Dive Review of Ankermi/Happy Dive in
Indonesia/Maumere

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Ankermi/Happy Dive, Aug, 2007, by Michael Bode, Germany, Germany ( Sr. Reviewer 11 reports with 1 Helpful vote). Report 3609.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity	N/A
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
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Value for $$	N/A
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Comments	Ankermi/Happy Dive is a small resort 29 km east of Maumere. I have been in the area a couple of times before staying on live aboards or in the Sea World Club further west. The great advantage of staying at Ankermi is that Maumere´s top critter dive site Wodong Beach is just in front. Here you find frog fish, flying gurnards, pegassus, different kinds of lionfish (including the blue fin one), Mimic Octopus, Ghost Pipefish, Mandarinfish, etc. There is also a Japanese wreck just in front with more critters but not good viz. Coral and big fish is further out. You go there on local boats which is nothing for spoiled divers. However there are beautiful walls and reefs around the islands in front with occasional shark encounters including hammerheads as I was told. Currents can be strong here. The new resort consists of five simple two storey bungalows with a double bed downstairs and another bed upstairs. There are open air mandi style bathrooms. Staying here is very cheap: Half pension is only 15 US$, Shore diving is 20 Euro per dive (if you bring your own equipement). Charging batteries was a problem. There is only electricity from 6 pm until 6 am. Night dives had to take place very late after having recharged the empty batteries from the day dives.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	Red Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Philippines, Thailand, Malaysia, PNG, Solomon Islands, Indonesia
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm, currents
Water Temp	27-28°C / 81-82°F	Wetsuit Thickness	5
Water Visibility	10-20 M / 33-66 Ft
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	No-deco diving.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	None
Dolphins	Schools	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	1 or 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	Ankermi/Happy Dive have just moved to their new location about 29 km east of Maumere. The new resort has a new and clean dive dive shop with space for cleaning uw-equipement. Bungalows are small without a/c. The only place to clean and arrange your equipement is on the small veranda of your bungalow or in the dive shop.

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Dive Review of Ankermi/Happy Dive in Indonesia/Maumere

Ankermi/Happy Dive, Aug, 2007,

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Dive Review of Ankermi/Happy Dive in
Indonesia/Maumere