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Serenade/ Murex Dive Center, Mando Full report LiveAboard North Sulawesi   We made a boat to boat transfer from the Ocean Rover to the Serenade which was like moving from the Queen Mary to the African Quee... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
8/2005   Edith and John Summey
1000+ Dives 		 
Komodo Dancer Full report LiveAboard Bali, Komodo, Flores   This was a return trip with my husband after a great solo trip on Komodo Dancer the previous September. I had gotten great videos ... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
8/2005   Edith and John Summey
1000+ Dives 		 
Mermaid I Full report LiveAboard Komodo   It is a great place to visit. There is an incredible variety of creatures, particularly small ones. There lots of really interes... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
8/2005   Phillip Gans
100+ Dives 		 
Ocean Rover Full report LiveAboard North Sulawesi   Ocean Rover has done a N. Sulawesi itinerary for the last couple of years, though apparently will not be doing it next year. A nic... Full report  
5 stars
2 stars  
8/2005   John Sommerer
250+ Dives 		 
AquaOne Full report LiveAboard Lembeh Straights   Schedule was four dives a day. 8 am, 11 am, 2: 30 and 6 pm. We tried to fit in 5 dives a day, but with shallow, long dives (sometim... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
7/2005   linda rutherford
100+ Dives 		 
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Ocean Rover Full report LiveAboard 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  
1 stars
2 stars  
7/2005   Edith and John Summey
1000+ Dives 		 
Kararu Full report LiveAboard Komodo   "Only on the Kararu!" crowed Tony Rhodes whenever the exceptional happened, was sighted, or experienced. And there was plenty of ... Full report  
5 stars
2 stars  
6/2005   David Shem-Tov
100+ Dives 		 
Diving 4 Images/ KM Ciska Full report LiveAboard Halmahera, Moluccas   This was a "one- off" exploratory trip to a place where virtually no one else dives (Halmahera is the big island between Sulawesi a... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
5/2005   Dave Van Rooy
1000+ Dives 		Photos available 
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 		 
Dive Asia Pacific M/Y Pelagian Full report LiveAboard Raja Ampat   This area is touted as being the bed of marine biodiversity. We enjoyed our diving in the Raja area but found it not living up to... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
4/2005   Janet Czapski
500+ Dives 		 
Grand Komodo Full report LiveAboard Komodo   Booked directly on their website at GrandKomodoTours. com. Paid $1100 per person for 7 day Komodo liveaboard on the smaller mv Nusa... Full report  
5 stars
2 stars  
3/2005   Charles Menbeck
100+ Dives 		 
Grand Komodo Tours/ SMY Temukira Full report LiveAboard Raja Ampat, Papua   Diving in Raja Ampat was absolutely fantastic. Although it was my first liveaboard I was quite satisfied with the quality of serv... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
3/2005   Arief Irwan Latif
<100 Dives 		 
Komogo Dancer Full report LiveAboard Bali   The crew was excellent! The food was very good. . . . some of it not really my thing but it was all good. I was introduced to several ... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
3/2005   Joe Mihm
250+ Dives 		 
Adventure Kommodo Full report LiveAboard Raja Ampats   The Raja Ampats are outstanding. The diversity of fish and corals is amazing. Larry Smith runs all of the dive operations and is... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
1/2005   Sherry Wren
500+ Dives 		 
Murex/ Serenade Full report LiveAboard North Sulawesi   We were met at the airport by reps. of Murex and loaded up into 2 minivans. I jumped up front and away we went. I am a fairly agg... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
12/2004   David Haupt
500+ Dives 		 
Grand Komodo Tours and Dives Ltd./ NA Full report LiveAboard Komodo, Rinca, Sangeang   This region (the Philippines/ Indonesia/ New Guinea triangle) provides the greatest species diversity in the world- - at least 3X that... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
10/2004   Lee Thé
100+ Dives 		 
Peter Hughes - Komodo Dancer Full report LiveAboard Bali/Komodo   Komodo Dancer crew was very good. Attentive to diver's needs. Food was variable and plentiful. Briefings were held for every dive, ... Full report  
4 stars
2 stars  
9/2004   Curt Andrus
250+ Dives 		 
Karuru Full report LiveAboard Lomboc, Komodo, Flores   The Sea Safari III is an older, wooden boat 115' long and 30' wide. It is very stable and cruises at a leisurely 7 knots. This ma... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
