Instant Reader Report
on Akumal Dive Center / Lol Ka'naab Condos in
Cozumel and the Mexican Yucatan / Akumal on
2003/11
by
M. Harter , VT, USA
Report Number 031223125303535

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 Turks & Caicos, Cozumel, Sea of Cortez, Caymans 

Dive Conditions

Surface with minimum 500 PSI otherwise divers could use their computers to
monitor bottom time & depth.  

Pangas were used for dive, no camera facilties on board but once back in
dive shop there were rinse tanks, tables and eletrical outlets UWP's could
freely use.  We dove with digital video camera the entire time and
everything worked out nicely.  

Overall Rating

Akumal is a great, laid back area of the Riviera Maya, arguably the best
dive on the Northern Yucatan.  It is out of the hustle and bustle of Playa
del Carmen but near enough to drive there for day trips.  Hard and soft
coral and sponges were abundant.  We saw numerous green and hawksbill
turtles on every dive - they were unafraid of divers and offered great
photo-ops.  Eels, nurse sharks and many species of tropical fish were
present everywhere.  Diving was very easy with Akumal Dive Center.  They
are very knowledgable and professional.  You set up your equipment in the
dive shop and employees bring it to the panga for you.  Dive sites are
5-15 minutes from the dive center, a back roll into the water and you're
on your way.  The panga captain follows your bubbles and each person can
surface as air consumption and bottom time require.  The panga will be
right there.  Take off your equipment in the water, hand it up to the
captain, up the ladder and back on the boat.  The boat returns to the shop
after each dive.  If you're going out again, tanks are changed on the boat
for you.  If not, your equipment is returned to the shop for you to
disassemble.  Akumal Dive Center has lockers available for no charge.  You
can leave your wetsuit drying in the shade and they will pack it up later
in the afternoon so it is ready for the next day.  Tanks are filled to
3000+ PSI, dives are guided but you can dive your own profile.  Rental
equipment is well-maintained and plentiful.  The shop does 3 dives per day
at 0900, 1100 and 1300 and will do night dives any day as long as there are
4 people interested.  They also do cenote dives in the afternoon on a
flexible schedule - these are not to be missed and anyone can exploer the
caverns with a guide, but excellent buoyancy control is a must. Multiple
dives are rewarded with a discounted rate as is payment in cash. Akumal
Dive Center will run a tab for you to settle at the end of your stay.  Lol
Ka'naab Condos were beautiful, great ocean front spot on Half Moon Bay with
a freshwater pool.  Very well managed.  Very tasty local restaurants and
more non-diving activities than you could experience on 10 trips to the
area. 

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