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Indonesia/Raja Ampat

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Raja4Divers: "Trip of a Lifetime", May, 2015, by HB Davidson, NY, US ( 1 report with 2 Helpful votes). Report 8212 has 2 Helpful votes.
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Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
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Comments	After seeing the best of the Caribbean we wanted to experience the South Pacific. From what we read the Raja Ampat region would have arguably the greatest concentration of fish and coral anywhere in the world. I knew it would be a long trip so I wanted to be able to relax in a classical South Pacific setting rather then be on a live-aboard. After searching the internet we decided on Raja4Divers. The trip was indeed long. We spent 4 nights in Hong Kong for the experience and to get over the jet lag before continuing on to Indonesia. The resort helped imensly with planning out trip. When we finally arrived in Sorong they met us and took all our gear to their waiting boat. Here the magic begun as we we're accompanied by a dozen or so dolphins jumping on either side of our small boat. When we arrived the entire island welcomed us at the dock. We went on three dives a day with my wife and I having our own guide to ourselves the entire week. Unfortunately the density and variety of fish and coral was SO unbelievable that we are spoiled forever. At one point I had to duck as a Manta Ray larger than I dreamed existed swam right over me. We saw saw everything from pygmy seahorses to sharks and Mantas. Every dive was phenomenal. The resort is small so you feel like a guest of the family. It is run by a team of Swiss but 50% of the staff are Papuans who are the nicest folks. Every guest couple has their own very large bungalow authentically hand-crafted in Indonesian style. As we getting ready to leave I realized I had never felt so alive and so free of stress. Even though it is an extremely long trip, was it worth it? Absolutely! We hope to go back again after I'm retired when we can take more than two weeks away. We were the only guests who were only staying one week. I'd recommend a 2 or 3 week stay. Study the website if you are interested. It paints a honest picture. When my wife couldn't make a dive, rather then adding me to the other two couples on the boat with their guide my regular guide still came out just for me. It's that kind of place!
Websites	Raja4Divers
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	101-250 dives
Where else diving	Bonaire, Little Cayman, Galapagos, Belize, Virgin Islands, Dominica, Roatan, Cozumel
Closest Airport	Sorong	Getting There	We needed 4 flights and a 3 hour boat ride
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, dry	Seas	calm
Water Temp	84-86°F / 29-30°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	80-100 Ft/ 24-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Urged everyone to use Nitrox if certified, no charge.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	Squadrons
Dolphins	Schools	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	1 or 2	Whales	None
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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	N/A
UW Photo Comments	There was a building set up solely for photography. It had all the technology needed and was the only air-conditioned area on the island. Because the dive boats were so small the camera never seemed to be at risk.

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By Jack Pessia in OR, US at Nov 24, 2016 00:25 EST

What dive sites did you visit and how far away were they? We were just at Papua Explorers right in Dampier but also on superb liveaboard Tigr Blue so were up by Palau Pef, altho did not see the resort.

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Dive Review of Raja4Divers in Indonesia/Raja Ampat

Raja4Divers: "Trip of a Lifetime", May, 2015,

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Dive Review of Raja4Divers in
Indonesia/Raja Ampat