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Dive Provo /Royal West Indies: "January 2018 — Turks and Caicos.", Jan, 2018, by Dewey Hess, VA, US ( Reviewer 5 reports with 3 Helpful votes). Report 10112 has 1 Helpful vote.
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Service and Attitude	N/A	Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	We dove with Dive Provo for six consecutive days. All dives were done from a boat. Rides to the sites took about an hour each day. We were picked up at 8:00am and returned to our hotel about 3:00PM each day. Pick up was always on time promptly. The reefs were in reasonably good condition considering the hurricane that recently passed. Reefs started at about 40’ and dropped over the wall to a depth alleged to be up to 6000’. I think I will trust that assessment. Saw turtles, octopi, lots of sharks; mostly reef sharks but did see one lemon shark, crabs, huge Nassau groupers, there were plenty of lobster and southern sting rays, a few eagle rays, and one rough tail ray. We heard but did not see the whales. The dive masters always put out a marker on the sand near the wall and boat to make finding the boat simple upon return The dive masters would return to the boat in about 40 minutes and then look for things around the boat. If diving your own profile, you needed to be back on the boat in 60 minutes. Following the local dive masters was not required. The dive masters on the boat were more than accommodating. You could follow them or dive your own profile with a buddy. Lunch was supplied on the boat each day consisting of sandwiches and a sweet bread. Lemonaide,and water was bountiful. At day’s end the dive masters cleaned and stored your equipment. At the beginning of the day they set up your gear and changed tanks for you if you wished. All of them were very friendly and fun. It was obvious that they enjoyed their jobs. It was easy to make friends with each of them. If we return to Turks and Caicos, we will definitely use Dive Provo again.
Websites	Dive Provo
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	Belize, Roatan, Bonaire, Grand Cayman, Florida, North Carolina, Mexico, various lakes and quarries
Closest Airport	Provenciiales	Getting There	Direct from Atlanta
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, windy	Seas	calm, choppy
Water Temp	79-80°F / 26-27°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	80-120 Ft/ 24-37 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	First dive limited to 100’, second dive limited to 80’. All dives limited to 60 minutes. Return to the boast with 500psi, No deco diving.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	None
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	N/A
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	Had tank on boat for cameras. Clearly specified not using tank for anything else, especially mask rinsing. Reason given is that some mask defogs may affect camera seals.

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Dive Review of Dive Provo /Royal West Indies in Turks and Caicos/Provenciales

Dive Provo /Royal West Indies: "January 2018 — Turks and Caicos.", Jan, 2018,

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Dive Review of Dive Provo /Royal West Indies in
Turks and Caicos/Provenciales