Dive Review of Wakatobi in
Indonesia/Southern Sulawesi

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Wakatobi, Jul, 2006, by John DeRoo, MA, USA . Report 2838.
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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	Macro Heaven. Lots of little critters; nudis on most dives and pygmy seahorses on about a quarter of them. Several cuttlefish, octopuses, a few rays, banded sea snakes, garden eels you could almost touch, Schools of medium-sized reef fish, but virtually no pelagics. The guides were in the water for all boat dives; you could follow them or not as you wanted, but it was worth it to stay relatively close since they know where many of the critters hide. Vis was somewhat limited by the particulates in the water. The dives are nominally 70 minutes, but some people surfaced sooner and were picked up by the boat while some of us stayed a little longer when the guides found things to show us at the end. The house reef can be dived from shore, but watch out for the currents! Or the house reef can be dived from a tender - they will take you "upcurrent" and you can drift back to the resort. The currents were sometimes rather strong and for a couple of dives we couldn't make it to the planned endpoint because of the current. There are three scheduled boat dives a day: two in the morning and one in the afternoon. However, you can do more dives by diving the house reef, too. Nitrox is available - nominally 32%, but I often got 33%. The boat crews were extremely helpful! They would set up your gear and put it up on the bench when it was time to gear up. Some divers on our trip had back problems and the crew helped them gear up sitting on the side of the boat. When you indicated you wanted to do a night dive, they'd take your gear off the boat for you, and return it the next day. Wakatobi does not run on "Island time" - most everything ran on-time and smoothly. The bungalows were clean and had A/C, but we just opened the windows the whole time. The food was excellent - a good variety and more than we could eat. Overall, the best dive resort we've been to.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	Bali, Caribbean, Great Barrier Reef, New England, Florida
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather		Seas	calm
Water Temp	79-81°F / 26-27°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	75-100 Ft/ 23-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	70 minute time limit for most dives; a little less for some. However, the Dive Guide frequently pointed out things to us at 69 minutes so we averaged around 75 minutes.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	None
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		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	Air Conditioned camera room on shore with plenty of space for setting up camera gear. 110V and 220V available for recharging. Several staff members who are willing and able to help. Freshwater rinse tank on the boats for cameras, and a large work surface area. Screening room with a digital projector for viewing stills or videos.

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Dive Review of Wakatobi in Indonesia/Southern Sulawesi

Wakatobi, Jul, 2006,

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

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Dive Review of Wakatobi in
Indonesia/Southern Sulawesi