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Gustav's Dive Resort/Gustavs Dive Resort Report in Philippines/Sablayan, Mindoro Island.
"Phillipines dive experience"
filed Apr 25, 2025 by Rika Pies (Experience: Over 1000 dives, 13 reports, Contributor )
3 stars

Gustavs Resort is a quirky place accessed by boat or a long beach walk. They offer basic beach bungalows both A/Cd or not. There is a r... ... Read more Photos available


La Galligo Report in Indonesia/Raja Ampat
"Classic: must do..."
filed Apr 25, 2025 by Rika Pies (Experience: Over 1000 dives, 13 reports, Contributor )
5 stars

La Galliga was a traditional Indonesian ship converted for diving. Memorable for this trip were the huge numbers of fish. So thick, so... ... Read more Photos available


Komodo Sea Dragon Report in Indonesia/Komodo Island LiveAboard
"Very worth it!"
filed Apr 25, 2025 by Rika Pies (Experience: Over 1000 dives, 13 reports, Contributor )
5 stars

This 4day liveaboard was an add-on to our Raja Ampat Liveaboard(12d). It was incredible! So many fish, small to large palagics. Crew ... ... Read more Photos available


Isla Marisol Resort Report in Belize/Glover's Reef
"Healthy Reefs disappointing fish"
filed Apr 22, 2025 by Michael Kay (Experience: 251-500 dives, 12 reports, Contributor )
3 stars

Isla Mirasol is located 30 miles offshore in Glover’s Reef, on a small coral island. The isolation means quiet, dark skies at night, an... ... Read more


Blue Horizon III Report in Maldives/Deep South LiveAboard
"Fantastic shark diving in Deep South of Maldives"
filed Apr 21, 2025 by Graham McGregor (Experience: 501-1000 dives, 43 reports, Top Contributor )
5 stars

This was our first trip to the Deep South of the Maldives, having previously dived several times in the Central atolls. This trip had s... ... Read more Photos available


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Undercurrent subscribers can now download the 2025 Travelin' Diver's Chapbook with 417 reader reports on liveaboards/dive resorts worldwide, or have it emailed to you, here. Additionally subscribers can generate their own Mini Chapbooks here -- non-subscribers can also do this here.

Read these free articles from past issues:

That Diver's Medical Form, 03/25
Fifteen Years Ago Cocos Island Swarmed with Turtles. Why Have Many Disappeared?, 02/25
Held Hostage Until Signing a Liability Waiver, 02/25
LiPo bags halt battery fires, 10/24
It takes hope to save yourself, 10/24
Does Renting Gear Save Travel Hassle?, 08/24
Having Fun with Artificial Intelligence, 07/24
Diving from the BVI Aggressor in the British Virgin Islands, 06/24
How should we tip the dive crew?, 04/24
Should I Insure Old Scuba Gear?, 03/24
What's happening with liveaboards?, 02/24
Scorkl - Why divers see its potential danger, 01/24
A stroke while diving is serious, 01/24
Emergency evacuation from the Revillagigedo islands, 01/24
Liveaboards: Fertile Ground for COVID, 11/23
Divers of a Certain Age, 11/23
With MY. Bilikiki in the South Pacific's Solomon Islands, 10/23
Cayman, Maui, Raja Ampat, Texas - reader's report, 09/23
Guadalupe island closure cost big money, 08/23

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