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Dive Destination	Dive Op/Resort	Live Aboard?	Review	Rating	Date	Photos/ Helpful Votes
Red Sea/Gulf of Sinai	*Sinai Divers Aqaba/Movenpick Talay Bay*		"Fun diving in Aqaba but chilly in February" Fun diving in Aqaba but chilly in FebruaryColorful Red Sea life in this offshoot of the Red Sea but not quite as good as the Red Sea itself. B... Full report		2/2023
Panama/Bocas del Toro	*Bocas Dive Center/NA*		"Fun dives in Bocas del Toro, Panama on New Yearr's Eve" Fun dives in Bocas del Toro, Panama on New Yearr's EveNice but ordinary Caribbean fare with the exception of amazing numbers of brittle stars that shone l... Full report		12/2022
French Polynesia/Raiatea Island	*Hemisphere Sub/M/S Paul Gauguin*		"Great Wall Diving in Raiatea, French Polynesia" Great Wall Diving in Raiatea, French PolynesiaDid 2 drift dives with Hemisphere Sub on wall at Raiatea, French Polynesia. Drift diving along wall. ... Full report		10/2022	1
Fiji and Tuvalu/Savusavu, fiji	*Jean Michel Cousteau Resort/M/S Paul Gauguin*		"Great Pinacles diving with Jean Michel Cousteau Resort in Savusavu" Great Pinacles diving with Jean Michel Cousteau Resort in Savusavu2 Pinnacles dives with guides from Jean Michel Cousteau Resort in Savusavu. Circled pinnacles to go ... Full report		10/2022	1
Fiji and Tuvalu/Beqa	*Coral Coast Divers/M/S Paul Gauguin*		"Great Shark Dives at Colosseum in Fiji by Coral Coast Divers" Great Shark Dives at Colosseum in Fiji by Coral Coast Divers2 dives st the Colosseum shark dive location with Coral Coast Divers from Pacific Harbor, Fiji. Nom ... Full report		10/2022
Fiji and Tuvalu/Matamanoa Island	*Deep Blue Diving/Matamanoa Island Resort*		"Great diving on a small Fiji island 20 miles from Nadi airport" Great diving on a small Fiji island 20 miles from Nadi airportDid 5 great dives in 3 days. Sharks at Supermarket. Great coral and fish on walls and pinacles. Guid... Full report		10/2022	1
The Continental USA/NC	*Olympus Dive Center/Bask Hotel*		"Blow out in Outer Banks." Blow out in Outer Banks.Diving can be wonderful here IF you can get out 20 miles or more to the wrecks loaded with tolerant ... Full report		7/2022	2
Cozumel and the Mexican Yucatan	*Dive Paradise/Wyndham Cozumel Hotel*		"Decent Diving with Dive Paradise" Decent Diving with Dive ParadiseDrift diving on reefs. Only one dive on Palancar; some kind of ration system? One Nurse shark. Eagle... Full report		11/2022
Honduras/Roatan	*CoCo View*		"Liveaboard style diving from a resort" Liveaboard style diving from a resortFleet of at least 5 boats. Our group of 7 plus 2 others shared a dedicated boat and crew all week. M... Full report		3/2020	1
Aruba/caribbean	*Aqua Windies/Manchebo Beach Resort*		"Wonderful wreck diving and turtles on Aruba" Wonderful wreck diving and turtles on ArubaAqua Windies boats were down so they had half of another shop boat, which meant a van ride of 20- 30 ... Full report		5/2021
Colombia/Cartagena	*Diving Planet*		"Good Diving in the Caribbean at Cartagena, Colombia" Good Diving in the Caribbean at Cartagena, ColombiaVisit divingplanet. org to sign up for SCUBA or snorkeling. They also do discovery dives and open wat... Full report		12/2019
General Travel/Other Locations/ushuaia, Argentina	*Ushuaia Divers*		"Dry suit dive at the bottom of the world" Dry suit dive at the bottom of the worldWent to Ushuaia for a cruise up the coast of Chile. So I went a day early and dived with Carlos at U... Full report		2/2019	1
Africa/Djibouti	*Shark Research Institute*		"Whale Shark Research in Djibouti" Whale Shark Research in DjiboutiWonderful week of diving from a Turkish gullet style liveaboard in Gulf of Tadjoura. Whale Shark ID ... Full report		12/2018
Africa/Zanzibar	*Lumba Beach Lodge*		"Diving from a Dhow in Zanzibar" Diving from a Dhow in ZanzibarHappened to be here at end of a safari and was lucky to get a personal dive excursion. 2tanks/ $128 G... Full report		11/2019
Africa/Mindelo, Cape Verde	*Dive-Tribe/n/a*		"Nurse sharks in Mindelo, Cape Verde" Nurse sharks in Mindelo, Cape VerdeI arrived mid- morning on a cruise ship and Dive- Tribe scheduled a private boat trip for me that afte... Full report		10/2019
