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Peter Hughes Full report

Komodo/Bali/Satonda

The good: Food was very good and plentiful, boat staff were great and while we initially thought the rooms very small this was our... Full report

5/2006

Lin
100+ Dives

Baruna Sports Full report

S. Sulawesi and Bali

Fortunately, I had done some homework so I knew what was going on when I was offered a gem?!? to buy from one of the crew. In add... Full report

5/2006

Julie Tayloe
250+ Dives

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

M.Y. Pelagian Full report

Komodo to Wakatobi

Excellent operation. Cabins were excellent. Food was served to order. Anything you can imagine for breakfast and usually two ch... Full report

4/2006

Ronnie Hess
500+ Dives

Lembeh Resort Full report

Pickup at airport provided, with a one and a half hour van ride to the dock where the boat takes you to the resort. Good briefing... Full report

4/2006

Ernie Hounshell
1000+ Dives

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Kungkungan Bay Resort Full report

Vans pick you up at the airport for the one and a half hour scenic ride to the resort on the other side of the island. After a br... Full report

4/2006

Ernie Hounshell
1000+ Dives

North Sulawesi Aggressor Full report

North Sulawesi

I wish I had known that this was a charter devoted almost exclusively to muck diving. This fact was not divulged at all and it was... Full report

4/2006

Gabriel I. Peñagarícano
500+ Dives

Adventure H20 Full report

Kupang to Komodo

One of the greatest things about this boat is Larry Smith who's enthusiasm and ability to find and point out small creatures (and... Full report

3/2006

Mary Jane
1000+ Dives

adventure H20 Full report

kupang to Komodo]

Maybe I overlooked some of the blanks. I wanted to say the weather was not good, but that the food was excellent. ... Full report

3/2006

mary jane stoll
1000+ Dives

Grand Komodo, Temu Kira Full report

Halmahera, Moluccas

This was a charter, exploratory 11 night trip to search out good dive spots around Halmahera, one of the larger but mostly unknown... Full report

3/2006

Dave Van Rooy
1000+ Dives

Divers Lodge Lembeh Full report

Lembeh Strait

Wow! Diving was fantastic - muck diving at its finest. The dive guide asks what you are looking to see and will take you to the si... Full report

1/2006

Judith & Michael Ruhm
250+ Dives

Adventure H2O Full report

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

Komodo Dancer Full report

Bali/Komodo

We boarded the boat in Bali after a delightful three- day stay at the Puri Santrian hotel on the beach. During the eleven- night cr... Full report

11/2005

William & Frances Ungerman
1000+ Dives

SMY Ondina Full report

Raja Ampat

Trip was booked with Deb Fugitt of City Seahorse, Inc. - - my third trip with her. This was billed as a dedicated photo charter, t... Full report

11/2005

Mike Oelrich
500+ Dives

S.M.Y. Ondina Full report

Raja Ampat

Excellent crew that tries very hard to make the trip enjoyable for all. This trip was led by DEBBIE FUGGITT, for photographers and... Full report

10/2005

Paulino Gonzalez
1000+ Dives

Siladen Resort Full report

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

Tausch Terminal Full report

Bali, Tulamben

This visit was part of an extended stay across much of central and northern Bali. The diving at Tausch Terminal was good, the guid... Full report

9/2005

John M. Artim
<100 Dives

Mermaid I Full report

Bali to Komodo

This was the most awesome diving experience of my life! The sheer lushness of the reefs must be seen to be believed. It took me mo... Full report

9/2005

John M. Artim
<100 Dives

Mimpi Resort Full report

Tulamben, Bali

We only did one dive from Mimpi and that was the last dive of an extended trip that included a liveaboard stay. This last dive was... Full report

9/2005

John M. Artim
<100 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

Kararu Full report

Komodo

We were on a 7 night trip from Bima to Komodo to Bali. My wife and I shared the Bridge deck state room. The room is much larger ... Full report

8/2005

Ron Jordan
100+ Dives

Kararu Tours on Sea Safari III Full report

Komodo Islands

Described as perhaps the best diving in the world in Undercurrent a couple of years ago, and it may have been then, this was a maj... Full report

