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Caicos Adventures/ Caribbean Paradise Inn Full report       Returned from a very nice 5 day dive trip to Providenciales of the Turks and Caicos staying in the Caribbean Paradise Inn and divi... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
11/2012   Brent Barnes
500+ Dives 		 
Aggressor Fleet Full report LiveAboard     5. 5 days of diving (27 possible; 1 night dive was cancelled because of rough seas. ) Crew of 6 is small, diligent, maximally atten... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
11/2012   Martha & Jeff Hubbard
1000+ 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     I had read reports here describing the boat's swing, and it was much more than I expected (probably an arc of 100 yards or more). ... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
7/2012   Ms Lynda Durfee
250+ Dives 		 
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Aggressor Fleet Full report LiveAboard     Turks and Caicos Aggressor April/ May 2012 Followed the advice of friends who knew I love drop offs and walls and went to the Tu... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
4/2012   Michael Joest
1000+ Dives 		Photos available 
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 		 
Flamingo Divers/ Regent Palms Full report       first class dive operation. small groups we dove with 8 ppl total, dives were awesome. lots of sharks, stingrays, turtles, jacks a... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
6/2011   Alex Anagnostidis
100+ 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 		 
Turks & Caicos Aggressor II Full report LiveAboard     We did this trip the week of 11/ 13 thru 11/ 20 and had a great time. We live in Utah so we flew out SLC on Delta to Atlanta then... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
11/2010   Greg
250+ Dives 		 
Explorer Ventures -- T&C Explorer II Full report LiveAboard     Our flight arrived about 1: 00pm (no boarding before 3: 00pm). We were met at the airport by a crew member. The boat had arranged for... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
6/2010   Frank Hall
250+ 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 		 
Salt Cay Divers Full report       We went in May, 2009. What a nice time! This was our second time on Salt Cay. It is the place that time forgot. Debbie (the owner ... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
9/2009   Jack M. Bernstein
250+ Dives 		 
Aggressor Fleet Full report LiveAboard     The boat, the crew, the diving and even the weather were all superb. Could not have asked for a better trip. Excellent dive sites, ... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
9/2009   Reuben Watkins
100+ Dives 		 
Explorer Ventures/ Turks & Caicos Explorer Ventures Full report       Nineteen divers and one vacationer traveled to Provodenciales in the Turks & Caicos Islands where we were met by a representative ... Full report  
4 stars
5 stars  
8/2009   Jeanne Downey
1000+ Dives 		 
Turks & Caicos Explorer II Full report LiveAboard     Our fifth trip on the boat. Great as usual. Only the second time we made it out to french cay. We had 18 out of a possible 20 div... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
6/2009   ken
500+ Dives 		 
Turks and Caicos Explorer II Full report LiveAboard     A couple of dive sites had very strong currents which were unexpected by all. Most sites had little or no current. We were a s... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
4/2009   Susan Foster
250+ Dives 		 
Explorer Ventures/ Turks & Caicos Explorer II Full report LiveAboard     Excellent communication is provided from the main office in Texas before, during, and after the booking process. Boat is in good ... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
3/2009   Don and Marilee Hughes
500+ Dives 		 
Salt Cay Divers/ [same]Tradewinds Full report       The people were the best. Divemasters, the owner(Debbie) and the island people were all very accomodating and cheerful, and made... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
2/2009   sue spengler
<100 Dives 		 
caicos adventures Full report       We were concerned about the hurricane and the after effects, on Provo. Grand turk was hit very badly but Provo had little damage. T... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
10/2008   hank goichman
100+ Dives 		 
Explorer Ventures/ Turks & Caicos Explorer II Full report LiveAboard     Well run operation. All divers checked in and out of water, time and final air readings noted. Nitrox available for a fee. We s... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
8/2008   Marlene Dowell
250+ Dives 		 
Turks & Caicos Aggressor II Full report LiveAboard     Very good trip for number of total dives - 5 offered per day. Staff very helpful with identification and general info on fish an... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
6/2008   Larry Sandusky
100+ Dives 		 
Flamingo Divers/ Royal West Indies Full report       I dove with Flamingo Divers for 3 days in June. All 3 days were at sites at West Caicos which is about a 45 minute boat ride from... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
6/2008   Jason Pellegatto
250+ Dives 		 
dive provo/ sibonne Full report       ... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
5/2008   gail e
1000+ Dives 		 
Multiple Dive Operators Full report       Provo Sibonne Hotel, Ocean Vibes Sibonne is a budget hotel on Grace Bay and compared to the opulent high rise condos/ guest... Full report  
4 stars
2 stars  
3/2008   Keith Pereira
100+ Dives 		 
Blue Water Divers & Grand Turk Divers Full report       Grand Turk Manta House, Blue Water divers & Grand Turk Divers Took Sky King Puddle jumper from Provo to Grand Turk very... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
