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Wakatobi Dive Resort Full report

Wakatobi

Wakatobi is a long trip from pretty much anywhere. It's a 2 1/ 2 hour flight from Bali, and then a short van ride and boat ride fr... Full report

4/2010

alan s blaustein
250+ Dives

Wakatobi Dive Resort Full report

wakatobi

there is nothing bad to say about this resort. we rebooked for december/ january 2010/ 2011 and can't wait to go back. . extend your ... Full report

10/2009

chip beebee
1000+ Dives

Wakatobi Full report

Wakatobi

As you might imagine in the beautiful waters of Indonesia, the fish are plentiful as well as the reef. I was told this over and ov... Full report

9/2009

Claire Kennedy
250+ Dives

Wakatobi Dive Resort Full report

Wakatobi

This personal observation is in response to one of the comments made in the October Undercurrent issue regarding "Trip- ruining Div... Full report

9/2009

A. B. Alexander
250+ Dives

Wakatobi / Pelagian/ Pelagian Full report

Wakatobi

You go through Bali to get to Wakatobi and the Pelagian so a few Bali bonus days added greatly to our trip. Wakatobi arranged for... Full report

9/2008

Gene Huff
500+ Dives

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Wakatobi Full report

Wakatobi

Good diving conditions IE the boat was excellent with the right accomdations, the island staff was extremely attentive to ones req... Full report

10/2007

Charles W Modlin
1000+ Dives

Wakatobi/ Wakatobi Resort Full report

Wakatobi

Wakatobi Resort has become a name to conjure with among divers. Quite deservedly so! Not only is the diving beautiful and e... Full report

10/2006

Chrisanda Button/Rickie Sterne
250+ Dives

Wakatobi Resorts Full report

Wakatobi

Very competent staff all around, excellent macro critters. Some dives with strong current, some not. Resort has supplies of power ... Full report

5/2006

Kirk
500+ Dives

Wakatobi Dive Resort Full report

Wakatobi and Raja Ampat

"Very luxurious resort with first class diving"
Nothing bad except the place was empty the first week of December and I was not wild about my dive master (but that could have jus... Full report

2/2016

Catherine R. Mack
250+ Dives

Wakatobi Dive Resort Full report

Wakatobi Archipelago

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 ... Full report

9/2007

Bob & Doris Schaffer
1000+ Dives

Wakatobi -- Pelagian Full report

Wakatobi Atoll

"A Top Notch Luxury Dive Liveaboard Operation"
We’d already had fantastic diving at Wakatobi Resort for 2 weeks when we boarded The Pelagian, and we were looking forward to crui... Full report

7/2018

Jeanette Hartshorn
500+ Dives

Wakatobi Dive Resort Full report

Wakatobi Dive Resort

"Wow Wakatobi (Indonesia) Diving"
Pluses: Great micro sea animals and fish and reefs World class living quarters, meals, dive boats, dive masters, service Th... Full report

9/2014

Dr. D. R. Trask
100+ Dives

Wakatobi Dive Resort Full report

Wakatobi Dive Resort

Wakatobi Dive Resort (WDR) is a rather remarkable and splendid outpost off the south east corner of Sulawesi offering very nice co... Full report

6/2012

William Rogers
500+ Dives

Wakatobi Dive Resort Full report

Wakatobi Dive Resort

This was my 14th trip to Wakatobi, so no surprises, other than the fact that it keeps getting better. . . and fancier. ... Full report

10/2010

Kenneth Knezick
1000+ Dives

Wakatobi -- Pelagian Full report

WaKaToBi Islands

Overall, this was one of our best liveaboard experiences, even given the absence of pelagics. There were only two other negativ... Full report

10/2006

James Jenkins
1000+ Dives

Wakatobi Dive Resort/ 5 days resort, 5 Palagian liveabord Full report

Wakatobi Sulawesi Indonesia

"Wakatobi Resort and Palagian Liveaboard"
[Note: This review includes both the resort and the Palagian liveabord. ] We visited Wakatobi in 2000. What a difference 14 years... Full report

11/2014

Chuck Edson
250+ Dives

Wakatobi -- Pelagian Full report

Wakatobi, Banda Sea

"Best Dive Vacation"
[None We stayed for 3 nights at the Wakatobi Dive Resort. I took private photography instruction both on land and in the water ... Full report

5/2017

Barbara Zerbin
250+ Dives

Wakatobi Full report

Wakatobi, Southeast Sulawesi

We traveled with a group from Annapolis SCUBA Center in Annapolis, Maryland. We had an opportunity to spend some time in Bali whi... Full report

6/2005

Wayne & Cathy Harmon
500+ Dives

Wakatobi Dive Resort Full report

Wakatobi, Sulawesi

Website indicated camera rental availability but they only had a professional rig at $250 daily rate. I suggested they have an eas... Full report

