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Peter Hughes -- Paradise Dancer/ Peter Hughes Paradise Dancer Full report

The boat is by far the best we have ever been diving from and the crew were very helpful, courteous, friendly and knowledgeable. T... Full report

10/2010

David McDougall
250+ Dives

Wakatobi Dive Resort Full report

Wakatobi

The corals at Wakatobi are the absolutely the best I’ve ever seen – absolutely breath taking at every site. The whole operation i... Full report

8/2010

Gary
250+ Dives

Seven Seas Full report

Banda Sea, Raja Ampat

This was a 14 day trip beginning in the Banda area and ending in Raja Ampat. The boat was less than expected, a former cargo... Full report

12/2009

jean miller
1000+ Dives

Eco Divers/ Kima Bajo Resort Full report

Sulawesi

It is official. The world has discovered Manado. The dive resort of Kima Bajo has an onsite franchise of Eco Divers who have ... Full report

12/2009

Mona Cousens
1000+ Dives

Wakatobi Dive Resort Full report

Wakatobi

This personal observation is in response to one of the comments made in the October Undercurrent issue regarding "Trip- ruining Div... Full report

9/2009

A. B. Alexander
250+ Dives

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Cocotinos Full report

Manado

Cocotinos is a very clean and well kept resort. Rooms were spacious and everything worked beautifully. The attitude of the staff... Full report

4/2009

Steven Kovacs
1000+ Dives

Archipelago Fleet/ Adventurer II Full report

Raja Ampat

The Adventurer II was transitioning from one area of Indonesia to Raja Ampat so we picked up the boat in Ambon and then cruised ar... Full report

12/2008

Helen Malnar
500+ Dives

Wakatobi Full report

south Sulawesi

The resort is quite nice, the food is good, the staff says to be professional but is not. Total lack of flexibility. The diving ac... Full report

10/2008

Ralph Arbeid
500+ Dives

Grand Komodo Tours/ Palm Paradise Tulamben Full report

Bali

The richest, most diverse ecosystems on Earth are the reefs of Indonesia, New Guinea, and the Philippines. The difference between ... Full report

9/2008

Lee Thé
250+ Dives

Paradise Dancer Full report

This was, I believe, the second dive cruise for the Paradise Dancer. It is a brand new big and beautiful boat. Cabins are roomy as... Full report

6/2008

John Singer
100+ Dives

Pelagian Dive Yacht Full report

The Pelagian is the live aboard associated with Wakatobi Dive Resort. We started our long journey in Seattle and flew throug... Full report

6/2008

Lori Brown
500+ Dives

Wakatobi Full report

Sulawesi

Good: Excellent organization from assistance w/ Customs and visa on arrival in Bali to food, room, ground service. Five or six very... Full report

5/2008

Peter Heseltine
500+ Dives

Peter Hughes/ Paradise Dancer Full report

We received the following message from Peter Hughes on March 19 regarding our anticipated trip on Paradise Dancer on April 6th: ... Full report

4/2008

Richard Bennett
<100 Dives

Lembeh Divers/ Lembeh Resort Full report

Lembeh Straits/Raja Ampat

I’ll be doing two reports due to the areas were so different that I went to. Part I Lembeh Straits: I arrived in Singapore i... Full report

12/2007

scott johnson
500+ Dives

Kararu/ Cheng Ho Full report

Raja Ampat

The Cheng Ho is an attractive wooden 160- foot schooner, leased as a result of problems with the Kararu Voyager. The Cheng Ho is st... Full report

11/2007

Linda Rutherford & Ron Welf
250+ Dives

Wakatobi Full report

Wakatobi

Good diving conditions IE the boat was excellent with the right accomdations, the island staff was extremely attentive to ones req... Full report

10/2007

Charles W Modlin
1000+ Dives

Udayana Eco Lodge Full report

Denpensar, Bali

I spent March, 2007 diving in North and South Sulawesi, Indonesia. The trip required overnighting in Bali on 3 seperate ocassions. ... Full report

3/2007

Serena Black
1000+ Dives

Baruna Sports Full report

S. Sulawesi and Bali

Fortunately, I had done some homework so I knew what was going on when I was offered a gem?!? to buy from one of the crew. In add... Full report

5/2006

Julie Tayloe
250+ Dives

North Sulawesi Aggressor Full report

North Sulawesi

I wish I had known that this was a charter devoted almost exclusively to muck diving. This fact was not divulged at all and it was... Full report

4/2006

Gabriel I. Peñagarícano
500+ Dives

Tausch Terminal Full report

Bali, Tulamben

This visit was part of an extended stay across much of central and northern Bali. The diving at Tausch Terminal was good, the guid... Full report

9/2005

John M. Artim
<100 Dives

Wakatobi Dive Resort Full report

SE Sulawesi

We had read good reports about Wakatobi in Undercurrent, but we were not impressed with the diving. The resort and dive operation... Full report

6/2005

Tom and Cindy Casey
500+ Dives

Uli Aritonang/ Rama Candidasa Full report

Bali

First of all, Rama Candidasa is a first rate seaside resort in a small town on the Northeast side of Bali. The bay where it is lo... Full report

