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Bali/ Matahari and Puri Gopa Full report       We dived two diffent areas of Bali and stayed in two different resorts - Matahari in Tulamben and Puri Gopa in Sanur. The Matahari... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
8/2005   Rick Tuss
500+ Dives 		 
Sangalaki Dive Lodge Full report   Sangalaki   Good: Mantas, mantas, and more mantas. Dived and snorkeled with 10's of mantas every day. They constantly feed in large numbers ar... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
10/2002   Rick Tuss
500+ Dives 		 
La Galligo   Raja Ampat   "Classic: must do..."
La Galliga was a traditional Indonesian ship converted for diving. Memorable for this trip were the huge numbers of fish. So thic... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
10/2024   Rika Pies
1000+ Dives 		Photos available
1Helpful vote(s) received
Komodo Sea Dragon LiveAboard Komodo Island   "Very worth it!"
This 4day liveaboard was an add- on to our Raja Ampat Liveaboard(12d). It was incredible! So many fish, small to large palagics. ... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
4/2025   Rika Pies
1000+ Dives 		Photos available
1Helpful vote(s) received
Papua Explorers Resort Full report   Raja Ampat   "World's best dive sites accessible from a land based resort. "
Well, we wanted to dive the best places in the world and I think we just found the ultimate in the Dampier Strait. Long flying tim... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
3/2018   Robert G Lutan
500+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
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Misool Eco Resort Full report   Raja Ampat   "best diving on earth."
The diving in southern Raja Ampat beats the north for corals, reef fish, and pelagics, especially in the Marine Protected Area tha... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
9/2016   Robert Anderson
1000+ Dives 		2Helpful vote(s) received
Arenui Full report LiveAboard Komodo   "Fantastic Service, Accomodations, and Diving"
The Arenui sets the bar for liveaboard diving in the areas of service, accommodations, diving, food, and crew- client interaction. ... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
6/2016   Robert DeFeo
1000+ Dives 		3Helpful vote(s) received
Kasawari Lembeh Full report   Northern Sulawesi   The penultimate boutique dive resort! It's really a dive spa. Our trip was organized by Walter Bolton from Central Oregon Diving ... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
3/2010   Robert DeFeo
250+ Dives 		 
Odyssea Divers/ Cocotinos Full report   Northern Sulawesi   Cocotinos Resort is a beautifully designed and exceptionally well run dive resort. Rooms are modern, very clean, air conditioned ... Full report  
5 stars
2 stars  
3/2010   Robert DeFeo
250+ Dives 		 
Adelaar Full report   Komodo   "Best diving in the world for me, 5 star ship"
I went on the Adelaar 10 day trip from Bali to Komodo and back, on their first trip back after the pandemic in April 2022. The trip... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
5/2022   Robert Fetterman
250+ Dives 		Photos available
3Helpful vote(s) received
Papua Diving/ Sorido Bay resort   Sorido bay, papua   "Excellent diving especially for photography "
There r many life aboards in area. Most r stout wooden vessels. We did see one that looked to have its own chopper pad. Maybe Jeff... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
11/2023   robert h Neff
500+ Dives 		Photos available 
Dewi Nusantara Full report LiveAboard Raja Ampat   "Diving in Raja Ampat was even better than our first trip there"
This was our second trip on the Dewi Nusantara, and it was even better than the first one, which was FAB. I have done a lot of dive... Full report  
5 stars
2 stars  
1/2019   robert kopki
500+ Dives 		 
Dewi Nusantara Full report LiveAboard Raja Ampat   "The Wonderful Dewi Neusantara"
Two words describe each & every aspect of the Dewi Neusantara operation. . . . . . . . " First Class" The diving was 11 days in Raja Am... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
11/2017   robert kopki
500+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Dancer Fleet Full report LiveAboard Komodo Is.   This was the 7 day Deep South Komodo itinerary. The reefs were simply magnificient and vast, the best Reef Diving I have done ... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
4/2013   robert kopki
500+ Dives 		 
Aggressor Fleet LiveAboard Raja Ampat   "Still great diving"
Walk through of the cabin with note of life jackets and escape route. This cabin on main deck only had one escape via the lounge t... Full report  
5 stars
2 stars  
10/2024   Robert L
500+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Aggressor Fleet LiveAboard Komodo   "Great 10 day Aggressor liveaboard in Komodo"
Komodo Full boat briefing once onboard, showing escape routes including ladder for alternate routes. Fire detectors, extinguish... Full report  
5 stars
2 stars  
4/2023   Robert Linscheer
500+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Misool Eco Resort Full report   Misool, Raja Ampat   The diving in this area is superb. Typical Indo- Pacific species abound in this protected area. The staff are proud of this conse... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
1/2013   Robert M. Jackson
1000+ Dives 		 
Wakatobi/ Wakatobi Dive Resort Full report       The diving was typical of the Indo- Pacific. The day boats were comfortable and sufficiently large. The divemasters were overly d... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
