Dive Review of Samambaia in
Indonesia/Komodo

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Samambaia: "Fabulous Liveaboard, Crowded but Good to Great Diving", May, 2018, by Lisa C. Evans, CO, US ( Sr. Contributor 24 reports with 11 Helpful votes). Report 10561.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	This boat is relatively new, and it was beautiful, comfortable, and they had taken care of many of the small things that can bug you about a liveaboard. Divemasters went nice and slowly and were very good at finding things and managing the dive. Cruise Director was excellent - personable, helpful attitude, fluent in Bahasa Indonesia so he communicated well with the crew. A typical Komodo trip, I think. I was last there in 2014 and there were literally at least twice as many boats this time. We did have great manta action down south - though we could only stay for one day because of winds. Lots of big fish, turtles, mall fish. Some coral doesn't look as healthy as I remember, but some looked great. Dive log only shows a few sharks (white-tipped reef) on one dive. Water except in the south was warm enough for a 3mm shorty (and I get cold easily.) The 2 days from Maumere would be better spent in Komodo. I will be going on this boat again - it was a great experience!
Websites	Samambaia
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	GBR, Philippines x 5, Raja Ampat x 3, Komodo, Fiji, Solomon Islands, Lembeh, Caribbean, Bali, Palau, Yap, Red Sea, Maldives, Ambon, Sulawesi, etc
Closest Airport	Maumere	Getting There	Fly through Denpasar.
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, windy, dry	Seas	calm, currents, no currents
Water Temp	77-85°F / 25-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	40-80 Ft/ 12-24 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	We generally stayed with the divemaster, generally about an hour dive.
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	Squadrons
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	N/A	Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's	N/A	Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	I didn't take my camera, but the camera room was quite nice. Not huge, but well equipped with several stations and shelves.

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Dive Review of Samambaia in Indonesia/Komodo

Samambaia: "Fabulous Liveaboard, Crowded but Good to Great Diving", May, 2018,

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 Samambaia in
Indonesia/Komodo