Dive Review of Cove Eco Resort in
Indonesia/Raja Ampat

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Cove Eco Resort: "Spectacular Diving, Comfortable Accommodations and Great Food", Apr, 2023, by Hugh E Aaron, FL, US ( Sr. Contributor 26 reports with 21 Helpful votes). Report 12477.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling
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Value for $$
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Comments	Cove Eco Resort We were visiting Raja Ampat as part of a 45 day trip to Indonesia. We spent 11 days at Sorido Bay (reviewed separately) before our stay at Cove Eco, which was also 11 days. Anne and Scott with Blue Water Dive Travel assisted us with our trip planning. They did a great job. Our goal was to dive us much of Raja Ampat as we could staying at land based resorts rather than on liveaboards. Splitting our time between Sorido and Cove Eco allowed us to dive much of northern Raja Ampat with very little overlap in dive sites. Cove Eco is more remote and less polished that Sorido Bay. It is located on Yeben Island very close to the Fam Islands, which turned out to be one of our favorite places to dive in Raja Ampat (it may be our favorite place on the planet). The staff is all Indonesian with most coming from the surrounding islands, although some of the dive staff were from Sulawesi. The staff could not have been more delightful. During our stay, the Cove Eco guests generally seemed to be less experienced divers than the guests at Sorido. However, the dive operation, run by Obin, is top notch and would not disappoint even the most experienced diver. Each evening everyone would gather together before dinner and Obin would present the plan for ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here
Websites	Cove Eco Resort
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	Virginia, North Carolina, California, Hawaii, Florida, Abaco, Bimini, Exumas, Culebra, USVI, BVI, Cozumel, Isla Mujeres, Caymans, Dominica, Roatan, Belize, Saba, St, Barths, St Kitts, Nevis, Saint Martin, Bequia, Bonaire, Curacao, Thailand, Australia, Egypt, Bali, Raja Ampat
Closest Airport	Sorong	Getting There	Miami, Doha, Bali, Jakarta, Sorong, Boat to Cove Eco
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, rainy, cloudy, dry	Seas	calm, choppy, currents, no currents
Water Temp	83-84°F / 28-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility	50-90 Ft/ 15-27 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Dives were generally not much more than an hour. It was not a problem.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	1 or 2
Dolphins	1 or 2	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	> 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	There were very few serious photographers during our visit. But I'm sure the resort could accommodate them. Our room had a desk with decent lighting and electrical service. ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here

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Dive Review of Cove Eco Resort in Indonesia/Raja Ampat

Cove Eco Resort: "Spectacular Diving, Comfortable Accommodations and Great Food", Apr, 2023,

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Dive Review of Cove Eco Resort in
Indonesia/Raja Ampat