Dive Review of Papua Paradise Eco Resort in
Indonesia/Raja Ampat

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Papua Paradise Eco Resort: "A Wonderful Week!", Apr, 2023, by Gary & Robin Schiendelman, PA, US ( Top Contributor 31 reports with 46 Helpful votes). Report 12417 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
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	We spent a week at Papua Paradise Eco Resort prior to boarding a liveaboard in Sorong. The resort had been recommended by a very reliable source so we were confident we would be happy with the resort but Papua Paradise exceeded all of our expectations. The resort picked us up at the Sorong airport when our flight arrived from Jakarta at 6 am. We were taken to a local hotel and given a room and lunch. We were completely surprised that this was included! Since we had about 6 hours before boarding the transfer boat, it was a nice respite to be able to shower, take a quick nap and have lunch. They retrieved us from the hotel for the short transfer to the harbor where we boarded their boat. It was about an hour and a quarter transfer to the resort on calm seas. We were told it could take longer during rough seas. Upon arrival at the resort, we were greeted by the manager and staff, given a quick orientation and shown to our room. We also completed some forms for the dive shop. Quick and easy! All of the bungalows are over the water. There are a handful of new, deluxe bungalows but these were sold out when we booked so we were in one of the older, superior bungalows. The size seemed pretty similar on both. The newer ones have an outdoor shower and slightly larger deck, but we were very happy with the older room. The bathroom needed updating but everything worked. The layout was great with multiple shelves, a desk and closet. There were also plenty of places for charging. ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here
Websites	Papua Paradise Eco Resort
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	Indonesia, PNG, Solomon Isl, Red Sea, Maldives, South Africa, Mozambique, Cocos Isl, Galapagos, Socorro, Palau, Var Caribbean locations, New Jersey, Florida, No Carolina, Philippines, Fiji
Closest Airport	Sorong	Getting There	Qatar Air from Philadelphia to Doha to Jakarta to Sorong. Not hard, just long
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, dry	Seas	calm
Water Temp	84-86°F / 29-30°C	Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility	30-80 Ft/ 9-24 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	Time and depth but not strictly.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	Squadrons
Dolphins	Schools	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	> 2	Whales	1 or 2
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	Cameras were put into a plastic bucket (no water) on the boats. The crew handled they carefully. Plenty of room to charge and work on your camera i ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here

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Dive Review of Papua Paradise Eco Resort in Indonesia/Raja Ampat

Papua Paradise Eco Resort: "A Wonderful Week!", Apr, 2023,

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Dive Review of Papua Paradise Eco Resort in
Indonesia/Raja Ampat