Dive Review of El Caribe Dive Centre in
Colombia/Cartagena/Islas Rosarias

Other Colombia reports
Subscriber Content Preview
Active subscribers go here

El Caribe Dive Centre, Apr, 2006, by Jack Adams, BC, Canada . Report 2381.
No photos available at this time
Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity	N/A
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$	N/A
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	This is not a location for experienced divers. The trip consisted of a 45 minute high speed boat trip out of Cartagena, arriving at a hotel at the Islas Rosarias. Most of the 50-60 passengers on the boat were going to the Islas to lie around the beach and eat/drink. There were seven divers, of which two of us were certified. The remainder had had a one hour pool session the day before or were taking a short guided introductory dive. Although the weather was relatively calm, one of these novice divers became seasick. There were two dives - the first to a max 65ft; the second to about 60 ft. Surface interval was relatively short - probably in order to ensure the two dives were made. At the end of the first dive, we surfaced some distance from the boat. The boat driver happened to be swimming at the time so it took about ten minutes of whistle blowing to attract his attention for the pick up. Fortunately the sea was relatively calm, although as the day progressed wind and waves picked up. For a pleasant day's outing from Cartagena it was OK. I happen to live in Bogota at present so it was not difficult or expensive to get there. I speak Spanish.They advertise that the guides speak English but I did not hear a lot of English. The guides were polite and somewhat helpful but I didn't feel they particularly went out of their way. Although I took all my own gear - all the gear you need is included in the price of the two dive trip.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	Saba, Truk, Great Barrier Reef, Costa Rica/Guanacaste, Honduras Bay Islands, Belize, Agressor II, Bonaire, Zanzibar, Pemba
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, dry	Seas	calm
Water Temp	80-82°F / 27-28°C	Wetsuit Thickness	0
Water Visibility	35-50 Ft/ 11-15 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	There were no announced restrictions. However, with so many novices the diving locations were not very exciting for experienced divers and you pretty well had to stick with the group.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	None
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		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	You appeared to be on your own. There were fresh water showers on shore for rinsing equipment - no tanks on boat. I saw one diver with a small digital camera.No other cameras and no particular focus by guides on UWP's.

Leave a comment (Subscribers only -- 200 words max)
Subscribers can comment here

Subscribers can post comments, ask the reviewer questions, as well as getting immediate and complete access to ALL 22 dive reviews of Colombia and all other dive destinations. Complete access to all issues and Chapbooks is also included.

All Colombia Dive Reviews and Reports
Diving Guide to Colombia
Diving Reviews for All Dive Destinations

Want to assemble your own collection of Colombia reports in one place?
Use the Mini Chapbook Facility to create your personalized collection.

Note: The information here was reported by the author above, but has NOT been reviewed nor edited by Undercurrent prior to posting on our website. Please report any major problems by writing to us and referencing the report number above.

Undercurrent Home

Page computed and displayed in 0.08 seconds

Get more dive info like these and other important scuba updates sent monthly to your email. And a FREE Recent Issue of Undercurrent
Get a free monthly email and a sample issue!

Dive Review of El Caribe Dive Centre in Colombia/Cartagena/Islas Rosarias

El Caribe Dive Centre, Apr, 2006,

Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

Overall Rating

Reporter and Travel

Dive Conditions

Dive Policy

What I Saw

Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):

Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

Dive Review of El Caribe Dive Centre in
Colombia/Cartagena/Islas Rosarias