Dive Review of Warm Water Divers/Felix Karon Hotel in
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Warm Water Divers/Felix Karon Hotel, Jan, 2003, by Carl Scott, TX, USA ( Contributor 16 reports with 2 Helpful votes). Report 354.
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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	First of all, Warm Water Divers owns no boats. They are an agent that contracts with several reputable dive operators in the area. Nonetheless, they are very reliable, offer extensive destination options each day, and take their fee from the operator instead of the client. Dived with Siam Adventure Tours in the Similans (they get the award for the best boats and service, incuding on-board marine biologist), Santana Divers (good operation, but most staff a bit stuffy), and Euro Divers (not the nicest boat, but great and fun staff who know how to find the critters for their clients). When one operator had a problem, Warm Water immediately contacted me to make arrangments for an alternate the next day and cheerfully refunded the price difference. All operators had no more than 4 divers per DM, and I had my own private guide on more than one occasion. The Similans offered the most consistently good diving, with impressive, healthy reefs of various hard and soft corals so thick you couldn't see rock in many areas. Vis always good. Phi Phi islands were also great, with excellent diversity. King Cruiser wreck was a bit disappointing, with 30' (or worse) vis, but some interesting creatures. Anemone Reef and Shark Point are must-do's, because of the healthy reefs and abundant life. Thailand's Andaman Sea is a great value on some world class diving. It should be on everyone's wish list. Food is CHEAP, hotels are many and can be quite reasonably priced. Service is overall some of the best you'll find anywhere.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	101-250 dives
Where else diving	Palau, Costa Rica, Caymans, USVI, Belize, Cozumel
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm
Water Temp	81-82°F / 27-28°C	Wetsuit Thickness	0
Water Visibility	60-80 Ft/ 18-24 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	They request you stay with group or a buddy. Dive time limited to ensure ample surface interval for subsequent dives, but typically reached no-deco limit within that time, anyway.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
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		Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	Large rinse buckets were provided, along with ample room on all boats for safe storage between dives, though no dedicated table/area for cameras. Overall rating is boosted by subject matter, as evidenced by my results (groups.msn.com/scottdiving). Would have been a 5 with more macro stuff. Low diver-to-guide ratios made it easy to take your time with great photo ops.

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Dive Review of Warm Water Divers/Felix Karon Hotel in Thailand/Phuket/Similans

Warm Water Divers/Felix Karon Hotel, Jan, 2003,

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Dive Review of Warm Water Divers/Felix Karon Hotel in
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