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Thalassa Divers/ Hotel Santika Full report   Sulawesi, Manado   I stayed/ dove at three places in Sulawesi: Santika, Gangga Island, KBR - - my trip was arranged by Island Dreams. The Santika is a... Full report  
4 stars
5 stars  
10/2008   Bob Ayers
100+ Dives 		 
Thalassa/ Hotel Santika Full report       Wonderful dive sites that have healthy corals, lots of fish, and more variety of sea life than any other place I have been. It is ... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
8/2008   Gary Krippendorf
500+ Dives 		 
Dive Center Thalassa/ Hotel Santika Full report   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  
4 stars
4 stars  
10/2007   James T. McKnight
250+ Dives 		 
Thalassa Dive Center/ Hotel Santika Full report       I planned a trip for 8 of us to go diving in North Sulawesi, Indonesia. We split our stay between 2 resorts. Having been to the s... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
6/2007   Gary Krippendorf
250+ Dives 		 
Thalassa Dive Center/ Hotel Santika Full report   North Sulawesi   I planned a trip for 12 of us to go diving in North Sulawesi, Indonesia. We split our diving between 2 locations, Bunaken and Lemb... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
7/2006   Gary Krippendorf
250+ Dives 		 
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Thalassa Dive Center/ Hotel Santika Full report   North Sulawesi   The Santika is a great location to dive 3 areas of North Sulawesi. Poopo (a great muck site) is one hour to the south, Bangka Isla... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
2/2004   Michael Culby
100+ Dives 		 
Thalassa Dive Center/ Hotel Santila Full report   Sulawesi   Hotel Santika was pleasent, being clean and well maintained. It is not a dedicated "Dive Hotel" so there is a variety of guests an... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
8/2006   Diane Lake
250+ Dives 		 
Aggressor Fleet/ Indo Aggressor Full report LiveAboard Wakitobi   "Aggressor Fleet Let Down"
I booked this trip based on the itinerary - I liked the variety it offered diving both Wakitobi and Alor area. This is what the Ag... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
11/2016   Thomas Callen
250+ Dives 		3Helpful vote(s) received
Kalimaya       "A remote gem with a huge variety of diving"
Located on the east coast of Sumbawa, this is a challenging destination to get to from the UK. It was worth the trip. Kalimaya is ... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
11/2023   Tom Flaherty
250+ Dives 		 
Bali Scuba/ kaMaya Resort and villas Full report   Bali   Had great experience with Bali Scuba. Very professional outfit took great care of the dives and divers. Also scheduled 2 dives wit... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
1/2015   Mark Duyvesteyn
<100 Dives 		 
n/a/ Kasawari Full report   Lembah Strait   I think the resort is top- notch from a facilities and service standpoint. The boats appearance puts you off (they look old and wor... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
9/2008   Mike Elliott
1000+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Kasawari Lembeh/ Kasawari & The Damai Full report   Lembeh & Irian Jaya   My wife and I decided to celebrate our 35th wedding anniversary, her 55th birthday and our 600th dive. Originally we were just go... Full report  
5 stars
2 stars  
11/2009   Phil & Patricia Tobin
500+ Dives 		 
Kasawari Lembeh/ Kasawari Lembeh Resort Full report   Lembeh Straits   This brand new resort just opened in August 2006. Built from scratch by the owners of the AquaOne liveaboard boat, the resort is ... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
9/2006   Jane Huessener
500+ Dives 		 
Kasawari-Lembeh/ Kasawari-Lembeh Resort Full report   Lembeh Strait   Okay, Kasawari- Lembeh Resort is a chic boutique (thus Undercurrent, February, 2007). The beautiful young Indonesian woman w... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
10/2007   Chrisanda Button/Rickie Sterne
500+ Dives 		 
EcoDivers/ Kima Bajo Full report   North Sulawesi   Kima Bajo is a fairly new resort on the West side of North Sulawesi facing Bunaken Marine Park where most of the diving takes plac... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
