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Dive Review of Dive Provo /Ports of Call in
Turks and Caicos/Provo

Dive Provo /Ports of Call: "Good Diving for a Quick Trip", Sep, 2014,

by Andrew Anderson, MA, US (Reviewer Reviewer 4 reports with 3 Helpful votes). Report 8006.

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

Accommodations 3 stars Food N/A
Service and Attitude 4 stars Environmental Sensitivity 4 stars
Dive Operation 5 stars Shore Diving N/A
Snorkeling N/A
Value for $$ 5 stars
Beginners 3 stars
Advanced 4 stars
Comments Ports of Call is a good hotel for divers. Not luxurious, but a nice pool and right next to Dive Provo with continental breakfast. A 10 minute walk to the beach. Dive Provo is a well-organized, professional and friendly operation. Good rental gear. They have boats on both the North side (Grace Bay) and on the South side. The South side has more challenging and interesting diving (all walls), but it is a long, rough boat ride. The Grace Bay side is a very short trip, and calmer, but not as challenging. The dive shop dictates the locations, so I ended up on the same site at Grace Bay twice. Lots of sizeable grouper, puffers, some reef sharks (not very close), schools of jacks, but surprisingly few reef fish. Perhaps that is due to lionfish; there is no longer an active program to spear them due to sharks. Many beautiful sponges on the walls of all sizes. One cool swim-through. A good spot for a quick trip due to direct JetBlue flights.
Websites Dive Provo   

Reporter and Travel

Dive Experience 101-250 dives
Where else diving Cozumel, Cayman Brac, Little Cayman, Grand Cayman, Great Barrier Reef, Roatan, Aitutaki, Bonaire
Closest Airport Provo Getting There Direct flight on Jet Blue from JFK (also Boston in season)

Dive Conditions

Weather sunny, windy, dry Seas calm, choppy
Water Temp 77-80°F / 25-27°C Wetsuit Thickness 3
Water Visibility 80-100 Ft/ 24-30 M

Dive Policy

Dive own profile yes
Enforced diving restrictions Don't exceed no-decompression limits as shown on dive computer
Liveaboard? no Nitrox Available? N/A

What I Saw

Sharks 1 or 2 Mantas None
Dolphins None Whale Sharks None
Turtles 1 or 2 Whales None
Corals 4 stars Tropical Fish 2 stars
Small Critters 2 stars Large Fish 4 stars
Large Pelagics 3 stars

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

Subject Matter 4 stars Boat Facilities 4 stars
Overall rating for UWP's 4 stars Shore Facilities N/A
UW Photo Comments Dedicated camera water tub; crew handed cameras to and from divers
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