Dive Review of Grand Komodo -- Raja Ampat Explorer in
Indonesia/Raja Ampat

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Grand Komodo -- Raja Ampat Explorer, Nov, 2010, by LP, NSW, AUSTRALIA ( 1 report). Report 5827.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation	N/A	Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$
Beginners
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Comments	I can't stress enough how good Grand Komodo are and the respect they had from other dive operators in the region. They're all locals and apparently other dive companies have tried (and sometimes succeeded) in poaching Grand Komodo divemasters. They're that good. The operation itself was so smooth and our chef Aji, who used to work at an upmarket restaurant in Bali for 7 years was spectacular and while i might not be the most experienced diver I know my food. I am already planning my next dive trip with Grand Komodo in the Komodo/Flores region (more big fish). So while I'm not as experienced a diver as many people reviewing on this site I have been fortunate enough to do most of my diving in world class spots and I would be lying to say I wasn't disappointed with the number of larger fish. Talking to the locals, they agree that the articles and "buzz" about Raja Ampat have been mostly marketing and that it was never a PNG. Shark Fining only stopped in 2007 and the marine conservation zones boundaries have only just been agreed upon, let alone enforced. Talking to a marine biologist working on that project, she feels that it will probably take 10-20 years to get back to a full food chain but she's worried tourism will likely be rampant by that time. Still, sites like Cape Kri, Manta Point and the Fibbacet reefs were truly spectacular with huge schools of so many species in the one spot, it was mind boggling!! It was worth it for that plus we had a full 1 hr dive with several Manta Rays that brushed us they were so inquisitive. Just don't expect other dive sites to match up. The corals, small fishes and critters were as you've heard and abundant across many dive sites but if your into seeing bigger pelagics, don't put Raja Ampat at the top of your list.
Websites	Grand Komodo -- Raja Ampat Explorer
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	51-100 dives
Where else diving	Australia, Fiji, Bali, Mexico, Honduras
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm
Water Temp	28-28°C / 82-82°F	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	10-20 M / 33-66 Ft
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	No Deco
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	no
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or	Mantas	Squadrons
Dolphins	Schools	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	1 or	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter	N/A	Boat Facilities	N/A
Overall rating for UWP's	N/A	Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	[None]

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Dive Review of Grand Komodo -- Raja Ampat Explorer in Indonesia/Raja Ampat

Grand Komodo -- Raja Ampat Explorer, Nov, 2010,

Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

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Reporter and Travel

Dive Conditions

Dive Policy

What I Saw

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Dive Review of Grand Komodo -- Raja Ampat Explorer in
Indonesia/Raja Ampat