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Dive Review of Aldora Divers in
Cozumel and the Mexican Yucatan/Cozumel

Aldora Divers: "Aldora Divers took good care of me.", May, 2015,

by David Holzman, VI, US (Reviewer Reviewer 5 reports with 2 Helpful votes). Report 8728.

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

Accommodations 2 stars Food 5 stars
Service and Attitude 5 stars Environmental Sensitivity 2 stars
Dive Operation 5 stars Shore Diving N/A
Snorkeling N/A
Value for $$ 3 stars
Beginners 3 stars
Advanced 3 stars
Comments Aldora divers was a very well run operation that caters to more advanced divers and they did a great job. Even though I arrived late to their dive shop due to flight delays, they checked me in and Memo drove me to the beachside restaurant where the surface intervals are taken so that I could start diving immediately. That's service. I proceeded to dive day and night for four days and loved the larger tanks with Nitrox for extended bottom time. I was a bit disappointed with the lack of fish species and numbers and discussed this with the divemasters. Turns out that besides all the pressures of hurricane damage, global warming, acidification, overdevelopment and run-off you can now add illegal spearfishing in the Marine Park. If it continues unabated, it's possible that there won't be many fish to dive with in a few years! The biggest problem seems to be lack of enforcement and the pressure to eat and serve fresh fish to the tourists and residents alike. Water visibility was excellent, but both the coral and plants were hurting. I don't think I will return until conditions improve.
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Reporter and Travel

Dive Experience 251-500 dives
Where else diving Fiji, Costa Rica, Virgin Islands, Bonaire, Curacao, Saba, Belize, Nevis, Dominica, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, Grenadines, Florida Keys
Closest Airport Cozumel Getting There Dallas to Cancun then shuttle and ferry from Playa Del Carmen. Due to delays, missed the last ferry.

Dive Conditions

Weather sunny, windy, dry Seas calm, currents
Water Temp 82-84°F / 28-29°C Wetsuit Thickness 3
Water Visibility 80-130 Ft/ 24-40 M

Dive Policy

Dive own profile yes
Enforced diving restrictions [Unspecified]
Liveaboard? no Nitrox Available? yes

What I Saw

Sharks 1 or 2 Mantas None
Dolphins None Whale Sharks None
Turtles > 2 Whales None
Corals 2 stars Tropical Fish 2 stars
Small Critters 2 stars Large Fish 3 stars
Large Pelagics 1 stars

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

Subject Matter 2 stars Boat Facilities 2 stars
Overall rating for UWP's 2 stars Shore Facilities N/A
UW Photo Comments [None]
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