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Wakatobi/Pelagian, Sep, 2007, by Bob & Doris Schaffer, CA, USA ( Contributor 14 reports). Report 3630.
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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	Pelagian carries only 12 divers and cruises the waters in vicinity of southern Sulawesi; 2 divemasters and the entire crew are excellent and attentive. All diving is from tenders and personal gear doesn't leave the tenders for the duration of the trip. The crew went out of their way to make our diving convenient and comfortable. Beautiful, healthy reefs and walls and lots of drift diving, but not much in the way of large pelagics (and having read about the area beforehand, we were not expecting large pelagics). They did a couple days of muck diving and while that is not our favorite, we appreciated seeing unique creatures we had never before seen. Cabins are clean and comfortable with plenty of storage space and good-sized bathrooms. Nice menu choices, meals are served (no buffets)and the food is outstanding. Two weeks before we arrived, we read the Undercurrent review which gave us pause; however, our experience confirmed our opinion that the Undercurrent reviewer was just cranky and must have had an ax to grind. The only thing the reviewer got right is that the drinks are overpriced but considering the remoteness of the operation, that is understandable and since we don't like to drink much during a dive trip, the price of drinks didn't matter and sufficient non-alcoholic beverages were included. This was our 33rd liveaboard trip and it rates among the top 5!
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	Galapagos; Red Sea; Fiji; Micronesia; Cocos Island; Caribbean; Mexico; California; Solomons; PNG; Maldives; Hawaii
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, dry	Seas	calm, currents, noCurrents
Water Temp	77-79°F / 25-26°C	Wetsuit Thickness	5
Water Visibility	20-60 Ft/ 6-18 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	70 minute maximum dives
Liveaboard?	yes	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	N/A
UW Photo Comments	The photography room is dry with very good lighting, ample charging stations and adequate counter space and shelves; a generous supply of drying towels was always available; one of the divemasters was extremely experienced in underwater photo/video and very willing to share his knowledge and experience and was most helpful in solving problems.

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Dive Review of Wakatobi/Pelagian in Indonesia

Wakatobi/Pelagian, Sep, 2007,

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Dive Review of Wakatobi/Pelagian in
Indonesia