Dive Review of Scubaqua/Golden Rock Dive and Nature Resort in
St. Eustatius/Caribbean

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Scubaqua/Golden Rock Dive and Nature Resort: "Unknown Caribbean Gem", Nov, 2022, by Patrick Ritter, California, USA ( 2 reports). Report 12210.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	Saint Eustatius? Never heard of it. Which is why I wanted to dive there. It’s a small Caribbean island, six miles long, about 45 miles south of Saint Martin. Known locally as Stacia, it is a municipality of the Netherlands. Everyone speaks English. The entire island is surrounded by a marine park, established in 1996, that includes two areas where fishing and anchoring isn’t permitted. As a result the marine ecosystem is refreshingly healthy, unlike a lot of the Caribbean. The park is managed by a non-profit and all the dive sites except one have mooring buoys. They allow only one boat per dive site so no crowding. It was a moot point anyway as my dive boat had only 1-3 other divers. You need to buy a yearly park pass ($30) or pay $6 per dive site. There are two dive operators. I used ScubaAqua. Exceptional service and excellent international staff from Great Britain, Netherlands, South Africa, and France. Per ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here
Websites	Scubaqua Golden Rock Dive and Nature Resort
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	Raja Ampat, Bonaire, Roatan, Great Barrier Reef, Andaman Sea, Sea of Cortez, Panama, Cozumel, Turks and Caicos, Virgin Islands, Aruba, Hawaii, California.
Closest Airport	St Eustatius	Getting There	Fly from Miami or Houstan to St Martin, then take ferry or short flight to St Eustatius.
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	no currents
Water Temp	82-°F / 28-°C	Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility	40-70 Ft/ 12-21 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
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
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities	N/A
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	[None] ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here

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Dive Review of Scubaqua/Golden Rock Dive and Nature Resort in St. Eustatius/Caribbean

Scubaqua/Golden Rock Dive and Nature Resort: "Unknown Caribbean Gem", Nov, 2022,

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Dive Review of Scubaqua/Golden Rock Dive and Nature Resort in
St. Eustatius/Caribbean