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Bohio Dive Resort Full report       "Disappointing diving"
We always enjoy trying new places, but the diving here was really disappointing. Maybe it's because we spent 3 months last year i... Full report  
3 stars
4 stars  
7/2019   Lisa Jabusch and Steve Nieters
250+ Dives 		2Helpful vote(s) received
Explorer Ventures -- T&C Explorer II Full report LiveAboard     "Good service, Fair Itinerary, decent boat"
The dive guides and crew were fun and hard working. Had theme dive guides in costumes. Fun and interesting. The boat windows lea... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
8/2018   Diver Dave
500+ Dives 		3Helpful vote(s) received
Aggressor Fleet Full report LiveAboard     "Aggressor in Turks and Caicos "
The good: Food (special needs accommodated) Most of crew Sharks on every dive. No limits on ... Full report  
3 stars
4 stars  
4/2018   Richard Mertz
250+ Dives 		 
Bohio Dive Resort Full report   Grand Turl   "A Great Place To Visit "
Accommodations are nice with two doubles or queens available. Housekeeping straightened and cleaned up daily. Breakfast buffet ... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
3/2018   Robert Lee
500+ Dives 		 
Explorer Ventures -- T&C Explorer II Full report LiveAboard     "Good Trip on the Turks & Caicos Explorer II"
It was a good week, with fairly calm waters. Only six divers were aboard, which made the trip very comfortable. We have been... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
12/2017   Terence Taylor
500+ Dives 		2Helpful vote(s) received
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Explorer Ventures -- T&C Explorer II Full report LiveAboard     "Deep and easy"
Yet another repeat trip for us. A direct flight from Toronto to Provo makes this an easy destination. The boat operation was gr... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
11/2017   Ken
500+ Dives 		3Helpful vote(s) received
Explorer Ventures -- T&C Explorer II Full report LiveAboard     "Explorer Ventures II"
We have almost 800 dives between the 2 of us but this was our first liveaboard and we were very happy with it. I will include comm... Full report  
3 stars
4 stars  
8/2017   richard s mcgowan
250+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
East Bay Resort Full report   South Caicos Island   "Good Caribbean Diving"
Luggage arrived with us. Our carry on luggage was not weighed. The flight from Providenciales did not have accomodation for much... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
7/2017   Richard Bruch
250+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Grand Turk Diving Co. Ltd/ Island Passage Full report   Grand Turk   "Grand Turk Divers"
This is our 2nd trip to Grand Turk. Rented Island Passage which is about a block from Grand Turk Divers. The house was nice, AC ... Full report  
3 stars
4 stars  
6/2017   Timothy R O'Connor
500+ Dives 		 
Explorer Ventures -- T&C Explorer II Full report LiveAboard     "Hot Water"
This was a special trip for ScubaPro dealers with on- board training in regulator repair and servicing. I had already been certifie... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
9/2016   John Miller
500+ Dives 		 
Explorer Ventures -- T&C Explorer II Full report LiveAboard     "Great as always"
A repeat visit for us (6th?) and we had another great week of easy diving. There were only 9 divers (space for 20) so the boat ... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
6/2016   Ken Giffen
500+ Dives 		 
Explorer Ventures -- T&C Explorer II Full report LiveAboard     "Good diving, but not great diving."
Outstanding crew. Excellent boat. Food was very good. Diving was about as expected, good but not great. Fish densities were fa... Full report  
3 stars
4 stars  
12/2015   David Gere
500+ Dives 		 
Explorer Ventures -- T&C Explorer II Full report LiveAboard     "Caribbean Explorer II Liveaboard"
I was disappointed with the visibility as I had always been told this was one the best places in the Caribbean for vis. There hav... Full report  
3 stars
5 stars  
11/2015   Craig Howe
500+ Dives 		 
BOHIO Full report       "BOHIO Intimate Dive Resort or Cruise Ship Beach Club?"
