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StainlessSteelRat - 05 Aug 2006 15:19 GMT

Hi folks,

I'd like to go diving, while on a week long trip to Fernando de Noronha at
the end of September.

Has anyone here got experience of diving there, and can also recommend any
dive centres, or equally dive centres to avoid? Any other tips are welcome.

I am certified to a basic level, with PADI's open water diver (albeit my Dad
used to be a BSAC instructor).

Thanks

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Paulo Gaeta - 12 Aug 2006 22:37 GMT

> Hi folks,
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> Thanks

Fernando de Noronha only has 3 dive operations. The best one without
doubt is Atlantis.
http://www.atlantisnoronha.com.br
Diving there is really great with more than 30m of visibility most of
the time. If you are lucky
you could meet a Spiner Dophin in some of your dives.

Good luck

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StainlessSteelRat - 13 Aug 2006 00:02 GMT

>> I'd like to go diving, while on a week long trip to Fernando de
>> Noronha at the end of September.
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> the time. If you are lucky
> you could meet a Spiner Dophin in some of your dives.

Thanks for the reply. Atlantis is the one I've pinged about dives as they
were the only people I could find, so that's a good start! It would be great
to see a dolphin :-)

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Paulo Gaeta - 20 Aug 2006 19:17 GMT

> >> I'd like to go diving, while on a week long trip to Fernando de
> >> Noronha at the end of September.
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> were the only people I could find, so that's a good start! It would be great
> to see a dolphin :-)

It´s quite possible as FN has a very large school of resident spiner
dolphins. They live in a bay known as the dolphin bay (it´s not
allowed to dive there) and go out to open sea every morning, returning
in the evening. It´s kind of common to meet people who claim to have
interacted with dolphins in their dives. Apart from Fernando de Noronha
the only other known resident school of dolphins is in Hawaii, in the
Big Island I belive.
Paulo

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