Dive Review of Nautika Dive Resort, Alor in
Indonesia/Alor, East Nusa Tengarra

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Nautika Dive Resort, Alor: "World class tropical reef diving", Aug, 2022, by Phil Johnston, Bayswater, AU ( Sr. Contributor 26 reports with 25 Helpful votes). Report 12035 has 2 Helpful votes.
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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	N/A
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Value for $$
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Comments	I had heard great word of mouth reports about Alor, and my expectations were fully met. I rated Alor as second only to Tubbutaha in the Philippines for tropical reef diving, as the latter is much more remote from human settlement than Alor dive sites, so is more untouched. The reefs at Alor were as rich & healthy as I have seen in other parts of Indonesia (Komodo & Raja Ampat), with excellent hard & soft corals at most sites, & on the wall dives, vividly colorful sponges & encrustations. I have found some wall dives in other places to be unexciting, at Alor however the sheer profusion of marine growth on sites such as Bama Wall & The Cathedral was exceptional. Most reef sites had dense populations of small reef fish such as anthias, with very high levels of biodiversity. Most Indonesian reef fish species were represented at almost every site. Alor is in the dry tropics so there are no local rivers or streams. As a result visibility was consistently excellent, at times well exceeding 80 feet / 25 meters. Kalabahi Bay provided excellent muck diving, with sightings of rare nudibranches, cockatoo wasp fishes, porcelain crabs, frog fish, sea horses, pipe fish & multiple species of octopus. Negatives? Alor isn't particularly easy to get to, occasional strong currents do not make it an ideal destination for beginner divers, & like many other parts of Indonesia, large fish, sharks & pelagics are not common. I did see schools of bonito, mackerel & some occasional giant trevally on some of the inner reefs, & 4-5 small grey reef & black tip sharks, but only on one of the reefs outside the strait. We were told that hammerhead sharks have been seen spotted at Munaseli reef, but I didn't see any during either of my 2 dives at that site. The staff were uniformly excellent, & the 2 divemasters Kadek & Egy were wonderful critter spotters. Accommodation: the resort is quite a new building, it isn't luxurious but is comfortable & has great views out over the strait. Food was uniformly good, if anything too much! - buffet style breakfasts, lunches & dinners, with morning & afternoon snacks. The dive operations were very well run, nothing broke down & rental equipment was in good condition. Nitrox is not currently offered however. Overall I rated the diving & the resort very highly, as did the other guests who were there at the same time as myself.
Websites	Nautika Dive Resort, Alor
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	Australia, Fiji, Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, Malaysia, Indonesia (Bali, Komodo, Rajah Ampat, Lembeh, Manado, Ambon) Cocos Islands, Mexico (Cozumel & Soccorros) Tonga, Galapagos, Tahiti, Maldives, Mozambique, Bahamas, Red Sea, Roatan, Philippines, Hawaii (Kona, Maui)
Closest Airport	Mali Airport, Alor Island	Getting There	Flew from Denpasar Bali to Kupang West Timor, then to Mali airport on Alor Island. Had to over night in Kupang as there is only 1 flight Kupang > Mali per day, this leaves @ 8:30 am in the morning so does not really connect with flights from other parts of Indonesia. The resort is about 40 minutes drive from the airport.
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm
Water Temp	24-28°C / 75-82°F	Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility	30-35 M / 98-115 Ft
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	The usual - no deco diving, sols diving, don't harass the marine life.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	no
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	None
Dolphins	1 or 2	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	None	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	No fresh water rinse tank on the boat, but quite a well set up camera room at the resort.

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Dive Review of Nautika Dive Resort, Alor in Indonesia/Alor, East Nusa Tengarra

Nautika Dive Resort, Alor: "World class tropical reef diving", Aug, 2022,

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Dive Review of Nautika Dive Resort, Alor in
Indonesia/Alor, East Nusa Tengarra