Dive Review of Grand Komodo, Raja Ampat Dive Lodge/Raja Ampat Dive Lodge in
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Grand Komodo, Raja Ampat Dive Lodge/Raja Ampat Dive Lodge, Jul, 2013, by Terry H Anderson, TX, US ( Sr. Contributor 28 reports with 15 Helpful votes). Report 7082.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	This is our 7th time with Grand Komodo in 11 years, so obviously I think Grand Komodo is outstanding. Each time we return we take new divers, and they are amazed with Grand Komodo and the diving. This year there were 5 of us. This was or our second time to RADL, and we all agreed that it has great facilities, and delicious food. It is located about a 90 to 120 minute high speed boat ride from the port city of Sorong. At RADL you will see turtles, eels, electric and giant clams, scorpion and crocodile fish, and large schools of fusiliers, barracuda, tang, yellow tail snappers, batfish, and the occasional small schools of hunting mackerel and tuna. Unfortunately, although we saw 6 to 8 white and black-tips on this 6 day trip, there are not as many sharks as last year, and the previous years. We did see a healthy number of Woebegone sharks. While I love RADL, I have to admit that last year's trip was better; it was the "RADL Combo." That trip is a few days at the Lodge and about a week on the Live-a-board, and that means that you get up farther north in Raja Ampat, and have a better chance of not seeing anyone else and seeing critters like Bamboo sharks. Nevertheless, and overall, RADL is a fabulous dive lodge, staffed with friendly people, a great cook, superb DMs, and we look forward to returning!
Websites	Grand Komodo, Raja Ampat Dive Lodge Raja Ampat Dive Lodge
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	All over the World
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	cloudy	Seas	calm
Water Temp	84-86°F / 29-30°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	30-100 Ft/ 9-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Dive your own profile. Some dives were over 100 feet, but most were about 80 and then begin ascent.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	None
Dolphins	Schools	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	N/A
Overall rating for UWP's	N/A	Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	We all took cameras and our laptops and viewed our pictures every night.

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By philip nicozisis in FL, US at Aug 12, 2013 03:03 EST

How do you get to the port city for the boat transfer and do they offer nitrox ?

By report author: Terry H Anderson in TX, US at Aug 12, 2013 09:43 EST

Grand Komodo also is a travel agent, so they will arrange all flights inside Indonesia. We flew on Lion Air from Manado to Sorong, the port city in Raja Ampat, but in the past have flown from Bali. Tian, chief of reservations, will set up the flights, and any hotels: chief-resa@gkradl.com I don't use nitrox so ask tian if they have nitrox. All the dives are about 70 minutes, usually with the last 20 minutes under 10 meters. Best, TA

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Dive Review of Grand Komodo, Raja Ampat Dive Lodge/Raja Ampat Dive Lodge in Indonesia/Raja Ampat Dive Lodge

Grand Komodo, Raja Ampat Dive Lodge/Raja Ampat Dive Lodge, Jul, 2013,

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Dive Review of Grand Komodo, Raja Ampat Dive Lodge/Raja Ampat Dive Lodge in
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