Dive Review of Kalimaya in
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Kalimaya: "A remote gem with a huge variety of diving", Nov, 2023, by Tom Flaherty, Marsworth, GB ( Reviewer 3 reports). Report 12700.
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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
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Comments	Located on the east coast of Sumbawa, this is a challenging destination to get to from the UK. It was worth the trip. Kalimaya is everything a small dive resort should be; friendly, good value and providing the visiting diver with a very wide choice of diving. All the people working here have an untrainable attitude, being nice and helpful just comes naturally. The food is outstanding and the small rooms which are air conditioned are perfectly fine and comfortable. We dived at full moon and it would be fair to say that there was a lot of current around. We would often encounter upwellings when the temperature would drop from c27c to 22/23c and there were a few down currents too. Many of the dives would not suit those new to diving. That said, I am sure too that if you went there and asked not to be exposed to current they could arrange this. Our check out dive took place on a quiet sit ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	Galapagos, SW Ireland, Indonesia (various), Caymans, Belize, Oman, Bonaire, Maldives, Seychelles
Closest Airport	Bima	Getting There	Lion Air (Wings) hugely problematic, standard for this part of the world
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, dry	Seas	currents
Water Temp	22-27°C / 72-81°F	Wetsuit Thickness	5
Water Visibility	10-30 M / 33-98 Ft
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	None
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	Squadrons
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	Lots of critters to photograph. ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here

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Dive Review of Kalimaya in Indonesia

Kalimaya: "A remote gem with a huge variety of diving", Nov, 2023,

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

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Reporter and Travel

Dive Conditions

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What I Saw

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Dive Review of Kalimaya in
Indonesia