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Dive Review of Patojo's Dive Center/Cpt. Morgan's in
Belize/Ambergris Caye

Patojo's Dive Center/Cpt. Morgan's, Sep, 2003,

by John Hluboky, CA, USA . Report 680.

No photos available at this time

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

Accommodations 4 stars Food 3 stars
Service and Attitude 3 stars Environmental Sensitivity N/A
Dive Operation 5 stars Shore Diving 1 stars
Snorkeling N/A
Value for $$ N/A
Beginners 3 stars
Advanced 5 stars
Comments Cpt Morgan's retreat on Ambergris Caye was a nice, friendly place, but greatly overpriced. The online booking agency in the States takes a huge percentage, so if you are planning to head down there, call the resorts directly. You can save $50-60 per night. Bring lots of deep woods OFF or your favorite repellent.

Patojo was one of the best dive masters I have ever met. He and his staff had excellent dive briefings, were very attentive both above and below water, and always had time between dives for a story or three. I highly recommend Patojo as your dive operator regardless of where you stay on Ambergris Caye.

Blue hole was worth a visit. You head out for about 1-1.5 hours from Ambergris to get to the site. It was a deep dive with lots of sharks, and there were two wall dives afterwards on the trip back.

Reporter and Travel

Dive Experience 251-500 dives
Where else diving Grand Cayman, Flower Gardens, Bonaire, Solmar, California, Florida
Closest Airport Getting There

Dive Conditions

Weather Seas calm, choppy, surge
Water Temp 81-83°F / 27-28°C Wetsuit Thickness 0
Water Visibility 60-80 Ft/ 18-24 M

Dive Policy

Dive own profile yes
Enforced diving restrictions [Unspecified]
Liveaboard? no Nitrox Available? N/A

What I Saw

Sharks Lots Mantas Squadrons
Dolphins None Whale Sharks None
Turtles > 2 Whales None
Corals 3 stars Tropical Fish 4 stars
Small Critters 3 stars Large Fish 4 stars
Large Pelagics 3 stars

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

Subject Matter N/A Boat Facilities N/A
Overall rating for UWP's N/A Shore Facilities N/A
UW Photo Comments [None]
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