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Dive Op / Resort	Live Aboard?	Area	Title / Review	Rating Advanced / Beginner	Diving Date	Reporter/ # Dives	Photos/ Helpful Votes
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*Solitude Adventurer*		Banda Sea to Raja Ampat	"Excellent boat for Indonesian Diving" The boat is a large catamaran making it more stable than monohulls. They have 6 double rooms with twin beds, one king suite and on... Full report		11/2019	Tabby Stone 1000+ Dives
*Dewi Nusantara*		Banda Sea to Raja Ampat	"Banda Sea to Raja Ampat" Would recommend the FM7 hotel for Jakarta layovers. Boat & tender crew were excellent. Weather was what was expected for time of... Full report		5/2018	Mike 1000+ Dives
*MV Samambaia*		Banda Sea, Forgotten Islands	"Remote Area Searching for Sharks" This was my second time on the Samambaia, which is a beautiful, comfortable boat. This itinerary is quite remote, and involves r... Full report		10/2019	Lisa C. Evans 1000+ Dives
*Amira Dive and Travel*		Banda Sea, Raja Ampat	"Once in a livetime diving trip in eastern Indonesia" Few people will have ever heard of Saumlaki. The small Indonesian town in the southeastern Moluccas is located on the island of Ya... Full report		10/2023	Michael Bode 1000+ Dives
*Seven Seas*		Banda Sea, Raja Ampat	This was a 14 day trip beginning in the Banda area and ending in Raja Ampat. The boat was less than expected, a former cargo... Full report		12/2009	jean miller 1000+ Dives
*Gaia Love*		Banda Sea, Triton Bay	"Mixed Bag In Banda" First of all the Gaia Love is a great boat; the "value" would have been a higher rating if we had seen whale sharks, hammerheads a... Full report		10/2023	Tim Williams 1000+ Dives
*Adventure H2O*		Banda Sea/Irian Jaya	This was our second trip on KOMODO H2O. Our first trip was 14 days in the Irian Jaya area. Three days into that trip, we were so ... Full report		12/2005	Allan & Barbara Jones 1000+ Dives
*Dive Damai*		Banda Sea/Raja Ampat	"Forgotten Islands, Banda Sea & Raja Ampat Oct. 2023" This trip, my second trip aboard the Damai II, exceeded my first trip in 2018 (Raja Ampat itinerary) and that was a great trip! Th... Full report		10/2023	Beth Gregory 500+ Dives
*Nomad Divers*		Bangka Island	"Remote location, Good diving" This resort is quite remote, in a bay on the southeast side of the island (west of Mimpi Indah resort. ) Very basic beachfront res... Full report		10/2016	Lisa C. Evans 500+ Dives
*Murex Dive Resorts --Bangka*		Bangka, North Sulawesi	"Fantastic Staff, Great Accommodations, Treated Like a VIP" Booking at Murex Bangka on my own (no travel agent) was easy via email- - responses to questions were answered within a day. Payment... Full report		10/2018	Rik Pavlescak 100+ Dives
*Kararu Dive Voyages/ Cheng Ho*		Bima - Komodo	This was a Light&Motion videography trip organized by Dan Baldocchi and Michael Topolovac. The itinerary was really ideal: 11 nigh... Full report		8/2006	Liz Hanks 500+ Dives
*Kararu -- Cheng Ho*		Bima to Maumere	Did an 11- night Komodo Islands live- aboard on Kararu's Cheng Ho from Bima to Maumere. The Cheng Ho is an incredibly large and spa... Full report		9/2009	Mark Rubin 250+ Dives
*Mermaid Liveaboards*		Biodiversity, 5 different seas	"Fabulous, repeat customer" This is my second time in the Mermaid II on the Biodiversity trip, 16 days crossing over 1000 miles, and 5 different seas. Unbeliev... Full report		11/2017	Marjie Jacobs 500+ Dives
*White Manta*		Borneo	"Remote Indonesia Liveaboard Trip Impacted by Too Warm Seas" We had high expectations to go on the rare Borneo itinerary for White Manta, scheduled only during a few summer months each year. ... Full report		6/2025	Eric Schindler 500+ Dives	3