9/2004   Daniel O. Benson
500+ Dives 		 
Peter Hughes: Komodo Dancer Full report LiveAboard Bali, Komodo, Flores   I was quite impressed with this trip - - both the boat and the diving. The Komodo Dancer was comfortable, the food was delicio... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
9/2004   Edith Summey
1000+ Dives 		 
Grand Komodo Tours and Dives/ N/A Full report LiveAboard Alor Is.; Komodo, Rinca Is.   Grand Komodo Tours and Dives is a first class company in service and experience. The small vessels are classic Indonesian woo... Full report  
5 stars
2 stars  
8/2004   Stephen Green
100+ Dives 		 
Sea Safari III Full report LiveAboard Bali   Very spacious boat. Relatively large cabins with queen size beds or twins available. No bunks. All cabins had ensuite toilets a... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
7/2004   Bob Ewald
1000+ Dives 		 
Kararu Full report LiveAboard Komodo   Left Benoa Harbor on Bali for 11 day cruise, 10 1/ 2 days diving in mid June. Beautiful weather. The boat was large, as was the c... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
6/2004   Sean Bruner
250+ Dives 		 
Komodo Dancer Full report LiveAboard Bali   This was my first Peter Hughes liveaboard experience. We arrived in Bali which of itself is a wonderful and fascinating place fill... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
6/2004   Mario Mizrahi
500+ Dives 		 
Komodo Dancer Full report LiveAboard Bali and Komodo   This was an outstanding trip. The boat is quite stable and comfortable and the food was good. An excellent (and sizeable) crew of ... Full report  
5 stars
2 stars  
6/2004   Jack Gibson
500+ Dives 		 
Peter Hughes - Komodo Dancer Full report LiveAboard Bali/Komodo   Great dive trip! Crew was outstanding! Special thanks to Jan, Susana, and Dewa. Great weather except for rain the last two d... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
5/2004   Frank Arroyo
250+ Dives 		 
Komodo Dancer Full report LiveAboard     Number of dives: 319. It’s tough to say anything negative about a Peter Hughes operation because the people you encounter are so ... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
11/2003   Bradley Bowen
250+ Dives 		 
Kararu Dive Voyages Full report LiveAboard Komodo   Our first trip on the Sea Safari/ Kararu ( [. . . ] ) had been in November 2001. It was such a great experience that we were al... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
11/2003   Kathleen Hedde
500+ Dives 		 
Kararu Sea Safari III Full report LiveAboard Bali/Komodo   This was our first liveaboard and our first trip to Indonesia and I can't imagine anything topping it. We did the 7 day itinerary ... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
9/2003   Jennifer Meriwether
100+ Dives 		 
Grand Komodo Tour and Dives/ Tarata & Nusa Tara Full report LiveAboard Komodo and Rinca Islands   We have recently returned from our 5th liveaboard trip, in the last three years, to Komodo & Rinca Islands (Indonesia) with Grand ... Full report  
5 stars
2 stars  
7/2003   Peggy & Jose Miguel Duran, MD
1000+ Dives 		 
Komodo Dancer Full report LiveAboard Bali - Komodo National Bank   Boat is very roomy & comfortable - salon & 2 separate sun/ shade areas. Dining either salon or alfresco. Food wonderful with Asia... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
5/2003   Dale Treadway
250+ Dives 		 
Grand Komodo/ MV TemuKira Full report LiveAboard IRIAN, far eastern Indonesia   This is our second trip with Grand Komodo since the service and diving are exceptional, first one in 2001. The TemuKira o... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
4/2003   Terry Anderson
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 		 
Komodo Dancer Full report LiveAboard Komodo Islands   My twelve day tour from Bali to Komodo Island and points in between showed off some of the most spectacular diving available ... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
1/2003   Pat Wikstrom
500+ Dives 		 
ADVENTURE KOMODO Full report LiveAboard     THIS IS THE MOST COMFORTABLE BOAT THAT I HAVE HAD THE GOOD FORTUNE TO DIVE FROM. FOOD WAS GOURMET, WITH THE PRESENTATION OF A FIV... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
1/2003   JERRY TUTTLE
<100 Dives 		 
Murex - M/S Symphony Full report LiveAboard Norhern Sulawesi   We spent two weeks on M/ S Symphony - a basic boat with three reasonably comfortable cabins. The cabins are air conditioned but no... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
9/2002   Jerry
