Dive Review of Triton Bay Divers in
Indonesia/Triton Bay

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Triton Bay Divers: "Stunning in the Best Possible Way", Nov, 2019, by Laura Todd, CA, US ( Reviewer 6 reports with 4 Helpful votes). Report 11282 has 1 Helpful vote.
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Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
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Comments	On day two at Triton Bay my watch gave up, just quit, which I took as a great omen for the rest of trip. The place does have a sweet, timeless vibe in an absolutely gorgeous setting. That said it's not for everybody. If you need a pool with drink service or endless visibilty or constant connectivity you will not be happy. Rooms: as pictured on their website - simple with everything you need = big bed with mosquito net, big desk for camera work, closet, drying rack, nice bathroom with plenty of hot water, porch steps from the water. Food: This is the only place where Triton Bay struggles a bit. Even keeping in mind how remote they are (2 hours by boat from town), the food while competently prepared was a little boring at times and a little wierd at others. The diet is very carb-forward with lots of rice and noodles. The only protein at breakfast is eggs. For other meals there is fish, chicken or the local venison (which was quite tasty moist and not gamey at all). Sometimes there was an abundance of items on the plate, sometimes not enough - but more when you asked. Minimal vegetables and fruit depends on what's in the market in Kaimana. It's not possible to really garden out in the islands as there is minimal soil. The 5pm snacks were a little all over the place. Best = homemade pizza; worst: fried cassava dough balls. Strengths were soups and martabak for dessert. The chef did make a cute gelatin critter for National Sea Slug Day - Yes- it's a thing - October 29. Heads up coffee addicts: all the options are instant. Bintang and some wine for sale. If you want other alcohol, buy some at duty free. Diving General: The resort has 3 small speedboats that have plenty of room for 8 people each and tanks and such. Yes, shade, no toilets. The crew is very organized, with everybody's kit on board plus water and snacks well before breakfast. Everybody helps customers get in and out of the water and all staff help unload when the boat gets back. We went fairly early in the season and knew to expect low visibility. This together with the almost constant cloud cover made about 40% of the dives seem like dusk dives. THe guides all use small lites and this made a big difference in seeing the divine macro animals. Macro: Completely amazing! It is not as critter-y as Lembeh or Ambon but we did see a flambouyant cuttlefish, lots of teensy cuttlefish, one wonderpus, a Kueter's dragonet, 3-4 juvenile frogfish, a hairy shrimp and the 4 species of pygmy seahorse are easily seen. I concentrated on nudibranchs and counted 15-20 species new to me including Eubranchus, the two most colorful Trapania (most of which are white) and the chrome yellow and fuschia Phestilla version. Also plenty of flatworms with the pretty P. lindae being common. Big Animals at Classic TBD Sites: When the sun comes out, there is nothing like Little Komodo and Christmas Rock. Brilliant soft coral in every possible color with healthy hard coral and abundant black coral very shallow. Add in a big school of jacks, a HUGE grouper odby and an enormous bumphead parrotfish, a fly-by from 3 eagle rays PLUS fabulous macro and 2 -3 schools of little jobbies. Saw 3 adult Wobbegongs over 2 weeks but the highlight was a juvenile one just a foot long - adorable. Whale Sharks: Each guest gets one trip to see the whale sharks but there is no guarantee. We were very lucky this early in the season to see three. For best odds, go Dec through March. Spinner dolphins were jumping on the way and scooping up the stragglers under the bagans. To make the morning impossibly perfect, a sailfish jumped practically into the boat as we arrived. Night Dives: The flasher wrasse are easily seen right off the resort. Photos are another matter. We got skunked by the cute little walking sharks. I did one other night dive and saw some beautiful flatworms, a nice big marble ray and an indeterminate octopus. Worth doing more but ran out of time somehow. Staff and Service: Completely fabulous, not in a fancy way but in their interest and investment in us as guests. The owners are stepping back a bit in terms of being at the resort all the time, which initially had me worried but the place is in the very capable hands of manager Jezzy who has an amazing combination of people, dive and management skills. We were lucky enough to be the only guests there for our last four days and they spoiled us rotten, ie gave each of us our own private guides on two of the days. Examples: if you were napping at a meal time, a staff person would knock on your door to make sure you didn't miss it; I commented to my buddy that I really liked one of the guides' style underwater and he was assigned to us for most of the following week. Tips for Getting There: All flights to Sorong appear to be overnight. Good for liveaboard pick-ups, not so much for getting time-adjusted. I recommend the Garuda non-stop, business if you can swing it. We got to Kaimana a day ahead of time as the Wings flight to Kaimana can be a little iffy. I'd rather be bored at the (not at all) Grand Papuan than miss the boat. Also: It really takes some doing to get there so if at all possible stay at least 10 days - a week is not nearly long enough. I am available by email for questions from those seriously considering going. Our trip was ably arranged by Mike at Reef & Rainforest
Websites	Triton Bay Divers
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	Philippines, Tahiti, Malaysia, Bahamas, Galapagos
Closest Airport	Kaimana	Getting There	Jakarta by your favorite airline, then overnight to Sorong, then Wings only to Kaimana where the resort will pick you up
Dive Conditions
Weather	cloudy	Seas	calm, no currents
Water Temp	79-81°F / 26-27°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	15-35 Ft/ 5-11 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	within reason - no deep dives due to extreme remoteness - closest chamber is more than a day awayUnspecified]
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	no
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	None
Dolphins	Schools	Whale Sharks	> 2
Turtles	None	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	No camera room. Separate rinse tank at the dive center. If more than one photographer, cameras are put in a basket padded with a towel on the boat. Staff carry for you and are very careful.

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Dive Review of Triton Bay Divers in Indonesia/Triton Bay

Triton Bay Divers: "Stunning in the Best Possible Way", Nov, 2019,

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Dive Review of Triton Bay Divers in
Indonesia/Triton Bay