*Borneo Cottage*		Borneo	"New resort in Maratua with personal service, " Borneo　Cottage　lies close to pier of Mratua Island launched in 2018 Maratua Isla. is about 50 km off the Borneo Isl... Full report		4/2019	Toshihisa Tsunoda 1000+ Dives
*Tambora*		Borneo	For several months prior to this trip I had been watching for a reader report on Borneo or on the Tambora, but never saw anything ... Full report		7/2010	Richard J. Troberman 500+ Dives
*Lumbalumba*		Bunaken	"Beautifuyl Wall Diving at Bunaken" Lumbalumba is a gorgeous small dive resort just south of Manado, Indonesia, with direct access to diving in Bunaken National Marin... Full report		4/2023	David Hill 1000+ Dives
*Lumba Lumba Resort*		Bunaken	"Bunaken at its best" Lumba Lumba was the 2nd part of our Indonesia trip. We had just finished almost a week at Black Sands. Bruce and Fung suggested a... Full report		9/2022	Fredda Lerner 1000+ Dives
*Siladen Resort*		Bunaken	"Lovely resort with great dive operatopm" Lovely resort set on a tropical island with sand beaches. Wonderful Italian chef with buffet lunch and dinner right on the beach u... Full report		9/2019	Susie Snowdon 1000+ Dives
*Two Fish Divers/ Bunaken*		Bunaken	"Wall diving extraordinaire" The editor wrote an excellent article in 2018 about Two Fish Bunaken/ Lembeh. Read it!!! I had a standard room in Bunaken [it was v... Full report		9/2019	Jeff Moore 1000+ Dives
*Bastianos*		Bunaken	"A revisit" To finish our Indonesia trip (see my reviews of Papua Explorers and Papua Paradise), we went to Bastianos on Bunaken, where we had... Full report		5/2019	John E. Keith 250+ Dives
*Siladen Resort*		Bunaken	"Well worth returning to." My dive buddy and I were scheduled to go to Lembeh for a trip organized by Burt Jones and Maurine Shimlock to dive with Drs. Gerry... Full report		7/2018	David E Reubush 1000+ Dives	2
*Froggies Divers*		Bunaken	"Good wall diving but "resort" found lacking" As you arrive by boat to Froggies, you will first be struck by how run down the place looks. There is nothing at the entrance to g... Full report		5/2018	Angela Richards Dona 500+ Dives
*Two Fish Divers*		Bunaken	"Good value for seasoned divers; "fishy" walls, turtles!" Bunaken still great wall diving after many years (last visited 1996)—though some trash now. Resort well- located: Good to be out on... Full report		3/2018	Sharon Bailey-Bok 1000+ Dives	2
*Eco Divers/ Mercure Manado Tetali*		Bunaken	"Don't bother with this side of the island...just go to Lembeh Strait!" Two years ago we dove Lembeh and loved it. While there we were told about Bunaken and diving on the other side of the island. So, ... Full report		2/2018	Eileen J Councill 500+ Dives
*Siladen Resort & Spa*		Bunaken	"Siladen Resort" This was my first visit to Siladen Resort & Spa. It’s located on the island of Siladen near Bunaken Marine Park. The resort is m... Full report		11/2015	Jonathan Persky 1000+ Dives
*Village Bunaken*		Bunaken	We stayed at The Village Bunaken, run by an Indonesian woman and her Dutch husband. Fly to Manado then get picked up for a 40 minu... Full report		6/2013	Ian Kennedy 250+ Dives
*Living Colours*		Bunaken	Living Colours was built and is run by a Finnish couple, Jaako and Mia, who are friendly and run a nice operation. I noticed a num... Full report		5/2011	Frederick R. Turoff 500+ Dives
*Dive Center Thalassa/ Hotel Santika*		Bunaken	The hotel is a comfortable and clean facility with pool, spa etc. . The service and food were good, but english was very limited. ... Full report		10/2007	James T. McKnight 250+ Dives