1/2014

L. Mark Carron
500+ Dives

Wakatobi -- Pelagian/ [same]WAKATOBI RESORT Full report

WAKATOBI,SULAWASI

"WAKATOBI RESORT"
... Full report

11/2013

Maurice Smith
250+ Dives

Wakatobi -- Pelagian/ Wakatobi resort

Wakatobi- SE Sulawesi Sea

"Returning to Wakatobi after Covid"
This was our third trip back to Wakatobi- we dove the first week on the Pelagian, and the second week at the Resort. The diving is... Full report

5/2023

Peggy Goldberg
1000+ Dives

Wakatobi -- Pelagian Full report

Wakatobi/Pelagian

This was our second trip to Wakatobi/ Pelagian. We spent 2 weeks on the Pelagian in December, 2007. The Pelagian was all that the... Full report

7/2011

David E Reubush
500+ Dives

Wakatobi Dive Resort Full report

wakatoibi

"Expensive but worth it"
All great - wonderful resort, wonderful diving, they made everything easy. It took a couple of days to settle in with the frequen... Full report

8/2019

Cyrus
100+ Dives

Wakatobi -- Pelagian

"Good diving but inefficient A/C"
After spending 10 days at Wakatobi Resort we boarded the Pelagian for a one week cruise. The diving was good with plenty of colour... Full report

12/2022

Debora McAteer
1000+ Dives

Wakatobi Dive Resort

"Third time is as good as the previous trips"
The trip was originally scheduled for May 2020 but due to COVID- 19 the trip was rescheduled twice with no difficulty. We have bee... Full report

11/2022

Steve Dussault
1000+ Dives

Wakatobi Dive Resort

"Just gotten better"
After a pandemic- induced absence, I returned to Wakatobi for the 7th time, half- expecting a less than stellar trip because of Covi... Full report

7/2022

paul d moliken
250+ Dives

Wakatobi Dive Resort Full report

"Seventh Time Is Most Magical"
I have visited Wakatobi Dive Resort 6 times previously (see a couple reviews I've posted on Undercurrent). There are plenty of rea... Full report

3/2020

paul moliken
250+ Dives

Wakatobi -- Pelagian Full report

"Good diving, exceptional service"
Wakatobi is a long trip from anywhere in the U. S. and The Pelagian is an expensive live aboard. The boat is immaculate and t... Full report

9/2019

Larry Schnabel
500+ Dives

Wakatobi Dive Resort Full report

"Wakatobi Dive Resort continues to be excellent"
This was our fourth visit so you know how we come down on the perennial service vs. cost issue. Everything about the resort - gues... Full report

8/2018

Andrew Bernat
500+ Dives

Wakatobi -- Pelagian Full report

"Great Trip on the Pelagian"
See my previous report - this trip was very similar in all respects except for: 1) Due to southeasterly winds the itinerary was... Full report

8/2018

Andrew Bernat
500+ Dives

Wakatobi -- Pelagian Full report

"Wakatobi Pelagian"
This was definitely a five- star trip. Wakatobi staff met us at Denpasar Airport when we arrived in country, even though we had mad... Full report

10/2016

Laurie Pemberton
500+ Dives

Wakatobi Dive Resort Full report

"Wakatobi Resort"
Our experience at Wakatobi Resort was super. Staff are friendly and helpful, and we were amazed that everyone seemed to know our n... Full report

10/2016

Laurie Pemberton
500+ Dives

Wakatobi Dive Resort Full report

"SNORKEL ONLY, but at Wakatobi, so quite different"
food, service, accommodations, and staff were the best!!! i used to dive, but can no longer equalize. despite that, each snorkel w... Full report

12/2015

paul moliken
100+ Dives

Wakatobi Dive Resort Full report

"Wakatobi Dive Resort"
I definitely recommend using their VIP service to expedite your transfer through Bali to Wakatobi. We arrived late at night and we... Full report

8/2015

John Miller
500+ Dives

Wakatobi -- Pelagian Full report

"Diving Wider Wakatobi from the Pelagian"
For those willing and able to pay the considerable tariff, there is a lot to like on the Pelagian. Pelagian divers enjoy the... Full report

3/2015

Rickie Sterne/Chris Button
1000+ Dives

Wakatobi Dive Resort Full report

"Simply the best"
Probably the best dive resort we have ever been to. From the moment we made the reservation, the team from Wakatobi was helpful. M... Full report

11/2014

Thomas Pannke
500+ Dives

Wakatobi Dive Resort Full report

Wakatobi organized and has a variety of tank sizes. You tend to get cold doing 3 dives 70 minutes each in 79 F water, so tho... Full report

9/2014

Larry Schnabel
500+ Dives

Wakatobi Dive Resort Full report

My review is colored by my extraordinarily high expectations for Wakatobi. Those expectations were met by the resort, but the divi... Full report

9/2014

Margaret Jorgensen
500+ Dives

Wakatobi Dive Resort Full report

"Spectacular outrageous bucket list trip"
our (three adults) first trip to Indonesia . . . stay was 16 nights at Wakatobi. . . . Diving was simply outrageously wonderful. . . . beyon... Full report

