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Beaches, Apr, 2006, by Craig Grube, VA, US ( Sr. Contributor 21 reports with 2 Helpful votes). Report 2397.
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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	Beaches is a great family resort with plenty to do for all ages and interests. Even though it was near capacity, it never seemed crowded. The Hobie cats are fun, kayaks, snorkel boats, etc. Everything is included in the price even 2-tank dives daily. My family has been there 5 times due to the variety, the food, the grounds. For serious divers it is a bit of a bummer. Great location but they only let you go to 60 feet and max time is 30 minutes, including the safety stop, so you never get to really fully enjoy the dive. We dove Grace Bay, Northwest Point, and they even took us to French Cay when the water was too rough on the north side of the island. French Cay was beautiful with massive sponges of all types, large areas of gorgonias. The walls are awesome (too bad we couldnt get deep enough). We saw many huge grouper (nassau and tiger), schools of jacks, variety of angel fish. Northwest Point has nice coral,had some good close up action with some reef sharks. Saw many grouper, several large crabs, lobster, angel fish, stingrays, a moray, and some barracuda. Grace Bay coral seems to be dying, could be result of hurricane a couple of years ago. However, we did see spotted eagle ray, nurse shark, large tiger and nassau groupers and good size barracuda. Imagine how good it could be if you were in the water longer than 30 minutes. For beginners it is worthwhile as they are very safety conscious and the marine life is quite fine. Serious divers will love the resort, but be frustrated with the diving rules.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	51-100 dives
Where else diving	Hawaii, Nassau, Tahiti, FL Keys, Jamaica
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	cloudy	Seas	choppy
Water Temp	75-78°F / 24-26°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	50-75 Ft/ 15-23 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	Open Water Cert could only go to 60', maximum time was 30 minutes
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	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		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	There is a table but it was crowded. They have large rinse cooler.

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Dive Review of Beaches in Turks and Caicos

Beaches, Apr, 2006,

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Dive Review of Beaches in
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