOW you to dive your own profile, so be warned. In all other ways they were very accommodating, the Dive Leader went slow for us (although not as slow at our photographers might have liked), and was great at finding and pointing out things for the whole group. The boats are covered Panga boats, set up for 24 divers. We had 1 day with 16 divers and things were a bit tight. We took 1 night dive with them, again a great Dive Leader experience. The hotel (not connected to Underwater Diversions) is an older condominium. We rented it because it was 5 bedrooms (we were 4 couples). It's getting a bit long in the tooth, but it was very clean. Our A/C didn't quite get cool in the bedrooms, but it wasn't too hot to sleep (as sometimes happens). The pool side restaurant had very good food, and 5 days for 8 people was $1008. The 5 bedroom condo could have easily accommodated 12 or 14 people, as many of the bedrooms had multiple beds. TV, stereo, microwave, dishwasher, etc., plus a nice veranda. If I was going with the normal 2-4 advanced divers, I probably wouldn't dive with Underwater Diversions again, simply because we like diving our own profiles, but it was great for our mixed group. We saw a goodly number of sea horses, good size schools of fish, with an inordinate number of porcupine fish on all dives. Had a visit by the sea lions, and a rare 2-pass visit from a young whale shark. The sea floor and wall were all in good condition, without the trash sometimes seen at other Mexico dive locations. I can only stress to the reader that we were looking for "new diver" opportunities and that was what we got--at no time were our new divers stressed. I would go back again to the area to explore the more challenging opportunities.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	Many carribean locations, Australia, US, Hawaii, Mexico, Central America.
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	choppy
Water Temp	77-82°F / 25-28°C	Wetsuit Thickness	0
Water Visibility	50-70 Ft/ 15-21 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	All dives were led by a Dive Leader, group had to stay together, profile was pre-set.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	1 or 2
Turtles	None	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		Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	There was no safe storage, and no rinse bucket. I was told to use the fresh water hose to rinse off my camera.

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Dive Review of Underwager Diversions/Marina Sol in Mexico (Western)/Baja

Underwager Diversions/Marina Sol, Aug, 2006,

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Dive Review of Underwager Diversions/Marina Sol in
Mexico (Western)/Baja