8/2005

Bill Lord Butcher
1000+ Dives

Komodo Dancer Full report

Bali, Komodo, Flores

This was a return trip with my husband after a great solo trip on Komodo Dancer the previous September. I had gotten great videos ... Full report

8/2005

Edith and John Summey
1000+ Dives

Mermaid I Full report

Komodo

It is a great place to visit. There is an incredible variety of creatures, particularly small ones. There lots of really interes... Full report

8/2005

Phillip Gans
100+ Dives

Ocean Rover Full report

North Sulawesi

Ocean Rover has done a N. Sulawesi itinerary for the last couple of years, though apparently will not be doing it next year. A nic... Full report

8/2005

John Sommerer
250+ Dives

AquaOne Full report

Lembeh Straights

Schedule was four dives a day. 8 am, 11 am, 2: 30 and 6 pm. We tried to fit in 5 dives a day, but with shallow, long dives (sometim... Full report

7/2005

linda rutherford
100+ 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

Ocean Rover Full report

North Sulawesi

Ocean Rover is a highly acclaimed world class liveaboard for good reason. It is the model for all other liveaboards to follow. A t... Full report

7/2005

Edith and John Summey
1000+ Dives

Kararu Full report

Komodo

"Only on the Kararu!" crowed Tony Rhodes whenever the exceptional happened, was sighted, or experienced. And there was plenty of ... Full report

6/2005

David Shem-Tov
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

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

Sorido Bay Resort Full report

Raja Empat - Papua Province

In addition to living up to its reputation of being one of the best dive sites in the world, the best features of this pristine ... Full report

6/2005

Wafa Abdelati
100+ Dives

Kungkungan Bay Resort Full report

Lembeh Strait, N Sulawesi

This excellent resort and dive operation will fulfill the critter dreams of most divers. The rooms are spacious and well- kept. The... Full report

5/2005

Fred Turoff
500+ Dives

Kungkungan Bay Resort Full report

Lembeh Strait, Sulawesi

Kungkungan Bay Resort This excellent resort and dive operation will fulfill the critter dreams of most divers. The rooms are sp... Full report

5/2005

Fred Turoff
500+ Dives

Kararu Dive Voyages/Sea Safari III Full report

Raja Ampat (Papua Indonesia)

This was my second trip on the Sea Safari III (first trip being May 2003 Bali to Komodo). The ship has been well maintained and m... Full report

4/2005

William Deertz
250+ Dives

Abyss Adventures Full report

Bali

This was our 1st trip to Bali so we did a lot of research to find a good, reputable, PADI shop. Abyss Adventures was the best val... Full report

4/2005

Beth & Matt Dodd
250+ Dives

Dive Asia Pacific M/Y Pelagian Full report

Raja Ampat

This area is touted as being the bed of marine biodiversity. We enjoyed our diving in the Raja area but found it not living up to... Full report

4/2005

Janet Czapski
500+ Dives

Grand Komodo Full report

Komodo

Booked directly on their website at GrandKomodoTours. com. Paid $1100 per person for 7 day Komodo liveaboard on the smaller mv Nusa... Full report

3/2005

Charles Menbeck
100+ Dives

Komogo Dancer Full report

Bali

The crew was excellent! The food was very good. . . . some of it not really my thing but it was all good. I was introduced to several ... Full report

3/2005

Joe Mihm
250+ Dives

Sulawesi Dive Quest Full report

Lembeh Straits

First class diving location. This operator is very small, friendly, helpful, really caters to individual desires on what you would... Full report

2/2005

Sally Schroeder
1000+ Dives

Adventure Kommodo Full report

Raja Ampats

The Raja Ampats are outstanding. The diversity of fish and corals is amazing. Larry Smith runs all of the dive operations and is... Full report

1/2005

Sherry Wren
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

Lembeh Resort Full report

Lembeh Strait

Well run dive resort with an excellent dive staff. DIvemasters know where and how to find the rare critters. Frogfish and ghost pi... Full report

