Hi All,
I am organizing a small group trip for this Feb, and am looking for recommends. A little background:
1. I was a working diver for several years in Coz, then Belize, then Honduras, then
Fiji, then Philippines, then Palau. No longer in the biz, but occasionally organize small group trips, usually to exotic Asia-Pacific destinations. Last year, I took this same group to Palau.
2. Don't take this wrong, but I have been seriously spoiled by thousands of dives in Asia-Pacific, and I am concerned about the quality of diving in the Carib. Having said that, I thought that the diving in Coz was pretty spectacular when I worked there, in terms of the reefs and the viz, but not so much in terms of critters great and small. I worked there in '02/'03--how is Coz now?
So, we don't have enough time to go big exotic this Feb, so are going local. Probably Carib, but could also be Hawaii. Looking for really great and healthy and colorful reefs, and solid critters (by carib standards). Also, while these folks are young-ish and "cool", they have dough and like nice digs to return to at night. And we want a town with some great bars and restaurants. Some ideas that I am mulling: Coz; Maui; Bonaire; Saba (or somewhere around there); Turks Caicos. Any thoughts? Thanks heaps!
I am organizing a small group trip for this Feb, and am looking for recommends. A little background:
1. I was a working diver for several years in Coz, then Belize, then Honduras, then
Fiji, then Philippines, then Palau. No longer in the biz, but occasionally organize small group trips, usually to exotic Asia-Pacific destinations. Last year, I took this same group to Palau.
2. Don't take this wrong, but I have been seriously spoiled by thousands of dives in Asia-Pacific, and I am concerned about the quality of diving in the Carib. Having said that, I thought that the diving in Coz was pretty spectacular when I worked there, in terms of the reefs and the viz, but not so much in terms of critters great and small. I worked there in '02/'03--how is Coz now?
So, we don't have enough time to go big exotic this Feb, so are going local. Probably Carib, but could also be Hawaii. Looking for really great and healthy and colorful reefs, and solid critters (by carib standards). Also, while these folks are young-ish and "cool", they have dough and like nice digs to return to at night. And we want a town with some great bars and restaurants. Some ideas that I am mulling: Coz; Maui; Bonaire; Saba (or somewhere around there); Turks Caicos. Any thoughts? Thanks heaps!
