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Dive into Lembeh   Lembeh Strait   "Good muck diving"
We flew non- stop from EWR to SIN and then stopped off for four wonderful days in Singapore. Even though the Night Zoo is touted as... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
4/2023   Todd B Lichtenstein
500+ Dives 		 
WAOW Dive Boat Full report LiveAboard Raja Ampat   "Great dive boat, good diving"
We have been on 5 or 6 liveaboards. The WAOW is the most luxurious and the largest boat we have ever been on. It is 200 feet long ... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
12/2014   Todd Lichtenstein
250+ Dives 		2Helpful vote(s) received
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  
3 stars
5 stars  
6/2005   Tom and Cindy Casey
500+ Dives 		 
Blue Manta LiveAboard [Misool, Banda Sea, Alor, Maum   "Misool to Maumere"
This was a potentially interesting itinerary as we treaveled from Sorong thru Misool, on to Koon Island, Manuk, and other sites in... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
4/2024   Tom Baker
1000+ Dives 		 
Arenui Full report LiveAboard ]Komodo   "Incredible Boat, Very Good Diving"
This is surely one of the very best liveaboards anywhere. The cabins were spacious and comfortable. There were reading lights ove... Full report  
4 stars
5 stars  
8/2018   Tom Baker
1000+ Dives 		2Helpful vote(s) received
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Kalimaya       "A remote gem with a huge variety of diving"
Located on the east coast of Sumbawa, this is a challenging destination to get to from the UK. It was worth the trip. Kalimaya is ... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
11/2023   Tom Flaherty
250+ Dives 		 
Wakatobi Dive Resort Full report       This was our fourth visit. ... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
5/2011   Tom Reynolds
500+ Dives 		 
Maluku Divers Full report   Ambon   On the first day of diving I saw a mimic octopus, a pigmy pipehorse, 4 harlequin shrimp, painted frogfish, flamboyant cuttlefish, ... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
9/2010   Tracey Bennett
500+ Dives 		 
Diving 4 Images/ Scuba Seraya & Alila Candidasa Full report   Bali   Bali has outstanding muck and critter diving. The best way to see a variety of different things above and below, is to hook up wit... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
6/2004   Tracey Bennett
250+ Dives 		 
Euro Divers/ Villa Candi Matahari Full report   Amed, Bali   "Healthy Reef"
I would not go to Bali for less than 2 weeks due to the 24 hour travel time to get there and the 2 1/ 2 hour ride to Amed. We stay... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
4/2016   Tracy E. Johnson
500+ Dives 		 
Arenui Full report LiveAboard Raj Ampat   "A Huge favorite !"
Alcohol is VERY expensive in Indonesia, buy duty free to take on board. Or, they have very reasonable prices on beer and alcohol i... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
2/2018   Trina
500+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Triton Bay Divers Resort   Triton Bay   "SECLUDED SPLENDOR: TRITON BAY DIVE RETREAT"
SECLUDED SPLENDOR: TRITON BAY DIVE RETREAT After exploring Raja Ampat's depths, especially the Dampier Strait region, for years, ... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
1/2024   Valera Sakhnenko
500+ Dives 		Photos available
1Helpful vote(s) received
Seven Seas LiveAboard Komodo, Flores, Alor   "Komodo-Flores-Alor Exploratory Dive Trip"
From September 21 to October 5, 2023, my wife and I embarked on an amazing two- week underwater voyage aboard The Seven Seas, navig... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
9/2023   Valera Sakhnenko
250+ Dives 		Photos available 
Papua Diving/ Sorido Bay Resort Full report   Raja Ampat   "Paradise for Divers in Raja Ampat"
This report is about our second visit to Sorido Bay Resort (SBR), with the first being a year ago for the same duration (18 days). ... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
1/2020   Valera Sakhnenko
250+ Dives 		2Helpful vote(s) received
Papua Diving/ Sorido Bay Resort Full report   Raja Ampat   "Diver's Dream Resort"
I am afraid that I could not imagine a better dive resort than Sorido Bay Resort (SBR). We learned about Sorido Bay Resort fro... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
12/2018   Valera Sakhnenko
100+ Dives 		2Helpful vote(s) received
Gaia Love Full report LiveAboard Raja Ampat   "Luxury Dive Boat"
Gaia Love is newer dive boat in Indonesia. It's a built for diving liveaboard with 11 staterooms and all the diving amenities you ... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
11/2018   Van Freidin
