As a birthday present to myself for turning 30, I am looking at visiting Utila during the whale shark season. I've narrowed it down to either staying at Deep Blue or Laguna Beach. Chime in if you have another suggestion though.
I've researched the two resorts on this board and elsewhere and from all appearances they seem to be evenly matched in terms of service-- just on opposite sides of the island.
So here are my questions: Does Deep Blue have more readily available dive sites due to its location -- able to visit dive sites easily in the north or south than Laguna?
For the peak whale shark season. I just talked with Jasmine about Deep Blue's setup with fewer divers and a spotter boat out looking for the sharks, while we continue with a normal dive schedule. Does Laguna Beach have similar plans? Has anyone actually been here during these prime weeks that can comment?
Thanks for helping me make this big birthday an even bigger one. My dive buddy and I were in Roatan last year and met a lot of great people. We look forward to visiting the region again.
Cheers
Ben
p.s. Can someone point me in the direction of info/research on how the lunar cycle corresponds to the whale shark migration? Sounds fascinating
I've researched the two resorts on this board and elsewhere and from all appearances they seem to be evenly matched in terms of service-- just on opposite sides of the island.
So here are my questions: Does Deep Blue have more readily available dive sites due to its location -- able to visit dive sites easily in the north or south than Laguna?
For the peak whale shark season. I just talked with Jasmine about Deep Blue's setup with fewer divers and a spotter boat out looking for the sharks, while we continue with a normal dive schedule. Does Laguna Beach have similar plans? Has anyone actually been here during these prime weeks that can comment?
Thanks for helping me make this big birthday an even bigger one. My dive buddy and I were in Roatan last year and met a lot of great people. We look forward to visiting the region again.
Cheers
Ben
p.s. Can someone point me in the direction of info/research on how the lunar cycle corresponds to the whale shark migration? Sounds fascinating