BOHIO is a small resort which reminds me of the Caribbean that I visited in the 70s. The beach is absolutely gorgeous and you are ... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
10/2015   BRADLEY CONDO
1000+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Explorer Ventures -- T&C Explorer II Full report LiveAboard     "Venture Explorers Turks & Caicos Explorer II"
BOOKING: The booking process for the Turks and Caicos Explorer II was easy and straight forward and they charge in US funds. T... Full report  
3 stars
4 stars  
10/2015   Steve Dussault
500+ Dives 		 
Oasis Divers/ Manta House Full report   Grand Turk   "Grand Turk - Fall 2015"
Been to Provo but, until now, not Grand Turk. It's a very small island with about 1, 500 households. Few accommodations, absolutely... Full report  
3 stars
5 stars  
9/2015   Alison Jones
100+ Dives 		 
Explorer Ventures -- T&C Explorer II Full report LiveAboard     "Great crew, great boat, very good diving"
A crew can make or break a trip. Captain Bob, Brandt, Andy, Pippa and Mia were one of the most professional, helpful and fun of an... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
9/2015   joel sill
1000+ Dives 		 
Explorer Ventures -- T&C Explorer II Full report LiveAboard Provo, West Caicos, French Key   "Turks and Caicos diving with a great crew"
Our flight to Provo from Ottawa, Canada was rocky, United Airlines failed to load luggage for about half the passengers out of New... Full report  
3 stars
5 stars  
8/2015   Jocelyn Gill
1000+ Dives 		 
Aggressor Fleet/ Turks & Caicos Aggressor Full report LiveAboard     "Good dive trip"
All dives were deep to get to the wall. Lots of life. Sharks almost every dive. Macro critters too like nudis. Weather didn't ... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
7/2015   Maureen kverek
250+ Dives 		 
Aggressor Fleet Full report LiveAboard     "It Could Have Been Worse"
We have been Aggressor clients since 1985 and have always enjoyed the trips. It had been over 10 years since our last trip to T&C, ... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
5/2015   Peggy Goldberg
1000+ Dives 		 
Turks & Caicos Aggressor II Full report LiveAboard     "Turks and Caicos Aggressor"
Good cohesive crew, led by Captain Amanda and her husband Rob the engineer. Well run boat with optimal conditions allowing us to d... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
12/2014   D.Demming
1000+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Explorer Ventures -- T&C Explorer II Full report LiveAboard     "A Swingin' Boat"
My dive shop, DJ's Scuba Locker (djscuba. com) chartered the boat for the week following Thanksgiving. Despite some rocky weather ... Full report  
3 stars
5 stars  
11/2014   Eric A Frick
250+ Dives 		 
Aggressor Fleet Full report LiveAboard     "Turks and Caicos Aggressor August 2014"
My dive buddy and I flew to Providenciales to take a long awaited trip on the Turks and Caicos Aggressor. We had this trip booked ... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
10/2014   Ellen Marie Smith
250+ Dives 		 
Bohio Dive Resort/ ] Full report       Outstanding service, great focus on environmentally sound dive practices. The resort has a dive shop, only for their guests, it is... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
9/2014   Ann Pennywitt
1000+ Dives 		 
Bohio Dive Resort/ ] Full report       Outstanding service, great focus on environmentally sound dive practices. The resort has a dive shop, only for their guests, it is... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
9/2014   Ann Pennywitt
1000+ Dives 		 
Big Blue Unlimited/ Barefoot Palms villa Full report   Provo   We rented a house about 200 yds from the beach at the east end- of Provo; fixed our meals there; everything is very expensive... Full report  
3 stars
4 stars  
8/2014   Michael Traylor
500+ Dives 		 
