Published on Aug, 2024
The staff was absolutely amazing, (esp DOVI AND SHAKRA) I was a first time diver and have a bit of an anxiety issue and they were beyond kind and suffered through a few panic attacks with me, still being kind and patient and eventually I was relaxed and having a great time underwater. The guides are one to one and hold your hand and look you in the eye and make you feel incredibly safe, with a great pre-dive pep talk. SO KIND! Everything about this was catered to your level of comfort. My boyfriend was in the water and doing well with no issues so they gave him a lot of independence and a longer and deeper dive. Feeding fish, photos under water etc. The food is basic cafeteria level, but the cook made up for it with so much warmth and jokes and smiles. There is a particular diver they send all the nervous people out with I think named Shakra and he was such an expert with helping people calm down and come back from panic and took me deeper and deeper slowly by distracting me with beautiful fish! Such an expert!! The woman Dovi who was our lead guide was exceptional, attentive, and so personable. There were about 80 at least other divers on board so there is a lot of wait time for your two 10 min dives (lunch break between), having said that for the price its BEYOND its value, just know going in, you will have plenty of time to swim in the cave and hang out on the boat while waiting, just to be prepared they are very large groups and lots of down time. Overall an exceptional experience and I cant believe how inexpensive this was for the level of quality of the location and the instructors!