Dive Review of Alor Divers in
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Alor Divers: "Alor Divers and Ecoresort", May, 2016, by ALAN WILLIS, ON, CA ( Sr. Reviewer 7 reports with 2 Helpful votes). Report 9127.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	Alor has world class diving, with lots of variety--corals, muck and critters, and (at one site) sharks and other pelagics. And no crowds--just two land resorts, far apart, and a few liveaboards, so we always had the site to ourselves. They do two boat dives in the morning; in the afternoon divers are free to dive on the house reef on their own, which can be quite rewarding. The corals are gorgeous and look healthy. The Christmas Tree worms were neat. Current Alley is the place for sharks and other pelagics--including some hammerheads on our second trip over there. But as the name implies, strong currents. I could have done with a reef hook for those dives but they weren't supplied. As it was, we just grabbed rocks at the top of the wall and watched the big guys come up.The muck diving was in a narrow channel off the main island. We had terrible visibility the day we went over there; apparently it's often much better. The second week of my 8-day stay was a full-moon week and it seemed to have quite an effect on the currents. Really fierce at a site called Elalara, and then heavy surge on the next dive at Anemone City. But the resort does cater to beginners, keeping them clear of the more challenging sites. There can be dramatic water temperature changes around Alor, which must be due to upwelling. We had it down to 23 on one dive, but I've heard it can go down to 20 at times. Alor Divers and Eco resort is small (7 bungalows) and friendly, with an excellent French divemaster, James.
Websites	Alor Divers
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	Philippines, Egypt, Sudan, Bonaire, Roatan, Yap, Palau, other parts of Indonesia
Closest Airport	Alor Island airport	Getting There	Bali to Kupang, then a short flight over to Alor island
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, dry	Seas	calm, surge, currents
Water Temp	23-28°C / 73-82°F	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	- Ft/ - M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	?
Enforced diving restrictions	[Unspecified]
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	no
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	None	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	There's no rinse tank on the boat as I recall. They give you a camera tank to fill in the room., but water seemed a bit silty. But the subject matter for photographers is geat

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Dive Review of Alor Divers in Indonesia/Alor

Alor Divers: "Alor Divers and Ecoresort", May, 2016,

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Dive Review of Alor Divers in
Indonesia/Alor