1000+ Dives 		 
Triton Bay Divers   Triton Bay   "Beautiful Reefs and Many Friendly Fish"
Triton Bay is different than anything we experienced on our 5 prior trips to Indonesia. The soft corals are spectacular, the fish ... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
3/2025   David Marchese
1000+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Papua Explorers   Raja Ampat Papua   "Raja from Land"
After leaving a 10 day liveaboard trip, I spent a week at Papua Explorers. On a previous trip, I spent a week at an "eco- lodge" d... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
2/2025   Daniel M Isard
1000+ Dives 		 
Amira   Raja Ampat   "Raja Ampat- never disappoints"
Amira was recommended by Dive Discovery, but we booked directly. Very easy to do so. It’s a great boat, well run, with fantastic c... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
12/2024   Linda Dunn
500+ Dives 		 
Wakatobi Dive Resort   Wakatobi   "Wakatobi – A Premier Resort "
I will admit up front that I consider Wakatobi to be the best all around dive resort I have ever visited. While others come close, ... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
12/2024   NEAL LANGERMAN
1000+ Dives 		Photos available
1Helpful vote(s) received
NAD-Lembeh   Lembeh   "NAD-Lembeh is a great dive resort"
Lembeh is special for small creatures, and the NAD dive guides find them. My guide found creatures too small to believe- - hairy s... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
11/2024   Phillip C Gans
1000+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Solitude Lembeh Resort       "For the love of Muck diving"
Lembeh is synonymous with muck diving, macro photography, and unusual critters. To complement your trip, the Solitude Resort in Le... Full report  
5 stars
2 stars  
11/2024   Bonnie McKenna
1000+ Dives 		Photos available
1Helpful vote(s) received
NAD Lembeh   Lembeh Strait   "One guide for every two divers"
This small resort is geared for serious muck divers and photographers. It has a huge, well- equipped camera room, and they provide ... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
11/2024   JOHN HOOVER
1000+ Dives 		 
Selayar Dive Resort/ Same   South Sulawesi   "Spectacular Walls with Amazing Biodiversity!"
The resort is very remote and you must allow for significant transit time, but it’s definitely worth the trouble because the great... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
11/2024   David Holzman
500+ Dives 		 
Papua Diving/ Sorido Bay       "A storied resort, devoted to ocean ecology, exceeds expectations"
Sorido Bay Resort was started in the 90s by Max Ammer, a legend among Raja Ampat divers who discovered and named many of the most- ... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
11/2024   Rick Morgan
1000+ Dives 		 
Raja Ampat Dive Lodge   Raja Ampat   "Raja Ampat Dive Lodge before liveaboard "
Overall great. Room very comfy, had good AC. Food was buffet style and delicious. House reef really awesome for snorkeling, so ... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
11/2024   Nicholas Zylstra
100+ Dives 		Photos available 
Wakatobi Dive Resort/ [same]wakatobi   [N/A]wakatobi   "Great snorlelling"
First non diving trip, now snorkeling only. Three days of two or three snorkeling dives. Three days of shore dives on light snorke... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
10/2024   Frank Steven Bissell
250+ Dives 		Photos available 
Coralia   Raja Ampat   "Amazing Experience: Raja Ampat Liveaboard"
My 4 minute video from my trip aboard the Coralia is here - - > [. . . ] In August 2024, I decided on a whi... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
10/2024   Karen McClure
1000+ Dives 		Photos available 
Wakatobi Dive Resort   Wakatobi   "Still gorgeous after all these years"
Our first trip here was 2001, when Lorenz Mader had recently built the nascent resort; there was no airco, Nitrox, or fresh water, ... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
10/2024   Mary McCombie
1000+ Dives 		 
Wakatobi Dive Resort   Wakatobi   "Very very good"
Our fifth trip to Wakatobi. Obviously we love it. The facilities, the rooms, the island, the camera room, the boats, the food, all... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
10/2024   helen buttress
500+ Dives 		 
Alami Alor Dive and Snorkel Resort   Alor   "Outstanding overall, but watch out for the SuperMoon"
Alami Alor is a wonderful dive resort located on the island of Alor, south of Kalabahi, on the eastern side of the bay. Getting t... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
10/2024   Steven Moore
500+ Dives 		Photos available 
