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Grand Komodo/ Raja Ampat Dive Lodge Full report

Raja Ampat

My husband says it should be renamed the Raja Ampat DIET Lodge! The food was basically unedible - - and we are not real picky eate... Full report

9/2011

Barbara M Shively
250+ Dives

Grand Komodo -- Putri Papua Full report

"Raining fish"
Raja Ampat may be one of the most inconvenient places to visit, but is has some of the finest diving in the world. My journey beg... Full report

11/2016

Dan Purnell
1000+ Dives

Grand Komodo -- Raja Ampat Explorer Full report

Misool and Dampier Strait

"Misool and the Dampier Strait"
Our adventure began in Sorong, which included diving in Misool and the Dampier Strait. This was my 8th trip with Grand Komodo tou... Full report

10/2014

Dan Purnell
500+ Dives

Grand Komodo/ Raja Ampat Dive Lodge Full report

Raja Ampat

The Raja Ampat Dive Lodge is the latest offering from Grand Komodo. Located on West Mansuar Island in the Dampier Strait, RADL i... Full report

3/2010

Maurine Shimlock
1000+ Dives

Grand Komodo -- Raja Ampat Explorer Full report

Raja Ampat

MV Raja Ampat Explorer, Raja Ampat, Indonesia May - June, 2010 On May 24, 2010, nine of us who have shar... Full report

5/2010

Mel Cundiff
1000+ Dives

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Grand Komodo -- Putri Papua Full report

Raja Ampat

We spent ten days diving in the northern Rama Ampat Islands from Grand Komodo's Putri Papua. Having read a great deal of "hy... Full report

10/2010

Rick Sterne/Chrisanda Button
500+ Dives

Grand Komodo -- TemuKira Full report

Misool & Raja Ampat

Having decided in advance that ten days was not enough time to spend diving in Raja Ampat, we moved directly from Grand Komod... Full report

10/2012

Rickie Sterne/Chrisanda Btuuo
500+ Dives

Grand Komodo -- TemuKira Full report

Cendrawasih Bay&Raja Ampat

Cendrawasih Bay is a tough trip. The best connection to Manokwari is a red- eye flight from Jakarta on Sriwijaya Airlines. S... Full report

9/2013

Rickie Sterne/Chrisanda Butto
500+ Dives

Grand Komodo -- Putri Papua Full report

Raja Ampat

We learned of the existence of the Raja Ampat islands from a report published in Undercurrent in September, 2003. The subtit... Full report

10/2012

Rickie Sterne/Chrisanda Butto
500+ Dives

Grand Komodo -- TemuKira Full report

Ambon-Banda-Alor-Maumere

Our two- week cruise aboard the TemuKira took us from the muck sites of Ambon, through the beautiful walls of the Banda Island... Full report

10/2011

Rickie Sterne/Chrisanda Butto
500+ Dives

Grand Komodo -- Raja Ampat Explorer/ Raja Ampat Explorer Full report

Papua

"Whale Sharks at Cenderwash Bay"
This can only be described as a bucket list type diving trip. We went half way around the world for a five day dive trip that rea... Full report

11/2014

Steve Smith
250+ Dives

Grand Komodo -- Raja Ampat Explorer Full report

"Great Diving, but getting more crowded."
We have been with Grand Komodo on 7 dive trips over 16 years. Well, we love Indonesia, people, food, and culture. The firs... Full report

1/2019

Terry H Anderson
500+ Dives

Grand Komodo -- Putri Papua/ Combo trip-Raja Ampat Dive Lodge an Full report

Raja Ampat

This is our 6th time with Grand Komodo [in about 11 years] so we feel like part of the family. Their new Raja Ampat Dive Lodge is... Full report

11/2012

Terry H Anderson
500+ Dives

Grand Komodo -- Raja Ampat Explorer/ Raja Ampat Dive Lodge

Raja Ampat

"Liveaboards, Malicious and goodwill"
For our fourth Raja Ampat cruise, we decided to dive only in Central. The fish were as abundant as ever, and from the first night ... Full report

9/2024

Toshihisa Tsunoda
1000+ Dives

Grand Komodo -- Putri Papua

Raja Ampat & Misool

"PUTRI PAPUA Saved Our vacation from Covid-19"
PUTRI PAPUA Saved Our vacation from Covid- 19. The April 2020 Pearl of Papua cruise was cancelled due to the Indonesian border blo... Full report

5/2023

Toshihisa Tsunoda
1000+ Dives

Komodo Alor Dive/ Raja Ampat Explorer Full report

Raja Ampat

Have done about 25 liveaboards across the world over the last 20 years, and this was the best. The dive operators arranged domest... Full report