3/2008   keith Pereira
100+ Dives 		 
Aggressor II Full report LiveAboard     The Ship's air conditioning was broken when we arrived. We were not allowed to enter our rooms for several hours. All night we 'co... Full report  
4 stars
5 stars  
1/2008   Doug Beal (docdug)
500+ Dives 		 
Caicos Adventures/ Caribbean Paradise Inn Full report       We dove three days with Caicos Adventures, which appears to be the only dive shop on Provo that regularly dives West Caicos (10 mi... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
1/2008   Mort Rolleston
100+ Dives 		 
Turks & Caicos Explorer II Full report LiveAboard     Turks & Caicos Explorer II is one of the best boats we have been on so far, and this was our sixth live- aboard trip. The cabins ar... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
5/2007   Irina Zeylikman
250+ Dives 		 
T&C Explorer II Full report       The T&C Explorer II was retro- fitted in Feb. 2007. Although not at the very top of our list of live- aboard experiences the diving... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
5/2007   Donna Teach
250+ Dives 		 
Turks & Caicos Explorer II Full report LiveAboard     Our group of eleven, mostly from the Chicago area, spent an enjoyable week aboard the Turks and Caicos Explorer II. The boat, whi... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
4/2007   Eric Ault
500+ Dives 		 
Salt Cay Divers Full report       Quiet and peaceful, small population. Not much going on. The island is beginning to develop due to spillover from Grand Turk and... Full report  
2 stars
3 stars  
2/2007   Mike Scott
250+ 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 		 
Turks & Caicos Aggressor II Full report       Went on the Turks & Caicos Aggressor II for two weeks back- to- back over the Christmas/ New Year's Holiday. Weather was absolutel... Full report  
4 stars
5 stars  
12/2006   Mark Tarczynski
1000+ Dives 		 
MV Turks and Caicos Explorer II Full report LiveAboard     Great liveaboard trip. Very good crew/ service. Excellent food. Nice room though my a/ c was not as cool as I would have liked. Shar... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
9/2006   Tom Rain
250+ Dives 		 
Turks & Caicos Explorer II Full report LiveAboard     The boat is a first class operation. The captain and crew go out of there way to make the trip a memorable one and to accommodate... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
9/2006   Jeremy Ellis
250+ Dives 		 
Turks & Caicos Aggressor II Full report LiveAboard     Great dive sites- dived NW Point sites, then West Caicos and French Caye and then back to the others in reverse order. Numerous re... Full report  
4 stars
5 stars  
8/2006   Marshall Welch
500+ Dives 		 
Flamingo Divers/ Harbor Club Villas Full report       We were in Turks and Caicos July 1- 8, 2006, our second trip. We stayed at Harbor Club Villas which is on the opposite side of th... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
7/2006   Roger Bell
250+ Dives 		 
Explorer Full report LiveAboard     Good was the boat itself and rooms, and food. Bad was getting to the boat (had to wade to dinghy, then dinghy to boat - - if the b... Full report  
2 stars
4 stars  
7/2006   Juli Tracy and Dick Gamble
1000+ Dives 		 
Turks & Caicos Explorer Full report LiveAboard     Second time with Explorer Fleet (Carribean Explorer in 2004). As alwais a great operation. Diving at West Caicos was pretty good w... Full report  
4 stars
5 stars  
6/2006   Dmitry Pasikhov
<100 Dives 		 
Dive Provo/ Comfort Suites Full report       I can not say enough about Dive Provo. I have been to other destinations that have good dive operators, but I think that Dive Pr... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
6/2006   Brian Newton
100+ Dives 		 
Explorer Ventures Full report LiveAboard     The T&C Explorer II is a well- equipped and comfortable home away from home. The cabins are on 3 decks. Most passengers are on the... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
5/2006   Barry Zigas
100+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Beaches Full report       Beaches is a great family resort with plenty to do for all ages and interests. Even though it was near capacity, it never seemed ... Full report  
1 stars
3 stars  
4/2006   Craig Grube
<100 Dives 		 
Caicos Adventures/ Beaches Full report       Caicos Adventures runs a once a week 3 tank dive to French Cay or West Caicos on a 43' by 20' double hull vessel that slices throu... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
4/2006   craig grube
<100 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 		 
Caicos Adventures Full report       Stayed at Harbour Club next to the dock, excellent little villa. Bumpy ride to town and restaurants, but provided full kitchen and... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
3/2006   Steve Bissell
100+ 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 		 
Salt Cay Divers/ Tradewinds Full report       On 1/ 3 of the dives, the vis was poor. . . less than 45 feet (we were there 1 week). When the vis improved, there was still alot of s... Full report  
2 stars
3 stars  
2/2006   Sheri Ray
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 		 
Caribbean Explorer II Full report LiveAboard     Good Caribbean diving off Providenciales, West Caicos, French Caye, and West Sand Spit, all completed from moorings except for one... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
1/2006   Don & Marilee Hughes
250+ Dives 		 
Caribbean Explorer II Full report LiveAboard     Good Caribbean diving off Providenciales, West Caicos, French Caye, and West Sand Spit, all completed from moorings except for one... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
