Diving around the world! Costs to dive!

From experience how much are people paying to dive in various places
(without rental) such as (prices are my research so far - and probably
wrong!)

Sharm - 35$ two dives
Cancun/Mexico - 43$ single, 52$ twin
Dominican Republic 34$ single,
Jamaica - 34$ single

The difference is substantial - i.e the same cost for 2 dives in sharm for
one in the dominican? In Mexico where you would expect competition to be
strong (as in sharm) the cost is nearly 50% more than Sharm.

Obviously packages bring the cost down somewhat, but do they seem about
right?

"Clive Mason" <clive@totalise.co.uk> wrote in message news:<M3Bsb.2412$a%6.16712840@news-text.cableinet.net>...
> From experience how much are people paying to dive in various places
> (without rental) such as (prices are my research so far - and probably
> wrong!)
>
> Sharm - 35$ two dives
> Cancun/Mexico - 43$ single, 52$ twin
> Dominican Republic 34$ single,
> Jamaica - 34$ single
>
> The difference is substantial - i.e the same cost for 2 dives in sharm for
> one in the dominican? In Mexico where you would expect competition to be
> strong (as in sharm) the cost is nearly 50% more than Sharm.
>
> Obviously packages bring the cost down somewhat, but do they seem about
> right?

Mozambique :
( Bilene, Xai Xai, Tofo, Morrongulo ) $17 -$26 ( $32 for a twin )

South Africa :
Sodwana Bay, Aliwal Shoal & Protea Banks $17 -$26
Gansbaai ( Great Whites ) $73 - $220
Cape Town $10 - $17

Rgds

Monty

"Clive Mason" <clive@totalise.co.uk> wrote in message
news:M3Bsb.2412$a%6.16712840@news-text.cableinet.net...
> From experience how much are people paying to dive in various places
> (without rental) such as (prices are my research so far - and probably
> wrong!)
>
> Sharm - 35$ two dives
> Cancun/Mexico - 43$ single, 52$ twin
> Dominican Republic 34$ single,
> Jamaica - 34$ single
>
> The difference is substantial - i.e the same cost for 2 dives in sharm for
> one in the dominican? In Mexico where you would expect competition to be
> strong (as in sharm) the cost is nearly 50% more than Sharm.
>
> Obviously packages bring the cost down somewhat, but do they seem about
> right?
>
>
New Zealand, Poor Knights Islands, (one of Costeaus top 10 dives in the
world)
NZD85 for two dives, including tanks. thats about USD51.

rhys

monty <monty@scubadiving.com> skriver:
> "Clive Mason" <clive@totalise.co.uk> wrote in message news:<M3Bsb.2412$a%6.16712840@news-text.cableinet.net>...
>> Sharm - 35$ two dives
>> Cancun/Mexico - 43$ single, 52$ twin
>> Dominican Republic 34$ single,
>> Jamaica - 34$ single
> Mozambique :
> ( Bilene, Xai Xai, Tofo, Morrongulo ) $17 -$26 ( $32 for a twin )
> South Africa :
> Sodwana Bay, Aliwal Shoal & Protea Banks $17 -$26
> Gansbaai ( Great Whites ) $73 - $220
> Cape Town $10 - $17

Sweden West coast: £13 - £20 single dive, £26 - £36 two dives.

/ Balp

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"Clive Mason" <clive@totalise.co.uk> wrote in message
news:M3Bsb.2412$a%6.16712840@news-text.cableinet.net...
> From experience how much are people paying to dive in various places
> (without rental) such as (prices are my research so far - and probably
> wrong!)
>
> Sharm - 35$ two dives
> Cancun/Mexico - 43$ single, 52$ twin
> Dominican Republic 34$ single,
> Jamaica - 34$ single
>
> The difference is substantial - i.e the same cost for 2 dives in sharm for
> one in the dominican? In Mexico where you would expect competition to be
> strong (as in sharm) the cost is nearly 50% more than Sharm.
>
> Obviously packages bring the cost down somewhat, but do they seem about
> right?


EPCOT Dive Quest at Walt Disney World has to be the most expensive dive in
the world...