9/2014

Hart Guerin
1000+ Dives

Wakatobi Dive Resort Full report

"Wakatobi: A Marvel of A Dive Operatio and Magical Diving "
Executive Summary: This is an excellent resort with superb diving, attentive staff and five star food. Living accommodations are... Full report

11/2013

Kendall Valentine
500+ Dives

Wakatobi Dive Resort Full report

Took a morning off to do one of their island excursions. The island visit was OK. We met some villagers that lived on a small isl... Full report

5/2012

Bill Markley
<100 Dives

Wakatobi Dive Resort Full report

This was our fourth visit. ... Full report

5/2011

Tom Reynolds
500+ Dives

Wakatobi Full report

We packed way too many clothes. The resort is casual, but we still dressed for dinner (most evenings) with a collared shirt and ni... Full report

10/2009

Colin Zylka
1000+ Dives

Wakatobi Resort Full report

Wakatobi Resort is on a tiny remote island northeast of Bali. It is worth the airplane seat hours - just do it. I have never exper... Full report

11/2008

Jeanne Sleeper
1000+ Dives

Wakatobi Dive Resort Full report

We combined a one week trip on the Pelagian with an eleven day stay at the Wakatobi Dive Resort. We have been to Wakatobi twice be... Full report

7/2008

Lori
500+ Dives

Wakatobi Full report

Good - excellent staff - extremely well organized operation from the greeter in Bali to the efficient check out staff at dep... Full report

4/2008

Dwight Chornook
100+ Dives

Wakatobi/ Pelagian Full report

After having already paid for a trip on the Wakatobi boat, the Pelagian, it was with some significant concern that I read the less... Full report

12/2007

David Reubush
500+ 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

10/2007

Robert M. Jackson
1000+ Dives

Wakatobi Dive Resort Full report

This was our first "big" dive trip outside the Caribbean and we loved it. The corals were spectacular. The dive boats are 65... Full report

9/2007

Bob & Pat Thompson
100+ Dives

Wakatobi/ Pelagian Full report

Pelagian carries only 12 divers and cruises the waters in vicinity of southern Sulawesi; 2 divemasters and the entire crew are exc... Full report

9/2007

Bob & Doris Schaffer
1000+ Dives

Wakatobe Dive Resort Full report

I wish I had known before hand how great the diving was there. Would have taken more film. Pigmy seahorses, Ghost Pipefish, Scor... Full report

9/2005

Ray Haberman
500+ Dives

Wakatobi Dive Resort Full report

We were met at the airport in Bali, whisked thru customs and off to our hotel. A very pleasant experience after 19 hours in the a... Full report

6/2005

Ernie Hounshell
1000+ Dives

Wakatobi Full report

Wakatobi was a great experience, but not without challenges. The transfers were seamless, Crispin (the Bali contact) could not ha... Full report

4/2004

Matt Adams
100+ Dives

Wakatobi Full report

Fantastic resort in very remote area with outstanding diving. Their claim for the "world's best house reef" is absolutely true. ... Full report

8/2003

William Deertz
250+ Dives

Wakatobi Dive Resort Full report

Magnificent profusion of colors. Every dive was a magnificent profusion of colors, teeming with healthy corals, sponges, critt... Full report

11/2002

mimi greenberg
100+ Dives

Wakatobi Resort Full report

The diving around Wakatobi is fantastic. I have never encountered such healthy coral in both soft and hard verities. There is a pr... Full report

11/2002

Greg Barrett
1000+ Dives

Wakatobi Dive Resort

[N/A]SE Sulawesi

"Fantastic 10th Anniversary Trip to Wakatobi"
Sorry, don't have time to write a full report here, have quite a backlog of work after this trip!... Full report

7/2022

Brad Chatellier
250+ Dives

Wakatobi Dive Resort Full report

[N/A]Wakatobi

"Wakatobi Still The Best!"
This was our third trip to Wakatobi. It is our favorite dive destination, true barefoot luxury at its finest. This time we were th... Full report

11/2019

Jack Pessia
500+ Dives

Wakatobi Dive Resort Full report

[N/A]Wakatobi resort

"Good but not as much"
As always, Wakatobi's reefs are pristine and spectacular. You can just drift and feel like you are drinking in beauty. The staff i... Full report

10/2016

Alvin Rosenfeld
1000+ Dives

Wakatobi -- Pelagian Full report

[Wakatobi

"Beautiful boutique resort w/luxury liveaboard"
I came w/ a dive group of 20 from Chicago. We divided the group in half for our two week stay. For the first week, our split group... Full report

12/2016

Mark Zahorik
500+ Dives

Wakatobi Dive Resort Full report

[Wakatobi

"Beautiful boutique resort"
I came w/ a dive group of 20 from Chicago. We divided the group in half for our two week stay. For the first week, our split group... Full report

12/2016

Mark Zahorik
500+ Dives

Wakatobi -- Pelagian/ ]Wakatobi Resort Full report

]Wakatobi, SE Sulawesi

"Incredible diving in relaxed luxury"
This was our second trip here- and it even exceeded our expectations from the first time. We did have better weather this time, so... Full report

12/2018

Peggy Goldberg
1000+ Dives

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