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Dive Review of Dive Bequia/Ijeoma House in
St. Vincent and the Grenadines/Bequia

Dive Bequia/Ijeoma House: "About as good as it gets in the Carribean", Feb, 2022,

by Hugh E Aaron, FL, US (Sr. Contributor Sr. Contributor 23 reports with 19 Helpful votes). Report 11872 has 2 Helpful votes.

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

Accommodations For Subscribers Only Food N/A
Service and Attitude For Subscribers Only Environmental Sensitivity For Subscribers Only
Dive Operation For Subscribers Only Shore Diving For Subscribers Only
Snorkeling N/A
Value for $$ For Subscribers Only
Beginners 5 stars
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Comments Cathy and Bob have been running Dive Bequia for a long time and it shows. They run a top notch operation. No stress, but everything works like it should. We spent about 10 days on Bequia including our arrival and departure days. The first full day we relaxed in the morning and did the 2:30 afternoon dive. On all the other days, except our last full day which we took off to off-gas, we did the 9 am dive and the 11:30 am dive.

All of the dive sites are within about 20 minutes of the shop. Some are as close as 10 minutes. It was mid-February and we never experienced any rough water or bad weather so the boat trips were enjoyable. Dive Bequia has two boats that appear very similar. The boats are basic but comfortable with plenty of shade. Entry is by back roll. Re-boarding the boat is easy. Hand your fins to the crew and come up the ladder to the swim platform. The ladder has great ergonomics including plenty of handholds. Neither of us (both 60) ever had any problems re-boarding de ... Subscribe to get the full story. For Subscribers Only  Active subscribers continue reading here
Websites Dive Bequia   Ijeoma House

Reporter and Travel

Dive Experience Over 1000 dives
Where else diving USVI, BVI, California, Hawaii, Cozumel, Isla Mujeres, Caymans, Curacao, Dominica, Roatan, Belize, Saba, St, Barths, St Kitts, Nevis, Saint Martin, Culebra, Virginia, North Carolina, Florida, Bahamas, Bonaire, Thailand, Australia, Egypt
Closest Airport St. Vincent Getting There Nonstop from Miami to S. Vincent and then same day Bequia Express ferry to Bequia

Dive Conditions

Weather sunny, cloudy, dry Seas calm, choppy, no currents
Water Temp 79-80°F / 26-27°C Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility 30-50 Ft/ 9-15 M

Dive Policy

Dive own profile no
Enforced diving restrictions Back on the surface in about 50 minutes
Liveaboard? no Nitrox Available? no

What I Saw

Sharks None Mantas None
Dolphins None Whale Sharks None
Turtles 1 or 2 Whales None
Corals 4 stars Tropical Fish For Subscribers Only
Small Critters For Subscribers Only Large Fish For Subscribers Only
Large Pelagics For Subscribers Only

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

Subject Matter For Subscribers Only Boat Facilities 1 stars
Overall rating for UWP's For Subscribers Only Shore Facilities For Subscribers Only
UW Photo Comments There was no camera table or rinse bucket on the boat. That was not a problem ... Subscribe to get the full story. For Subscribers Only  Active subscribers continue reading here
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