Dive Review of Seahorse Divers/ABelizeanNirvana in
Belize/Placencia; Glovers

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Seahorse Divers/ABelizeanNirvana: "Very good dives, long ride", May, 2024, by Rick Feinleib , VA, US ( Sr. Contributor 20 reports with 9 Helpful votes). Report 12998.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food	N/A
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
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Comments	As for the dives: we dived Glovers Atoll, South Water Caye, and a whale shark expedition. South Water Caye was outstanding — nice swim-throughs, loaded with soft corals, some nice hard corals (less bleaching than other destinations), sponges, shrimp, and loads of tropical fish up to 40cm. A couple nurse sharks swam among us during the dive, probably expecting lionfish parts. Glovers Reef was ok, less spectacular than South Water Caye. Still, soft corals, pretty fish, barracuda, grouper, a remora, and swim-throughs. The whale shark trip was a dud. 1h15 ride to Gladden Spit, stride into the water, drop to 20m and swim after the DM for 30min into the open blue water in search of snapper schools at the edge of viz. Almost all divers low on air by then, and NO whale sharks. We saw 1 turtle and 4 jacks between 2 dives. The crew and captain were courteous, knowledgeable, highly qualified and set up/change tanks for you. Boats hold 12-16 divers and can feel crowded when gearing up. Lunches were locally made and good. The problem with all the diving is the long boat rides to get there from the mainland. The boats have no seat padding as we get slammed up and down even in 1- or 2-foot seas, so some of us grabbed towels to sit on. And then, the dives get capped at 40 minutes. Beginners can surface with the asst DM early, but some of us were getting the 3-min safety stop sign with half a tank left. I spoke to the shop director about this, and he says his DMs go every day and they can’t keep track of all divers’ consumption. So, long bumpy ride for 2 or 3 40-min dives. Also note: no camera table or bath. The hotel we chose was great — right on the beach (very windy), easy walking distance from lots in town. They pick u up from and drop u at airport. Suite style rooms were perfect for us.
Websites	Seahorse Divers ABelizeanNirvana
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	101-250 dives
Where else diving	Coz, Bahamas, LilCayman, GBR, Galapagos, Okinawa, Culebra, San Andres, Belize, Fla Keys, Croatia, Saba
Closest Airport	PLJ (Placencia)	Getting There	On United: IAH to BZE, then Tropic Air has hourly flights throughout Belize. MayaIslandAir is other good choice. Bag claim and immigration BZE was pretty quick. 1hr45 layover works.
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, windy	Seas	calm
Water Temp	82-85°F / 28-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility	25-35 M / 82-115 Ft
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	Dives were called at 40min.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	no
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	> 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	N/A
UW Photo Comments	[None]

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Dive Review of Seahorse Divers/ABelizeanNirvana in Belize/Placencia; Glovers

Seahorse Divers/ABelizeanNirvana: "Very good dives, long ride", May, 2024,

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Dive Review of Seahorse Divers/ABelizeanNirvana in
Belize/Placencia; Glovers