5/2005

Carl Scott
250+ Dives

Aqua Marine Diving/ several options Full report

Bali specifically Secret Bay

Great muck diving area, simple walk in with flat black sand, no surges, no rocks to climb over ( I do not do shore dives! but this... Full report

3/2005

Sally Schroeder
1000+ Dives

Scuba Seraya Full report

Bali

Unfortunately, neither of the dive boats were working during the week we were there, so almost all of our dives were shore dives. ... Full report

6/2004

Douglas Hansen
250+ Dives

Scuba Seraya Full report

Bali

Unfortunately, neither of the dive boats were working during the week we were there, so almost all of our dives were shore dives. ... Full report

6/2003

Douglas Hansen
250+ Dives

Wakatobi Dive Resort/ Walatobi Full report

South East Sulawesi

"Good Macro disappointing on anything else"
This was a bucket list trip and overall I was a bit disappointed. If you are a macro aficionado you will probably enjoy but other... Full report

11/2022

Peter Neubauer
1000+ Dives

Sali Bay Dive Retreat/ Same Full report

Maluku Islands

"Nice resort by very disappointing diving"
Sali Bay markets itself as the only dive resort in the Malukus. Maybe there is a good reason why there aren’t any others. It is... Full report

2/2020

David Hill
1000+ Dives

Wakatobi Dive Resort Full report

Sulawesi

"Spectacular service at Wakatobi"
I have written about Wakatobi Dive Resort in other reports, and little has changed on this visit by me and my wife: The corals are... Full report

11/2019

paul moliken
100+ Dives

Pindito Full report

Komodo

"Not the best dive sites for Indonesia - Komodo"
I wish I had known that this live aboard would not visit the eastern side of Komodo island. They only offered 3 dives on the nort... Full report

9/2016

Terramoto
250+ Dives

Wakatobi -- Pelagian Full report

Wakatobi

"Give it a lot of thought or Sit it out?"
Stayed 17 days Nov 2014 7d in Bungalow #22, 5d on Pelagian, 5d in a Villa #2. We are from Southern California. ACCOMMODATIONS: ... Full report

11/2014

Leonard
1000+ Dives

Lutwala Dive/ Alam Gili Full report

Gili Trawangan

Undercurrent readers are a sophisticated group of scuba travelers, so I think very hard when I write these comments and how to bes... Full report

3/2013

John Woolley
250+ Dives

Pindito Full report

raja ampat

This was the Pindito's whales & muck trip. We spent hours and hours looking for and listening for whales, but had few sightings, t... Full report

3/2012

jean miller
1000+ Dives

Tambora Full report

Borneo

For several months prior to this trip I had been watching for a reader report on Borneo or on the Tambora, but never saw anything ... Full report

7/2010

Richard J. Troberman
500+ Dives

Mermaid Liveaboards Full report

Raja Ampat

"Avoid Using Mermaid Liveaboards!"
April, 2020 Times of crisis, such as Covid19, have a way of revealing the true character of a company. This was unfortunately the... Full report

3/2020

Michael Francis
250+ Dives

Moana Liveaboard Full report

Komodo National Park

"Bad Experience in Komodo"
We had a 6- day "adventure" aboard the Moana in early summer of 2015. The best I can say about the experience is that the diving o... Full report

5/2015

David Stellway
250+ Dives

Wakatobi Dive Resort Full report

Wakatobi

"Wakatobi: Unsafe at any depth"
Last April my wife and I took our dream vacation but instead we had to endure a Wakatobi nightmare. We are experienced divers wi... Full report

4/2015

Steve Hess
500+ Dives

Ahi Resort/ Ahi Dive Resort Full report

Ahi Island, West Papua

Ahi Island is a tiny island ( maybe two football fields wide and 3 long). The "dive resort" is no such thing. They started to ac... Full report

2/2011

ruth ellen
250+ Dives

Alam Asmara Dive Resort Full report

Bali

This resort & diving is in Eastern Bali, the Candidassa area. An excellent quality resort with fine dining and accomodations. Fo... Full report

10/2010

Judith Kendall
500+ Dives

Kararu Voyages/ Cheng Ho Full report

Raja Ampat

The recent report on the Cheng Ho in Undercurrent was accurate, but overly kind. We have have been on many of the major liveaboar... Full report

11/2007

Thomas Dingwall
250+ Dives

Papua Diving/ Kri Island Resort Full report

Rajah Amphat, West Papua

Lack of Management and Poor Organization Sinks Kri Island Trip 1st two weeks of November 2005 Diving Problems 1. Able to di... Full report

11/2005

Donald Gard
1000+ Dives

Kararu Tours on Sea Safari III Full report

Komodo Islands

Described as perhaps the best diving in the world in Undercurrent a couple of years ago, and it may have been then, this was a maj... Full report

8/2005

Bill Lord Butcher
1000+ Dives

Ocean Rover Full report

North Sulawesi

Ocean Rover is a highly acclaimed world class liveaboard for good reason. It is the model for all other liveaboards to follow. A t... Full report

7/2005

Edith and John Summey
1000+ Dives

Archipelago Divers/ Taman Sari Bali Cottages Full report

Bali

I cannot recommend this dive operator. They limited us to 60 minutes of dive time. They cater mainly to snorkelers and newly cer... Full report

6/2004

Douglas Hansen
250+ Dives

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