*Siladen Resort*		Bunaken	Siladen Resort and Spa is in Bunaken Marine Park making it very convenient for diving the Park. The reefs are the healthiest I've... Full report		9/2005	Joe Puglia 250+ Dives
*Eco-Divers/ Tasik Ria Resort*		Bunaken	Generally a very healthy reef system with good vis and LOTS of fish life. A couple locations, Sahaong off Bangka Island and Pangi... Full report		5/2003	David Van Rooy 1000+ Dives
*Thalassa Dive Center/ Santika Hotel*		Bunaken - North Sulawesi	I planned a trip for 4 of us from the San Francisco bay area to go diving in North Sulawesi, Indonesia. After much research we dec... Full report		7/2004	Gary Krippendorf 100+ Dives
*Bastiano*		Bunaken and Lembeh	At Bunaken, the dives were long, many were over 70 min. There were currents; those divers used to currents did not wear split fi... Full report		10/2007	Eldon Okazaki 500+ Dives
*cha cha nature resort/ [Cha Cha Nature resort*		Bunaken Island	"Bunaken Island Diving" Wow! If you like seeing turtles, Bunaken Island is the place to go! I dove 15 tines and I saw turtles on every single dive. I a... Full report		2/2019	Manuel Campano 100+ Dives
*Froggies*		Bunaken Manado	"September 2016 Walls & Drifts" We spent 6 days at Froggies had a great time with up to 4 dives a day all within 30 mins of the resort. They have 4 divers or les... Full report		10/2016	Robert S Kuhn 500+ Dives
*Siladen Resort*		Bunaken Marine Park	"5 star resort with diving" Siladen Island Resort & Spa is about a 40 minute boat transfer from Sulawesi. Rooms have AC w/ nice outdoor bath. Staff knows you... Full report		10/2018	William R. Rigby 500+ Dives
*Siladen Resort*		Bunaken Marine Park	"5 star resort with diving" Siladen Island Resort & Spa is about a 40 minute boat transfer from Sulawesi. Rooms have AC w/ nice outdoor bath. Staff knows you... Full report		10/2018	William R. Rigby 500+ Dives
*ECO-DIVERS/ Kima Bajo*		Bunaken Marine Park	The dive operation is great with really nice boats. This place is very fishy. . . . Kima Bajo is going thru some changes. Th... Full report		3/2009	Bill Boswell 500+ Dives
*Siladen Resort*		Bunaken National Marine Park	This was our second trip for Margi and me to Bunaken National Marine Park. The first trip took place in 2008 and during that trip ... Full report		6/2013	Eric Eckes 500+ Dives
*Thalassa Dive Center/ Thalassa Dive and Wellbeing Resort*		Bunaken National Park	"An excellent week at Bunaken National Park" We spent a week at Thalassa Manado in early November 2025. For us it was quite easy to get to Manado compared with other dive dest... Full report		11/2025	Richard P Tucker 250+ Dives	2
*Tasik Divers/ Tasik Ria*		Bunaken National Park	We booked 3 days at Tasik Ria to dive pristine reefs after our week in Lembeh's muck. I'm sorry we did that, because ending the t... Full report		4/2013	Mark Rosenstein 500+ Dives
*Bunaken Oasis Dive Resort and Spa*		Bunaken North Sulawesi	"THE HANGING GARDENS OF BUNAKEN" The “Hanging Gardens of Bunaken, ” I thought to myself as I dove the beautiful and colorful, coral- covered walls. (No, I wasn’t “na... Full report		7/2025	Douglas 500+ Dives
*Bastianos*		Bunaken, N. Sulawesi	"Bastianos Bunaken" Bastianos Bunaken was the third dive site my wife and I visited on an around- the- world dive trip (after Tulamben and Lembeh Strait... Full report		10/2017	John E. Keith 250+ Dives
*Bastiano's Dive Resort Bunakken*		Bunaken, North Sulawesi	"Great 7 days at Bunaken" 18 dives over 7 days. Fantastic diving. Excellent dive guides and boat crew. Hundreds of nudibranchs, beautiful reefs, tons of ree... Full report		9/2014	Roger Tachuk 100+ Dives
*Lumba Lumba Diving*		Bunaken-Lumba Lumba Diving	"Fantastic Lumba Lumba accommodations and Bunaken diving" The Lumba Lumba accommodations and associated Bunaken diving were fantastic and I recommend them for divers of all levels and expe... Full report		3/2020	Michael Francis 250+ Dives
