Dive Review of Flamingo Divers/Turtle Cove Inn and Simbonne in
Turks and Caicos/Providenciales

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Flamingo Divers/Turtle Cove Inn and Simbonne, Feb, 2003, by DAVID SHEM-TOV, na, United Kingdom ( Sr. Contributor 21 reports with 4 Helpful votes). Report 360.
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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
Beginners
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Comments	Dived exclusively the West Caicos on all 3 days we were there. Were told that conditions were not sufficiently good for other sites. One of the most professional operations we experienced. Excellent boat, superb crew, particularly Micky and Jayne. They take up to 8 divers, but we were at most 6. On one day there was only just us 2. Jayne, in particular, was very helpful stopping and waiting for us at the supermarket on the ride back to the hotel on two occasions. Expats seem to prefer Flamingo Divers over other operators. Dives were pleasant, with lots of healthy coral. Worth the long bumpy ride back. Promised big pelegics and whales never materialised. Turtle Cove Inn, heartily recommended by Undercurrent's correspondent, must have since been patronised by many scoundrels and thieves. So distrustful are the owners of their guests that they apply a $25 security deposit for the television remote control on check-in and admonish guests who forget to turn it back in on checkout. Nasty. We moved to the sister hotel, the Sibonne, the next day. Sibonne claims to be a 'boutique' hotel but is really an aspirational motel with a hideously expensive bar/restaurant. Rooms, however, are definitely worth the extra dollars over the Turtle Cove Inn.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	26-50 dives
Where else diving	Palau, Cozumel, Red Sea, India (Lakshadweep), Los Roques,
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	choppy
Water Temp	26-0°C / 79-32°F	Wetsuit Thickness	5
Water Visibility	0-50 Ft/ 0-15 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	50psi
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	1 or 2
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	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 Flamingo Divers/Turtle Cove Inn and Simbonne in Turks and Caicos/Providenciales

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