Caicos Adventures/ Royal West Indies Full report   Provo   Caicos Adventures continues to have one of the best dive boats we have ever been on. Lots of space, smooth ride, great upper deck... Full report  
3 stars
4 stars  
7/2014   craig grube
100+ Dives 		 
Bohio Dive Resort Full report   Grand Turk   "Turks & Caicos review"
Getting to the Caribbean from the West Coast is a trek. A red- eye from Northern California to Miami, Miami to Provo, Provo to Gran... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
7/2014   April Anderson
250+ Dives 		 
Bohio Dive Resort Full report   Grand Turks   Visited Bohio in April, 2014 with my daughter who got open- water certified there. What a lovely experience. Owner's of Bohio, Tom ... Full report  
3 stars
5 stars  
4/2014   Sheri Thomson
<100 Dives 		 
Oasis Divers/ Bohio Resort Full report   Grand Turk   Stayed at the Bohio Resort w/ a group of 14 divers from Chicago for a week long trip. Bohio has 16 very plain/ modest rooms w/ balco... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
3/2014   Mark Zahorik
500+ Dives 		 
Salt Cay Divers/ Tradewinds Guest Suites Full report   Salt Cay   "A Lot to Love on Salt Cay"
It's impossible not to love Salt Cay. This tiny island is a Caribbean throwback, with 60 residents, a dozen or so accommodation op... Full report  
3 stars
4 stars  
3/2014   Sandy Falen
1000+ Dives 		 
Explorer Ventures -- T&C Explorer II Full report LiveAboard Turks and Caicos   I really wanted to like the boat, at lot, and I like it. . . but. . . there are drawbacks to this trip. The walls in Turks and Caicos ar... Full report  
3 stars
1 stars  
1/2014   Dean K Knudson
500+ Dives 		 
Explorer Ventures -- T&C Explorer II Full report LiveAboard     Great boat and crew. This was my first trip back to the Caribbean in about 5 years. After diving most places in the Pacific, this ... Full report  
3 stars
5 stars  
12/2013   Harry ONeil
500+ Dives 		 
Aggressor Fleet Full report LiveAboard     We dove the Turks & Caicos aboard the Turks & Caicos Aggressor II in July 2010 and were impressed with the crew, room, food, and d... Full report  
3 stars
4 stars  
11/2013   Elisabeth Sykes
500+ Dives 		 
Explorer Ventures -- T&C Explorer II Full report LiveAboard     What a great trip! This was not our first time diving with Explorer Ventures and we have never been disappointed on any trip. You ... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
10/2013   Diane Nash
500+ Dives 		 
Dive Provo / Rented house Full report       It was a short three day dive trip which was challenged by weather. First day was a totally flat sea and we dove French Key. Sec... Full report  
3 stars
5 stars  
11/2012   Kevin McCarter
100+ Dives 		 
Explorer Ventures -- T&C Explorer II Full report LiveAboard     This year there were no hurricane the week before departure. So visibility was good. Saw a shark most dives. Diving was deep... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
9/2012   Ronald Bailey
1000+ Dives 		 
Explorer Ventures -- T&C Explorer II Full report LiveAboard     Unfortunately, trip was the week after the hurricane came over the islands. The visibility averaged about 40 feet due to the "junk... Full report  
3 stars
4 stars  
9/2011   Ronald Bailey
1000+ Dives 		 
Bohio Dive Resort Full report       Gormet food and great bar. The diving is very close to the resort so there is no long boat ride. Best beach on the island so it ge... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
6/2011   tony deas
1000+ Dives 		 
Beaches Full report       We normally go to the mom and pop places for a more personalized, intimate experience. However, having a 6 month old baby, we wan... Full report  
3 stars
4 stars  
4/2011   Kris Kraman
100+ Dives 		 
Oasis Divers/ Osprey Beach Full report   grand turk   Recently back from Grand Turk in the Turks & Caicos (TCI). Dove for seven days with Oasis Divers which is a well- run operation. Sh... Full report  