10/2009   Michael J. Millet
1000+ Dives 		 
ECO-DIVERS/ Kima Bajo Full report   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  
5 stars
3 stars  
3/2009   Bill Boswell
500+ Dives 		 
Eco Divers/ Kima Bajo Resort Full report   Sulawesi   It is official. The world has discovered Manado. The dive resort of Kima Bajo has an onsite franchise of Eco Divers who have ... Full report  
3 stars
5 stars  
12/2009   Mona Cousens
1000+ Dives 		 
Eco Divers/ Kimo Bajo Full report   Manado Sulawesi, Indonesia   We stayed four nights at KBR before moving on to Kimo Bajo Resort for five nights. We were taken to the airport in Manado by KBR a... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
4/2010   Henry O Ziller
250+ Dives 		 
Grand Komodo/ KLM Temukira Full report   Halmahera   Halmahera, Indonesia – Off the Beaten Path On the 12- Passenger KLM Temukira, May 2009 The KLM Te... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
5/2009   Mel Cundiff
1000+ Dives 		 
Diving 4 Images/ KM Ciska Full report LiveAboard Halmahera, Moluccas   This was a "one- off" exploratory trip to a place where virtually no one else dives (Halmahera is the big island between Sulawesi a... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
5/2005   Dave Van Rooy
1000+ Dives 		Photos available 
Villa Ombak Diving Academy/ KoKoMo Villas Full report   Gili T/Lombok   Accommodations: Kokomo was supposed to be the high end of the Gili T (Trawangan) experience. Gili T actually appeared to be a b... Full report  
3 stars
4 stars  
10/2011   Mike Cavanaugh
500+ Dives 		 
Peter Hughes -- Komodo Dancer/ Komodo Dancer Full report LiveAboard Komodo   - - - - The Good - - - - This was a 10 day trip through Komodo. Diving on the whole was excellent, world class by any measure. The cr... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
11/2013   C Kapfer
250+ Dives 		2Helpful vote(s) received
Aggressor Fleet/ Komodo Dancer Full report LiveAboard Komodo   This was a 10 day trip starting in Bali & ending in Komodo NP so we did a lot of traveling for the first 2 days & nights with only... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
8/2013   Gail M King
1000+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Peter Hughes/ Komodo Dancer Full report   Bali/Komodo   On a scale of one to ten, this trip was an eleven! This was my eighth liveaboard, and I would have to say that it was the best I h... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
9/2007   Rick Troberman
250+ Dives 		 
Peter Hughes/ Komodo Dancer Full report LiveAboard Komodo   The diving: the best I've seen so far for colors, diversity and abundance. Came home and immediately started planning our next T... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
7/2007   Rene Umberger
1000+ Dives 		 
Peter Hughes/ Komodo Dancer Full report   Komodo   Met the boat in Bali and sailed (with sails up) and motored toward the Komodo National Park. From start to finish the diving was ... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
7/2007   Helen Malnar
500+ Dives 		 
PETER HUGHES DIVING/ KOMODO DANCER Full report       NOTHING BAD. ALL GOOD. THE CRUISE DIRECTORS, ONNO (DUTCH) & CARINE (FRENCH) LENTING, AN ADORABLE MARRIED COUPLE TREATED US ALL LIK... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
3/2007   WARREN SPRUNG
500+ Dives 		 
Sebayur Diving Center/ Komodo Resort and Diving Club Full report   Komodo National Park   "Wonderful Diving, Great Resort "
We loved this resort! It is on a private island just outside the marine park, so our boat rides were much, much shorter than for ... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
4/2017   Ken New
500+ Dives 		3Helpful vote(s) received
Papua Diving/ Kri Eco   Rajah Ampat   "Wow. As good as everyone says. Worth the travel, and we'll be back"
This was the start of our first trip to Indonesia and we were there 2 weeks, bridging April and May. We chose Kri Eco because it ... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
5/2023   Lisa Jabusch and Steve Nieters
500+ Dives 		Photos available 
Papua Diving/ Kri Eco Full report   Raja Ampat   (We posted the same review on Tripadvisor) Bottom line: If you want terrific land- based Raja Ampat diving at an economical pric... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
