Dive Review of Bilikik in
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Bilikik, Apr, 2007, by Linda & Ron Welf, CA, USA ( Contributor 17 reports with 7 Helpful votes). Report 3571.
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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
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Comments	April 2007, we did 38 dives over 11 days. The water was a warm 85-86 degrees. Nitrox was used by everyone. Overall, we were pleased with the diving because we only have 300 dives to our history. Companions with over 1000 dives were bored. (Although they did seem highly enthusiastic over the many pygmy seahorses that were easily found.) Waters were calm, few waves, few currents, and diving was easy. This type of diving is good for macro photography. We came back with 1350 photos. Mostly small stuff but also bumphead parrot fish, giant wrasse and schools of barracuda, jacks, snapper, and a profusion of small tropicals. Only a few rays and sharks. We liked stuff in the mangrove shallows, like banded archerfish, estuarine halfbeaks, pajama cardinal fish, bigmouth mackerel. Another favorite in the sand were the many signal gobies and crocodile flatheads. The boat is older, but OK. Twenty divers are divided into two aluminum tenders. The dive masters seemed a little burnt out. One dive master is assigned to lead two groups of ten...ie, twenty people. They do not wait for anyone. Dive Master Monte was engaging, but his female companion seemed indifferent to customer interests. If you do not need a dive guide, then you will be fine. If you think you need one, take different trip. It is a long flight here. Unfortunately, we flew Air Pacific, a Fijian airline. They had mechanical problems both going and returning. Since our flight was cancelled due to mechanical problems, we were rerouted to Quantus, via Australia and arrived a day late. Try to avoid Air Pacific.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac, & Little Cayman; Hondoras; Bonaire; Belize; Yap; Palau; Truk; Cozumel; Fiji; Sulewesi; Lembeh; Bunaken; Spidan; Wakatobi.
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm
Water Temp	84-86°F / 29-30°C	Wetsuit Thickness	2
Water Visibility	60-100 Ft/ 18-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	dive masters did not monitor anyone; you were lucky if you even saw them.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	None	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	nice area for camera maintenance. all that you would need.

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Dive Review of Bilikik in Solomon Islands

Bilikik, Apr, 2007,

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What I Saw

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Dive Review of Bilikik in
Solomon Islands