3 stars
5 stars  
4/2010   W Glen Kitchens
500+ Dives 		 
Turks & Caicos Aggressor II Full report LiveAboard     This was a very good trip which was made even better since there were only 9 guests on the boat. I was going with a friend, so we... Full report  
3 stars
5 stars  
10/2009   Susan Crane
100+ Dives 		 
Flamingo Divers/ Harbour Club Villas Full report   West Caicos Via Provo   Flamingo Divers owners Mickey and Jayne do a great job of providing divers with a great experience. The boat trips from Provo to ... Full report  
3 stars
4 stars  
6/2009   Eric Frick
100+ Dives 		 
Oasis Divers/ Osprey Beach Resort Full report   Grand Turk   We found Grand Turk to be too small for our liking since there was little to do except dive and we had a non- diver in our group. ... Full report  
3 stars
4 stars  
4/2009   Vicki Caldwell
250+ Dives 		 
Turks & Caicos Explorer II Full report LiveAboard Provo, W. Caicos, French Cay   We have previously done Grand Turk, but wanted to try a different area of Turks & Caicos, so a liveaboard seemed like the best opt... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
3/2009   Greg White
250+ Dives 		 
club med Full report   provo   I enjoyed staying at club med but if I had known more about the dive operation I would have used an outside land based dive provid... Full report  
3 stars
5 stars  
1/2009   phil meyer
250+ Dives 		 
Blue Water Divers/ Osprey Beach Hotel Full report   Grand Turk   Conditions on Grand Turk were slowly returning to normal, just a few weeks after the island was hit hard by Hurricane Ike. Only s... Full report  
3 stars
4 stars  
10/2008   Michael Judd
250+ Dives 		 
Blue Water Divers/ Osprey Beach Hotel Full report   Grand Turk   My regular once a year leisure dive trip since 1991. Always dive with Mitch Rollins of small personal Blue Water Divers and ... Full report  
3 stars
5 stars  
2/2008   Richard Connell
250+ Dives 		 
Blue Water Divers/ Osprey Beach Full report   Grand Turk   I've read many excellent reports on Grand Turk so we finally went during Easter Break 2007. Blue Water Divers always gets gre... Full report  
3 stars
5 stars  
4/2007   Tim Kolakowski
250+ Dives 		 
Caicos Adventures/ Royal West Indies Full report   Provo   Provo is the opposite of Grand Turk - multi million dollar condos, long boat rides to the dive sites on big roomy boats, tigh... Full report  
3 stars
5 stars  
4/2007   Tim Kolakowski
250+ Dives 		 
Bohio divers/ Bohio Full report   Grand Turk   previous report on Grand Turk was same; owner, Kelly, e- mailed me about 50% off rack rate of $1. 5K for lodging and diving; only 3 ... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
3/2007   Eldon Okazaki
500+ Dives 		 
Turcs & Caicos Explorer Full report LiveAboard     We arrived at Provo a day early, hoping to get a chance to explore the town, only to discover there really isn't a town to explore... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
2/2007   T Griffin
250+ Dives 		 
Blue Water Divers/ Osprey Beach Hotel Full report   Grand Turk   12th time with Mitch Rolling's Blue Water Divers and same with Jenny Carnahan now owner- operator of Osprey after years at the Salt... Full report  
3 stars
5 stars  
12/2006   RICHARD CONNELL
250+ Dives 		 
Oasis Divers/ Ospry Beach Hotel Full report   Grand Turk   Osprey Beach Hotel was recently removated and in fairly good condition - for a typical small Carib island operation. Staff very a... Full report  
3 stars
2 stars  
11/2006   Dale Thompson
500+ Dives 		 
Oasis Divers/ Saltraker Inn Full report   Grand Turk   The 28' dive boat was loaded from a beach without the benefit of a pier, so dive equipment and cameras had to be carried through t... Full report  
3 stars
4 stars  
11/2006   George Lock
500+ Dives 		 