12/2010   Jennifer Widom
500+ Dives 		 
Papua diving/ Kri Eco Full report   Raja Ampat   Good: diving, food ok, staff tries very hard to serve you even on days off they start early; even sweep the pier at 5 AM; the mgr, ... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
9/2007   eldon okazaki
500+ Dives 		 
Papua Diving/ Kri Eco Resprt Full report   Raja Ampat Islands, West Papua   Our two week stay at Kri Eco Resort was superb; the resort is blessed with fabulous human and natural resources. Maya Hadorn is a... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
3/2007   Sandra Cohen
250+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
ECO-DIVERS/ Kungkungan Bay Resort Full report   Lembeh Strait   This is small critter central. Muck diving at it's best. We enjoyed diving with Eco- Divers and staying at KBR. They go the extra... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
2/2009   Bill Boswell
500+ Dives 		 
Eco Divers/ Kungkungan Bay Resort Full report   Lembeh Strait   The diving from KBR in the Lembeh Strait was excellent. I am not sure why anyone would want to stay at another resort (this was ou... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
8/2008   Rod Challenger
500+ Dives 		 
Eco-Divers/ Kungkungan Bay Resort Full report   Lembeh Straits   Lembeh Straits continues to be my favorite place in the world for small and unusual creatures. I visit the area two to three time... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
5/2008   Steven Levin
1000+ Dives 		 
Kungkungan Bay Resort Full report   North Sulawesi   I planned a trip for 8 of us to go diving in North Sulawesi, Indonesia. We split our stay between 2 resorts. Having been to the s... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
6/2007   Gary Krippendorf
250+ Dives 		 
KBR/ Kungkungan Bay Resort Full report       My second visit to KBR. The first was during 9/ 11 and the place was pretty much empty, but for one other american, 2 Brits, and ... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
8/2006   Diane Lake
250+ Dives 		 
Eco-Divers/ Kungkungan Bay Resort Full report   North Sulawese   This is a wonderful resort and dive operation. Jim and Cary Yanny run a superb dive operation at Eco- Divers and go out of their w... Full report  
5 stars
2 stars  
7/2005   Bill and Alice MIller
250+ Dives 		 
Kungkungan Bay Resort Full report   Lembe Strait, No. Sulawesi   The diving in the Lembe Strait is as terrific as ever. New discoveries (since our last visit in '99) include a new type of pygmy s... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
9/2003   Leslie Chow
500+ Dives 		 
Eco Divers/ Kunkungan Bay Resort Full report       This is my second trip in one year. I took a large group in 2006 and we all absolutely loved it. This year I went back with a gr... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
9/2007   Lesa Perrault
500+ Dives 		 
Kungkungen Bay Resort Eco Divers/ Kunkungen Bay Resort Full report   Lembeh Strait   This is truly muck diving. It is also some great diving. The bottom is mostly gray sand with sporadic coral heads. It is absolu... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
9/2005   Joe Puglia
500+ Dives 		 
Lembeh Full report   Lembeh   Lembeh Resort - Muck Diving 101 Location 1. 456724 N 125. 243452 E Web lembehresort. com/ August 2011 I re... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
8/2011   R Villemarette
100+ Dives 		 
Blue Green Expeditions/ Lembeh Resort   Lembeh Straight   "Muck Diving"
Food was awesome, staff very friendly. Sang karaoke for us. Went out of their way to address us by name. Camera room well appointe... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
8/2022   Paul Williams
1000+ Dives 		 
Critters@Lembeh Resort Dive Center/ Lembeh Resort Full report   [N/A]Lembeh   "Wonderful Muck Diving"
Lembeh Resort is lovely, built on the sides of a valley ending on a beach where the dive operation is located. There are lots of ... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
9/2019   Susie Snowdon
1000+ Dives 		 
Lembeh Resort Full report   Lembeh   "Critters at Lembeh"
