Dive Review of Isla Marisol Resort in
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Isla Marisol Resort: "Rustic resort, relaxed diving", May, 2022, by Timothy C Barden, PA, US ( Reviewer 6 reports with 8 Helpful votes). Report 12039 has 1 Helpful vote.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
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Comments	The June, 2022 Undercurrent issue was especially interesting to me because my girlfriend and I had just returned from a week of diving at Isla Marisol on Glover’s Reef. I thought the M. A. report on his February visit to Lighthouse Reef would give me a good chance to compare current diving at the two atolls off Belize that are separated by roughly 100 miles. I had been to Marisol 16 years ago and found it then to be a charming, rustic resort with a vibrant reef system. I was, thus, encouraged to make a return trip by another Undercurrent report several years ago that suggested not much had changed in the intervening decade or so. The trip out to Isla Marisol from Dangriga is in an open boat and is usually 1-1 ½ hours. May begins the transition to the rainy season so the journey can be rough and wet. In our case, the captain was racing to beat an ominously dark bank of clouds somewhere ahead of us. We were supplied heavy-duty rain ponchos, but mine was of more use as a seat cushion than to keep me dry. The gusty wind and three foot swells really bounced us around. As it turned out, we made the trip in 50 minutes and landed shortly before an impressive series of thunderstorms hit that lasted until well after midnight. Be warned: your luggage may stay dry in the front of the boat, but will get tossed about during a rough crossing. Ours ended up with a dusting of insulation that had shaken loose as the prow slapped down into countless troughs. Keep fragile equipment with you at the back. Topside, the coconut trees were larger and more plentiful, but the resort looked much the same as in 2006. Though tested by severe wind and thunderstorms, our sturdy cabana had no leaks and the AC unit worked when we used it. We generally just left the windows ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here
Websites	Isla Marisol Resort
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	All over the Caribbean. Truk, Palau, Yap, Maldives
Closest Airport	Dangriga	Getting There	American to Belize City, transfer to local for Dangriga
Dive Conditions
Weather	cloudy	Seas	choppy, surge
Water Temp	81-84°F / 27-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility	40-80 Ft/ 12-24 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	[Unspecified]
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	1 or 2	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	Minimal accommodations for camera equipment. Small bucket on boat and standard dunk bucket on dock. Bring your own repair kit. ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here

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Dive Review of Isla Marisol Resort in Belize/Isla Marisol

Isla Marisol Resort: "Rustic resort, relaxed diving", May, 2022,

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Dive Review of Isla Marisol Resort in
Belize/Isla Marisol