Dive Provo/ Sibonne Beach Hotel Full report   Providenciales   As far as I'm concerned, Dive Provo is the only two words I need to know as far as shore- based diving on Provo. Seemed like a prof... Full report  
3 stars
4 stars  
8/2006   Marshall Welch
500+ Dives 		 
Dive Provo/ Comfort Suites Full report   Providenciales   Holy cow- - do NOT stay at the Comfort Suites! If I could rate this in a negative number I would. From the time we checked in unti... Full report  
3 stars
5 stars  
7/2006   Kristi Sharrai
250+ Dives 		 
Big Blue/ Beaches Full report   Caribbean   Since we stayed at Beaches for a family reunion, we wisely chose not to dive with them but to go with Big Blue. It's a superb oper... Full report  
3 stars
4 stars  
6/2006   Mel McCombie
1000+ Dives 		 
Oasis Divers/ Island House Full report       We just got back from Grand Turk(3- 10 through 3- 17). Oasis Divers is a very good dive shop and our Dive Master (Macky)was terrific... Full report  
3 stars
4 stars  
3/2006   Richard Saunders
250+ Dives 		 
Turks and Caicos Adventures/ The Sands Full report       Dove with Fifi in May for one day and had to come back for more. What I had liked during my May visit was the "no cattle boat" pro... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
2/2006   Frank Thompson
100+ Dives 		 
Provo Dive/ Comfort Inn Full report       Provo Divers provides bus/ shuttle service from shop (across from Comfort Inn) to all their boat locations. Brought gear to the sh... Full report  
3 stars
5 stars  
2/2006   William Baines
100+ Dives 		 
Caicos Adventures/ Comfort Inn Full report   Providenciales   Caicos Adventures Turks and Caicos December 2005 I felt really ambivalent about this trip . The diving was terrific and the bo... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
12/2005   Jack Hall
250+ Dives 		 
Salt Cay Divers/ Windmill Plantation Full report   Salt Cay   We hit some bad weather which was a first for us in a long time. I think the area of Salt Cay may be to open for the months soon ... Full report  
3 stars
4 stars  
11/2005   Roger & Fern Begelman
1000+ Dives 		 
Turks & Caicos Explorer II Full report LiveAboard     A bit of a delay getting on board. Had to find a taxi to take me to the pier, then a 15 minute wait on tender for delivery to boat... Full report  
3 stars
5 stars  
10/2005   Clem Clapp
250+ Dives 		 
Oasis Divers Full report   Grand Turk   We decided to go to Grand Turk because it's a relatively undeveloped, small, low- key, tropical destination. Only after we began i... Full report  
3 stars
5 stars  
6/2005   Mark Segal
<100 Dives 		 
Sea Eye/ Island House Full report   Grand Turk   February is chilly and windy and rough on Grand Turk. We had never been there that time of year. That being said, the island is ... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
2/2005   Cathy Mack
250+ Dives 		 
Sea Eye/ Osprey Beach Full report       Grand Turk is definitely the place to go if you want to get away. It is a quant place to go if you want to just dive and relax. ... Full report  
3 stars
5 stars  
10/2004   Brenda Speer
100+ Dives 		 
Dive Provo/ The Sands at Grace Bay Full report   Providenciales   I have been taking dive groups to the Caribbean since the mid 1980s, and this year I took 33 people (27 divers) to Provo in July. ... Full report  
3 stars
5 stars  
8/2004   Ernie Feleppa
1000+ Dives 		 
Salt Cay Divers/ Villa Frangiapani Full report   Salt Cay   Salt Cay has got to be the most quiet, laid back island in the Caribbean with an airport, even more so than Little Cayman. Th... Full report  
3 stars
5 stars  
8/2004   Tim & Jill Kolakowski
100+ Dives 		 
Salt Cay Divers/ Tradwinds Full report   Salt Cay   We signed up for this trip after reading material at Beneath the Sea. There were 3 of us and we all dove Provo & Grand Turk before... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
6/2004   Cathy Bolton
500+ Dives 		 
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