Lembeh is t he critt er capital of the world. You are going for little guys and not large fish. The resort is oriented towards div... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
10/2016   Jack Bernstein
500+ Dives 		 
Lembeh Resort Full report   Lembeh Strait   Margi and I had originally visited Lembeh Strait in 2008 and had stayed at a resort on the mainland. This time, at Mike Hoppe's re... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
6/2013   Eric Eckes
500+ Dives 		 
Lembeh Resort Full report   Lembeh Straits   Calling all serious divers! What you've heard about Lembeh straits is true. You must see it to believe it. I added on five days... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
8/2009   Richard Litsch
500+ Dives 		 
Lembeh Divers/ Lembeh Resort Full report   Lembeh Straits   It's all GOOD! The staff, the accommodations, the food and the dive op are wonderful. The property is beautiful and they make yo... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
5/2009   Janet Czapski
1000+ Dives 		 
Lembeh Divers/ Lembeh Resort Full report   Lembeh Strait, Sulawesi   My 2nd time at Lembeh but first time at Lembeh Resort. If you like muck diving & fossicking for rare & unusual critters - Lembeh i... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
4/2009   phil Johnston
500+ Dives 		 
Lembeh Divers/ Lembeh Resort Full report   North Sulawesi   Are Rhinopias, stargazers, snake blennies, wonderpus, orang utan crabs, pygmy seahorses, bobbit worms, fingered dragonets, and was... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
1/2009   Jeanne & Bill Downey
1000+ Dives 		 
Lembeh Divers / Lembeh Resort Full report   Lembeh, Sulawesi   We stayed at both Lembeh and at Gangaa Island and it turned out to be a good combination. The diving at Lembeh and Gangga compleme... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
12/2008   George Theodoris
<100 Dives 		 
Lembeh Divers/ Lembeh Resort Full report   Lembeh Straits   This is the second trip I have made to this area in less than a year. I was so blown away with my trip last December and January I... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
10/2008   Scott Johnson
500+ Dives 		 
Lembeh Divers/ Lembeh Resort Full report   Lembeh Straits/Raja Ampat   I’ll be doing two reports due to the areas were so different that I went to. Part I Lembeh Straits: I arrived in Singapore i... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
12/2007   scott johnson
500+ Dives 		 
Lembeh Resort Full report   Lembeh   Getting There- - This was way more exciting than what we had hoped for. We had even built in a buffer day to get there and we used ... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
8/2007   Michael Emerson
250+ Dives 		 
Lembeh Resort / Murex/ Lembeh Resort Full report   Lembeh Straits   Outstanding. Did KBR last trip to Lembeh, and decided to try Lembeh Resort this time. Hard to choose between them. Newer rooms at ... Full report  
5 stars
2 stars  
7/2006   John Sommerer
250+ Dives 		 
Lembeh Resort/Murex/ Lembeh Resort Full report   Manado/Lembeh Strait   Excellent resort on Lembeh island ( [. . . ] ) and with the recent addition of two expatriate onsite managers many impro... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
4/2006   William Deertz
500+ Dives 		 
Murex Diving/ Lembeh Resort Full report       We arrived at the Lembeh Resort in the early afternoon after driving one hour from the Manado airport and taking the 10 minute bo... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
7/2005   Sean Bruner
250+ Dives 		 
Murex Divers/ Lembeh Resort Full report   Lembeh Straits   This is a top- notch operation both above and below the water. The cottages are beautiful with a fabulous view of the Straits. All... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
5/2005   Janet Czapski
500+ Dives 		 
Murex Divers/ Lembeh Resort Full report   Lembeh Straits   The adventure continued as we left Manado's Tasik Ria Resort (see that review this issue of Undercurrent) and made our way across ... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
9/2004   William & Frances Ungerman
500+ Dives 		 
