I’ve read the threads… Still would love some Insider tips on dive ops and accomodations please? I Almost horned in on the "who to dive with" and "solo diver" threads but thought that might be rude. Hope this is OK!
I am planning a solo trip to Cozumel for next March 2012. I've done some research on Cozumel and read through these threads and tripadvisor etcetera, and my head is spinning. Aldora sounds like an amazing operation, but so does Blue XTsea and some others. Do these ops take people to cenotes? Is that like a 10 hour excursion and totally unrealistic? My ideal stay is 10-days with tons of cozumel dives and a centote dive. Smaller groups preferred. I’d rather stay in one place the whole time. I'm an intermediate diver (~50 dives, Advanced open water cert). No drift dives yet. I can carry/set up my own gear but I'm lazy and also don’t mind having it set for me.
In terms of accomodations, Again, I'm very lazy, and I like to roll out of bed and saunter to the dock. Don't want to rent a car, want to be ocean front in a beautiful setting in a room with a view. would love to stay in a place where I could just dive, then hang out, snorkel out front or nearby, don't need nightlife or to be right in town but do need easily accessible food/drink...
I loved Kona Tiki Hotel in Kona, I loved Banarama in Roatan, so if anyone has been to those places and knows of comparable moderately priced places you can also dive from with a good op that meets all my princess needs? Any thoughts on staying at Blue Angel or Villa Aldora? Vs. staying elsewhere and having a dive op pic me up?
Thanks in advance!!!