Dive Review of Papua Explorers Resort in
Indonesia/Raja Ampat

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Papua Explorers Resort: "Top notch and worth the trip", Apr, 2016, by Jim Willoughby, OR, US ( Contributor 13 reports with 10 Helpful votes). Report 8948 has 2 Helpful votes.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	Papua Explorers is a top notch resort. The service is exceptional and the dive op is one of the best that I have experienced. The rooms were spacious and clean. The food was great. The location and setting was beautiful. I would not hesitate to recommend this resort to anyone wanting to go to Raja Ampat. The trip from SFO was long and exhausting but pretty easy logistically. I would recommend this route rather than going through Jakarta.
Websites	Papua Explorers Resort
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Indonesia, most of the Caribbean, California, Oregon, Hawaii
Closest Airport	Sorong	Getting There	Sfo to Seoul to Singapore to Manado to Sorong
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm, currents
Water Temp	83-86°F / 28-30°C	Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility	10-40 Ft/ 3-12 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	bottom times were pretty strictly enforced to 60 minutes. Be back on the boat with 750psi and they do check.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	1 or 2
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	None	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		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		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	I would give 5 stars for UWP if they would improve the lighting in the camera room and have dedicated camera baskets on the boats. The subject matter could be 5 star probably depending on the individual dive. The visibility was pretty poor on many of the dives. No fault of the resort of course and the current could be ripping which made photography a challenge.

Report currently has 2 Helpful votes

Subscriber's Comments

By Renee Ross in OR, US at Jun 07, 2016 14:42 EST

Did you take anti-malaria meds before your trip?

By report author: Jim Willoughby in OR, US at Jun 07, 2016 15:35 EST

I did not. I did not have any issues with bugs at all on the trip. Even though I brought big spray I did not even use that.

By Renee Ross in OR, US at Jun 23, 2016 18:21 EST

What airlines did you use from Manado to Sarong?

By report author: Jim Willoughby in OR, US at Jun 23, 2016 18:39 EST

I flew Garuda. Very nice plane and good service.

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Dive Review of Papua Explorers Resort in Indonesia/Raja Ampat

Papua Explorers Resort: "Top notch and worth the trip", Apr, 2016,

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

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Reporter and Travel

Dive Conditions

Dive Policy

What I Saw

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Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

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Dive Review of Papua Explorers Resort in
Indonesia/Raja Ampat