10/2004

Jerry Tuttle
1000+ Dives

Kararu/Sea Safari Full report

[N/A]Komodo

It was the first live- a- board trip for my son and I. I can't imagine it being much nicer. The boat was much more comfortable tha... Full report

9/2004

Rolla Cleaver
100+ Dives

Peter Hughes - Komodo Dancer Full report

Bali/Komodo

Komodo Dancer crew was very good. Attentive to diver's needs. Food was variable and plentiful. Briefings were held for every dive, ... Full report

9/2004

Curt Andrus
250+ Dives

Karuru Full report

Lomboc, Komodo, Flores

The Sea Safari III is an older, wooden boat 115' long and 30' wide. It is very stable and cruises at a leisurely 7 knots. This ma... Full report

9/2004

Daniel O. Benson
500+ Dives

Peter Hughes: Komodo Dancer Full report

Bali, Komodo, Flores

I was quite impressed with this trip - - both the boat and the diving. The Komodo Dancer was comfortable, the food was delicio... Full report

9/2004

Edith Summey
1000+ Dives

Tulamben Wreck Divers Full report

Tulamben

Did a shore dive on the Liberty Wreck at Tulamben on Bali's East Coast. This is Bali's most popular dive. The history of this vess... Full report

8/2004

Charles Menbeck
100+ Dives

Ocean Rover Full report

Islands of North Sulawesi

Ocean Rover has got to be the best dive operation on the planet. Service is amazing. On our 9 diving days we were in Lembeh's wor... Full report

7/2004

Jim Chubb
250+ Dives

Deep Blue Dive Resort Full report

Utila

We had a great time in Utila. Deep Blue Resort is a great place to dive your brains out. See [. . . ] ... Full report

7/2004

Darren Dawson
250+ Dives

Kararu/Sea Safari III Full report

Komodo

We did the 7 night Bima to Bali trip. After a short flight from Bali to the island of Sumbawa, we boarded the Sea Safari III in B... Full report

7/2004

Brian & Karen Woods
250+ Dives

Sea Safari III Full report

Bali

Very spacious boat. Relatively large cabins with queen size beds or twins available. No bunks. All cabins had ensuite toilets a... Full report

7/2004

Bob Ewald
1000+ 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

Kungkungan Bay Resort Full report

Lembeh Strait - 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

Kararu Full report

Komodo

Left Benoa Harbor on Bali for 11 day cruise, 10 1/ 2 days diving in mid June. Beautiful weather. The boat was large, as was the c... Full report

6/2004

Sean Bruner
250+ Dives

Komodo Dancer Full report

Bali

This was my first Peter Hughes liveaboard experience. We arrived in Bali which of itself is a wonderful and fascinating place fill... Full report

6/2004

Mario Mizrahi
500+ Dives

Scuba Seraya Full report

Bali

Unfortunately, neither of the dive boats were working during the week we were there, so almost all of our dives were shore dives. ... Full report

6/2004

Douglas Hansen
250+ Dives

Komodo Dancer Full report

Bali and Komodo

This was an outstanding trip. The boat is quite stable and comfortable and the food was good. An excellent (and sizeable) crew of ... Full report

6/2004

Jack Gibson
500+ Dives

Grand Komodo Tours Full report

Komodo

At $1225 for 8 days, 7 nights, this is a terrific deal. The diving was often in pristine areas with no other boats in the area. Ou... Full report

5/2004

Fred Turoff
500+ Dives

Peter Hughes - Komodo Dancer Full report

Bali/Komodo

Great dive trip! Crew was outstanding! Special thanks to Jan, Susana, and Dewa. Great weather except for rain the last two d... Full report

5/2004

Frank Arroyo
250+ 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

Adventure Komodo Full report

Raja Ampat, Irian Jaya

The boat is a 75 foot catamaran that is probably the best live- aboard cruising the waters of Indonesia. It is sleek, clean, and o... Full report

