Dive Review of Avalon Outdoor, Jardines Avalon 4 in
Cuba/Jardines de la Reina

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Avalon Outdoor, Jardines Avalon 4: "Cuba, Highlight - Lots of Sharks and the Goliath Grouper", Nov, 2024, by Peter Neubauer, CA, US ( Sr. Contributor 21 reports with 15 Helpful votes). Report 13214 has 1 Helpful vote.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	For a US citizen you will need to purchase a tourist card and apply for a "Humanitarian e-visa". Avalon outdoors or whoever you go with will help with that but be aware things can change quickly on entry requirements. Especially if you have a US passport. Easy diving - most dive profiles were 75 feet ( 22 meters) max depth to the sand along a wall then 25 feet (7 meters) along a shallow reef back to the boat. Lots of silky and Caribbean reef sharks and the Goliath Grouper which we saw on several dives was really special. Not afraid in the least they will swim right up to you. Unfortunately the coral are showing signs of Climate Change and the warming waters. I was looking forward to possibly seeing some healthy Pilar and Elkhorn coral but that did not happen. I was also hoping to see and get some video of the crocodile at one of the surface interval stops in the mangroves but after two attempts we were unsuccessful. A Hurricane blew through the area a week before (yes in November) so perhaps that was why it didn't show for its free meal of raw chicken. Visibility varied probably due to some overnight rains but for the most part was pretty decent during the week except for some spots (see attached video). [youtube.com link].
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	Chuuk (Truk), Indonesia, Galapagos, Palau, Red Sea, Fiji, Maldives, BVI, Cayman Islands, French Polynesia, Cozumel, Tulum, Honduras, Florida Keys, Mexico - Sea of Cortez and Pacific, All the California Channel Islands, Hawaii, Bahamas, Cuba and lots of San Diego - So Cal diving !
Closest Airport	Camaguey	Getting There	Direct flight from Miami, Florida
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, windy, rainy, cloudy	Seas	calm, choppy
Water Temp	81-83°F / 27-28°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	10-100 Ft/ 3-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	Diving with a guide
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	None	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	The Jardines Avalon 4 has a big camera table with compressed air and electrical outlets. Bring your own charging power strips. We dove off smaller boats that did not have any special area for cameras or rinse buckets/tanks. Once back at the main liveaboard a rinse tank is available.

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Dive Review of Avalon Outdoor, Jardines Avalon 4 in Cuba/Jardines de la Reina

Avalon Outdoor, Jardines Avalon 4: "Cuba, Highlight - Lots of Sharks and the Goliath Grouper", Nov, 2024,

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Dive Review of Avalon Outdoor, Jardines Avalon 4 in
Cuba/Jardines de la Reina