1/2006   Don & Marilee Hughes
250+ Dives 		 
Aggressor Turks & Caicos Full report LiveAboard     This was my 4th liva=aboard and by far the best. The food was almost gormet. The divng was excellent and the crew was mor... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
1/2006   George
250+ 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 		 
Turks and Caicos Aggressor Full report LiveAboard     We did back to back charters from 8- 27- 05 to 9- 10- 05. The first week I was in an intense underwater photo workshop with Maricio H... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
9/2005   Jay Newby
250+ Dives 		 
Caicos Adventures Full report       My husband and I enjoyed each dive and the ENTIRE dive experience while staying in Provodentiales. Caicos Adventures is an excelle... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
7/2005   Sheri Ray
100+ Dives 		 
Turks and Caicos Explorer II Full report LiveAboard     We had room number 2 on the upper deck. The room was adequate but I felt it was over priced compared with the standard rooms. I wo... Full report  
4 stars
5 stars  
6/2005   MIchael Stanfield
500+ Dives 		 
Provo Divers/ Royal West Indies Full report       I made 10 dives total. Sites ranged from below average to outstanding. The site called "Aquarium" in Grace Bay area is world cla... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
5/2005   Rod Dingess
500+ Dives 		 
Turks @ Caicos Explorer ll Full report LiveAboard     This was my second trip on a Caicos live- aboard, also did Grand Turk when there was a boat there. The Caribbean Explorer ll is ... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
5/2005   Donald Hoft
500+ Dives 		 
Oasis Divers/ Osprey Hotel Full report       This is our fifth year going to Grand Turk and our first time using Oasis Divers. We have used Sea Eye Diving in the past; howeve... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
4/2005   Mark & Lynn Thorne
250+ Dives 		 
Beaches Full report       Read the review for this resort on the Feb issue. I got a very different experience. Our was pretty good overall, most dive were a... Full report  
2 stars
4 stars  
2/2005   Robert Mc Donald
100+ Dives 		 
Turks & Caicos Explorer II Full report LiveAboard     We just spent an enjoyable week as part of the second group of paying passengers on the new Caribbean Explorer II. We had trouble... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
2/2005   Bob and Carolyn Smith
100+ Dives 		 
BEACHES Full report       Beaches is billed as an "all- inclusive, family resort. " All non- motorized water sports are "included. " I attended a conference at... Full report  
1 stars
3 stars  
11/2004   Charles Levine
100+ Dives 		 
Turks and Caicos Aggressor II Full report LiveAboard     The diving off uninhabitied French Cay and West Caicos is some of the best Caribbean diving we have done. The walls of NW Pr... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
11/2004   Rickie Sterne/Chrisanda Button
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 		 
Aggressor Full report LiveAboard     Superior boat with lots of room made this trip wonderful. The deck space and lounge areas both indoors and out were the best I've ... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
8/2004   Helen Malnar
500+ Dives 		 
Blue Water Divers/ [same]Osprey Beach Hotel Full report       This past year marked my 13th visit to Grand Turk and its wonderful, healthy walls and reefs continue to please and amaze. ... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
6/2004   anthony v. dresden
1000+ Dives 		 
Oasis Divers/ Osprey Beach Hotel Full report       We chose Oasis after a very scathing report in the last edition of the The Chap Book about one of the other dive facilities. I fel... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
5/2004   Claude Koprowski
250+ Dives 		 
Oasis Divers/ Osprey Beach Hotel Full report       Grand Turk is a wonderful dive destination that has wonderful beaches and enough local interest for the non- diver as well. Oasis ... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
2/2004   Gerry Keavany
100+ Dives 		 
Turks and Caicos Aggressor Full report LiveAboard     This was my first liveaboard so I can not compare it to others. The boat was recently had a complete overhaul. So needless to ... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
2/2004   Rick Cavanaugh
250+ Dives 		 
Turks & Caicos Aggressor II Full report LiveAboard     My wife and I spent 7 days on the live- aboard Turks & Caicos Aggressor II from December 20 to 27, 2003. We reported aboard Satu... Full report  
4 stars
2 stars  
12/2003   Bob & Leone Woods
250+ Dives 		 
Turks and Caicos Aggressor II Full report       The Turks & Caicos Aggressor II, brand new in March 2003, is one of the nicest liveaboards around. It is the only Aggressor that ... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
11/2003   Roger and Pam Smith
100+ Dives 		 
Turks & Caicos Aggressor II Full report LiveAboard     Hurricane Isobel was threatening at the beginning of the trip. Captain Piers was extremely safety conscious and did not depart th... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
9/2003   Janet Czapski
500+ Dives 		 
Sea Eye/ Turks Head Inn Full report       This was my best yet diving experience. My only disappointment was not getting desired instruction in the u/ w photography fo... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
6/2003   gloria Freund
<100 Dives 		 
CAICOS ADVENTURES Full report       WE STAYED ON "PROVO" IN A 1- BR CONDO AT THE ALEXANDRA AND DOVE WITH CAICOS ADVENTURES. WHEN I CALLED TO CHECK ON RATES, ETC, "FI... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
5/2003   SHARON RAPACZ
100+ Dives 		 
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