Dive Review of Spice Island Dive and Resort in
Indonesia/Ambon

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Spice Island Dive and Resort: "Service, Comfort and World Class Muck Diving", Nov, 2022, by Bonnie McKenna, TX, US ( Contributor 13 reports with 9 Helpful votes). Report 12180 has 1 Helpful vote.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling
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Comments	I have stayed at Spice Islands Dive and Resort three times. Why do I return to Spice Island Dive when Indonesia has many fabulous dive destinations? I love the peacefulness of this beautiful resort and the staff who attend to your every need, but most of all, I return because this is the home of the Psychedelic Frogfish, found only in Ambon. I love muck diving and am determined to photograph this elusive critter. The resort maintains a dive operation able to handle large groups of divers. The dive center has showers, drying racks, dunk tanks for dive gear, and dunk tanks and air hoses for cameras and strobes maintained in a separate area to avoid unintentional damage. Nitrox is available. The camera room is well-lighted and has spacious desk areas with electric outlets. Be sure to bring a multiprong travel adapter. The air conditioning in the room is frigid. Personally, to avoid fogging, I take care of my cameras in my room The dining room and lounge area are large and comfortable. Menus are posted before each meal and usually offer a vegetarian choice. If diving the Banda Sea on a liveaboard, Spice Island Dive and Resort is also a great place to stay a few days or a few days after your trip.
Websites	Spice Island Dive and Resort
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	Philippines, Palau, Chuuk, Yap, Thailand, Caribbean, California, Lembeh, Raja Empats, Guam, Thailand, Comoro Island - Moheli, Ambon
Closest Airport	Ambon	Getting There	Batik or Garuda to/from Jakarta
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, dry	Seas	calm
Water Temp	76-78°F / 24-26°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	4-35 Ft/ 1-11 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	none
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	1 or 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals	N/A	Tropical Fish	N/A
Small Critters		Large Fish	N/A
Large Pelagics	N/A
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's	N/A	Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	see comments above

Report currently has 1 Helpful vote

Subscriber's Comments

By Judy Orange in CA, US at Aug 11, 2023 21:06 EST

Thanks to your report we are going to stay at this resort based on your positive review

By report author: Bonnie McKenna in TX, US at Aug 12, 2023 11:48 EST

I am happy my report encouraged you to stay at Spice Islands Dive Resort. It is a loooooong way to go but worth it. Please tell Norbut and Nuwin I said hello. Bonnie

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Dive Review of Spice Island Dive and Resort in Indonesia/Ambon

Spice Island Dive and Resort: "Service, Comfort and World Class Muck Diving", Nov, 2022,

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

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Reporter and Travel

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What I Saw

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Dive Review of Spice Island Dive and Resort in
Indonesia/Ambon