Dive Review of Pindito in
Indonesia/raja ampat

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Pindito, Mar, 2012, by jean miller, CA, US ( Sr. Reviewer 9 reports with 1 Helpful vote). Report 6502.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude	N/A	Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	This was the Pindito's whales & muck trip. We spent hours and hours looking for and listening for whales, but had few sightings, those few quite a distance from the boat. The main reason I went on this trip was to experience being close to whales and dolphins. I could have been just as close had I stayed in California. Sadly, my experience on this boat gets worse. We had the usual plastic bins to store stuff, but there were no names or numbers on the bins. After a dive, stuff ended up in other people's bins. Preparation for a dive was chaotic, searching for stuff, the crew unwilling to help setups of BC's on tanks. Tanks couldn't be filled on the tenders and had to be hauled onto the deck after every dive, this done by the crew. Fills ranged from 2600 to 3100. I complained of a short fill and was told my equipment was faulty. Towels were either scattered about or unavailable, seldom dry. Hangars for wetsuits were too high for me. I'm five feet four. I was always on tiptoe, no help offered. The briefings were just that--brief. We were told to get in the water and go with the current. The food was bland, fried tofu often the vegetarian option. Some of us asked for yogurt or ice cream. We were told it was unavailable. Yet the divemasters, who sat at a separate table, were eating it. They also had a separate, private place in the refrigerator. The diving itself was good. I've been to Raja many times. Today there are many boats in Raja. I would never choose the Pindito again.
Websites	Pindito
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	cocos, galapogos, australia, mexico, indonesia
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, windy, rainy, cloudy	Seas	calm, choppy, surge
Water Temp	82-84°F / 28-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	30-50 Ft/ 9-15 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	60 minutes
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	Squadrons
Dolphins	Schools	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	None	Whales	1 or 2
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish	N/A
Large Pelagics	N/A
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter	N/A	Boat Facilities	N/A
Overall rating for UWP's	N/A	Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	[None]

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Dive Review of Pindito in Indonesia/raja ampat

Pindito, Mar, 2012,

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

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Reporter and Travel

Dive Conditions

Dive Policy

What I Saw

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Dive Review of Pindito in
Indonesia/raja ampat