Hunter Travel Guides Best Dives of the Caribbean (Hunter Travel Guides)
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 797.2309729
EAN: 9781588435859
ISBN: 1588435857
Label: Hunter Publishing (NJ)
Manufacturer: Hunter Publishing (NJ)
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 364
Publication Date: 2006-08-15
Publisher: Hunter Publishing (NJ)
Studio: Hunter Publishing (NJ)
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Summary: Good for pre-trip planning
Comment: This is a useful book for some pre-dive trip planning. It gives basic information about the islands such as best time to go, language, etc. It also list places to stay and eat on each island. While that can be useful, I use more up to date information I find online.
However, the dive site information is very good and useful. It rates each dive site with stars, tells you what to expect to see, how deep each site is, etc. So when you get to your destination you will have an idea of what sites you want to dive.
This comes in especially handy when you go to places such as Cozumel when they ask you what sites you want to dive that day. With the info in this book, you'll know what you want to see.
I use it before I go on each of my dive trips and copy the relevant pages to bring with me so I can suggest some sites if noone else has a preference. I've found the descriptions to be accurate and agree with most of the ratings thus far.
As a general guide for hotels, etc., you can find better and more up to date info, but as a dive guide, it is more than worth the price.
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Summary: Great Tool for Divers
Comment: I bought this book as a Christmas gift, and my fella has been carrying it around the house ever since. We are both impressed with the detail and accessibility of the information. I was surprised that Paradise Island (Nassau) is not highlighted, but there are definitely many other must-see locations in the Caribbean.
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Summary: A Must Have Book
Comment: A "must have" reference for any Caribbean dive vacationer. I've got the first edition as well and have used it to choose many of our dive trips over the past 5 yrs. It's by no means a compressive guide, and it doesn't pretend to be one. The best feature of this guide is the brief overview of diving and snorkeling and the descriptions of top dive sites at the destination. I prefer to use active internet forums for current reviews of hotels and dive operators, but the listings in Best Dives does help me narrow down to just a few to consider.
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Summary: Divers Delight
Comment: love this book. My dive vacations are strickly to take underwater photos and being able to plan ahead makes my life so much easier. It gives me the airlines, the resorts with prices, when I can expect good weather. It's like having a personal travel planner. I would not plan a Caribbean dive trip without consulting this trustworthy book.
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Summary: Best All-Around Guide for Dive Vacation Planning
Comment: The new, 2006, third edition of Best Dives of the Caribbean is packed full of dive-vacation planning information. It tells what time of year to go, the most popular dive sites with details on what to expect, depths, average sea conditions-- I get seasick if it's rough and prefer diving where the sites are ten minutes or less by boat, or better yet accessible from the beach. Indeed, some of the other one-desination guides are more suitable for the coffee table, but they don't tell me anything about the dive resorts, the $$ cost. I would not consider planning a dive-vacation to the Caribbean without consulting this gem of a travel guide. The dive resort write ups are detailed and give rates and package deals. Any, the author gives an email for additional questions.
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Editorial Reviews:
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Our best selling dive guide of all time has been revised and revamped to include the latest and best dive and snorkel sites, each of which is rated for visual excellence and marine life. The author, an avid diver and a Caribbean buff, has been donning a mask for years; and her knowledge of Caribbean sites is unparalleled. From sunken planes and snorkel trails to blue holes and sea fan forests, the best destinations beneath the waves are covered. Plunge in to this colour guidebook and discover the best diving and snorkelling spots in Anguilla, Antigua, Barbados, Belize, Bonaire, the US and British Virgin Islands, the Caymans, Curacao, Dominica, the Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines and Tobago. Diver-friendly resorts and hotels are featured, along with many recommended outfitters for learning, improving and mastering your diving skills. A list of decompression chambers is given. Landlubbers will appreciate the sightseeing sections. Colour photos enhance the lively text; maps show site locations.
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