Dive Review of Gaia Love in
Indonesia/Banda Sea, Triton Bay

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Gaia Love: "Mixed Bag In Banda", Oct, 2023, by Tim Williams, CA, US ( Reviewer 6 reports with 7 Helpful votes). Report 12747.
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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	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 and mantas. The added travel days to meet the boat and costs of 3-domestic flights each way with tax and charges for all baggage and 2 additional hotel rooms each way to and from this trip drove up the price. So, the expense and difficulty to get there and then not experience "the big stuff" reduced the value for me ( but not everyone) on this trip. We were very fortunate to sail with the Gaia Love 5-years ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here
Websites	Gaia Love
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	California, Hawaii, Florida, Cuba, USVI, BVI's, Belize, Honduras, Grand Cayman, Cozumel, La Paz, Indonesia, Chuuk, Palau, Fiji, Egypt, Saba, Dominica, St. Maarten, Bahamas, New Zealand, Socorro, French Polynesia, Australia
Closest Airport	Saumlaki	Getting There	LAX - Singapore - Jakarta - Ambon - Saumlaki
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm
Water Temp	80-82°F / 27-28°C	Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility	3-60 Ft/ 1-18 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Check-out dive. Complete dive briefings, minimum 2-hour surface intervals Recreational dive limits. No deco diving.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	1 or 2	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	The best camera room of any live aboard. Personal station with storage and charg ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here

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Dive Review of Gaia Love in Indonesia/Banda Sea, Triton Bay

Gaia Love: "Mixed Bag In Banda", Oct, 2023,

Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

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What I Saw

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Dive Review of Gaia Love in
Indonesia/Banda Sea, Triton Bay