5/2010

Alan G Miller
500+ Dives

Grand Komodo Tours/ SMY Temukira Full report

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

3/2005

Arief Irwan Latif
<100 Dives

Grand Komodo -- Raja Ampat Explorer/ Explorer and RADL Full report

Raja ampat

"Raja Ampat Explorer and Dive Lodge Dream Trip"
Dream dive trip began with three dives in gangga at Bangka island. Plush resort there. Great service then flight to Sorong and s... Full report

11/2014

carl berenson
250+ Dives

Grand Komodo Full report

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

3/2005

Charles Menbeck
100+ Dives

Grand Komodo/ TemuKira Full report

Triton Bay

Is there fine diving in Triton Bay? Definitely! However, divers traveling to this area need to be apprised of two facts. F... Full report

4/2009

Chrisanda Button & Rickie Ster
500+ Dives

Grand Komodo/ TemuKira Full report

Misool & Halmahera

What an adventure we had with Grand Komodo! We boarded the TemuKira in Sorong, Papua, and debarked two weeks and forty- nine dives... Full report

10/2007

Chrisanda Button/Rickie Sterne
500+ Dives

Grand Komodo Tours & Ddiving/ Nusa Tara Full report

Alor

Alor is visited by fewer than 1000 divers per year, but those few divers are fortunate indeed. A week on a liveaboard in Alo... Full report

10/2006

Chrisanda Button/Rickie Sterne
250+ Dives

Grand Komodo, Temu Kira Full report

Halmahera, Moluccas

This was a charter, exploratory 11 night trip to search out good dive spots around Halmahera, one of the larger but mostly unknown... Full report

3/2006

Dave Van Rooy
1000+ Dives

Grand Komodo -- Putri Papua Full report

Raja Ampat

"Raja Ampat with Grand Komodo Group Trip"
This one week trip was the amazing result of lots of research and advice from Undercurrent reader reviews. We were 8 experienced w... Full report

3/2018

David Holzman
250+ Dives

Grand Komodo Tours/ Temu Kira Full report

Raja Ampat

the good: vey good divng; almost all reefs and walls had "too much bio- diversity"; crew tried very hard to serve the divers ( only... Full report

9/2008

eldon okazaki
500+ Dives

Grand Komodo Tours/ Raja Ampat Explorer Full report

Raja Ampat

The Raja Ampat area has so much to see. This was my second trip there, this time on a liveaboard, the “Raja Ampat Explorer, ” run b... Full report

7/2008

Fred Turoff
500+ Dives

Grand Komodo Tours Full report

Komodo

At $1225 for 8 days, 7 nights, this is a terrific deal. The diving was often in pristine areas with no other boats in the area. Ou... Full report

5/2004

Fred Turoff
500+ Dives

Grand Komodo -- TemuKira/ Raja a pat dive lodge Full report

Raja ampat and cendrawasih bay

"Indonesian diving in raja ampat with grand Komodo tours"
i have dived at raja ampat dive lodge for a weeks time before or after a ten day live aboard on explorer or temu kira for the last... Full report

10/2016

Irene dabanian
250+ Dives

Grand Komodo -- Raja Ampat Explorer/ raja ampat dive lodge and explorer Full report

raja ampat north and misool

"grand komodo explorer and raja ampat dive lodge"
raja ampat dive lodge is a great way to relax and dive dampier straits. we had our own private boat, capt, and dive guide for the ... Full report

11/2015

irene dabanian
250+ Dives

Grand Komodo -- Putri Papua Full report

Raja Ampat

"Great trip "
This is a simple no frills boat with quite small double cabins. I was a lone woman and by chance got the best cabin which was spac... Full report

5/2015

Jan T
250+ Dives

Grand Komodo -- Nusa Tara Full report

Komodo & Rinca Islands

(Note we submitted the same review to Tripadvisor) In short: Highly recommended inexpensive first- rate liveaboard trip Now t... Full report

12/2012

Jennifer Widom
500+ Dives

Grand Komodo -- Tarata Full report

Komodo

Indonesians are delightful, diving around Komodo is fantastic, and the food onboard is the usual yummy Indonesian fare. Enough sa... Full report

4/2012

John Woolley
250+ Dives

Grand Komodo -- Raja Ampat Explorer Full report

Raja Ampat

No doubt like many Undercurrent readers, I'm getting old and jaded, and enter most excursions without expectations (don't want to ... Full report

