Dive Review of Nautilus Plongee/La Maison Abaka in
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Nautilus Plongee/La Maison Abaka: "Spiny Urchin Haven", Oct, 2019, by John Yavorsky, NJ, US ( Top Contributor 30 reports with 14 Helpful votes). Report 11234.
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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	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$
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Comments	83 on surface but down to 67 below 60'. Froze in 3mm and switched to rental 6.5 mm. Inexpensive dives; one tank per quick trip. Drift through rocky canyons. puffers, eels, small tropicals but loads of black spiny urchins, about 1 per sq. ft.
Websites	La Maison Abaka
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	27 liveaboards and dozens of land-based world wide.
Closest Airport	Dakar	Getting There	Arrived by ship, left by air. Flights to/from Dakar, Senegal are common and taxi from airport is inexpensive.
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm
Water Temp	67-83°F / 19-28°C	Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility	40-50 Ft/ 12-15 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	Follow guide
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	None	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals	N/A	Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish	N/A
Large Pelagics	N/A
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter	N/A	Boat Facilities	N/A
Overall rating for UWP's	N/A	Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	took care handing you camera.

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Dive Review of Nautilus Plongee/La Maison Abaka in Africa

Nautilus Plongee/La Maison Abaka: "Spiny Urchin Haven", Oct, 2019,

Photos Submitted with this Report

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

Overall Rating

Reporter and Travel

Dive Conditions

Dive Policy

What I Saw

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

Dive Review of Nautilus Plongee/La Maison Abaka in
Africa