Murex Divers/ Lembeh Resort Full report   Lembeh Straits   The resort is absolutely gorgeous. Resort/ dive staff are all friendly and more than willing to do anything to make your stay more ... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
3/2004   Michael Culby
100+ Dives 		 
Murex/ Live-Aboard: Serenade Full report LiveAboard Sulawesi   Vast quantities of colorful, strange and exotic critters. Hard and soft corals were very healthy, colorful and varied. Not many ... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
4/2006   Wayne Warren-Angelucci
1000+ Dives 		 
Gangga Divers/ Lotus Bungalows Resort Full report       We just returned from an amazing trip to Lotus Bungalows resort and Gangga divers. The resort is run by Henrietta and the dive ope... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
9/2009   Kathy Granger
500+ Dives 		 
Diving-Indo/ Maison Aurelia Full report   Sanur, Bali   "Outstanding Service"
Sanur is full of PADI 5 star diver operators so how to choose? I can't vouch for the others only for the outstanding service from ... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
9/2019   Stuart Burns
<100 Dives 		 
Maluku Divers Full report   Maluku Sea   In late March/ early April, my teenage son and I spent 8 days in Ambon at the Maluku Divers Resort and Dive operation. For quite s... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
4/2009   Michael Emerson
250+ Dives 		 
Pindito/ Maluku Divers, Ambon Full report LiveAboard Raja Ampat, Banda   "Another great trip on the Pindito"
Another fantastic experience on the Pindito with great diving and exotic locations. This was my second trip on the Pindito and my... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
3/2014   Mark Etter
500+ Dives 		 
Dive into Ambon/Maluku Resort & Spa/ Maluku Resort & Spa Full report   Ambon   "Critters & Corals. Good despite earthquake."
7 full diving days, 3 dives per day, didn’t do any night dives. Spent 1 day diving coral reefs on the eastern side of Ambon, app... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
12/2019   Phil Johnston
1000+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Dive into Ambon/ Maluku Resort & Spa Full report       "Happy to see my wish-list fish there"
It took two full days to reach Ambon from Florida, with 4 international/ domestic flights and an overnight stay in Jakarta. It was ... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
4/2019   masako satake
500+ Dives 		 
Dive into Ambon/ Maluku Resort and Spa Full report   Ambon   "Dive into Ambon - good diving!"
Dive into Ambon offers a variety of diving (weather permitting) that their competition (Maluku divers, does not) beautiful reef di... Full report  
4 stars
5 stars  
5/2017   Holly Bent
1000+ Dives 		 
Dive into Ambon/ Maluku Resort and Spa, Full report   Ambon   "Dive into Ambon"
Arrived Saturday morning and we were picked up at the airport. A 25 to 30 minutes of interesting drive from the airport to the re... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
10/2016   Mike
1000+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
World Wide Dive and Sail/ Mandarin Siren Full report LiveAboard Halmahera   This is the maiden voyage of the new dive vessel Mandarin Siren. We picked up the boat in Lembeh and are sailing to Halmahera ... Full report  
4 stars
5 stars  
7/2010   Mona Cousens
1000+ Dives 		 
Celebes Divers/ Mapia Resort Full report   North Sulawesi   This was my 3rd visit with these nice folks. Unfortunately, the marine biologist, Massimo, is gone now. However, it's evident th... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
5/2007   Carl Scott
250+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Celebes Divers/ Mapia Resort Full report   North Sulawesi   As a dive operation, I cannot say enough good things about the service! The large traditional wooden boats may look strange at fi... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
6/2003   Carl Scott
100+ Dives 		 
Celebes Divers/ Mapia Resort Full report   North Sulawesi   Let me say this again - subject matter for photography was endless. The marine life here is amazingly abundant, far exceeding num... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
5/2003   Carl Scott
100+ Dives 		 
Komodo Dive Center/ Mastro Aldo Full report LiveAboard Komodo   "What an incredible trip!"
