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Siladen Resort and Spa Full report

"Healthy coral and good wall dives"
In Bunaken Marine Park, this small island has a full service dive resort. Dive here for the beautiful coral and sponges. Great re... Full report

9/2014

Connie Bowling
250+ Dives

Siren Diving/ Seaweed Guesthouse

Nusa Lembongan

"Another amazing trip with Siren Diving"
We dove with Siren in Apr of 2018 see report here ( [. . . ] ... Full report

7/2022

Richard Blackburn
1000+ Dives

Siren Diving Full report

Lembongan (Bali)

"Great operation, fun dives, awesome service"
My wife reached out to several dive operators for our diving and a discover SCUBA for our sister/ brother in law during our trip to... Full report

4/2018

Richard Blackburn
1000+ Dives

SMY Ondina Full report

Komodo

"Excellent combination of diving and land trip."
Divers aboard Ondina are mainly European, so Spanish and French briefings are welcomed. We Japanese group could join only north ro... Full report

7/2016

Toshihisa Tsunoda
500+ Dives

SMY Ondina Full report

Raja Ampat

"12-Day Raja Ampat "
This was a City Seahorse charter of the liveaboard SMY Ondina. The trip was 12 days round trip from Sorong. Lots has been written ... Full report

11/2015

Scott Cray
500+ Dives

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SMY Ondina Full report

Raja Ampat

"SMY Ondina in Raja Ampat"
Our charter was arranged by Deb Fugitt, owner of City Seahorse. It was an invitation only charter of previous guests, so every di... Full report

11/2014

Marta J Arensberg
250+ Dives

SMY Ondina Full report

Raja Ampat

Trip was booked with Deb Fugitt of City Seahorse, Inc. - - my third trip with her. This was billed as a dedicated photo charter, t... Full report

11/2005

Mike Oelrich
500+ Dives

Solitude

"A Dream Trip"
[Solitude Adventurer Liveaboard - A Dream Trip After waiting more than two years to take this trip, our group of 14 divers finall... Full report

11/2022

Bonnie McKenna
1000+ Dives

Solitude/ Solitude Lembeh Full report

Indonesia

"If the diving is good, nothing else matters. "
Solitude Resort, Lembeh Straits, Indonesia May, 2019 “If the diving is good, nothing else matters. If the diving is not good, ... Full report

5/2019

Diane Smith
1000+ Dives

Solitude Adventurer

Banda Sea

"Hammerheads and beautiful coral in the Banda Sea"
Overall We had not been previously to the Banda Sea and went largely because of the possibility of Hammerheads. Certainly, they... Full report

10/2022

Graham McGregor
500+ Dives

Solitude Adventurer Full report

Banda Sea to Raja Ampat

"Excellent boat for Indonesian Diving"
The boat is a large catamaran making it more stable than monohulls. They have 6 double rooms with twin beds, one king suite and on... Full report

11/2019

Tabby Stone
1000+ Dives

Solitude Lembeh

Lembeh

"Kasawari is Now Solitude -Remodeled Resort - Still Great Diving "
We have dived Lembeh many times staying at Kasawari and when it first became Solitude. Since our previous visit they did major re... Full report

1/2023

Tabby Stone
1000+ Dives

Sorido Bay Full report

Raja Ampat

This was a tough one to write because there are so many contradictions. The 2 hr boat ride from Sorido to the resort sucks! Wh... Full report

9/2008

Jay Gould
1000+ Dives

Sorido Bay Resort Full report

Raja Ampat

The reefs are outstanding - healthy, diverse and filled with fish. The dive operation is both very careful of the reefs and very i... Full report

11/2010

Andrew Bernat
250+ Dives

Sorido Bay Resort Full report

Raja Ampat

I visited Sorido three years ago while it was partly under construction. With most of the building now completed, the resort is a ... Full report

5/2009

Fred Turoff
500+ Dives

Sorido Bay Resort Full report

Papua

Sorido Bay Resort, Kri Island, Papua, Indonesia Sorido Bay Resort is being finished as this report is being written, but enough... Full report

