Alpinesender
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We are off to this resort in January and I have been struggling to find information on the Hotel Dive Desk and the sites they goto. Any links anyone has would be great.
Breezes Jibacoa Cuba
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Ontwreckdiver
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We were there in 2001. The dive shop is just a small building on the beach. I just showed up and they took you out. They used bar and meter's for their gauges and they spoke very little english at that time. They had a small open boat.
PM me if you need any other information
PM me if you need any other information
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Alpinesender
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I'm a little late getting back to this post but I think its worth while. My wife and I went to this resort Jan 17 2009. The weather sucked but the two dives I did were great. The dive shop was very well equipped and the staff was very knowledgeable and friendly. All dives are done from a 6m outboard boat.
Because the weather was so bad the beach and hence dive sites were red flagged all but two days. The second day was the day before we flew out.
Our stay included one dive and the second was 25 convertibles. I brought my own 3mm full, gloves, mask, snorkel and fins, they supplied BCD, octo, weighs and tank. All equipment was newish and well maintained.
First dive was 22m (72ft) for 30min. Beautiful ocean bottom with 3m deep crevasses wide enough for one diver at the bottom. Lots of hilly terrain to swim over and tons of different wildlife.
The second dive was 15m (49ft) for 42min. The highlight was viewing a Spanish Galion anchor that had become stuck and abandoned in the sea bed. The rest of the dive was swimming along the reef wall and in and out of the nocks and crannies looking for creatures.
All in all extremely entertaining.
Because the weather was so bad the beach and hence dive sites were red flagged all but two days. The second day was the day before we flew out.
Our stay included one dive and the second was 25 convertibles. I brought my own 3mm full, gloves, mask, snorkel and fins, they supplied BCD, octo, weighs and tank. All equipment was newish and well maintained.
First dive was 22m (72ft) for 30min. Beautiful ocean bottom with 3m deep crevasses wide enough for one diver at the bottom. Lots of hilly terrain to swim over and tons of different wildlife.
The second dive was 15m (49ft) for 42min. The highlight was viewing a Spanish Galion anchor that had become stuck and abandoned in the sea bed. The rest of the dive was swimming along the reef wall and in and out of the nocks and crannies looking for creatures.
All in all extremely entertaining.
Belmont
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Thank you for the report. I have had mixed feelings about diving in Cuba, this gives me another view of the place.
We also had windy weather in the Bahamas in January
We also had windy weather in the Bahamas in January
barilhu
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My wife and I went 4 times to the Jibacoa (married there in 2005). This resort is adult only. This is best for peoples who likes to snorkel and dive.
We usualy get one free dive per week and get one free for every 3 dives you buy. (5 for the price of 3).
The dive are good but not over the top. The snorkling is very good if you go a little further out.
We usualy get one free dive per week and get one free for every 3 dives you buy. (5 for the price of 3).
The dive are good but not over the top. The snorkling is very good if you go a little further out.
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