Dive Review of Tobago Dive Experience/Manta Lodge in
Trinidad and Tobago/Tobago, Speyside

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Tobago Dive Experience/Manta Lodge, Jun, 2009, by John Miller, TX, US ( Contributor 18 reports with 4 Helpful votes). Report 4847.
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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
Overall Rating
Value for $$
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	Dive operators are rough on your equipment, the boats (I call them whale boats) are extremely difficult for older divers to get back on, and all entries are roll-off. You need to be in good shape to dive the Speyside area on the northern end of Tobago. Can't speak for the southern end.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	51-100 dives
Where else diving	Turneffle Lodge Belize, Cozumel, Key West
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	windy	Seas	choppy, surge, currents
Water Temp	73-81°F / 23-27°C	Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility	60-100 Ft/ 18-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Our group was experienced and the dive operator accommodated that with just basic safety considerations.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	1 or 2
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	1 or 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	Some of the best coral and marine life abundance I've experienced! Bookends, Special and Japanese Gardens were my lifetime favorite dive sites. However, no camera buckets on boats. Had WiFi in lobby for uploading photos etc. Swift currents makes photo a snap-shot on the fly situation. Not really conducive to sharp focus work, unless you can find a spot to get in out of the current, then you loose the rest of your group as they drifted on. If you turn into the current and kick as hard as you can you might manage to stay in one spot. Best to hold on to a rock if you can find one - don't hold on to the coral!

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Dive Review of Tobago Dive Experience/Manta Lodge in Trinidad and Tobago/Tobago, Speyside

Tobago Dive Experience/Manta Lodge, Jun, 2009,

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

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Reporter and Travel

Dive Conditions

Dive Policy

What I Saw

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Dive Review of Tobago Dive Experience/Manta Lodge in
Trinidad and Tobago/Tobago, Speyside