Dive Review of Gaia Love in
Indonesia/Raja Ampat

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Gaia Love: "Awesome Liveaboard for Raja Ampat", Feb, 2024, by Leslie Chow, CA, USA ( 2 reports with 6 Helpful votes). Report 12943.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling
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Comments	Gaia love is a fantastic boat built by 2 couples who are avid divers/owners for which this is a labor of love an not their main profession. Great service and fantastic food (plated, custom, not buffet). Best liveaboard I've been on! rooms are great with plenty of efficient storage space;upstairs have view and small balcony and spacious, comfortable below deck rooms. up to 4 dives a day. nitrox extra. max 21 divers/snorkelers. there were 3-4 snorkelers on our trip and a total of 16 guests. Awesome cruise managers and well managed / seemingly happy and spirited crew. individual camera rinse tanks per person. hot towels and hot cocoa on night dives. gourmet meals (head chef and 3 sous chefs: 1st night dinner - seared tuna, 2nd: lobster thermidore, etc.) lunches also great. all meals included tasty options for vegetarians, GF etc. home made deserts every day. schedule: 1st/light breakfast / 7 am dive / 2nd breakfast /2nd am dive / custom lunch/ afternoon dive/ snack/ night dive/ dinner (or early dinner for those not doing night dive)., 1st glass of wine gratis. complementary soft drinks. Masseuse onboard for optional massages. Excellent dive logistics and briefings, dive guides. Lots of outdoor and indoor space to hang out. spacious and stable steel hulled boat. 3-4 people per dive group/dive guide/small boat. Our 12 day itinerary looped through southern - northern - central Raja Ampat with a variety of sites and ecosystems. Enjoyed the visit/lecture by Manta researcher.
Websites	Gaia Love
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	N. CA, Hawaii, Red Sea, Myanmar/Burma Banks, Galapagos, Palau, Yap, Guam, Mexico, Sulawesi/Indonesia, Wakatobi/Indonesia, Fiji, Bahamas, Cayman Islands, Puerto Rico, Florida, Israel/Mediterranean, Tubataha (Philippines)
Closest Airport	Sorong	Getting There	SFO-Tokyo-Jakarta-Sorong. on return (better): Sorong - Jakarta - Bali (stayed there)- Jakarta- Singapore - SFO
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm, surge
Water Temp	84-82°F / 29-28°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	50-75 Ft/ 15-23 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	1 hour-ish dive time
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	Squadrons
Dolphins	None	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	N/A
UW Photo Comments	[None]individual rinse tanks. indoor camera work room w individual camera work spaces w charging stations, storage etc.

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Dive Review of Gaia Love in Indonesia/Raja Ampat

Gaia Love: "Awesome Liveaboard for Raja Ampat", Feb, 2024,

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Dive Review of Gaia Love in
Indonesia/Raja Ampat