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Dive Review of Wakatobi Dive Resort in
Indonesia/Southeast Sulawesi

Wakatobi Dive Resort, Aug, 2013,

by Stephen Dorsky, AL, US ( 2 reports with 2 Helpful votes). Report 7234.

No photos available at this time

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

Accommodations 5 stars Food 5 stars
Service and Attitude 5 stars Environmental Sensitivity 5 stars
Dive Operation 5 stars Shore Diving 5 stars
Snorkeling N/A
Value for $$ 4 stars
Beginners 4 stars
Advanced 4 stars
Comments Everything about our trip was really first class. We were celebrating our 30th wedding anniversary and were treated royally (as was everyone there). The staff was as friendly and helpful as they could be whether dive related or to do with food or room. The place is beautiful, the boats were large and spacious, and our dive guide, Dollar, was the best. Dive briefings were done on a dry erase board. For each dive Dollar drew the entire topographical layout of the reef structure and described the dive wonderfully. The only thing that might change would be the direction traveled due to current direction. It was all very free and easy. Coral and fish life was terrific. Saw a lot of lion fish,
scorpion fish, map puffers and others, and of course all the beautiful butterflies, angels, and clown fish.Saw very many flat worms and nudibranchs, turtles on almost every dive; tridacna clams; pygmy seahorses; and so much more.
If we could pack up now we would be back to Wakatobi as soon as we could get there. Thinking about our next trip and how we could work in a week on their live-aboard the Pelagian and a week at the resort.
Websites Wakatobi Dive Resort   

Reporter and Travel

Dive Experience 101-250 dives
Where else diving Grand and Little Cayman; Lighthouse Reef Belize; San Salvadore Island, Bahamas; Florida Keys; Saba and St. Kitts;
Closest Airport Getting There

Dive Conditions

Weather rainy, cloudy Seas calm
Water Temp 78-80°F / 26-27°C Wetsuit Thickness 3
Water Visibility 50-100 Ft/ 15-30 M

Dive Policy

Dive own profile yes
Enforced diving restrictions Really no restrictions as long as we stayed within computer limits of safety and returned with 500 psi.
Liveaboard? no Nitrox Available? yes

What I Saw

Sharks None Mantas None
Dolphins None Whale Sharks None
Turtles > 2 Whales None
Corals 5 stars Tropical Fish 4 stars
Small Critters 5 stars Large Fish N/A
Large Pelagics N/A

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

Subject Matter 3 stars Boat Facilities 3 stars
Overall rating for UWP's 4 stars Shore Facilities 4 stars
UW Photo Comments [None]
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