The dive (which includes "backstage" tour, T-shirt, all gear cos they don't
let you take yours and some other bits and pieces) = $140.
10% Discount = -$14
Video of your dive = $35
Another "Diver Mickey" T-shirt = $20

Grand total = $161

So that's £105 for 45 mins in 25' of water!

Damn good fun though!

CAS
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Clive Mason wrote:
> From experience how much are people paying to dive in various places
> (without rental) such as (prices are my research so far - and probably
> wrong!)
>

Menorca (inc. air)
€35 single dive
€25 6 dives or more

Sean

On Thu, 13 Nov 2003 01:25:00 GMT, dixit "Clive Mason"
<clive@totalise.co.uk>:

>Sharm - 35$ two dives
>Cancun/Mexico - 43$ single, 52$ twin
>Dominican Republic 34$ single,
>Jamaica - 34$ single
>
>The difference is substantial - i.e the same cost for 2 dives in sharm for
>one in the dominican? In Mexico where you would expect competition to be
>strong (as in sharm) the cost is nearly 50% more than Sharm.

You're about right for Playa del Carmen, Mexico.

The people I dived with charge £36 ($50 going on the local exchange
rate) for 2 sea dives. I was still offered a discount.

Their prices are on the Net. 1 peso = £18 approximately.

www.phoceacaribedive.com

That said, I'd rate them much higher than the operations I encountered
in Sharm.

The kit was more or less brand new Beuchat and Aqualung. Not bad at
all. Fills were clean and good.

You pay for what you get.

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> You're about right for Playa del Carmen, Mexico.
>
> The people I dived with charge £36 ($50 going on the local exchange
> rate) for 2 sea dives. I was still offered a discount.
>
> Their prices are on the Net. 1 peso = £18 approximately.
>
> www.phoceacaribedive.com
>
> That said, I'd rate them much higher than the operations I encountered
> in Sharm.
>
> The kit was more or less brand new Beuchat and Aqualung. Not bad at
> all. Fills were clean and good.

I have dived in Dominican and was considering Mexico next year! However I
was suprised about how expensive the prices quoted were, especically as
there is suppose to be so much competition in the dock in Cozumel? (OT: Is
Cozumel or PDC better to dive?)

I assume you mean 18peso to the £1 - as dive costs 600peso £10,800 sounds a
bit high!

If you been quoted $50 for twin dives, that appears to be one of the better
deals, or 10 dives for 2500peso = $23 a dive ($46 twin)

Did you manage to negotiate a discount below the quoted prices? With kit
hire usually costing $10 a dive it seems to make sense to take regs & bcd
(take the rest anyway) and save $100 on ten dives!

On Thu, 13 Nov 2003 12:19:15 GMT, dixit "Howard" <howard@spam.spam>:

>I have dived in Dominican and was considering Mexico next year! However I
>was suprised about how expensive the prices quoted were, especically as
>there is suppose to be so much competition in the dock in Cozumel? (OT: Is
>Cozumel or PDC better to dive?)

Cozumel has purportedly the better reefs, according to the travel
guides. The guys I dived with said they're a much of a muchness. PDC
has good, varied reefs plus cenotes close at hand, and you can do the
Cozumel reefs from PDC on a day boat anyway. The prices are high
because that's what the market will pay.

>I assume you mean 18peso to the £1 - as dive costs 600peso £10,800 sounds a
>bit high!

Heh yeah. I wasn't awake...

>If you been quoted $50 for twin dives, that appears to be one of the better
>deals, or 10 dives for 2500peso = $23 a dive ($46 twin)

Sure, but you can always get to know the people and work a price out
at the end.

>Did you manage to negotiate a discount below the quoted prices? With kit
>hire usually costing $10 a dive it seems to make sense to take regs & bcd
>(take the rest anyway) and save $100 on ten dives!

I'd taken my kit with me. It's fine using their kit though.

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ferret "He leads me beside quiet waters ICQ 163264
He restores my soul" - Ps 23:2
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> Cozumel has purportedly the better reefs, according to the travel
> guides. The guys I dived with said they're a much of a muchness. PDC
> has good, varied reefs plus cenotes close at hand, and you can do the
> Cozumel reefs from PDC on a day boat anyway. The prices are high
> because that's what the market will pay.

The question is is the cost justified for the quality of the dive?

Red Sea looks like a cheaper option!