Dive Review of Raja Ampat Dive Lodge in
Indonesia/Raja Ampat

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Raja Ampat Dive Lodge: "Raja Ampat Dive Lodge before liveaboard", Nov, 2024, by Nicholas Zylstra, CA, US ( Reviewer 3 reports). Report 13277.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling
Overall Rating
Value for $$
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	Overall great. Room very comfy, had good AC. Food was buffet style and delicious. House reef really awesome for snorkeling, so many huge fish right under the jetty and great corals and critters everywhere. Staff generally kind and helpful. Dive op solid, but not excellent. Brought our own gear but others with the rental gear had a few issues and it didn't seem in great shape. Boat assistant set my tank on my mask when getting back on the boat and scratched the lens, fortunately I had a backup. Boats comfy and speedy enough, n ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here
Websites	Raja Ampat Dive Lodge
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	101-250 dives
Where else diving	Raja Ampat, Sea of Cortez, Monterey, San Diego, Greek Islands, Similan Islands, Roatan, Cozumel, Belize, Aruba, Curacao, El Hierro Spain, Cabo Pulmo, Homestead Crater Utah
Closest Airport	SOQ	Getting There	SFO - SIN - CGK - SOQ, TPE instead of SIN on way home. If you can break it up with a night somewhere along the way, would recommend. Way out we had a 10 hour layover in SIN and saw the city a bit. Way back stayed in TPE for a few days to tour around.
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, rainy, cloudy	Seas	calm, currents, no currents
Water Temp	84-89°F / 29-32°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	30-70 Ft/ 9-21 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	?
Enforced diving restrictions	Stay near guide, safety stop at 50 bar
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	1 or 2
Dolphins	Schools	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	Dedicated camera room near dive shop I didn't use. Staff puts cameras in crate on boat, covers with towels. Seemed to do a good enough job. ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here

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Dive Review of Raja Ampat Dive Lodge in Indonesia/Raja Ampat

Raja Ampat Dive Lodge: "Raja Ampat Dive Lodge before liveaboard", Nov, 2024,

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Dive Review of Raja Ampat Dive Lodge in
Indonesia/Raja Ampat