Aggressor Fleet: "Great dive boat, fantastic location.", Jun, 2017,by Randy Alexander, CO, US ( Sr. Reviewer 7 reports with 9 Helpful votes). Report 9662 has 2 Helpful votes. |
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best): |
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Accommodations | Food | ||
Service and Attitude | Environmental Sensitivity | ||
Dive Operation | Shore Diving | N/A | |
Snorkeling | N/A | ||
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Comments |
In my opinion, Raja Ampat is probably one of the best dive destinations in the world and the Raja Ampat Aggressor is one of the best ways to experience it. This location has an incredible amount of sea life both in numbers and variety. Nutibranchs were so common; I stopped taking pictures of them. I have diving for a long time all over the world and I saw creatures I have never seen before. The only thing missing were large pelagic, but i think I was not there at best time of year to see them. The cabins on this boat are average for a liveaboard. Meals were delicious including gourmet dinners. The boat and crew were excellent. 15 crew for 16 passengers. For diving, we were split into three groups, four to six divers per group, with a dive master for each group. Diving is done from rigid inflatables. This is a remote location and not easy to get to. It took me five flights to get there. It is defiantly worth the effort.Take your time getting there and enjoy the adventure. |
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Websites | Aggressor Fleet | ||
Reporter and Travel |
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Dive Experience | 501-1000 dives | ||
Where else diving | Western Pacific, Eastern Pacific, Indonesia, Caribbean, Hawaii, Red Sea, Austria. | ||
Closest Airport | Sorong | Getting There | Five flights. NRT, SIN, JKT, UPG, SOQ. |
Dive Conditions |
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Weather | sunny | Seas | calm |
Water Temp | 80-85°F / 27-29°C | Wetsuit Thickness | 3 |
Water Visibility | 50-100 Ft/ 15-30 M | ||
Dive Policy |
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Dive own profile | yes | ||
Enforced diving restrictions | 1 hour max dive time. | ||
Liveaboard? | yes | Nitrox Available? | yes |
What I Saw |
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Sharks | 1 or 2 | Mantas | None |
Dolphins | None | Whale Sharks | None |
Turtles | > 2 | Whales | None |
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best): |
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Corals | Tropical Fish | ||
Small Critters | Large Fish | ||
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Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best): |
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Subject Matter | Boat Facilities | ||
Overall rating for UWP's | Shore Facilities | N/A | |
UW Photo Comments |
Excellent macro photography. The boat has ample camera table space. |
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