Turks & Cacios Diving

[hilly2]

Hi everyone,
I'm thinking of going on holiday to the Turks & Cacios in february. Any info on the diving, accomodation, getting there please. Any tips you can pass on will be welcome.

Happy New Year to All.

Tony

[Loneshark]

Hi, spent 10 days there last December. Check out O2 Technical Diving, at Experience the ultimate in diving adventure they are very good. The dive shop they run from does recreational diving from their own boats, and is british owned. Can't remember what they are called, but the o2 website has all the info, and places to stay.
Very laid back place, quite british feel to it. Can be expensive as it is the playground for the rich and famous.

Have fun!

Chris

[ScubaSue]

I have a mate who went out there to work there just the week before Christmas - I've dropped him an email to find out more for you.

S

[Dave R]

Another vote for O2 Technical Diving.

John Garvin is a BSAC AI and all-round good guy. Nothing is too much trouble and ensures a perfect trip.

He organised and hosted Tania Streeters freediving record dive(s)

I stayed at Club Med Turquoise and they have their own dive centre, which was also first class. The hotel also had other activities such as sailing, windsurfing and had a decent gym to work off all the excellent food.

You can usually get good deals on the hotels, via sites like LastMinute.

The water temp is usually 30DegC and usually enjoy 40m viz.

I flew BA & changed @ Miami.

I would contact john@o2technicaldiving.com for further help/advice etc.

[RichardGreen]

Tony, as others have said I would definately go with Big Blue and O2 Technical. Big Blue have the boats and run the recreational diving, O2 provide the technical side, which includes teaching, technical dive kit, mixed gases etc. Both are very proffessional and extremely friendly, you can dive as long as you like and as deep as you like (qualifications etc permiting) with absoluetly no hassle whatsoever. The diving is stunning, the walls are vertical and beyond 50m have hardly been dived, although I have been trying to change that lately. There is a lot of big stuff there, many sharks & eagle rays cruise the walls.

I am not sure what sort of diving you are planning, but both Big Blue and O2 will be able to cater for your needs. They run their boats with low numbers of divers so there is plenty of room, they are not the cheapest on the island but are way above the other operators there.


The last 4 times we have been there we have used Kuoni. It has worked out cheaper that way than getting a flight and accomodation myself. The flight is BA scheduled from Heathrow, the current luggage allowance is 2x32kg each so plenty for dive kit (this is changing sometime). You can get an American Airways flight via Miami which is cheaper but more hassle.


If you need any more info PM me.

Cheers

Richard Green

[ScubaSue]

From my mate in T&C:

I am told the best is bigblueunlimited eco adventures as they have maximum group size of 4 and a good reputaion. Big Blue Unlimited, scuba & eco adventures, Providenciales,

Sue