Dive Review of El Ocotal in
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El Ocotal, Oct, 2004, by Bud, ca, USA . Report 1425.
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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	Hotel El Ocotal and the dive operation were first rate in every way. The service was consistently friendly and of extremely high quality. The hotel and restaurant staff, as well we the dive masters accomodated guests with any request. This is one of the best dive trips I have taken in the last twenty years. Dives to local sites were normally 15-20 minutes away. The diversity of marine life made up for the vis of 15-20 feet. Eagle rays and white-tip reef sharks, in addition to several large schools of grunt and other fish were common. Bottle-nose and spinner dolphins were always present on the surface. While a 3mm shorty worked for me, others had difficulty with the occasional cold currents at depth. Trips to the Bat and Catalina islands were hard to schedule as there were so few divers. Plenty of sun until late afternoon when a daily shower would fall. I would not hesitate to return to El Ocotal in the future.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	101-250 dives
Where else diving	California, Cozumel, Turks and Caicos, Baja Calif.
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm
Water Temp	68-78°F / 20-26°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	15-20 Ft/ 5-6 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	[Unspecified]
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	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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Dive Review of El Ocotal in Costa Rica

El Ocotal, Oct, 2004,

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Dive Review of El Ocotal in
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