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Dive Review of Turneffe Island Lodge in
Belize/Turneffe Atoll

Turneffe Island Lodge, Feb, 2005,

by Scott George, CA, USA . Report 1589.

No photos available at this time

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

Accommodations 5 stars Food 5 stars
Service and Attitude 5 stars Environmental Sensitivity N/A
Dive Operation 5 stars Shore Diving 1 stars
Snorkeling N/A
Value for $$ N/A
Beginners 4 stars
Advanced 4 stars
Comments The resort and diving staff at Turneffe Island Lodge were fantastic. The accommodations were clean and very nice. The dive operators were knowledgable, well-trained, and courteous. The food was wonderful also.

This diving was excellent. The visibility is probably normally better than we experienced because it was particularly windy the week we were there. We did see schools of hammerheads, lots of turtles and rays. Lots of green and spotted morays. The smaller fish life is spectacular also. We saw blennies, drumfish, cowfish, dogfish, etc.

Now for the negative. TACA is, by far, the worst airline I have ever encountered. They gave up our seats (on two different legs), lost our luggage for two days (including half our dive gear), broke one piece of luggage. I highly recommend Turneffe Island Lodge but try to get there on another airline. The staff at the Lodge was very accommodating about our problems with TACA. They allowed us free use of their rental equipment and made constant inquiries with TACA until our situation was resolved. Thumbs way up for the Turneffe Island Lodge staff.

Reporter and Travel

Dive Experience 26-50 dives
Where else diving California, Roatan Honduras
Closest Airport Getting There

Dive Conditions

Weather sunny, windy, dry Seas calm, choppy
Water Temp 73-78°F / 23-26°C Wetsuit Thickness 3
Water Visibility 40-80 Ft/ 12-24 M

Dive Policy

Dive own profile yes
Enforced diving restrictions 100 ft max, except Blue Hole (which was 130 ft).
Liveaboard? no Nitrox Available? N/A

What I Saw

Sharks Lots Mantas None
Dolphins None Whale Sharks None
Turtles > 2 Whales None
Corals 5 stars Tropical Fish 5 stars
Small Critters 4 stars Large Fish 4 stars
Large Pelagics 5 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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