1000+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Wakatobi Resort Full report   Sulawesi, Wakatobi Resort   Wakatobi Resort is a world class remote diving location with virtually all of the amenities you'll want for a first class diving v... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
6/2006   Vann Johnson
250+ Dives 		 
Amira liveaboard Full report LiveAboard     "Amira liveaboard"
This was my third trip on Amira, and my experience had some negative qualities. In particular, the dive guides generally under per... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
5/2018   victor kenton
1000+ Dives 		2Helpful vote(s) received
Amira Liveaboard/ Amira Full report   N/A   "Very good liveaboard in Raja"
Amira is a custom built, 120 foot boat. It regularly dives Raja Ampat, Komodo, and Triton Bay. I did an 11 night trip through the ... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
11/2014   Victor Kenton
1000+ Dives 		 
NAD Resort Full report   Lembeh Straits   NAD - NOMADIC ADVENTURE DIVERS. Could it live up to its name? Well, Folks, let me say this right up front. This report will pr... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
3/2012   Vivian Weber-Pagel
1000+ Dives 		 
Papua Diving/ Sorido Bay Resort Full report   Raja Ampat   This was my second time and even better than I remembered it 14 months earlier. It is a truly unique and exquisite place that is w... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
8/2006   Wafa Abdelati
100+ Dives 		 
Sorido Bay Resort Full report   Raja Empat - Papua Province   In addition to living up to its reputation of being one of the best dive sites in the world, the best features of this pristine ... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
6/2005   Wafa Abdelati
100+ Dives 		 
MSV AMIRA Full report LiveAboard RAJA AMPAT   "DIVING RAJA AMPAT"
R/ A WAS EVERYTHING WE HOPED FOR AND MORE! I THINK WE SAW FISHES OF ALL SIZES AND TYPES IN THE TRILLIONS! WOBBEGONGS AND CROCODIL... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
3/2015   Warren Sprung
500+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
PETER HUGHES DIVING/ KOMODO DANCER Full report       NOTHING BAD. ALL GOOD. THE CRUISE DIRECTORS, ONNO (DUTCH) & CARINE (FRENCH) LENTING, AN ADORABLE MARRIED COUPLE TREATED US ALL LIK... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
3/2007   WARREN SPRUNG
500+ Dives 		 
Wakatobi Full report   Wakatobi, Southeast Sulawesi   We traveled with a group from Annapolis SCUBA Center in Annapolis, Maryland. We had an opportunity to spend some time in Bali whi... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
6/2005   Wayne & Cathy Harmon
500+ Dives 		 
MSY Seahorse Full report LiveAboard Banda Sea & Raja Ampat   We went for one trip and stayed for two! In late September 2009, we boarded the MSY Seahorse for a crossing from Maumere, Flore... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
10/2009   Wayne & Danie Warren-Angelucci
1000+ Dives 		 
Murex/ Bangka Island Resort Full report   Sulawesi, Bangka Island   This was a small resort (7 bungalows on a white sand beach) on a remote island about 40 minutes (by boat) north of Sulawesi. Staf... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
4/2006   Wayne Warren-Angelucci
1000+ Dives 		 
Murex/ Live-Aboard: Serenade Full report LiveAboard Sulawesi   Vast quantities of colorful, strange and exotic critters. Hard and soft corals were very healthy, colorful and varied. Not many ... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
4/2006   Wayne Warren-Angelucci
1000+ Dives 		 
Dive Damai Full report LiveAboard Raja Ampat   "Top Dive sites during Peak Season (theoretically) all for ourselves"
We are a group of friends living in Bali that hired the entire boat for a week for a heavily discounted price because of Corona. W... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
1/2021   Werner Brandt
100+ Dives 		Photos available
1Helpful vote(s) received
Grand Komodo -- Putri Papua Full report LiveAboard Raja Ampat   Since this 10- day cruise was my first liveaboard, I cannot make comparison, but I am sure that the whole experience will be diffic... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
6/2014   Werner Brandt
<100 Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Eco-Divers/ Tasik Ria Full report   North Sulewesi   We flew on Singapore Airlines sixteen hourse from LAX to Singapore non- stop. The trip was made bareable by the superb accomodatio... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
8/2004   William & Frances
500+ Dives 		 
