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Utila

Location: Utila (Honduras (inc Bay Islands))

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Here you can see what other divers thought, the top dive sites, what fish to see, and what wrecks are here. You can also access an overview of the location, including interactive maps, climate data, and photos. We also have detailed listings of dive centres, resorts, travel agents and helpfull websites.

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Top Dive Sites (make sure you dive these!)
1	Black Hills	With 5 votes(s).
2	Marys place	With 3 votes(s).
3	Haliiburton Wreck	With 2 votes(s).
4	The Maze	With 2 votes(s).
5	Black Coral Wall	With 2 votes(s).
6	stingray point	With 2 votes(s).
7	Don quickset	With 2 votes(s).
8	Ted's Point	With 1 votes(s).
9	Silver gardens	With 1 votes(s).
10	Blackish Point	With 1 votes(s).

Marine Sightings:

Based on data from your reviews for Utila. we know the following about the marine life you can expect to see.
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Atlantic Blue Fin Tuna

Banded Butterflyfish

Basking Shark

Bluntnose Stingray

Bottlenose Dolphin

Caribbean Reef Shark

Caribbean Spiny Lobster

French Angelfish

Great Barracuda

Green Moray

Green Sea Turtle

Hawksbill Sea Turtle

Loggerhead Sea Turtle

Longlure Frogfish

Longspine Porcupine Fish

Manta Ray

Nurse Shark

Orca (Killer Whale)

Queen Angel Fish

Reef Squid

Scorpion Fish

Southern Stingray

Spotted Eagle Ray

Tarpon

Trumpetfish

Whale Shark

Reviews:

Here are the last 10 reviews for Utila. Show all of them.

Visited	Comments
May 2008	Utila seems to have a big problem with overfishing. The reef is in good shape but there are very few fish. Most locals we spoke to seem to agree. We even spoke to the mayor and did not get the impression that anything was going to change soon. It is unlikely that any of the people we met while diving would ever go back to Utila. Unless they do something soon I would speculate that they run the risk of loosing their frequent whale shark sitings. Utila was an interesting experience, but the diving was sub par. I would suggest going to a location that is making efforts to preserve their reefs. Date posted: 31-May-2008 23:27 by: lchjeheeh
July 2006	Worked here for 6 months and thoroughly enjoyed it, a shortage of pelagic fish when compared with neighbouring island Roatan but plenty to see and a good chance of seeing whale sharks if you time your visit right Date posted: 08-Apr-2008 09:06 by: lukemurphy
April 2007	Going back in late October and early November 2007, third trip in one year! Date posted: 08-Aug-2007 00:41 by: divemama
September 2006	3 months diving with Captain Morgan's excellent as usual, Weather great and visability good A number of new dive sites have been opened up to divers giving some excellent corals and lots to see. Date posted: 09-Jul-2007 19:20 by: saf7670
March 2006	finished off Divemaster course, and completed over 100 dives around the island, Had amazing experience of swimming and playing with a large pod of dolphins. And saw a number of whalesharks durig the 3 months I spent there. Date posted: 09-Jul-2007 19:14 by: saf7670
September 2005	Started Divemaster course, also completed Wreck Speciality, Enriched air specialty, equipment specialty. Spent 3 months on Utila and the diving was excellent as usual, only spoiled by the weather which disrupted everything as Hurricaines Wilma, and Beta passed close by. Date posted: 09-Jul-2007 19:09 by: saf7670
February 2005	copleted PADI advanced open water and rescue courses. Captain Morgan's are excellent as usual, and being on the keys are much quieter and more laid back than Utila town Date posted: 09-Jul-2007 19:04 by: saf7670
November 2004	I have completed over 400 dives on Utila, generally excellent visability, few currents and lots to see Date posted: 05-Jul-2007 23:51 by: saf7670
August 2005	Awesome. Having visited and dove with Utila Dive Centre (5Star PADI Highest rated centre on island; great fun, facilities and very professional), I have since quit my job, sold the T-shirt and moved here. Yes it's that good. A relaxing island with real local character not just a tourist trap, though the island caters to all kinds of them. I have seen whalesharks (very often), dolphins (often), pilot whales and orcas here in the last year, beside the awesome diving. Don't miss out! See you in a better world. Date posted: 19-Apr-2006 19:23 by: Simon
April 2005	MY FIRST YELLOW MANTA SHRIMP (2) GOLDEN CORAL SHRIMP (2) MY FIRST WHALE SHARKS AWSOME !!!!! UTILA LODGE THE BEST!!!!! Date posted: 03-Jun-2005 02:39 by: PB

Wreck Dives:

Here are the wreck dives we know of for Utila.

HalliBurton 211

Ranked as Awesome by independant reviews

The 300-ton freighter HalliBurton 211 was sunk as an artificial reef by the Utila Dive Operators Association in 1998 and is already attracting a lot of fishes. It lies just minutes from Utila town.

24m / 79ft

30m / 98ft

Deliberately sunk: 02-May-1998

Wreck penetration is possible.

Technical or decompression diving.

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Diver reviews for HalliBurton 211:

a lot of fireworms can be found
Date posted: 07-Sep-2007 17:06 by: Klaus who thought that: Anyone can dive this wreck.
Ranked it as:

at 30m this dive is for divers with a minimum advanced open water qualification. Things to look for on this wreck : Large Green Moray that is usually fund under the hull or in the hold. Large Nassau Grouper which is usually found around the wheelhouse. Cows skull in the hold, and dont miss the bicycle on the wheelhouse rail. Beware of the numerous fireworms on this wreck so be carefull where you place hands. Penetration is easy.
Date posted: 22-Jul-2007 00:36 by: saf7670 who thought that: Only experienced wreck divers should attempt this.
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