10/2007   Robert M. Jackson
1000+ Dives 		 
ENA Dive Centre Full report   Bali   Our visit was scheduled by a non diver travel agent first mistake actually the only mistake. The diving was phenominal corals and ... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
3/2007   Robert MacDonald
100+ Dives 		 
Eco Divers/ Kungkungan Bay Resort Full report   Lembeh Strait   The diving from KBR in the Lembeh Strait was excellent. I am not sure why anyone would want to stay at another resort (this was ou... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
8/2008   Rod Challenger
500+ Dives 		 
Ocean Rover Full report LiveAboard North Sulawesi   This has been one of the best liveaboards in the world since it was launched in 2001. It was built with redundant systems and main... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
8/2008   Rod Challenger
500+ Dives 		 
Cocotinos Resort Full report   N. Sulawesi   Cocotinos is a small resort outside of Manado with a very attentive staff from the people at registration to the restaurant to the... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
10/2009   Roger Roth
500+ Dives 		 
Kasawari-Lembeh Full report   N. Sulawesi   Kasawari is Lembeh's BEST KEPT SECRET! Almost all resort staff and dive staff know every guests' name within a day and treat th... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
10/2009   Roger Roth
500+ Dives 		 
Bastiano's Dive Resort Lembeh Full report   Lembeh, North Sulawesi   "Awesome 10 days at Lembeh"
24 dives over 10 days. EPIC diving. Hundreds of nudibranchs, critters, and fish. FROG FISH: striated, painted, warty, spotted, and... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
9/2014   Roger Tachuk
100+ Dives 		 
Bastiano's Dive Resort Bunakken Full report   Bunaken, North Sulawesi   "Great 7 days at Bunaken"
18 dives over 7 days. Fantastic diving. Excellent dive guides and boat crew. Hundreds of nudibranchs, beautiful reefs, tons of ree... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
9/2014   Roger Tachuk
100+ Dives 		 
Kararu/Sea Safari Full report   [N/A]Komodo   It was the first live- a- board trip for my son and I. I can't imagine it being much nicer. The boat was much more comfortable tha... Full report  
5 stars
2 stars  
9/2004   Rolla Cleaver
100+ Dives 		 
Kararu Full report LiveAboard Komodo   We were on a 7 night trip from Bima to Komodo to Bali. My wife and I shared the Bridge deck state room. The room is much larger ... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
8/2005   Ron Jordan
100+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Wakatobi -- Pelagian Full report LiveAboard remote   "Wakatobi - Pelagian and Resort"
We did a week on the Pelagian and a week at the Resort. Both weeks exceeded our expectations! The staff was attentive and anxiou... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
5/2017   Ron Merryman
250+ Dives 		 
M.Y. Pelagian Full report LiveAboard Komodo to Wakatobi   Excellent operation. Cabins were excellent. Food was served to order. Anything you can imagine for breakfast and usually two ch... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
4/2006   Ronnie Hess
500+ Dives 		 
Wakatobi Dive Resort Full report       The coral reefs are mostly very healthy. Best I have seen in a long time. While Wakatobi is known for its small critters, I was pl... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
6/2009   Rosemary Kurtti
1000+ Dives 		 
Wakatobi Dive Resort Full report   Wakatobi   "Five star all the way....we were spoiled rotten"
We were last to Wakatobi five years ago and it's every bit as wonderful this trip as last time. Three boat dives a day and unlimi... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
9/2019   Rubie Perl & Bluto
1000+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Ahi Resort/ Ahi Dive Resort Full report   Ahi Island, West Papua   Ahi Island is a tiny island ( maybe two football fields wide and 3 long). The "dive resort" is no such thing. They started to ac... Full report  
1 stars
5 stars  
2/2011   ruth ellen
250+ Dives 		 
Kararu/ Cheng Ho Full report   Raja Ampat   After reading the writeup in the June 2008 edition I felt I had to say that we found the boat extremely comfortable. We had an upp... Full report  
4 stars
1 stars  
4/2008   Ruth Lindner
250+ Dives 		 
Aqua Marine Diving/ several choices & price ranges Full report   Bali Tulumben   Again an excellent arrangement with Aqua Marine Diving for my own driver, dive guide (who was great), van w/ diving reading materia... Full report  
5 stars
2 stars  
3/2005   Sally Schroeder
1000+ Dives 		 
Aqua Marine Diving/ several options Full report   Bali specifically Secret Bay   Great muck diving area, simple walk in with flat black sand, no surges, no rocks to climb over ( I do not do shore dives! but this... Full report  
3 stars
1 stars  
3/2005   Sally Schroeder
1000+ Dives 		 
Sulawesi Dive Quest Full report   Lembeh Straits   First class diving location. This operator is very small, friendly, helpful, really caters to individual desires on what you would... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
2/2005   Sally Schroeder
1000+ Dives 		 
Papua Diving/ Kri Eco Resprt Full report   Raja Ampat Islands, West Papua   Our two week stay at Kri Eco Resort was superb; the resort is blessed with fabulous human and natural resources. Maya Hadorn is a... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
3/2007   Sandra Cohen
250+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Papua Explorers Resort Full report   Raja Ampat   "Paradise Found!"
