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Diving Reviews of Wakatobi Dive Resort in Indonesia

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Wakatobi Dive Resort Full report

Sulawesi

It's hard to find anything to gripe about at Wakatobi. The service and food were top- rate. Meals are in a new restaurant, with che... Full report

8/2006

Curt Harpold
1000+ Dives

Wakatobi Full report

Southern Sulawesi

Macro Heaven. Lots of little critters; nudis on most dives and pygmy seahorses on about a quarter of them. Several cuttlefish, o... Full report

7/2006

John DeRoo
250+ Dives

Wakatobi Dive Resort Full report

SE Sulawesi

The entire operation is set up extremely well. Accommodations were basic, but neat and clean, very well maintained. Staff was very... Full report

6/2006

Bonnie Bonome
100+ Dives

Wakatobi Resort Full report

Sulawesi, Wakatobi Resort

Wakatobi Resort is a world class remote diving location with virtually all of the amenities you'll want for a first class diving v... Full report

6/2006

Vann Johnson
250+ Dives

Wakatobi/ Same Full report

Sulvawesi

Land- based mature diver who has never experienced a dive trip disappointment (400 plus dives). . . but Wakatobi deserves special ackn... Full report

5/2006

Chris Davies
250+ Dives

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Wakatobi Resorts Full report

Wakatobi

Very competent staff all around, excellent macro critters. Some dives with strong current, some not. Resort has supplies of power ... Full report

5/2006

Kirk
500+ Dives

Wakatobi/M/V Pelagian Full report

Southern Sulawesi

I did not expect Pelagics and except for some Dog Tooth Tuna and Barracuda, we did not get any. Some very good Mandarin Fish sight... Full report

9/2005

Ike
250+ Dives

Wakatobe Dive Resort Full report

I wish I had known before hand how great the diving was there. Would have taken more film. Pigmy seahorses, Ghost Pipefish, Scor... Full report

9/2005

Ray Haberman
500+ Dives

Wakatobi Dive Resort Full report

Southeast Sulawesi

For anyone wanting to "get away from it all", Wakatobi is a great place to go. It is (to us), a diver's paradise with wonderful ac... Full report

7/2005

Marc & Maureen Duggan
<100 Dives

Wakatobi Dive Resort Full report

We were met at the airport in Bali, whisked thru customs and off to our hotel. A very pleasant experience after 19 hours in the a... Full report

6/2005

Ernie Hounshell
1000+ Dives

Wakatobi Full report

Southeast Sulawesi

This was our second trip to Wakatobi (the first was Oct. 2001) and the resort has made welcome improvements, as we knew the brilli... Full report

6/2005

Mel McCombie/Harris Friedberg
1000+ Dives

Wakatobi Full report

Wakatobi, Southeast Sulawesi

We traveled with a group from Annapolis SCUBA Center in Annapolis, Maryland. We had an opportunity to spend some time in Bali whi... Full report

6/2005

Wayne & Cathy Harmon
500+ Dives

Wakatobi Dive Resort Full report

Sulawesi

This trip was wonderful. Both of us (diver and snorkeler) were impressed with service, quality of reefs, interesting people, wond... Full report

11/2004

Michael N. Hofman
1000+ Dives

Wakatobi Full report

Sulawesi

All the fabulous things you've read about Wakatobi are true and then some - just go! Seriously their very thorough web site will ... Full report

10/2004

Laura
250+ Dives

Wakatobi Full report

Southern Sulawesi Island

Wakatobi has some of the best diving we have experienced. Because of it's location in the Indo- Pacific Ocean and the fact that Wa... Full report

7/2004

Suzette and Mark Baker
100+ Dives

Wakatobi Full report

Fantastic resort in very remote area with outstanding diving. Their claim for the "world's best house reef" is absolutely true. ... Full report

8/2003

William Deertz
250+ Dives

WAKATOBI DIVE RESORT Full report

SULAWESI

Wakatobi is reputed to have some of the best diving on the planet, with the house reef being the premier site at the resort. For ... Full report

7/2003

JAY & KAREN REINER
100+ Dives

Wakatobi Dive Resort Full report

Magnificent profusion of colors. Every dive was a magnificent profusion of colors, teeming with healthy corals, sponges, critt... Full report

11/2002

mimi greenberg
100+ Dives

Wakatobi Dive Resort Full report

Sulawesi

DIVING - - This was my sixth trip to Wakatobi, so you must know that I greatly appreciate this place, and the people who make it wo... Full report

11/2002

Kenneth Knezick
1000+ Dives

Wakatobi Resort Full report

South Sulawasi

Wakatobi is truly an underwater garden. I have never seen such pristine reefs and underwater life. It is also quite a treat to h... Full report

11/2002

Jennifer Clayton
<100 Dives

wakatobi Full report

sulawesi

The most amazing thing about wakatobi is the reef. It is the most pristine and diverse reef that I have ever experienced. From one... Full report