We did some research in choosing a liveaboard in South East Asia while visiting our sister in Singapore. We chose Indonesia as it... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
3/2018   Richard Blackburn
1000+ Dives 		4Helpful vote(s) received
Bali/ Matahari and Puri Gopa Full report       We dived two diffent areas of Bali and stayed in two different resorts - Matahari in Tulamben and Puri Gopa in Sanur. The Matahari... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
8/2005   Rick Tuss
500+ Dives 		 
Diving 4 Images/ Matahari Tulamben Resort Full report   Tulamben, Bali   Tulamben offered several types of diving. The big draw there is the wreck of the Liberty. It’s a 300 foot long WWII wreck. It’... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
8/2002   David Lenderman
500+ Dives 		 
Under Water Tribe/ Melasti Beach Bungalows Amed/ Liber Full report   Bali   "Fantastic muck dives and critter photography "
As a senior diver, almost 79 years old, this is my fourth season diving with Under Water Tribe on a private dive itinerary focusin... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
11/2018   Joseph Daniel Horovatin
1000+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Bali Hai Divers/ Menjangan Dynasty Resort and Dive C   Northwest Bali   "Nice Diving Around Menjangan Island"
The Menjangan Dynasty Beach Glamping Resort and Dive Centre is located in far northwest Bali approximately 4. 5 hours from the airp... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
9/2022   Brian Morrow
500+ Dives 		Photos available 
Blue Season Bali/ Menjangan Resort Full report   Menjangan   "Great Diving; Nice Resort"
I spent 2 nights at the Menjangan Resort between live- aboard trips. The resort is located in northwest Bali and is about a 4 hour ... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
10/2015   Michael J. Millet
1000+ Dives 		 
Eco Divers/ Mercure Manado Tetali Full report   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  
3 stars
4 stars  
2/2018   Eileen J Councill
500+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Mermaid Liveaboards/ Mermaid 1 Full report LiveAboard Raja Ampat   This was my 2nd trip on Mermaid 1 (1st was Komodo). Very comfortable, uncrowded with full 15- diver load. Great food, and great peo... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
3/2014   Harvey S. Cohen
250+ Dives 		 
Mermaid Liveaboards/ Mermaid 1 Full report LiveAboard Bali to Komodo   The quality and quantity of sea life was just overwhelming. Check the dive log at the beginning of www[dot]flickr[dot]com/ photos/ h... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
6/2012   Harvey S. Cohen
250+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Mermaid Liveaboards/ Mermaid 1 Full report LiveAboard Komodo   This was one of the best liveaboard experiences I have had and I have been on many. The cabin was large and comfortable with a sp... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
9/2010   Hilary Elder
500+ Dives 		 
Mermaid/ Mermaid I Full report LiveAboard     "Raja Ampet on Mermaid I"
We just returned from the Feb 20- Mar 1, 2016 charter on Mermaid I diving the Raja Ampet area. Great boat, good crew, fun diving. T... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
2/2016   Laurie Pemberton
500+ Dives 		2Helpful vote(s) received
Mermaid/ Mermaid I Full report LiveAboard Bali-Komodo   Mermaid- I was a superb experience in terms of diving, boat, service and food. Diving was superbly organised and went smooth like s... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
11/2009   Ralph
500+ Dives 		 
Mermaid Liveaboards/ Mermaid II Full report LiveAboard     "Creatures great and small in Raja Ampat"
My wife and I had a fantastic week of diving aboard the Mermaid II out of Sorong. Travel was EWR > NRT > CGK > UPG > SOQ (w... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
3/2018   DAVID J FRANK
500+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Mermaid Liveaboards/ Mermaid II Full report LiveAboard Komodo   "Komodo certainly lived up to the hype"
