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Dive Review of Amira in
Indonesia/Forgotten Islands

Amira: "Another excellent trip", Apr, 2023,

by ann mcgrath, VA, US (Sr. Contributor Sr. Contributor 26 reports with 19 Helpful votes). Report 12468 has 2 Helpful votes.

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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

Accommodations For Subscribers Only Food 5 stars
Service and Attitude For Subscribers Only Environmental Sensitivity For Subscribers Only
Dive Operation For Subscribers Only Shore Diving For Subscribers Only
Snorkeling N/A
Value for $$ For Subscribers Only
Beginners 2 stars
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Comments This was my third trip on Amira, and if I dive Indonesia again, it will be on Amira again! My dive buddies (we came from the east and west coasts of the US) agreed that they have the best dive operation we’ve seen. And we’ve been diving for decades!

They have an excellent safety briefing, and do a very good job of making sure their passengers are safe. Even when my roommate got a head cold, and then I caught it, they watched me underwater (after a couple of days when I felt safe to go back in) to make sure I didn’t have any issues.

Sadly, there were very few big fish on this trip, compared to many pr ... Subscribe to get the full story. For Subscribers Only  Active subscribers continue reading here
Websites Amira   

Reporter and Travel

Dive Experience 501-1000 dives
Where else diving Caribbean, Thailand, Fiji, Solomon Islands, Indonesia (Lembeh, Komodo, Raja Ampat, Komodo, Forgotten Islands), Galapagos
Closest Airport Getting There We flew in through Jakarta and out through Bali. You will have to work with your dive operator for local flights once you get to Indonesia, and many are overnight flights.

Dive Conditions

Weather sunny, rainy, cloudy Seas calm, choppy
Water Temp 72-82°F / 22-28°C Wetsuit Thickness 5
Water Visibility 30-100 Ft/ 9-30 M

Dive Policy

Dive own profile yes
Enforced diving restrictions Depth and time
Liveaboard? yes Nitrox Available? yes

What I Saw

Sharks 1 or 2 Mantas 1 or 2
Dolphins None Whale Sharks None
Turtles > 2 Whales None
Corals 5 stars Tropical Fish For Subscribers Only
Small Critters For Subscribers Only Large Fish For Subscribers Only
Large Pelagics For Subscribers Only

Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

Subject Matter For Subscribers Only Boat Facilities 5 stars
Overall rating for UWP's For Subscribers Only Shore Facilities For Subscribers Only
UW Photo Comments The open camera area is enough space for all the photographers we had on this trip, which was almost everyone! ... Subscribe to get the full story. For Subscribers Only  Active subscribers continue reading here
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