Dive Review of Habitat Curacao in
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Habitat Curacao, Sep, 2002, by William and Frances Ungerman, CA, United States of America ( Sr. Contributor 24 reports with 2 Helpful votes). Report 230.
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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	Habitat Curacao is a great place about thirty minutes west of Hato airport. It sits by itself on a little penisula. The house reef is as good a dive spot as most on the island. The facility is built on a cliff with the dive operation situated below. Lots of stairs to climb. Weather hot and oppressive in September but the constantly blowing trade winds made it bearable. Shore diving is available 24 hours a day. Get you tanks and go with your rental vehicle. Be advised that shore diving is NOT as easy and convenient as in Bonaire. Sites are further away and apart, and the reef further. Access and entries are more difficult for the most part and some sites are fee charging. The on-site "Oceans" bar and restaurant is a first class operation. The food is excellent and the menu is large. Service is courteous and responsive, and it's a good thing too because there is not much else around for miles if you don't like it. Breakfast is included in most packages. The dive operation is okay. "Easy Divers" has three or four boats but they seem reluctant to use more than one no matter how many divers there are. On a couple days we had twenty-four divers on a boat and it was all you could do to shuffle around and moo. We wanted to dive the Superior Producer but got nothing but excuses about why they could't make the run East until I requested they book us with an operation that would take us. Miracle: We went the next day. Divemaster "Carlos" was a riot. A real comedian and good man. Can't say as much about "Christian" and "Angela," two facisistic environmental guardians of sand bottoms, coral rubble and rusting decking. Sites not to miss are Mushroom Forrest, the Superior Producer, and Seldom. All sites dived were good to excellent and, I hate to have to say this, but I have been to both and to my mind, Curacao has the edge on Bonaire for quality of diving. Habitat has lockers (bring a small lock). Tank fills were at or a bit less than 3000 psi. No gloves allowed but this appears to be a house dictum, not a government fiat. There is no need to rent a car unless you want to shore dive, then mandatory. Do so by using an internet source like Cheap Tickets or Priceline to save money. Not much to see on this desert island except thorn bushes and goats along the roads. Wilemstad is worth a days excursion and Habitat runs a shuttle in three times a day. The diving was as good as anything we've seen in the Caribbean. Habitat Curacao, on balance, is a meritorious property and all in all, the trip was wonderful.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	Palau, Papua New Guinea, Truk, Yap, Fiji, Cozumel, Grand Turk, Sea of Cortez, Provedenciales, USVI, Barbados, Solomon Islands, St. Lucia, California, Bonaire, Bahamas (Walker's Cay, New Providence, Bimini), Florida, Aruba....
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, windy	Seas	calm, choppy, surge, currents, noCurrents
Water Temp	82-86°F / 28-30°C	Wetsuit Thickness	1
Water Visibility	70-100 Ft/ 21-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Back on board with 500 PSI.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	None	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
UW Photo Comments	No particular accomodations for the photographer other than a small rinse bucket that overflowed with cameras, strobes and video gear.

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Dive Review of Habitat Curacao in
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