Dive Review of Drive Provo/Sibonne Beach Hotel in
Turks and Caicos/Providenciales

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Drive Provo/Sibonne Beach Hotel, Mar, 2008, by Larry Sensenig, IA, USA ( Reviewer 6 reports). Report 4097.
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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
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Value for $$	N/A
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Comments	While in Providenciales my wife and I (along with another couple) stayed at the Sibonne Beach Hotel. This intimate “boutique” hotel was adequate, but not fancy. Room amenities included cable TV, mini-fridge, hair-dryer, air conditioning, coffee maker, direct-dial telephone and an in-room safe. The inner court yard was a garden of mature plants and trees. A small pool was on the property. Associated with the hotel was the Bay Bistro Restaurant. This restaurant made it handy to grab a complimentary continental breakfast before diving. Evening meals were very good, but as reported by other Undercurrent readers, the restaurant staff seemed to be slow and some had an attitude. The Sibonne is right on Grace Bay Beach, which was one of the best beaches I have ever been on. Other restaurants I would recommend are the Bella Luna, Grace’s Cottage, and Hemingway’s. All of these restaurants were within walking distance of the Sibonne Beach Hotel. The Gecko transportation system was no longer available on the island (it went bankrupt). Dinners at these restaurants were excellent, but remember that food prices on the island are typically higher than in the U.S. Dive Provo provided the diving for the trip. Dive Provo staff were professional, friendly, helpful and fun to be around. Boats were well maintained with post-dive showers and camera rinse tubs available. Staff provided sandwiches, snacks and drinks after the first dive of the day. A typical dive day started around 8:00-8:15am with a shuttle bus stopping at the hotel. After several more hotel stops, the bus went to the Drive Provo dive shop. Once all divers were checked in and supplies loaded, it was back on the bus and off to the marina on the other side of the island (the bumpy dirt road is another story). After being assigned a boat (no shoes are allowed on the boat) you quickly took off to your dive site. All sites were approximately 50 – 60 minutes away from the marina. Some of the trips were challenging (some divers felt nauseous) because of the choppy water, but other trips were smooth. All dives began with a briefing. You could follow the dive master or you were free to follow your own profile. Water temperature was a consistent 79º F. Water visibility was always at least 75-100 feet. All sites were wall dives with some of the healthiest coral reefs I have experienced. In addition to the fish mentioned below, you would always come upon abundant schooling fish, such as smallmouth grunts or French grunts. At West Caicos we saw barracuda, green eel, a yellow sea horse, lobster, crab and a black tip shark. At French Cay there were grouper, several turtles, along with a couple of reef sharks. At Northwest point we saw grouper and the ever elusive sand eel. On the return trip from French Cay we ran into a pod of 10-12 dolphins which put on quite a show. Overall, I really enjoyed diving in Providenciales (there are no cruse ship – at least not yet), but they are building many new hotels all over the island (even on the once deserted West Caicos island). Would I dive here again? Most definitely! Would I dive with Dive Provo? Without a doubt.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	101-250 dives
Where else diving	Grand Cayman, Cozumel-8X, Jamaica, Bonne Terre Mine, MO, Table Rock, AR, Lake Okoboji, IA
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, dry	Seas	calm, choppy
Water Temp	79-80°F / 26-27°C	Wetsuit Thickness	5
Water Visibility	75-100 Ft/ 23-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Stay above 100 feet. No shoes on boat.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	None
Dolphins	Schools	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	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 Drive Provo/Sibonne Beach Hotel in Turks and Caicos/Providenciales

Drive Provo/Sibonne Beach Hotel, Mar, 2008,

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Dive Review of Drive Provo/Sibonne Beach Hotel in
Turks and Caicos/Providenciales