Dive Review of Solomon Islands Dive Expeditions/Taka in
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Solomon Islands Dive Expeditions/Taka: "Fairly good", Apr, 2016, by Paul Williams, PA, US ( Reviewer 6 reports with 1 Helpful vote). Report 8918 has 1 Helpful vote.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity	N/A
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
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Comments	The en-suites looked nice on the upper deck. Below the salon were five non-bathroom rooms. Since there were only nine of us, we were able to have private rooms. Showers and toilets were off the dive deck. Showers were hot and powerful. They were cleaned daily. The ship's owner was on this trip breaking in a new dive guide from Australia. She loved performing pre-dive briefings. All of us were very experienced. She even remarked that she was surprised that we were out for the full sixty minutes as she was used to divers coming back empty after 45 minutes. She must have taught a lot of open water students. I don't need a buddy. If I get in trouble, the shore was 50 feet away. The food was mostly the same fare. Sometimes pizza or tacos. It runs about the same price as the Atlantis in the Philippines which had gourmet level food. Some mornings on the Taka the canadian bacon was like jerky. Diving is mostly from RIBs. This is how I lost my GoPro. It got pulled off of my bc. Use stainless clips. Shannon the owner, when told of my loss, said oh, well and we motored off to the next site. Intervention by the trip leader allowed my buddy and I to look for it on air. She wasn't even going to give me a chance. The corals are thick and we were one of only two boats operating in the area. Very sparsely populated, it is quite beautiful. The World War II wrecks are impressive. We also made two village trips which makes an impression. If you are going, bring deflated soccer balls and school supplies. It was a lifetime memory for me.
Websites	Solomon Islands Dive Expeditions
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	Local lakes, rivers and quarries. Canada, Bahamas +
Closest Airport	Honiara	Getting There	Fiji Airline
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm
Water Temp	79-81°F / 26-27°C	Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility	100-150 Ft/ 30-46 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	?
Enforced diving restrictions	Buddy diving and be back in one hour.
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	None
Dolphins	1 or 2	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	N/A
UW Photo Comments	[None]

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Dive Review of Solomon Islands Dive Expeditions/Taka in Solomon Islands

Solomon Islands Dive Expeditions/Taka: "Fairly good", Apr, 2016,

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

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What I Saw

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Dive Review of Solomon Islands Dive Expeditions/Taka in
Solomon Islands