prskate2
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Culebra has great snorkeling but supposably not as good diving as PR. But it does have some rally nice beaches
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Hello...
I dove Culebra a year ago... it's good. I think it's not worth the money they ask for it.
To me the best diving spots are in La Parguera for less money, 20+ dive sites excellent diving all year long. Drive 15 minutes to the west get to "The Dive Shop" in Mayaguez and ask Captain Papo to take you to Las Gatas.... one of my favorites dives... you'll get to dive with many nurse sharks in 35ft depth, the reef there is very nice too. Then you drive 15mins more to the north and you can get to Taino Divers in Rincon and go to Desecheo.
After that you may have seen some of the best reef diving spots in the world.
This is my MUST DO Dives if you are coming here to dive
At La Parguera
1) Black Wall
2) Hole in the Wall
3) The Chimney
4) The Forrest
At Mayaguez
1) Las Gatas
2) Lonely Rock
At Rincon
1) Desecheo
2) Steps Beach - Best Snorkeling in the island other than Culebra
These are tourist oriented dives, from my experience the divemasters will be well aware of their divers specially if they don't have much experience. The only thing that may be a little difficult for the beginner is the currents, in Desecheo sometimes currents get strong which are not very nice to handle if you are beginning to dive. I would recommend trying La Parguera first, the water sometimes is bit rough on the surface but are very easy dives once you go below.
My recomendation is come and try them... you may even contact me and we may go for a couple shore dives if you like .
Actually, Desecheo is protected when you dive on the Leeward side. The Parguera Wall is in open ocean. The seas are a lot rougher and if you tend to get seasick check the conditions.