Dive Review of Thalassa Dive Center/Hotel Santika in
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Thalassa Dive Center/Hotel Santika, Feb, 2004, by Michael Culby, Michigan, USA . Report 1353.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity	N/A
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$	N/A
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	The Santika is a great location to dive 3 areas of North Sulawesi. Poopo (a great muck site) is one hour to the south, Bangka Island (great soft corals) is two hours north, and the Buneken-Manado Tua Marine Park (lots of walls) is only 10 minutes away. The dive staff were very flexible about departure times and site selection.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	101-250 dives
Where else diving	Bonarie, Curacao, Cozumel, Caymans, Yap
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, dry	Seas	calm, surge, currents
Water Temp	82-84°F / 28-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	60-80 Ft/ 18-24 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Competent divers were allowed to dive their own profiles. We never had more than 2 divers per guide.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	None	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	Large rinse tubs set up on boats, crew were very gentle with cameras, and would transport your gear from the shop out the long pier to the boats.

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Dive Review of Thalassa Dive Center/Hotel Santika in Indonesia/North Sulawesi

Thalassa Dive Center/Hotel Santika, Feb, 2004,

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

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What I Saw

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Dive Review of Thalassa Dive Center/Hotel Santika in
Indonesia/North Sulawesi