Home | Contact Us | FAQ | Search & Site Map | Link to Us
Sign In | Join | Other 45 Sites in Network
Home
ArticlesDiving DestinationsLearning Scuba DivingMarine LifeMiscellaneous
Discussion GroupsGeneralScuba EquipmentScuba LocationsAustralian ScubaUK Scuba
DirectoryScuba Clubs

Scuba Forum / Scuba Locations / November 2004

Tip: Looking for answers? Try searching our database.

Vanuatu

Thread view: 
Enable EMail Alerts  Start New Thread
Thread rating: 
Max - 16 Nov 2004 11:56 GMT
Hi all.
Will be in Vanuatu in May '05, and am seeking opinions on accom and dive
operators on Santo (the President Coolidge beckons!). Have googled somewhat
and Aquamarine seems to have the goods, but there's nothing like having
first-hand reports. Anyone out there had experience over there?  Comments
and opinions please.
TIA
Max
Jason - 16 Nov 2004 23:35 GMT
> Will be in Vanuatu in May '05, and am seeking opinions on accom and dive
> operators on Santo (the President Coolidge beckons!). Have googled somewhat
> and Aquamarine seems to have the goods, but there's nothing like having
> first-hand reports. Anyone out there had experience over there?  Comments
> and opinions please.

Trip report on my website. If I were going again, I'd give the active
volcano on Tanna a look.

Jason

Signature

See http://www.scuba-addict.co.uk/ for Caribbean trip reports
to Aruba, Cuba, Grand Bahama, Barbados, St Lucia and Mexico

Ian Spanswick - 22 Nov 2004 17:52 GMT
We visited last year and dived with Allan Power Dive Tours
(http://www.allan-power-santo.com/)
and they were brilliant, Allan has dived the Coolidge over 15,000 times and
has some great stories to tell when you're back at his house for tea and
buns after the second dive. They were the same price as Aquamarine but we
were sold with the entertainment that Allan gave us! We had intended to do
some reef dives as well but ended up diving the Coolidge for 7 days and a
dive at million dollar point, amazing stuff!

Depending on your budget would recommend staying at the Deco Stop lodge
http://www.decostop.com.vu , unfortunately it was full when we were there
but we went for a look round and it looked really nice and friendly. We
ended up staying in a guesthouse right opposite the dive centre (Allan's
house) it was incredibly good value and allowed us to afford more diving!.
Stayed in the Hotel Santo for one night before we moved to the guesthouse
and that was quite nice and had slightly cheaper fan rooms at the back of
the hotel, again dead opposite the dive centre. Dived with some Aussies that
stayed at the Bougainville Resort  further out of town and they said it was
pretty good as well. Both Allan Power and Aquamarine will pick up from all
these hotels so no problems there.

Hope you get the trip sorted out and have a fantastic time, it's an
incredible experience.

Ian

> Hi all.
> Will be in Vanuatu in May '05, and am seeking opinions on accom and dive
[quoted text clipped - 5 lines]
> TIA
> Max
 
Sign In
Join
My Latest Posts
My Monitored Threads
My Blog
My Photo Gallery
My Profile
My Homepage

Start New Thread
Enable EMail Alerts
Rate this Thread



©2009 Advenet LLC   Privacy Policy - Terms of Use
This website includes both content owned or controlled by Advenet as well as content owned or controlled by third parties.