Africa	*Nautilus Plongee/La Maison Abaka*		"Spiny Urchin Haven" Spiny Urchin Haven83 on surface but down to 67 below 60'. Froze in 3mm and switched to rental 6. 5 mm. Inexpensive dive... Full report		10/2019
Curaçao	*Caribbean Sea Sports*		"Good diving with Caribbean Sea Sports" Good diving with Caribbean Sea SportsGood diving with shop at Hilton Hotel. Recommend concierge fee to get free food and drinks on ... Full report		2/2018	1
Indonesia	*Tasik Divers*		"Great wall dives with friendly Hawksbill turtles" Great wall dives with friendly Hawksbill turtlesDove this resort in combo with previous week at Kungkungan Bay Resort. They offer a variety of... Full report		10/2018
Indonesia	*Kungkungan Bay Resort*		"Great Muck Diving in Lembeh Straits" Great Muck Diving in Lembeh StraitsMacro diving is not for everyone but this has some of the best macro diving on the planet. I'v... Full report		10/2018	1
Africa	*sign up thru Shearwater hotel*		"Easy croc cage diving with Bongo" Easy croc cage diving with Bongo$70 for 20 minute dive in croc cage with up to 3 crocs. On my dive only Bongo was interested i... Full report		7/2018
Fiji and Tuvalu	*Aqua-Trek/Uprising*		"Guaranteed Bull sharks at Bistro Dive Site" Guaranteed Bull sharks at Bistro Dive SiteThis was my 7th and 8th dives with Aqua- Trek at the shark feed at Bistro, starting in 2010. Every di... Full report		8/2017	1
Vanuatu and New Caledonia/Espiritu Santo	*Allan Powers/M/S Paul Gaugain*		"Dive the President Coolidge shipwreck from shore" Dive the President Coolidge shipwreck from shoreThis is one of the world's great wreck dives and one of the easiest (or challenging depending on dep... Full report		6/2017
Philippines	*Atlantis Dive Resorts*		"Atlantis Dumaguete for Fantastic macro" Atlantis Dumaguete for Fantastic macroThis was good to combine with Philippine Siren trip to Tubbataha as Tubbataha supplies lots of shark... Full report		8/2017	2
Philippines	*S/Y Philippine Siren*		"Philippines Siren to Tubbataha off Palawan" Philippines Siren to Tubbataha off PalawanRough seas for overnight "sail" to Tubbataha National Park in middle of Sulu Sea. Only put sail up 1... Full report		8/2017
Indonesia/Bali	*Atlantis/Sanur hotel*		"Diving from Bali to Nusa Penida Island" Diving from Bali to Nusa Penida IslandDid 3- tank boat trip from dock in Bali to Nusa Penida Island. First dive was to see Manta Rays and i... Full report		6/2017
Hawaii	*Jack's Diving Locker/Hilton Waikoloa*		"Manta night dive on Kona Coast" Manta night dive on Kona CoastDid 4 boat dives with Jack's diving Locker, including fantastic night dive with manta rays. Reef div... Full report		1/2017
Africa/Aliwal Shoals, south of Durban	*Agulhas House*		"Diving Aliwal Shoals at Umkamaas, south of Durban, South Africa" Diving Aliwal Shoals at Umkamaas, south of Durban, South AfricaRugged diving from Rubber Ducks (RIBs). Usually can enter Rubber Ducks from river and not beach (dep... Full report		7/2017
Africa/East Cape, South Africa	*SEAL Expeditions/Mbotyi River Lodge*		"Sardine Run 2017" Sardine Run 2017Best for experienced divers with strong swimming ability and able to climb into "rubber ducks" (RIBs... Full report		7/2017	1
New Zealand/Paihia, Bay of Islands	*Paihia Dive/Paihia Pacific resort*		"Great but cold diving in the Bay of Islands" Great but cold diving in the Bay of IslandsDove HMNZS Canterbury sunk in 2007. 57F and 20' viz reminded me of NJ and I wanted my drysuit rather... Full report		11/2016
Mexico (Western)	*Solmar V*		"Socorro excels with giant mantas and friendly dolphins" Socorro excels with giant mantas and friendly dolphinsExcellent diving on my second trip with Solmar V to the Revillagigedos Islands off Cabo. The giant m... Full report		1/2016	1

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All Reader Reports Filed by John Yavorsky, NJ, US Top Contributor, 30 Reports with 14 Helpful Votes Subscribers' version

All Reader Reports Filed by
John Yavorsky, NJ, US
Top Contributor, 30 Reports with 14 Helpful Votes
Subscribers' version