Getting there: Qatar Airlines from Atlanta to Doha to Denpasar Bali (26+ hrs air time plus 11 hr layovers in Doha). The Qatar Ai... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
7/2016   Alexander Armintor
100+ Dives 		2Helpful vote(s) received
Aquamarine/ Mimpi Menjagen & Mimpi Tulamben Full report   Bali   Thanks to an Undercurrent Chap Book recommendation, we booked our trip to Bali through Aquamarinediving. com. They arranged a cust... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
8/2006   Jan and Chuck Simonds
250+ Dives 		 
Mimpi Dive Center/ Mimpi Resort Full report   Tulamben, Bali   The dive to do in Tulamben is the U. S. A. Liberty wreck dive. The story is that Liberty was hit by a Japanese torpedo while it was... Full report  
4 stars
5 stars  
12/2004   Lori Brown, Chris Green
250+ Dives 		 
AquaMarine Diving/ Mimpi, Bali Nibanna Full report   Bali   I have dived with Aquamarine before and have found them an excellent outfit. This trip was up and down. The good was Bali a great ... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
7/2010   Ben Glick
1000+ Dives 		 
Eco Divers/ Minahasa Lagoon Full report   Manado   First, the bottom line: Minahasa Resort is very nice, and the diving at Bunaken Island is excellent. I do not, however, recommend ... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
10/2012   James Castanino
250+ Dives 		 
Eco Divers/ Minahasa Lagoon Resort Full report   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  
4 stars
4 stars  
5/2014   Michael J. Millet
1000+ Dives 		 
MinahasaDivers/ Minahasa Prima Full report   Manado, Lembeh, North Sulawesi   I rate this trip amoung my top trips. The resort was laid back, a bit rustic but focused on service. The staff at the resort was... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
9/2006   Kriss Kirchhoff
250+ Dives 		 
Misool   Raja Ampat   "Great destination above and below the water"
IMO Misool is one of the worlds great places to dive. The resort itself is fantastic. A private island with luxe acomodations, an ... Full report  
4 stars
5 stars  
4/2023   howard blitz
1000+ Dives 		 
Misool Eco Resort/ Misool Resort Full report   Raja Ampat   "Awesome "
There is nothing not to like about at Misool. Misool is a vast, patrolled, marine protected area and as a result the walls and re... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
4/2019   Kay Schroer
500+ Dives 		3Helpful vote(s) received
Komodo Liveaboard/ Mona Lisa Full report LiveAboard Komodo   "Mona Lisa Liveaboard Has Seen Better Times"
This must have been a good boat at one point, and I suppose the same goes for the diving company that runs it. But both the boat a... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
7/2015   Joaquin monserrate
250+ Dives 		 
Dive Damai/ MSY Damai Full report LiveAboard Bali to Komodo   I have a new favorite live- aboard – the MSY Damai. I was on the boat for its 4th trip in October, 2009. We left from Bali and wo... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
10/2009   David Reubush
500+ Dives 		 
Murex Dive Resorts & Live-Aboards/ Murex Bangka Full report   Manado   "Small, friendly resort on Bankga island"
This was our third trip to Murex Bangka and once again we had a wonderful time. Don't go here if you want a five star experience, ... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
6/2017   Michael N. Hofman
1000+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Murex Dive Resorts & Live-Aboards/ Murex BANGKA Island Full report   Northern Sulawesi   "Diamond in the Rough - Great Future Potential"
Great sea life, healthy reefs and fish (small fish - but plentiful). Excellent MUCK and reef diving. Nice mix of both. Resort p... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
11/2014   Sandra Holloway
500+ Dives 		 
Serenade/ Murex Dive Center, Mando Full report LiveAboard North Sulawesi   We made a boat to boat transfer from the Ocean Rover to the Serenade which was like moving from the Queen Mary to the African Quee... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
8/2005   Edith and John Summey
1000+ Dives 		 
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