Dive Review of Maluku Divers in
Indonesia/Ambon

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Maluku Divers, Oct, 2010, by Alan Olson, IL, US ( Reviewer 5 reports). Report 6041.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity	N/A
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$
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Advanced
Comments	First, the not great news: the rooms ,while new and nice do not have screens or mosquito nets and it is buggy - the skeeters will get in. The food is served in miniscule portions and is chef's choice except for breakfast. For example, the best dessert was ice cream and we each literally got a tablespoon of it. The other desserts were strange = avocado mousse and floating jello things. No pork as the resort is next to a Muslim village. They did accomodate my vegetarian companion quite nicely - some how she got enormous sized meals. There are a couple trips offered to the few sites of interest but Ambon is basically a utilitarian place. The beach is made of small rocks and there is no dock so you have to wade to the boat - if you don't use hard bottom booties, bring some old tennies for the jaunt. The other hard to miss downside is the considerable amount of trash on and under the water in this area. You are not going to care about any of the above however because the diving is sooooo good. This is the land of huge seahorses (at least 3 species), chubby mandarin fish that come out in the daytime and pose for photos, free swimming ribbon eels, juvenile pinnate batfish,amazing nudis (many laying eggs) , wonderpus and frogfish of all sizes and colors. Also seen were a saron shrimp, halimeda crab, some kind of beautiful juvenile moray with gray body and a pure orange head that nobody could identify and sitting regally on a scrap of color-coordinated fabric a BLUE RING OCTOPUS. There were holes filled with 5-6 eels, ornate ghost pipefish, both paddle flap and weedy rhinopias, several cuttlefish, etc. We did not see the "new" psychedelic frogfish, but the guides are always on the lookout. The currents are extremely variable, some times ripping, but there are always totally current free sites. The staff are gracious and the management responsive. While we were there a Nitrox system was installed and the dining room floor got tiled. We are planning a return trip.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	Malaysia, Philippines, Tahiti, Sea of Cortez
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, dry	Seas	calm, currents
Water Temp	80-83°F / 27-28°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	40-75 Ft/ 12-23 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	stay witin sight of group
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	N/A	Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish	N/A
Large Pelagics	N/A
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's	N/A	Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	No provision for cameras on boat - just covered with a towel. Excellent camera room at resort. The many and spacious rinse tanks were in full sun at the time of our visit with a shade cover promised in the near future.

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Dive Review of Maluku Divers in Indonesia/Ambon

Maluku Divers, Oct, 2010,

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

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What I Saw

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Dive Review of Maluku Divers in
Indonesia/Ambon