11/2002

David Blatt
250+ Dives

Wakatobi Full report

Sulawesi

We left for Wakatobi Dive Resort in the Tugongbesi archipeligo of southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia, 2 weeks after 9/ 11. Since o... Full report

9/2001

Paul Johnson
100+ Dives

Wakatobi Dive Resort

"Just gotten better"
After a pandemic- induced absence, I returned to Wakatobi for the 7th time, half- expecting a less than stellar trip because of Covi... Full report

7/2022

paul d moliken
250+ Dives

Wakatobi Dive Resort Full report

"Seventh Time Is Most Magical"
I have visited Wakatobi Dive Resort 6 times previously (see a couple reviews I've posted on Undercurrent). There are plenty of rea... Full report

3/2020

paul moliken
250+ Dives

Wakatobi Dive Resort Full report

Wakatobi

"All Good At Wakatobi"
We were very well cared for from Bali forward. . . service is great in all aspects concerning Wakatobi. Our only problem was the weath... Full report

9/2018

Gail M King
1000+ Dives

Wakatobi Dive Resort Full report

"Current - it's hard to like"
First dive is at 7: 30 am, second dive at 11 am, third dive either 2: 30 pm or 5: 30 pm as night dives rotate around among the severa... Full report

9/2017

Marilyn Walker
1000+ Dives

Wakatobi Dive Resort Full report

[Wakatobi

"Beautiful boutique resort"
I came w/ a dive group of 20 from Chicago. We divided the group in half for our two week stay. For the first week, our split group... Full report

12/2016

Mark Zahorik
500+ Dives

Wakatobi -- Pelagian Full report

"Diving Wider Wakatobi from the Pelagian"
For those willing and able to pay the considerable tariff, there is a lot to like on the Pelagian. Pelagian divers enjoy the... Full report

3/2015

Rickie Sterne/Chris Button
1000+ Dives

Wakatobi Dive Resort Full report

Wakatobi organized and has a variety of tank sizes. You tend to get cold doing 3 dives 70 minutes each in 79 F water, so tho... Full report

9/2014

Larry Schnabel
500+ Dives

Wakatobi Dive Resort Full report

Southeast Sulawesi

We have been at Wakatobi many times - almost coming every year. My wife loves taking pictures of beautiful corals and as such I ha... Full report

9/2013

Markus Fritze
1000+ Dives

Wakatobi Dive Resort Full report

Southeast Sulawesi

Everything about our trip was really first class. We were celebrating our 30th wedding anniversary and were treated royally (as wa... Full report

8/2013

Stephen Dorsky
100+ Dives

Wakatobi Dive Resort Full report

Wakatobi

Wakatobi is a superior resort and dive operation. The dive staff and land service people know your name within 24 hours. They se... Full report

8/2013

Steven Cohen
1000+ Dives

Wakatobi Dive Resort Full report

Wakatobi

Rickie had just moved up to a DSLR. He wanted a dive destination that offered beautiful wide- angle subjects, good viz, and lo... Full report

5/2013

Rickie Sterne/Chrisanda Butto
500+ Dives

Wakatobi -- Pelagian Full report

South Sulawesi

Wakatobi is 600 miles east of Bali and 300 miles away from any other dive operation or liveaboard. Travel to Wakatobi Resort is v... Full report

10/2012

Robert
1000+ Dives

Wakatobi Dive Resort Full report

South Sulawesi

Wakatobi is 600 miles east of Bali and 300 miles away from any other dive operation or liveaboard. Travel to Wkatobi Resort is vi... Full report

10/2012

Robert & Gayle
500+ Dives

Wakatobi -- Pelagian/ Wakatobi Full report

Bali to Wakatobi

We were scheduled to be on the repositioning cruise of Pelagian to Wakatobi followed by a week at the resort. Due to circumstance... Full report

3/2010

Steve Kraus
500+ Dives

Waktobi/ Wakatobi Full report

Sulawesi

Travelling to Wakatobi can be complicated and lengthy. Overnight in Bali is necessary, and we should have planned more than 2 day... Full report

10/2009

Rick Bates
1000+ Dives

Wakatobi Full report

Tukang Besi Archipelago

Since this is a secluded island, guest are flown in and out large groups from Bali on designated days for 7 or 11 day trips. It is... Full report

5/2009

Carmel Hansen
500+ Dives

Wakatobi Dive Resort Full report

Sulawesi

Going to Wakatobi is like going to a summer camp for diving. The trip begins and ends on the same date for everybody. All the camp... Full report

7/2008

Steve Tulsky
<100 Dives

Wakatobi/ Wakatobi Dive Resort Full report

The diving was typical of the Indo- Pacific. The day boats were comfortable and sufficiently large. The divemasters were overly d... Full report

10/2007

Robert M. Jackson
1000+ Dives

Wakatobi Dive Resort Full report

Wakatobi Archipelago

After a week on the Pelagian, we did another week at Wakatobi Dive Resort offering 3 boat dives a day, one boat night dive during ... Full report

9/2007

Bob & Doris Schaffer
1000+ Dives

Wakatobi -- Pelagian Full report

WaKaToBi Islands

Overall, this was one of our best liveaboard experiences, even given the absence of pelagics. There were only two other negativ... Full report

