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Wakatobi Dive Resort, Sep, 2014, by Larry Schnabel, CA, US ( Contributor 15 reports with 1 Helpful vote). Report 7742.
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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
Overall Rating
Value for $$
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	[None]Wakatobi organized and has a variety of tank sizes. You tend to get cold doing 3 dives 70 minutes each in 79 F water, so those in 3 mil wet suits tended to get cold. I had a 7/5 ( since I don't own a 5 mil) and this was perfect , though a straight 5 mil would have been preferable b/c I could then dive with less weight ( I used 17 lbs). The variety of small to medium tropical fish is mind-boggling. Largest pelagics I saw were Green Turtles weighing maybe 200 lbs and Bumphead Wrasses. saw no sharks, although others spotted a few small Black Tip sharks. So if you hunger for big stuff- whale sharks, mantas , hammerheads, etc.- then Wakatobi is not for you. But if you like lots of smaller stuff- tropical fish, Krait sea snakes , muck diving, healthy corals- then Wakatobi is for you .The resort is superbly organized and staffed. It's a long trip to get there , so if you can afford it go biz class ( We went biz class Cathay Pacific LAX- Hong Kong, then Hong Kong -Bali on Boeing 777s- flat beds on the flight LAX-Hong Kong and return were very comfortable.)I put a 4 rating re diving for experienced divers and food because there were no large pelagics and the food- while very good- was not gourmet.But seeing Wakatobi is in the middle of nowhere, it's amazing the resort could be so good in such a remote place. Not a lot for non-divers to do ( visit nearby village, spa, snorkle is about it).
Websites	Wakatobi Dive Resort
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	[Unspecified]All over Mexico and Caribbean; PNG , Great barrier Reef, Thailand-Burma , Maldives , Greece and Italy, Yap and Palau, Viet-Nam, Fiji, Tahiti, Hawaii ( Maui, Kona), Solomon Islands, Bermuda, Cocos Islands, Galapagos , West coast of California
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm
Water Temp	78-79°F / 26-26°C	Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility	50-90 Ft/ 15-27 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	[Unspecified]Required form promising when on Nitrox ( range of 32-33% provided) would not dive below 88 feet, but once dive guides could see I was experienced , this ignored and I went 95 feet deepest
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	> 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish	N/A
Large Pelagics	N/A
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter	N/A	Boat Facilities	N/A
Overall rating for UWP's	N/A	Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	[None]

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Dive Review of Wakatobi Dive Resort in Indonesia

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Dive Review of Wakatobi Dive Resort in
Indonesia