Dive Review of Papua Explorers Resort in
Indonesia/Raja Ampat

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Papua Explorers Resort: "Raja Ampat Diving and Snorkeling Resort at its best", Dec, 2016, by Michael N. Hofman, CA, US ( Sr. Contributor 23 reports with 11 Helpful votes). Report 9434 has 3 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
Snorkeling
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Comments	This was our second visit to this Resort (and our 5th to a resort in Raja Ampat). It is well located in the Dampier Straits, just a 20 minute boat ride from Kree Corner and the same to Manta Sandy. PER is a well run, fun resort with professionals from all over the world, providing a great setting for diving, snorkeling, kayaking and other water activities. They have on staff a free diving instructor and a marine biologist (who is second in charge of the diving operations) and have started a coral regeneration program. Diving is well planned, always with a low number of divers to a guide, and snorkeling is also planned well too. The rooms are over the water in the traditional approach but have large and small fans and plenty of room to spread out. There's lots of diversity in the diving, with plenty of hard and soft coral, sharks (of several varieties), turtles, mantas and plenty of small stuff to occupy you. There is a camera room (not currently air conditioned but plans are underway to change that). Food is great and plan to stay away from the baked goods (especially the donuts -- which are to die for)! Since the resort has an international flavor, guests are from around the world, leading to interesting conversations and the lack of feeling excluded no matter where you are from! We heartily recommend this resort and will be back. Two notes: it's very humid so it's best to pack clothing in air tight bags and assume that things might get a bit moldy -- easily taken care of when you hit the next spot which has a/c.
Websites	Papua Explorers Resort
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	Fiji, Palau, Caribbean, Hawaii, Mozambique, etc. etc.
Closest Airport	Sarong	Getting There	through Manado or Makassar
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	choppy
Water Temp	83-86°F / 28-30°C	Wetsuit Thickness	5
Water Visibility	20-80 Ft/ 6-24 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	usually 60 minutes but often dives went longer based on diver experience
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	Squadrons
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		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	camera room with supplies but will be better if they set up a room with air conditioning

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Dive Review of Papua Explorers Resort in Indonesia/Raja Ampat

Papua Explorers Resort: "Raja Ampat Diving and Snorkeling Resort at its best", Dec, 2016,

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Dive Review of Papua Explorers Resort in
Indonesia/Raja Ampat