Dive Review of Golden Frog Scuba in
Panama/Portobello

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Golden Frog Scuba: "Diving in Portobello Panama", Nov, 2017, by Jim Tompkins, NC, US ( Sr. Reviewer 10 reports with 4 Helpful votes). Report 9987.
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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
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Comments	Ray Sanchez owner of Golden Frog Scuba made the arrangements for a hotel and meals in Portobello. The hotel (El Bongo) was comfortable and the meals were good. A working knowledge of Spanish would be useful in translating menus and communicating with staff. We were diving in the rainy season (November). The tropical forest comes down to the shore and streams carry silt out into the dive sites. The dry season December -March would probably bring better diving conditions. We were traveling as a group of nine divers. The service provided by Ray Sanchez and his staff at Golden Frog Scuba was excellent. Diving was conducted safely. Diving was conducted from open boats with sun covers on them. The dive ladders were easy to use and the staff provided assistance if needed. The surface interval between two dives was taken at a beach with maintained porta poddies and we just floated in shallow warm water eating fresh pineapple and cookies provided by Golden Frog. I do not know if I would go to Panama just to scuba dive, but as part of a land tour it was enjoyable.
Websites	Golden Frog Scuba
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	Caribbean, Palau, Yap, Tahiti, Fiji, Chuck, Maldives, Raja Ampat, Thailand
Closest Airport	Panama City	Getting There	Copa Airlines
Dive Conditions
Weather	cloudy	Seas	choppy
Water Temp	82-84°F / 28-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	20-30 Ft/ 6-9 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	?
Enforced diving restrictions	We dove as a group with dive guides front and back
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
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
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	[None]

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Dive Review of Golden Frog Scuba in Panama/Portobello

Golden Frog Scuba: "Diving in Portobello Panama", Nov, 2017,

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

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Reporter and Travel

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What I Saw

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Dive Review of Golden Frog Scuba in
Panama/Portobello