Dive Review of Papua Explorers Resort in
Indonesia/Raja Ampat

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Papua Explorers Resort: "Some of the fishiest dive sites you'll find", Oct, 2016, by Tony Fernandez, CO, US ( Reviewer 3 reports with 3 Helpful votes). Report 9219 has 1 Helpful vote.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling
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Comments	Overall, a wonderful dive trip, but different than what I expected. I was surprised more by what I didn't see, than what I did. Very few nudis and not much variety. Only one lobster all week. No frogfish, mantis shrimp, mandarinfish, octopus, and just a single manta. Not to say they weren't around, since other divers did spot a few of them, but since this was Raja Ampat, I was expecting more. Compared to an earlier trip to Misool, I would give the edge to the diving there. We had strong currents the first few days and then they slacked off to something reasonable. I was impressed with several of the dive sites (Sardines, Cape Kri) as they had some of the highest concentration of reef fish I've ever seen. On the other hand, I was disappointed in all the areas of rubble I saw. Don't know if this is natural or remnants of human intervention. The house reef especially, is mostly one big rubble field, though there is still plenty to see there. What else do you say about the diving where you see more (a lot more) wobbegong sharks than moray eels? Very strange. The staff at the resort was top notch. I know it's very subjective, but I wan't impressed with the food. Found it very monotonous. Pretty much the same menu every day, with only minor variations. Still, a great place to dive, but my next trip to Raja will be to the southern part.
Websites	Papua Explorers Resort
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	Caribbean, Galapagos, Cocos, Socorro, Indonesia, Micronesia, Maldives, PNG, Philippines
Closest Airport	Sorong	Getting There	Took the Garuda redeye from Jakarta through Makassar and arrived on time. Be sure to ask for the extra baggage allowance for sporting equipment.
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, windy, rainy, cloudy	Seas	choppy, currents
Water Temp	83-86°F / 28-30°C	Wetsuit Thickness	5
Water Visibility	25-50 Ft/ 8-15 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	60 minutes max. I often surfaced with close to half a tank left.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	1 or 2
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
UW Photo Comments	Staff was careful with your camera equipment. Since diving is conducted from small skiffs, no rise tanks are available there. The rinse water back on shore is a bit brackish, so a rinse with drinking water might be wise.

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Dive Review of Papua Explorers Resort in Indonesia/Raja Ampat

Papua Explorers Resort: "Some of the fishiest dive sites you'll find", Oct, 2016,

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Dive Review of Papua Explorers Resort in
Indonesia/Raja Ampat