Dive Review of Papua Diving/Sorido Bay Resort in
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Papua Diving/Sorido Bay Resort: "Sorido Bay Resort, Papua Diving, November 2015", Nov, 2015, by C Leroy Anderson, UT, US ( Contributor 13 reports with 4 Helpful votes). Report 8699 has 1 Helpful vote.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food	N/A
Service and Attitude	N/A	Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling
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Value for $$
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Comments	Perfect coral. Tons of colorful reef fish in classic indopacific diving. Some unusual dive sites such as the Passage with very abundant soft coral. Extremely varied, abundant, and healthy coral and fish. Good shark and pelagic encounters. Lots of good has been said about this destination, it's all true. One comment which may be worthwhile is that I have gone to this destination several times with different operators including two liveaboard trips. Max and the staff and divemasters at Papua diving stand out in terms of service and their intent to help visitors maximize their vacation experience. Other dive operators had their agenda. Max and his staff put the customer first and the customer agenda is their agenda. I asked to see a Wobegong shark and in the first day of diving they found five different Wobegongs, and the dive guides seemed eager and pleased to do so. The food was great and the lodging at Sorido Bay Resort was very fine indeed. I loved the ability to call my wife daily with their wifi. A great, great dive vacation experience. The experience of the guides with the area really helped arrange for optimal conditions and visiting the very best sites at the best times to do so.
Websites	Papua Diving
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	Everywhere
Closest Airport	Sorong	Getting There	5 flights from USA
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm
Water Temp	80-82°F / 27-28°C	Wetsuit Thickness	1
Water Visibility	50-120 Ft/ 15-37 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	1hour dive times and no deeper than nitrox mix allowed.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	1 or 2
Dolphins	Schools	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	> 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	N/A	Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	You won't find better subject matter anywhere. Mainly wide angle, but of course lots of nudi's and pygmy seahorses for macro. Every room has a dedicated rinse tank for large cameras and camera bench with charging options for both US and european style outlets.

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By report author: C Leroy Anderson in UT, US at Nov 27, 2015 09:39 EST

The form will not let me comment on "service and attitude" as above, but this should of course be set at five stars as per my other comments noted. I have never encountered a more responsive and competent staff in my diving experience.

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Dive Review of Papua Diving/Sorido Bay Resort in Indonesia/Raja Ampat

Papua Diving/Sorido Bay Resort: "Sorido Bay Resort, Papua Diving, November 2015", Nov, 2015,

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Dive Review of Papua Diving/Sorido Bay Resort in
Indonesia/Raja Ampat