1/2012

John Woolley
250+ Dives

Grand Komodo -- TemuKira Full report

Halmahera-Togians-Sulawesi

We spent 12 days cruising and diving in northeastern Indonesia from Halmahera to the Togian Islands to Lembeh Strait in North Sula... Full report

4/2010

Jose Miguel & Peggy Duran
1000+ Dives

Grand Komodo Tours/ TemuKira Full report

Raja Ampat - Halmahera

We went on a 15 day diving cruise from Raja Ampat to Halmahera, Indonesia, aboard the TemuKira, a 110 ft Pinisi boat operated by G... Full report

4/2009

Jose Miguel & Peggy Duran
1000+ Dives

Grand Komodo -- TemuKira Full report

Alor-Banda-Misool-Raja Ampat

We went on a 15 day cruise on Grand Komodo Tours' MV TemuKira in December 2010, diving some of the best - - and most remote- - areas ... Full report

12/2010

Jose Miguel and Peggy Duran
1000+ Dives

Grand Komodo -- Putri Papua Full report

Flores, Alor, Banda, Misool

"Flores, Alor, Banda, Ceram and Misool. Putri Papua, October 2017"
Just came back from a fantastic 15 day cruise on Grand Komodo Tours' MV Putri Papua in October 2017, revisiting some of the best... Full report

10/2017

Jose Miguel Duran MD
1000+ Dives

Grand Komodo -- Raja Ampat Explorer Full report

Raja Ampat

We were originally booked aboard the Archipelago Adventurer II, but it and its replacement boat were removed from service before w... Full report

1/2011

Kimberly Krebs
250+ 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

Komodo Alor Safari (also known as Grand Komodo)/ Putri Pupua Full report

Raja Ampat Islands

The Raja Ampats may well boast the richest amount/ variety of life on Earth; and you can enjoy it if you're up for the sometimes sw... Full report

11/2007

Lee Thé
250+ Dives

Grand Komodo Tours and Dives Ltd./ NA Full report

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

10/2004

Lee Thé
100+ Dives

Grand Komodo Tours and Dives Ltd./ NA Full report

Wakatobi, Flores Sea

Wakatobi is a great liveaboard destination for experienced, self- sufficient divers. We enjoyed mind- boggling species diversity of ... Full report

10/2006

Lee Thé
250+ Dives

Grand Komodo Tours/ NusaTara Full report

Bali & Komodo

Grand Komodo Tours and Travel is the best liveaboard deal in Indonesia and they treat their customers very well. Liveaboard condit... Full report

4/2007

LeRoy Anderson
500+ Dives

Grand Komodo -- Raja Ampat Explorer Full report

Raja Ampat

I can't stress enough how good Grand Komodo are and the respect they had from other dive operators in the region. They're all loca... Full report

11/2010

LP
<100 Dives

Grand Komodo -- Raja Ampat Explorer Full report

Raja Ampat

"Raja Ampat aboard the Raj Ampat Explorer June 2017"
Ever since the Nature Conservancy published the report by Conservation International in the fall of 2003 announcing that Raja Ampa... Full report

6/2017

Mel Cundiff
1000+ Dives

Grand Komodo -- Raja Ampat Explorer Full report

Cendrawasih Bay

Diving Cendrawashi Bay on the Bird’s Head Seascape of Indonesia on the Raja Ampat Explorer ... Full report

6/2012

Mel Cundiff
1000+ Dives

Grand Komodo/ KLM Temukira Full report

Halmahera

Halmahera, Indonesia – Off the Beaten Path On the 12- Passenger KLM Temukira, May 2009 The KLM Te... Full report

5/2009

Mel Cundiff
1000+ Dives

Grand Komodo -- Raja Ampat Explorer Full report

GRAND KOMODO DIVE BOATS . . . . . . . . . . INDONESIAN PARADISE I JUST FINISHED A 15 DAY TRIP WITH GRAND KOMODO ON THEIR NEWEST BOAT, THE... Full report

12/2009

michael harder
1000+ Dives

Grand Komodo -- TemuKira Full report

Maluku Sea

The Temukira is not a luxury live- aboard, but it is very comfortable with excellent diving, a helpful, friendly crew and very good... Full report

10/2009

Michael J Millet
1000+ Dives

Grand Komodo/ Grand Komodo Raja Ampat Dive Lodge Full report

Mansuar Island, Indonesia

I have been diving with Grand Komodo since 1995, and have been on many trips on all of their dive boats. The crew is always helpf... Full report