Raja Ampat. Utter the name among experienced divers, and you'll likely receive wistful expressions and whispers of "someday" in re... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
11/2015   Sandy Falen
1000+ Dives 		3Helpful vote(s) received
Two Fish Divers Full report   North Sulawesi   An Undercurrent review on Two Fish Divers inspired me to finally take the plunge and visit Sulawesi. This is a destination that ta... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
5/2013   Sandy Falen
1000+ Dives 		 
Sorido Resort Full report   Raja Ampat   Part II Papua- Sorido (cont’d from Lembeh report). This is the second trip I have made to this area in less than a year. I was ... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
10/2008   Scott Johnson
500+ Dives 		 
Lembeh Divers/ Lembeh Resort Full report   Lembeh Straits   This is the second trip I have made to this area in less than a year. I was so blown away with my trip last December and January I... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
10/2008   Scott Johnson
500+ Dives 		 
Sorido Resort Full report   Raja Ampat   Raja Ampat/ Sorido Resort: Had to get up at 2 am on December 30, leaving Lembeh to Manado to find the flight delayed two plus ho... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
1/2008   scott johnson
500+ Dives 		 
Lembeh Divers/ Lembeh Resort Full report   Lembeh Straits/Raja Ampat   I’ll be doing two reports due to the areas were so different that I went to. Part I Lembeh Straits: I arrived in Singapore i... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
12/2007   scott johnson
500+ Dives 		 
Wakatobi Full report   Bali/Wakatobi   Bali Arrived in Bali from LA at about 2pm with severe jet lag. Upon arrival at the Bayou Cottages in Amed my over weighted 65 lbs... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
10/2007   scott johnson
250+ Dives 		 
Aquamarine/Dive Timor Full report   Bali/Timor   Bali/ Timor Bali First day dove Nusa Penida area…. My 300th dive! Another plus was diving with Andrea and Antonella Ferrar... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
9/2006   Scott Johnson
250+ Dives 		 
Thalassa Dive Center/ Santika/Grand Luley Full report   Sulawesi   This was my second visit to Santika – now the Grand Luley Resort – over the past five years. The resort has just changed ownershi... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
10/2012   Scott Seidman
1000+ Dives 		 
Kungkungan Bay Resort Full report   Sulawesi   This was my third visit to KBR over a decade. I am pleased that the resort retains its high level of comfort and service. The ac... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
10/2012   Scott Seidman
1000+ Dives 		 
Archipelago Expeditions/ Archipelago Adverturer II Full report LiveAboard Raja Ampat   I have dove on liveaboards before - Peter Hughes (Palau and PNG); Aggressor (Galapagos); Sea Safari III with Kararu Diving (Komodo... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
6/2007   Sean Bruner
250+ Dives 		 
Murex Diving/ Lembeh Resort Full report       We arrived at the Lembeh Resort in the early afternoon after driving one hour from the Manado airport and taking the 10 minute bo... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
7/2005   Sean Bruner
250+ Dives 		 
Papua Diving/ Sorido Bay Resort Full report   Raja Amput   We flew from LAX to Singapore and then on to Manado in northern Sulawesi. We had to overnight in Manado. Next morning, we flew ... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
7/2005   Sean Bruner
250+ Dives 		 
Kararu Full report LiveAboard Komodo   Left Benoa Harbor on Bali for 11 day cruise, 10 1/ 2 days diving in mid June. Beautiful weather. The boat was large, as was the c... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
6/2004   Sean Bruner
250+ Dives 		 
Seven Seas Full report LiveAboard Raja Ampat   OK off the top this was maybe one of the very best dive locations I have ever been to so far as diving. Certainly right up there w... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
3/2010   Sean OShea
500+ Dives 		 
Udayana Eco Lodge Full report   Denpensar, Bali   I spent March, 2007 diving in North and South Sulawesi, Indonesia. The trip required overnighting in Bali on 3 seperate ocassions. ... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
3/2007   Serena Black
1000+ Dives 		 
Grand Komodo -- Tarata Full report LiveAboard     "Superb diving & value, great guides, only advanced diving--K'rrren!"
