Dive Review of Diving Safaris/Occidental Grand Papagayo in
Costa Rica/Pacific Coast Guanacaste regio

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Diving Safaris/Occidental Grand Papagayo, Aug, 2006, by David McDougall, CA, USA ( Reviewer 6 reports). Report 2635.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity	N/A
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$	N/A
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	The Dive outfit, Diving Safaris (Not Bill Beards) with Bobbie Joe and Earl, were excellent. The dive masters and boat captains were very professional and extremely helpful. The visibilty is a little limiting for photography but the abundance and diversity of sea life makes it a great destination for fish lovers:-) Lots of Spotted Eagle Rays, White Tips. Huge schoals of grunt and jack. Some nice smaller critters such as Harlequin clown shrimp, frog fish, nudibranchs (various) The Grand Papagayo was an excellent resort with lots of facilities, a gym with 24 hour access, a SPA, Diving Safaris provide pool sessions in the resort for anyone wishing to try out SCUBA for the first time. The grounds of the hotel were immaculate with easy access to a private beach. Food was pretty good especially in the Italian and Oriental restaurants.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	Bahamas, Tahiti, seychelles, Turks & Caicos, Bonaire, Utila, Kenya, Cozumel, Sea of Cortez, Hawaii (Big Island), Hawaii(Oahu), Roatan, Curacao, Grand Cayman, jamaica, Scotland
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm, surge
Water Temp	81-83°F / 27-28°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	15-65 Ft/ 5-20 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	There were no strictly enforced restrictions, recommendations were made for max depth and dive duration.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	None
Dolphins	1 or 2	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	Abundance of stuff to photograph, unfortunately the visibility due to particulate matter (plankton etc.) greatly reduces the ability to get good clear images. Autofocus was troublesome at time due to all the particulate matter.

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Dive Review of Diving Safaris/Occidental Grand Papagayo in Costa Rica/Pacific Coast Guanacaste regio

Diving Safaris/Occidental Grand Papagayo, Aug, 2006,

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

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What I Saw

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Dive Review of Diving Safaris/Occidental Grand Papagayo in
Costa Rica/Pacific Coast Guanacaste regio