2/2004

Tari Suprapto
100+ Dives

Komodo Dancer Full report

Number of dives: 319. It’s tough to say anything negative about a Peter Hughes operation because the people you encounter are so ... Full report

11/2003

Bradley Bowen
250+ Dives

Kararu Dive Voyages Full report

Komodo

Our first trip on the Sea Safari/ Kararu ( [. . . ] ) had been in November 2001. It was such a great experience that we were al... Full report

11/2003

Kathleen Hedde
500+ Dives

Kararu Sea Safari III Full report

Bali/Komodo

This was our first liveaboard and our first trip to Indonesia and I can't imagine anything topping it. We did the 7 day itinerary ... Full report

9/2003

Jennifer Meriwether
100+ Dives

Pelagian - Dive Asia Pacific Full report

N/A

I was on this boat for four (4) trips for a total of two (2) months. I started with their first trip of the year in late February... Full report

9/2003

Steven Levin
1000+ 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

Scuba Seraya Full report

Bali

Unfortunately, neither of the dive boats were working during the week we were there, so almost all of our dives were shore dives. ... Full report

6/2003

Douglas Hansen
250+ Dives

Komodo Dancer Full report

Bali - Komodo National Bank

Boat is very roomy & comfortable - salon & 2 separate sun/ shade areas. Dining either salon or alfresco. Food wonderful with Asia... Full report

5/2003

Dale Treadway
250+ Dives

Kararu Sea Safari Full report

Komodo

Very comfortable boat with ensuite facilities. If possible splurge and get the upper deck cabins. Nice to have the back deck are... Full report

4/2003

William Deertz
250+ Dives

Komodo Dancer Full report

Komodo Islands

My twelve day tour from Bali to Komodo Island and points in between showed off some of the most spectacular diving available ... Full report

1/2003

Pat Wikstrom
500+ Dives

ADVENTURE KOMODO Full report

THIS IS THE MOST COMFORTABLE BOAT THAT I HAVE HAD THE GOOD FORTUNE TO DIVE FROM. FOOD WAS GOURMET, WITH THE PRESENTATION OF A FIV... Full report

1/2003

JERRY TUTTLE
<100 Dives

komodo Dancer Full report

[komodo

Komodo has some of the best reefs I have seen for color and divesity. Some overfishing is evident in the scarsity of large fish on... Full report

12/2002

Richard Lehach
500+ 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 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 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

Murex - M/S Symphony Full report

Norhern Sulawesi

We spent two weeks on M/ S Symphony - a basic boat with three reasonably comfortable cabins. The cabins are air conditioned but no... Full report

9/2002

Jerry
1000+ Dives

Kungkungan Bay Resort - KBR Full report

Norhern Sulawesi Lembeh Strait

There are not enough superlatives to describe Kungkungan Bay Resort - KBR - and the Lembeh Straits. For small critters there can ... Full report

9/2002

Jerry
1000+ 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

Amazing Adventures Travel/ [same]Kusu Resort

[N/A]Kusu Resort, south Halmeh

"31 dives with our own personal dive guide"
My wife and I have been certified divers since 1977 and have been all around the planet enjoying the underwater realm of lif... Full report

2/2023

mark ravitz
1000+ Dives

Bali Hai Divers/ [same]Menjangan Dynasty

Bali

"Look out below ... and above!!!!"
MENJANGAN DYNASTY REVIEW The third stop on our 2022 Indonesian dive excursion was the Menjangan Dynasty Resort. The van ride ... Full report

9/2022

Michael J. Millet
1000+ Dives

Wakatobi Dive Resort/ [same]Wakatobi

Sulawesi- Wakatobi Isl.

"Fantastic return visit to the resort and the Pelagian"
[This was our second trip to Wakatobi. We spent one week diving from the resort and then another week diving from the Pelagian. ... Full report

5/2023

Jane Goble
500+ Dives

Wakatobi -- Pelagian/ [same]WAKATOBI RESORT Full report

WAKATOBI,SULAWASI

"WAKATOBI RESORT"
... Full report

11/2013

Maurice Smith
250+ Dives

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