This was our first return trip to the KOMODO area since 1996. At that time, we did not see a single other dive boat! Now many liv... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
7/2018   Sharon Bailey-Bok
1000+ Dives 		4Helpful vote(s) received
Raja Ampat Dive Lodge - Grand Komodo Full report   Raja Ampat   "RADL: Lovely resort, great value, great dive ops!"
RADL is just a lovely resort with delightful people and excellent dive operation. Excellent price/ value, too. We spent two weeks a... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
4/2018   Sharon Bailey-Bok
1000+ Dives 		5Helpful vote(s) received
Grand Komodo -- TemuKira Full report LiveAboard Raja Ampat   "GREAT "WOW" coral reef diving; excellent guides, service, value!!"
“Best Crew” motto proved true for us! Wonderful ALL- INDONESIAN crew (and company—Grand Komodo Dives & tours is based in Bali—we fi... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
7/2018   Sharon Bailey-Bok
1000+ Dives 		3Helpful vote(s) received
Two Fish Divers Full report   Bunaken   "Good value for seasoned divers; "fishy" walls, turtles!"
Bunaken still great wall diving after many years (last visited 1996)—though some trash now. Resort well- located: Good to be out on... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
3/2018   Sharon Bailey-Bok
1000+ Dives 		2Helpful vote(s) received
Two Fish Divers Full report   Lembeh Strait   "Excelent local guides make Lembeh muck diving great--even in 2018!"
We booked the two- part package of Lembeh Strait and Bunaken. First was Lembeh. We were met with sign, smiles and good van in Man... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
3/2018   Sharon Bailey-Bok
1000+ Dives 		 
Peter Hughes -- Paradise Dancer Full report LiveAboard Raja Ampat   This is a special report to praise the better- than- outstanding service of Wendy, Claire, and the entire crew of the Paradise Dance... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
11/2010   sharon dickinson
1000+ Dives 		 
Wakatobi Dive Resort Full report   Wakatobi   "As great as our past trip!"
After spending a week enjoying Bali, we took the scheduled chartered flight to Wakatobi. As always, the staff took very good care ... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
1/2019   Sheri Tonn
1000+ Dives 		 
Dive Damai Full report LiveAboard Malauku   "Banda Sea - back again post COVId"
I was so excited to be able to return to Indonesia after. 2+ year hiatus on operations. Overall Damai 2 is in good shape, diving ... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
10/2022   Sherry M. Wren
1000+ Dives 		Photos available 
Dive Damai Full report LiveAboard Komodo   "Beautiful diving, crowded sites"
Dive Demaii contunes to have great service and is an outstanding boat. This was a charter with Coral Reef Aliiance so it was great... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
7/2018   Sherry M. Wren
1000+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Adventure Kommodo Full report LiveAboard Raja Ampats   The Raja Ampats are outstanding. The diversity of fish and corals is amazing. Larry Smith runs all of the dive operations and is... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
1/2005   Sherry Wren
500+ Dives 		 
Wakatobi Dive Resort Full report   South Zulawezi   "The best land resort for diving"
Been in Wakatobi 4 times, and would love to come back. Everything is just at a very high level. The food, service, accommodations, ... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
11/2019   Soren Hesner
250+ Dives 		 
Papua Diving/ Sorido Bay Resort Full report   Raja Ampat   "Raja Ampat is amazing"
Raja Ampat is amazing and the Sorido Bay Resort is a great place. I have been diving for many years and so I know what a safe, hi... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
11/2016   stefanie Fenton
250+ Dives 		2Helpful vote(s) received
Arenui LiveAboard Komodo   "Excellent Diving and Crew"
The diving in Komodo is wonderful. Healthy and dense coral as far as the eye can see. Turtles, cuttlefish, eels, spotted eagle ray... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
7/2024   Stephanie Voris
500+ Dives 		 
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