12/2011

Mike Harder
1000+ Dives

Grand Komodo -- Raja Ampat Explorer Full report

Raja Ampat

"Raja Ampat Explorer"
The travel: Coming from mid- US, the trip is a marathon. Expect to spend a minimum of 30- 36 hours to get to Sorong. Most of the ... Full report

10/2014

Mike Szathmary
250+ Dives

Grand Komodo/ Raja Ampat Dive Lodge Full report

Mansuar Island, Raja Ampat

"Raja Ampat Dive Lodge, Raja Ampat, Indonesia"
After 4 days of travelling we were wondering if it still was worth the trouble getting there. We did our first dive at 3 pm at Yen... Full report

9/2014

Peggy & Jose Miguel Duran M.D
1000+ Dives

Grand Komodo/ Putri Papua Full report

Northern Raja Ampat & Dampier

"Grand Komodo Putri Papua - Raja Ampat"
This was our eigth cruise on the Putri Papua since January 2004 and our twenty- first trip with Grand Komodo since June 2000. Spent... Full report

10/2014

Peggy & Jose Miguel Duran MD
1000+ Dives

Grand Komodo -- TemuKira Full report

Raja Ampat-Misool

We spent a few days diving Misool and Raja Ampat during our previous TemuKira cruise in December 2010 from Alor to Sorong and it w... Full report

5/2011

Peggy & Jose Miguel Duran MD
1000+ Dives

Grand Komodo Tour and Dives/ Tarata & Nusa Tara Full report

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

7/2003

Peggy & Jose Miguel Duran, MD
1000+ Dives

Grand Komodo -- Nusa Tara Full report

[Komodo National Park

"Back to Komodo on the Nusa Tara"
We just returned from our 13th trip to Komodo National Park in Indonesia in the last 16 years, aboard the MV Nusa Tara, a very com... Full report

11/2016

Peggy and Jose Miguel Duran MD
1000+ Dives

Grand Komodo -- TemuKira Full report

[Cendrawasih Bay to Raja Ampat

"Whale Sharks to Nudibranchs. Cendrawasih Bay - Raja Ampat on TemuKira"
We dove for almost 3 hours with 5 whale sharks!! This absolutely justified our long trip around the world. These gentle gian... Full report

9/2015

Peggy and Jose Miguel Duran MD
1000+ Dives

Grand Komodo Tours/ Rajah Ampat Explorer Full report

Rajah Ampat

7 of the 11 booked passengers failed to front, despite only 4 guests being aboard we were still given the full cruise of Rajah Amp... Full report

3/2009

phil johnston
500+ Dives

Grand Komodo -- Tarata Full report

"Superb diving & value, great guides, only advanced diving--K'rrren!"
This was our first return trip to the KOMODO area since 1996. At that time, we did not see a single other dive boat! Now many liv... Full report

7/2018

Sharon Bailey-Bok
1000+ Dives

Raja Ampat Dive Lodge - Grand Komodo Full report

Raja Ampat

"RADL: Lovely resort, great value, great dive ops!"
RADL is just a lovely resort with delightful people and excellent dive operation. Excellent price/ value, too. We spent two weeks a... Full report

4/2018

Sharon Bailey-Bok
1000+ Dives

Grand Komodo -- TemuKira Full report

Raja Ampat

"GREAT "WOW" coral reef diving; excellent guides, service, value!!"
“Best Crew” motto proved true for us! Wonderful ALL- INDONESIAN crew (and company—Grand Komodo Dives & tours is based in Bali—we fi... Full report

7/2018

Sharon Bailey-Bok
1000+ Dives

Grand Komodo Tours and Dives/ N/A Full report

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

8/2004

Stephen Green
100+ Dives

Grand Komodo Full report

Hamalhara

Grand Komodo [ [. . . ] ] KLM Temukira. Halmalhara trip, July 14- 23 2009. This is our 5th trip with Grand Komodo in ... Full report

7/2009

Terry Anderson
500+ Dives

Grand Komodo Diving/ Raja Ampat Full report

Raja Ampat

Leatherback Turtle Expedition, guided by Save Our Leatherback Turtles founder and director, Larry McKinna, who is a walking encylo... Full report

8/2007

Terry Anderson
500+ Dives

Grand Komodo Tours/ MV Tarata Full report

Komodo, Alor Islands

This was our third time with Grand Komodo Tours, and our second trip to Komodo National Park. Smartly, the Indonesian governm... Full report

8/2006

Terry Anderson
250+ Dives

Grand Komodo/ MV TemuKira Full report

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

4/2003

Terry Anderson
250+ Dives

Grand Komodo -- Putri Papua Full report

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

6/2014

Werner Brandt
<100 Dives

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