Dive Review of Papua Explorers in
Indonesia/Raja Ampat

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Papua Explorers: "Diving with Papua Explorers", Nov, 2023, by Gloria Wesaw, MI, US ( 2 reports). Report 13026.
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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	My two friends and I joined two other friends who had dived with Papua Explorers in the past. Papua Explorers DID NOT DISAPPOINT. Beyond their fantastic customer service (both for accommodations and for diving), the reefs of Raja Ampat were unbelievable. We began our trip in Chicago; flying Chicago to Doha, Doha to Jakarta, Jakarta to Sorong. Upon our arrival into Jakarta, we had reserved a room at the Jakarta Airport Hotel for the day to allow us to shower and sleep prior to taking our 4 hour midnight flight from Jakarta to Sorong. Once in Sorong we were taken to a "brunch" at a local hotel where we were able to relax for a ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here
Websites	Papua Explorers
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	Caribbean, Indonesia, Philippines
Closest Airport	Sorong	Getting There	We flew Chicago, Doha, Jakarta, Sorong
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm
Water Temp	84-86°F / 29-30°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	100-125 Ft/ 30-38 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	?
Enforced diving restrictions	Bouyancy was huge. The reefs are so beautiful you would not want to be a diver with bouyancy issues for fear of destroying the coral
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	N/A
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
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Dive Review of Papua Explorers in Indonesia/Raja Ampat

Papua Explorers: "Diving with Papua Explorers", Nov, 2023,

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What I Saw

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Dive Review of Papua Explorers in
Indonesia/Raja Ampat