10/2006

James Jenkins
1000+ Dives

Wakatobi Full report

Sulawesi

Wakatobi is a beautiful resort catering to up to 50 divers on 4 large, purpose- built boats where everything runs like a Swiss watc... Full report

6/2006

James Jenkins
1000+ Dives

Wakatobi Full report

Wakatobi was a great experience, but not without challenges. The transfers were seamless, Crispin (the Bali contact) could not ha... Full report

4/2004

Matt Adams
100+ Dives

Wakatobi Resort Full report

The diving around Wakatobi is fantastic. I have never encountered such healthy coral in both soft and hard verities. There is a pr... Full report

11/2002

Greg Barrett
1000+ Dives

Wakatobi Dive Resort Full report

s e sulawesi

"another perfect time at Wakatobi dive resort"
I had wanted to experience Wakatobi at a different time of year having been there twice in Dec, so this July- Aug trip was th... Full report

8/2017

paul moliken
100+ Dives

Wakatobi Dive Resort Full report

Wakatobi and Raja Ampat

"Very luxurious resort with first class diving"
Nothing bad except the place was empty the first week of December and I was not wild about my dive master (but that could have jus... Full report

2/2016

Catherine R. Mack
250+ Dives

Wakatobi Dive Resort Full report

"SNORKEL ONLY, but at Wakatobi, so quite different"
food, service, accommodations, and staff were the best!!! i used to dive, but can no longer equalize. despite that, each snorkel w... Full report

12/2015

paul moliken
100+ Dives

Wakatobi Dive Resort Full report

My review is colored by my extraordinarily high expectations for Wakatobi. Those expectations were met by the resort, but the divi... Full report

9/2014

Margaret Jorgensen
500+ Dives

Wakatobi -- Pelagian Full report

The locations were great but the accommodations were not. Our room had a horrible smell that required us to leave our door open to... Full report

5/2013

Steve Noble
500+ Dives

Wakatobi Dive Resort Full report

Wakatobi

This was our second trip to Wakatobi/ Pelagian. We spent 2 weeks on the Pelagian in December, 2007, and although we did not stay a... Full report

7/2011

David E Reubush
500+ Dives

Wakatobi -- Pelagian Full report

Wakatobi/Pelagian

This was our second trip to Wakatobi/ Pelagian. We spent 2 weeks on the Pelagian in December, 2007. The Pelagian was all that the... Full report

7/2011

David E Reubush
500+ Dives

Wakatobi Dive Resort Full report

Wakatobi

The corals at Wakatobi are the absolutely the best I’ve ever seen – absolutely breath taking at every site. The whole operation i... Full report

8/2010

Gary
250+ Dives

Wakatobi Dive Resort Full report

Wakatobi

This personal observation is in response to one of the comments made in the October Undercurrent issue regarding "Trip- ruining Div... Full report

9/2009

A. B. Alexander
250+ Dives

Wakatobi Full report

south Sulawesi

The resort is quite nice, the food is good, the staff says to be professional but is not. Total lack of flexibility. The diving ac... Full report

10/2008

Ralph Arbeid
500+ Dives

Wakatobi Full report

Sulawesi

Good: Excellent organization from assistance w/ Customs and visa on arrival in Bali to food, room, ground service. Five or six very... Full report

5/2008

Peter Heseltine
500+ Dives

Wakatobi Full report

Wakatobi

Good diving conditions IE the boat was excellent with the right accomdations, the island staff was extremely attentive to ones req... Full report

10/2007

Charles W Modlin
1000+ Dives

Wakatobi Dive Resort Full report

SE Sulawesi

We had read good reports about Wakatobi in Undercurrent, but we were not impressed with the diving. The resort and dive operation... Full report

6/2005

Tom and Cindy Casey
500+ Dives

Wakatobi Dive Resort/ Walatobi

South East Sulawesi

"Good Macro disappointing on anything else"
This was a bucket list trip and overall I was a bit disappointed. If you are a macro aficionado you will probably enjoy but other... Full report

11/2022

Peter Neubauer
1000+ Dives

Wakatobi Dive Resort Full report

Sulawesi

"Spectacular service at Wakatobi"
I have written about Wakatobi Dive Resort in other reports, and little has changed on this visit by me and my wife: The corals are... Full report

11/2019

paul moliken
100+ Dives

Wakatobi -- Pelagian Full report

Wakatobi

"Give it a lot of thought or Sit it out?"
Stayed 17 days Nov 2014 7d in Bungalow #22, 5d on Pelagian, 5d in a Villa #2. We are from Southern California. ACCOMMODATIONS: ... Full report

11/2014

Leonard
1000+ Dives

Wakatobi Dive Resort Full report

Wakatobi

"Wakatobi: Unsafe at any depth"
Last April my wife and I took our dream vacation but instead we had to endure a Wakatobi nightmare. We are experienced divers wi... Full report

4/2015

Steve Hess
500+ Dives

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