Wakatobi Dive Resort       "Exceptional Diving and Resort"
This is a true 5 star dive resort! We’ve been diving for many years, but have not encountered this level of diving or service. Ev... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
10/2024   Dawn Rezak
500+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Blue Manta   Banda Sea   "Excellent Liveaboard "
Totally recommend this boat blue manta and her sister boat white manta. Very similar set up. Great photographic facilities. Dive ... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
10/2024   Gillian
250+ Dives 		 
Wakatobi Dive Resort       "Awesome third time visit to Wakatobi"
. . . . Absolutely awesome third visit. . . . Basically it is hard to beat a visit to Wakatobi. Diving, housing and cafeteria (restaur... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
9/2024   Mike Guerin
1000+ Dives 		 
Two Fish Divers   Bunaken/Lembeh   "Excellent and Economical Dive Trip"
Started trip in Bunaken after easy flights and transport arranged by resort. Stayed in basic room at Bunaken as only ones with ai... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
8/2024   Michael Gallay
1000+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Alam Batu Beach Bungalow Resort   Bali   "A Terrific and Relaxing Resort"
Although we’ve been to Bali a couple of times in the past, this was the first time we’ve been diving there. We had a week between ... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
8/2024   Gary & Robin Schiendelman
1000+ Dives 		Photos available
1Helpful vote(s) received
Murex Dive Resorts & Live-Aboards/ Murex   Manado   "The GREAT, the GOOD, and the SO-SO"
The GREAT, the GOOD, and the SO- SO We were at the Murex resort on the island of Manado in mid- July 2024 for 11 days (we were pa... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
7/2024   Donald Banas
500+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Murex Dive Resorts & Live-Aboards/ Murex Manado   NE Sulawesi   "ONE OF MY FAVORITE PLACES TO DIVE"
I've been going here with groups for over 20 years. I wouldn't keep going back if it wasn't worth doing again. TRIP REPORT: htt... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
7/2024   Ken Kurtis
1000+ Dives 		Photos available
1Helpful vote(s) received
Murex Dive Centre/ Murex Manado Resort   Sulawesi   "World-class diving, friendly attentive staff, and comfortable rooms."
PROS: Some of the best diving we’ve ever done. We’ve dove in Indonesia many times before. The diversity and numbers of fish sti... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
7/2024   Elisabeth Sykes
500+ Dives 		Photos available 
Wakatobi Dive Resort   Wakatobi   "Wakatobi - Computer Generated Perfection"
If you have the time and money to do it, Wakatobi Dive Resort is probably the best place I've been to for diving from both a conte... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
6/2024   Christopher Smith
100+ Dives 		 
Blue Manta Liveaboard   Komodo   "Indonesia diving did not disappoint."
Komodo Dive trip. When our close dive travel friends said, “What do you think about Indonesia?” my wife and I barely hesitated to... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
6/2024   Brice
250+ Dives 		 
Sea Creatures Diving/ Labuan Bajo   Komodo   "Surprise brilliant dive holiday in Komodo National Park"
Our dives in Komodo National Park in June 2024 My friend and I booked a ‘big birthday’ dive trip to Vanuatu. About three we... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
6/2024   graham stevns
250+ Dives 		 
Papua Explorers/ [Papua Explorers Eco Resort]   Raja Ampat   "Raja Ampat - Gam Island"
Raja Ampat: To get to Raja Ampat you go through Jakarta Airport for a direct flight to Sorong or have a connection in Makassar... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
5/2024   Henry O Ziller
500+ Dives 		Photos available 
Abyss Ocean World / The Manjangan   Bali   "The Menjangan - Fantastic"
The Menjangan – Bali Indonesia Our lodging was at The Menjangan in West Bali National Park. It is a 3- to- 5- hour drive from Denpas... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
5/2024   Henry O Ziller
500+ Dives 		Photos available 
Blue Manta Liveaboard       "Great trip on Blue Manta Liveaboard to Komodo"
While in Jakarta we stayed at the FM7 resort. It is near the airport, offers a free airport shuttle, breakfast was included, ans a... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
5/2024   Jim Tompkins
1000+ Dives 		 
On-site/ Siladen       "Perfect just perfect"
First Impressions Airport pickup and transport was seamless. From the time we were picked up at the airport, a member of the Sil... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