*Two Fish Divers*		Bunaken/Lembeh	"Excellent and Economical Dive Trip" Started trip in Bunaken after easy flights and transport arranged by resort. Stayed in basic room at Bunaken as only ones with ai... Full report		8/2024	Michael Gallay 1000+ Dives
*Minahasa Lagoon Resort*		Bunaken/North Sulawesi	I made a timely transfer at Manado airport from the Gangga Island Resort to the Minahasa Lagoon Resort. The ride to MLR took about... Full report		5/2014	Michael J. Millet 1000+ Dives
*Eco Divers/ Minahasa Lagoon Resort*		Bunaken/North Sulawesi	I made a timely transfer at Manado airport from the Gangga Island Resort to the Minahasa Lagoon Resort. The ride to MLR took about... Full report		5/2014	Michael J. Millet 1000+ Dives
*Bambu Divers/ Pondok Bambu Dive Resort*		Candidasa	"Candidasa Bali October 2025" Pondok Bambu resort and Bambu divers - Candidasa The resort is on the main road in Candidasa with lots of close by roadside resta... Full report		11/2025	Robert S Kuhn 1000+ Dives
*Dive Damai*		Cenderawasih & Raja Ampat	"Still the Best" This was our third trip with Dive Damai. The second on the Damai I. This time, we started in Cenderawasih and ended in Norther... Full report		9/2024	Gary & Robin Schiendelman 1000+ Dives
*Dewi Nusantara*		Cenderawasih Bay	"Fantastic dive trip on luxurious boat" Dewi Nusantara, if you can afford it, cannot be missed. You surely do get what you pay for. The boat is huge, the cabins so comfor... Full report		7/2023	Linda Dunn 500+ Dives
*Aggressor Fleet*		Cenderawasih Bay	"Raja Ampat Agressor in Cenderawasih Bay" Besides this destination, we later went to Lembeh for a week. Total we had 13 flights and crossed the equator 6 times. We flew o... Full report		8/2016	Craig Howe 500+ Dives
*Dive Damai*		Cenderawasih Bay	WHALE SHARKS! I had the opportunity to dive with whale sharks a number of years ago in the Galapagos and, when I read about the w... Full report		9/2012	David E Reubush 1000+ Dives
*Dive Damai*		Cenderawasih Bay	In late June of 2012, my college daughter and I journeyed to the West Papuan airport of Nabire and began an 11- night itinerary abo... Full report		7/2012	Michael Emerson 500+ Dives
*Dewi Nusantara*		Cenderawasih Bay, Papua	Manokwari- Sorong, 10 nights. Two mornings with whale sharks in Teluk Wasoi. Up to six at once. Close. Every imaginable view... Full report		7/2013	Richard Ebright 250+ Dives
*Dewi Nusantara*		Cenderawasih Bay, Papua	Manokwari- Sorong, 10 nights. Two mornings with whale sharks in Teluk Wasoi. Up to six at once. Close. Every imaginable view... Full report		7/2013	Richard Ebright 250+ Dives
*Dive Damai/ Damai I*		Cendrawasih Bay	Fabulous! Two week trip starting in Biak, ending in Manokwari. All the main sites in Cendrawasih Bay noted in _Diving Indonesia's ... Full report		8/2013	John Sommerer 500+ Dives
*Grand Komodo -- Raja Ampat Explorer*		Cendrawasih Bay	Diving Cendrawashi Bay on the Bird’s Head Seascape of Indonesia on the Raja Ampat Explorer ... Full report		6/2012	Mel Cundiff 1000+ Dives
*Grand Komodo -- TemuKira*		Cendrawasih Bay&Raja Ampat	Cendrawasih Bay is a tough trip. The best connection to Manokwari is a red- eye flight from Jakarta on Sriwijaya Airlines. S... Full report		9/2013	Rickie Sterne/Chrisanda Butto 500+ Dives
*Teman*		Central Raja Ampat and Misool	"Amazing 10 night Raja Ampat Cruise" Incredible 10 night cruise through Central Raja Ampat and Misool. Highly recommend the Teman with its current cruise director Ray... Full report		11/2024	Nicholas Zylstra 100+ Dives
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