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Dive Review of East Bay Resort in
Turks and Caicos

East Bay Resort: "South Caicos - Dead Coral But Lots of Big Things", Feb, 2023,

by Paul Barrett, NM, US (Sr. Reviewer Sr. Reviewer 9 reports with 9 Helpful votes). Report 12358 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 4 stars
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Comments East Bay Resort, South Caicos, Turks and Caicos Islands, British West Indies

I was fortunate to spend five weeks on South Caicos in 1980 and this was my first trip back. It was fascinating, nostalgic, and tragic all in one trip.

We stayed at the only dive operation currently operating on the island, East Bay Resort. The facilities were very nice with clean rooms, balconies, and air conditioning. Rooms included washer/driers although mine was inoperable and others from my group found the same thing. This was a minor inconvenience because we were only there a week and shorts and T-shirts were the norm.

(On a side note, East Bay is in the process of converting to a Marriot Autograph destination resort. I’m not clear on what that means but I suspect it will change from a dive ... Subscribe to get the full story. For Subscribers Only  Active subscribers continue reading here
Websites East Bay Resort

Reporter and Travel

Dive Experience 251-500 dives
Where else diving Bonaire, Caymans, Cozumel, Honduras, Truk, Sipidan, Phillipines
Closest Airport South Caicos Getting There You fly through Providenciales and either catch a charter set up by the resort or regular Caribbean Airlines flight from Providenciales to South Caicos

Dive Conditions

Weather sunny, windy, dry Seas choppy
Water Temp 77-78°F / 25-26°C Wetsuit Thickness 3
Water Visibility 50-100 Ft/ 15-30 M

Dive Policy

Dive own profile no
Enforced diving restrictions [Unspecified]
Liveaboard? no Nitrox Available? yes

What I Saw

Sharks Lots Mantas None
Dolphins 1 or 2 Whale Sharks None
Turtles > 2 Whales None
Corals 1 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 N/A
Overall rating for UWP's For Subscribers Only Shore Facilities For Subscribers Only
UW Photo Comments No freshwater camera dunk tanks on the boat. They were discontinued due to COVID but there was a table and the dive crew handled cameras well. ... Subscribe to get the full story. For Subscribers Only  Active subscribers continue reading here
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