4/2024   Patrick Jacobs
500+ Dives 		2Helpful vote(s) received
Adelaar   Exploratory to Selayar   "Amazing custom trip on Adelaar"
I am the owner of Dive N Ride Adventures and chartered the Adelaar to retrace a scuba trip I took in the 1990s in Indonesia. At th... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
4/2024   Lisa J Malachowsky
1000+ Dives 		Photos available 
Papua Explorers       "Papua Explorers"
My wife and I stayed at Papua Explorers (“PapEx”) for nine nights late March/ early April 2024. This was part one of a two part di... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
4/2024   Kendall Raine
1000+ Dives 		Photos available 
Papua Paradise   Raja Ampat   "Raja Ampat -resort based world class diving"
Getting there and away It is a long haul to Papua Paradise Resort – no matter where you are coming from. You need to get to Sor... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
4/2024   Graham McGregor
500+ Dives 		Photos available 
Papua Paradise   Raja Ampat   "Raja Ampat -resort based world class diving"
Getting there and away It is a long haul to Papua Paradise Resort – no matter where you are coming from. You need to get to Sor... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
4/2024   Graham McGregor
500+ Dives 		 
Papua Paradise Eco Resort   Raja Ampat   "Another Great Trip"
This was a return trip to Papua Paradise. Many things are unchanged so please read our Undercurrent review from April 2023. Thi... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
4/2024   Gary & Robin Schiendelman
1000+ Dives 		Photos available 
Kalimaya Dive Resort   Komodo   "Critters, Nudis and Dragons in Exquisite Isolation"
Kalimaya is located on the eastern edge of Sumbawa island just past the western edge of Komodo National Park and features the beau... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
4/2024   Laura Todd
1000+ Dives 		Photos available
2Helpful vote(s) received
Mermaid II   Raja Ampat   "Raja Ampat on the Mermaid II"
The aboard staff are excellent in every way. The briefings are informative and in most cases reflect the dive. Although th... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
4/2024   Michael Francis
250+ Dives 		 
Bunaken Oasis/ ]Bunaken Oasis   North sulewesi   "Bunaken Oasis pairs a flawless resort with Bunaken's walls and more"
Grafted onto a mountainside, Bunaken Oasis, a 12- year- old resort on Bunaken Island, is beautiful, and affords commanding views ove... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
4/2024   Rick Morgan
1000+ Dives 		 
Kalimaya   Sumbawa   "A hassle to get to but well worth it"
KALIMAYA REVIEW On March 2nd, I traveled from Labuan Bajo to Bima, Sumbawa via DPS. After a 2 hour van ride over some very steep... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
3/2024   Michael J. Millet
1000+ Dives 		Photos available
1Helpful vote(s) received
Villa Markisa   Bali   "Great Resort; Lousy Weather"
VILLA MARKISA REVIEW After a 10 day liveaboard Thailand, a 7 day liveaboard doing Komodo and a week at Kalimaya Resort on Sumba... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
3/2024   Michael J. Millet
1000+ Dives 		2Helpful vote(s) received
Metita Beach & Dive Resort/ Same   North Halmahera   "A new dive resort still in startup mode"
Metita Beach and Dive Resort is a new resort located on Metita Island just off of Morotai Island in North Halmahera, Indonesia. It... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
3/2024   David Hill
1000+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Black Sand Dive Retreat   [N/A]North Sulawesi   "Possibly the best little dive resort on earth"
After diving a number of other resorts over the last year, we returned again to Black Sand Dive Retreat on Lembeh Strait in Indone... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
3/2024   David Hill
1000+ Dives 		2Helpful vote(s) received
Bunaken Oasis/ Bunaken Oasis Dive Resort and Spa   North Sulawesi   "An Indonesian Paradise"
Reachable from Europe and North America with only one change of planes and an easy boat ride, this resort boasts outstanding snork... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
3/2024   Dan McMillan
250+ Dives 		Photos available 
Misool Eco Resort/ Misool   Rajah Ampat   "surreal "
Second best resort I've been to (right after Wakatobi). Resort is a gem of eco tourism. Beautiful setting and area. ... Full report  
5 stars
2 stars  
3/2024   James Ringer
1000+ Dives 		Photos available 
Spice Island Divers Ambon   Ambon   "Enjoyable Muck Diving in a Comfortable Resort, but..."
