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Dive Review of Diving Planet in
Colombia/Cartagena

Diving Planet: "Good Diving in the Caribbean at Cartagena, Colombia", Dec, 2019,

by John Yavorsky, NJ, US (Top Contributor Top Contributor 33 reports with 14 Helpful votes). Report 11391.

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

Accommodations N/A Food 3 stars
Service and Attitude 4 stars Environmental Sensitivity 4 stars
Dive Operation 4 stars Shore Diving N/A
Snorkeling N/A
Value for $$ 5 stars
Beginners 4 stars
Advanced 4 stars
Comments Visit divingplanet.org to sign up for SCUBA or snorkeling. They also do discovery dives and open water SCUBA courses. Go to office in old town Cartagena at 8AM. they take you to boat to Rosarita Island (about an hour). there you get SCUBA gear and make 2 dives. My dives in Dec. 2019 had 50-80' visibility depending on the day but the reefs were surprisingly healthy with huge elephant ear sponges on one site and large brain and other corals at another. Lots of Caribbean reef fish but nothing very big and no sharks or even rays on my 3 days. Then lunch at the Cocoliso Resort with chicken rice or vegetarian rice and the ride back to old town, where they drop you off near Plaza de los coches, where cabs line up. Be aware that if PM wind picks up, the ride back could be rough with pounding and spray; take patch or other remedy if susceptible to seasickness. worthwhile if you are in Cartagena. Can also do a 5 dive overnight package with a night dive and stay at Cocolisa Resort.
Websites Diving Planet   

Reporter and Travel

Dive Experience Over 1000 dives
Where else diving 50 years of diving, including 27 liveaboards and dozens of land-based world wide.
Closest Airport Cartagena, CTG Getting There

Dive Conditions

Weather sunny, windy Seas calm
Water Temp 84-°F / 29-°C Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility 50-80 Ft/ 15-24 M

Dive Policy

Dive own profile no
Enforced diving restrictions Guide carried float and line. 50-60' for 50 min. don't go below guide
Liveaboard? no Nitrox Available? yes

What I Saw

Sharks None Mantas None
Dolphins None Whale Sharks None
Turtles None Whales None
Corals 4 stars Tropical Fish 4 stars
Small Critters 4 stars Large Fish 1 stars
Large Pelagics N/A

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

Subject Matter 3 stars Boat Facilities N/A
Overall rating for UWP's N/A Shore Facilities N/A
UW Photo Comments They had a bucket for cameras
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