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Dive Review of Gaia Love in
Indonesia/Banda Sea, Triton Bay

Gaia Love: "Mixed Bag In Banda", Oct, 2023,

by Tim Williams, CA, US (Reviewer Reviewer 6 reports with 7 Helpful votes). Report 12747.

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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 4 stars
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Comments First of all the Gaia Love is a great boat; the "value" would have been a higher rating if we had seen whale sharks, hammerheads and mantas. The added travel days to meet the boat and costs of 3-domestic flights each way with tax and charges for all baggage and 2 additional hotel rooms each way to and from this trip drove up the price. So, the expense and difficulty to get there and then not experience "the big stuff" reduced the value for me ( but not everyone) on this trip.

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Reporter and Travel

Dive Experience Over 1000 dives
Where else diving California, Hawaii, Florida, Cuba, USVI, BVI's, Belize, Honduras, Grand Cayman, Cozumel, La Paz, Indonesia, Chuuk, Palau, Fiji, Egypt, Saba, Dominica, St. Maarten, Bahamas, New Zealand, Socorro, French Polynesia, Australia
Closest Airport Saumlaki Getting There LAX - Singapore - Jakarta - Ambon - Saumlaki

Dive Conditions

Weather sunny Seas calm
Water Temp 80-82°F / 27-28°C Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility 3-60 Ft/ 1-18 M

Dive Policy

Dive own profile yes
Enforced diving restrictions Check-out dive. Complete dive briefings, minimum 2-hour surface intervals Recreational dive limits. No deco diving.
Liveaboard? no Nitrox Available? yes

What I Saw

Sharks None Mantas None
Dolphins None Whale Sharks None
Turtles 1 or 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
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