Dive Review of Wakatobi in
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Wakatobi, May, 2008, by Peter Heseltine, CA, USA ( Reviewer 6 reports with 3 Helpful votes). Report 4075.
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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	Good: Excellent organization from assistance w/Customs and visa on arrival in Bali to food, room, ground service. Five or six very large, shade covered, beamy, dive boats Each seats 12. More than 100 dives sites 5-40 mins from resort. Attentive crew, easy water entry & exit. Food at 4* hotel quality. Bungalows screened & A/C with attractive decor and large closets. Few insects. Ensuite bathrooms equal to good European hotel standard. Has excellent nitrox setup; in addition to 80cf tanks, offers 100cf or 50cf to assure max dive time. Caters to technical divers and rebreathers. Remarkable small critters: pygmy seahorses. Amazing corals. Solo or buddy dives from house reef excellent. Great sunset bar. Very friendly locals Bad: Very rigid dive program from boats (70 mins and you cover the area the guide says) May not stop sufficiently long for photographers. Intermittent email contact, so your needs may be transmitted incorrectly by non-tech US sales staff. Select your bungalow/villa on website and be sure it's the one you get! Loong trip, but worth it.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	Red Sea, Belize, Hawaii, PNG, Tuks&Caicos, Australia
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm
Water Temp	81-83°F / 27-28°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	40-60 Ft/ 12-18 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	All boat dives limited to 70 mins. No more, no less. House reef dives less controlled
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	1 or 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	Med sized rinse tanks and dedicated benches on (huge) day boats. Aircon camera rooms on shore w/ 220/110v outlets and dedicated benches.

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Dive Review of Wakatobi in Indonesia/Sulawesi

Wakatobi, May, 2008,

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Dive Review of Wakatobi in
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