This is meant as a 5- day side trip before a 10- day liveaboard to Raja Ampat. Originally I thought of a land- based Raja Ampat resor... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
2/2024   Judy Orange
1000+ Dives 		 
Coralia   Raja Ampat   "Fabulous Operation"
The Coralia is a floating work of art operated by ostensibly the best crew we've ever experienced in 35 liveaboards. The 20+ crew ... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
1/2024   David Marchese
1000+ Dives 		Photos available
2Helpful vote(s) received
Mermaid II   Raja Ampat   "Amazing diving in Raja Ampat"
This trip was actually done in December, 2022. After waiting so long to report it, I can no longer select that month. This was my ... Full report  
5 stars
2 stars  
1/2024   David Jackson
100+ Dives 		 
Lembeh Resort       "A Great Workshop for Photographers"
I was at Lembeh Resort for the annual Capturing Critters Underwater Photography Workshop. Lots of great things to say about the Re... Full report  
5 stars
2 stars  
1/2024   Richard Schifreen
250+ Dives 		 
Wakatobi Dive Resort   Sulawesi, Wakatobi   "Wakatobi in January"
The good: very pristine reefs, coral, and tropical fish support of the local population fishing outside of the dive sites in exc... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
1/2024   David Steinberg
1000+ 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
Alam Batu   Bali   "A spacious, comfortable resort"
My buddy and I visited Alam Batu in January of 2024 with a group organized by Kerri and Hergen of Subculture Travel. While I have... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
1/2024   David E Reubush
1000+ Dives 		Photos available
1Helpful vote(s) received
Wakatobi Dive Resort/ same   Sulawesi   "Great trip to Wakatobi"
This was my second trip to Wakatobi, the first was 12 years ago. It took too long to get back there. My fears were that the expe... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
12/2023   Marcy Altman
500+ Dives 		 
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 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Dive Concepts/ Bali Yogi, Ocean Garden, Sari Bunga   Bali   "It was what I Expected"
This is my last day in Bali, where I have been for the last ten days for a short trip back to Indonesia for the first time in four... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
11/2023   Andrew Falconer
500+ Dives 		Photos available 
Gaia Love   Raja Ampat   "Outstanding Odyssey to Raja Ampat"
Seasick Productions/ Haas Photography organized group trip. Clockwork perfection. Highly recommend Singapore Airlines business cla... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
11/2023   Lee Fenner
500+ Dives 		Photos available 
Eco Divers/ White Sands resort       "Great helpful people"
My wife and myself were already diving with Eco divers last year and we were so happy with their service and with great Lembeh muc... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
11/2023   ALES JESIH
1000+ Dives 		 
Papua Diving/ Sorido Bay resort   Sorido bay, papua   "Excellent diving especially for photography "
There r many life aboards in area. Most r stout wooden vessels. We did see one that looked to have its own chopper pad. Maybe Jeff... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
11/2023   robert h Neff
500+ Dives 		Photos available 
Dive Concepts/ Amed / Tulumben / Menjangan   Bali   "Back to Bali for a dive"
Normally I only use Bali as a transit stop on the way to some of the other diving destinations in Indonesia, but this time I decid... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
11/2023   Andrew Falconer
500+ Dives 		Photos available
2Helpful vote(s) received
Gangga Divers/ Papau Paradise Eco Resort   Raja Ampat   "Good diving at lovely resort"
The Good Over the water cabins are lovely and spacious. The bed was comfortable and has mosquito netting. We saw one or two mos... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
11/2023   Debora McAteer
1000+ Dives 		 
Papua Explorers   Raja Ampat   "Diving with Papua Explorers"
My two friends and I joined two other friends who had dived with Papua Explorers in the past. Papua Explorers DID NOT DISAPPOINT. ... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
11/2023   Gloria Wesaw
500+ Dives 		Photos available 
Papua Explorers   Raja Ampat   "Diving with Papua Explorers"
My two friends and I joined two other friends who had dived with Papua Explorers in the past. Papua Explorers DID NOT DISAPPOINT. ... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
11/2023   Gloria Wesaw
500+ Dives 		Photos available 
Alami Alor   Alor Island   "Best Resort Diving in the World"
Alor has it all: Astonishing reefs/ walls/ overhangs, soft coral, hard coral, enormous swarms of tropicals, sharks (occasional hamme... Full report  
5 stars
2 stars  
10/2023   Michael Wood
1000+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Wakatobi Dive Resort   Wakatobi   "Wonderful Dive Resort"
Wonderful experience and Wakatobi. Diving, services, staff were all excellent. Saw 1 coral bleached, but otherwise reefs appeared ... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
10/2023   Michelle Pae
<100 Dives 		 
Alor Divers Eco Resort   Alor Archipelago   "Many Faces of Indonesia"
I have visited Indonesia from Bali to Irian Jaya and in between several times before. All of my trips were at least very good. So, ... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
10/2023   Bela Asztalos
1000+ Dives 		Photos available 
Wakatobi Dive Resort   S.E. Sulawesi, Indonesia   "16th Trip to Wakatobi"
Tipped off by an Undercurrent staffer, my first visit to Wakatobi was in 1998. I had just come off ten years of bringing dive grou... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
10/2023   Kenneth Knezick
1000+ Dives 		Photos available
1Helpful vote(s) received
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