Dive Review of
Wakatobi Dive Resort in
Indonesia/Wakatobi Archipelago

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Dive Conditions

Maximum 70 minute dives  

A dedicated room with reasonably good accessibility, plenty of drying
towels and adequate electrical sockets for both 110 and 220  

Overall Rating

After a week on the Pelagian, we did another week at Wakatobi Dive Resort
offering 3 boat dives a day, one boat night dive during the week and
unlimited shore diving (including night dives) on the house reef which runs
the length of the resort. Pretty efficient dive operation; 12 divers to a
comfortable long boat with one divemaster/guide for 6. Dive sites range
from 5 minutes to 50 minutes away from the resort. Magnificent, healthy
hard and soft corals, sea fans and small, unusual creatures on walls, reefs
and slopes.  We saw Blue Ribbon eels, turtles, banded sea snakes, ghost
pipe fish, sea horses, frog fish, leaf fish, mandarin fish, cuttle fish and
a variety of nudibranchs plus much more. Not much in the way of large
pelagics but did see a few spotted eagle rays and some barricuda. Mostly
drift diving with some mild and some very strong currents. A knowledgeable,
helpful dive staff provides comfortable and safe diving in a very healthy
marine environment. The accommodations are beautiful, comfortable and
first-rate and a spa is available for massages and other relaxing
treatments. Three buffet meals a day offer a large variety of both Western
and Asian food and while it is not "gourmet," it is tasty and
satisfying and the staff makes every effort to accommodate special
requests. We prefer liveaboard diving, but for a land-based operation, this
one is the best we have experienced. 

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