Komodo Dancer Full report LiveAboard Bali/Komodo   We boarded the boat in Bali after a delightful three- day stay at the Puri Santrian hotel on the beach. During the eleven- night cr... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
11/2005   William & Frances Ungerman
1000+ Dives 		 
Murex Divers/ Lembeh Resort Full report   Lembeh Straits   The adventure continued as we left Manado's Tasik Ria Resort (see that review this issue of Undercurrent) and made our way across ... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
9/2004   William & Frances Ungerman
500+ Dives 		 
Ocean Rover Full report LiveAboard North Sulawesi   Great trip. Boat holds 16 passengers. Only 4 were on our cruise, so crew attention and accomodation were superb. This was an ex... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
5/2010   William and Carol Bynum
1000+ Dives 		 
Kararu Dive Voyages/ Cheng Ho Full report LiveAboard Ambon and Banda Islands   This is my third trip with Kararu ( [. . . ] ) and I can attest that they run a quality operation. This was my first trip on ... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
3/2009   William Deertz
500+ Dives 		 
Lembeh Resort/Murex/ Lembeh Resort Full report   Manado/Lembeh Strait   Excellent resort on Lembeh island ( [. . . ] ) and with the recent addition of two expatriate onsite managers many impro... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
4/2006   William Deertz
500+ Dives 		 
Kararu Dive Voyages/Sea Safari III Full report LiveAboard Raja Ampat (Papua Indonesia)   This was my second trip on the Sea Safari III (first trip being May 2003 Bali to Komodo). The ship has been well maintained and m... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
4/2005   William Deertz
250+ Dives 		 
Kararu Sea Safari Full report LiveAboard Komodo   Very comfortable boat with ensuite facilities. If possible splurge and get the upper deck cabins. Nice to have the back deck are... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
4/2003   William Deertz
250+ Dives 		 
Wakatobi Full report       Fantastic resort in very remote area with outstanding diving. Their claim for the "world's best house reef" is absolutely true. ... Full report  
5 stars
2 stars  
8/2003   William Deertz
250+ Dives 		 
Wakatobi Dive Resort/ also Pelagian Full report   Southeast Sulawesi   "Wonderful Wakatobi"
The Good - It was all VERY good! But you do pay for it - it's not the cheapest place. We always plan at least an extra day if not ... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
7/2014   William Goes
500+ Dives 		 
AquaMarine Diving - Bali Full report   Bali   It was my first time diving with Aquamarine. The owner Barbara was very helpful in describing the various dive sites and making th... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
5/2011   William McGarry
<100 Dives 		 
Seven Seas LiveAboard Komodo   "Excellent dive trip with whalesharks and mantas, BUT..."
[My daughter and I cruised the 10 day "Komodo and Sumbawa Whalesharks" itinerary. I have been twice before on the Seven Seas and, ... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
5/2024   William R Kimlinger
1000+ Dives 		 
Gangga Divers/ Papua Paradise Eco Resort Full report   Raja Ampat   "Snorkeling, Exotic Birds & a Dugong"
Papua Paradise is a 1- 1. 5 hr boat transfer from Sorong. Resort has nice overwater bungalows with decks for a sunset view. A large... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
11/2018   William R. Rigby
500+ Dives 		3Helpful vote(s) received
Siladen Resort Full report   Bunaken Marine Park   "5 star resort with diving"
Siladen Island Resort & Spa is about a 40 minute boat transfer from Sulawesi. Rooms have AC w/ nice outdoor bath. Staff knows you... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
10/2018   William R. Rigby
500+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Siladen Resort Full report   Bunaken Marine Park   "5 star resort with diving"
Siladen Island Resort & Spa is about a 40 minute boat transfer from Sulawesi. Rooms have AC w/ nice outdoor bath. Staff knows you... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
10/2018   William R. Rigby
500+ Dives 		 
Moana Full report LiveAboard Komodo   We spent 5 days on Moana in late May/ early June of this year and had a wonderful trip. The Moana is a beautiful wooden phinis... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
6/2012   William Rogers
500+ Dives 		 
Wakatobi Dive Resort Full report   Wakatobi Dive Resort   Wakatobi Dive Resort (WDR) is a rather remarkable and splendid outpost off the south east corner of Sulawesi offering very nice co... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
6/2012   William Rogers
500+ Dives 		 
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