Dive Review of Wakatobi in
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Wakatobi, Oct, 2007, by Charles W Modlin, WI, United States ( 1 report). Report 3710.
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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 diving conditions IE the boat was excellent with the right accomdations, the island staff was extremely attentive to ones requests while diving. However I surfaced early and no one noticed swam back to boat was not picked up. Not a good experience for beginners. The dive breifings were lacking in that dive masters would indicate that one should keep the track to ones left or right shoulder when a compass heading would be more representive of the map they would post for the dive. In most cases the compass headings were on the map but when asked no one seemed concerned regarding what the headings where! Visibility sucked over the 10 days the best visibility was at tops 60 feet. Not at all what I was expecting. I would perfer a better breifing. The dive staff could do a much better job 1)They could send out a diver just before the boats left each morning reporting what the currents were and there direction all dive sites had tie points and were well know to the instructors.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	Around the world and back again first time to Wakatobi.
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm, surge, currents
Water Temp	80-83°F / 27-28°C	Wetsuit Thickness	5
Water Visibility	40-60 Ft/ 12-18 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Time limited to 70 minutes but adaquate for air consumption.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
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
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	Small camera room but adaquate, computer for downloads but extremely limited access to internet, one had to be up early or bring own computer. Access was limited to early morning. Seems staff could take over and eliminate outside access to limited few. Seems strang in todays world of easy access almost everywhere

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Dive Review of Wakatobi in
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