5/2006

Fred Turoff
500+ Dives

Sorido Bay Resort Full report

Raja Empat - Papua Province

In addition to living up to its reputation of being one of the best dive sites in the world, the best features of this pristine ... Full report

6/2005

Wafa Abdelati
100+ 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

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

1/2008

scott johnson
500+ Dives

Spice Island Dive and Resort

Ambon

"Service, Comfort and World Class Muck Diving"
I have stayed at Spice Islands Dive and Resort three times. Why do I return to Spice Island Dive when Indonesia has many fabulous ... Full report

11/2022

Bonnie McKenna
1000+ Dives

Spice Island Divers Full report

Ambon

"Muck Diving Heaven"
After our trip to Misool my wife and I and my dive buddy flew to Ambon and spent 5 days at Spice Island Divers. I had been to Amb... Full report

2/2020

David E Reubush
1000+ Dives

Spice Islands Full report

Ambon

"Reopened and running well"
We had visited the resort 10 years ago when it first opened as Maluku Divers. Ambon, then and now has had great muck diving. Ove... Full report

11/2019

Tabby Stone
1000+ Dives

Sub Ocean/ Rama Candi Dasa Full report

Bali

There is no place in the world that I have found where the people are nicer than here in Bali. They will do their best to provide... Full report

1/2008

Carl Scott
250+ 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

2/2005

Sally Schroeder
1000+ Dives

Tamarind Divers Full report

Nusa Lembongan

"Superb Operation; we will return!"
Tamarind was fabulous from the start to the end! They are a classy operation! They are totally organized in every way; Evy, the ma... Full report

8/2019

Eileen J Councill
500+ Dives

Tambora Full report

Sorong to Ambon

"Raja Ampat to Ambon - lots of variety"
This was a 10. 5 dive day liveaboard starting in Sorong, diving Misool and other nearby Raja Ampat sites for 3 days, then across th... Full report

10/2017

Lisa C. Evans
500+ Dives

TAMBORA Full report

"really nice boat"
I have been on this boat 3 times already and am going to go back next June. I just read a bad report about this boat and they are... Full report

5/2015

BRUCE LEIBOWITZ
1000+ Dives

Tambora Full report

Lembeh, Ambon

The Good: The cabins are large with lots of storage. No bunk beds. There is enough space under each bed to store long suitcases... Full report

10/2013

ann mcgrath
500+ Dives

Tambora Full report

eastern banda & triton bay

This was my first- - and last time on the Tambora. I'll start with what was good: They had great skiffs, best I've ever seen. The bo... Full report

10/2012

jean miller
1000+ Dives

Tambora Full report

Borneo

For several months prior to this trip I had been watching for a reader report on Borneo or on the Tambora, but never saw anything ... Full report

7/2010

Richard J. Troberman
500+ Dives

Tasik Divers Full report

"Great wall dives with friendly Hawksbill turtles"
Dove this resort in combo with previous week at Kungkungan Bay Resort. They offer a variety of dive options, including trips... Full report

10/2018

John Yavorsky
1000+ Dives

Tasik Divers Full report

North Sulawesi

"Tasik Ria, cheap but disappointing"
The boat ride to the marine park was usually an hour and a half, which meant you were spending more time on the boat than under wa... Full report

10/2016

Annette D Keller
1000+ Dives

Tasik Divers/ Tasik Ria Resort Full report

Sulawesi

The walls of Bunaken are in good shape and nice to dive. But crowding 24 of us onto one boat for an all- day outing was just too m... Full report

4/2013

Mark Rosenstein
500+ Dives

Tasik Divers/ Tasik Ria Full report

Bunaken National Park

We booked 3 days at Tasik Ria to dive pristine reefs after our week in Lembeh's muck. I'm sorry we did that, because ending the t... Full report

4/2013

Mark Rosenstein
500+ Dives

Tasik Divers/ Tasik Ria Full report

Tasik divers dives at the Bunaken dive preserve. The greatest thing about diving the preserve is the wall dives. Larger fish may... Full report

9/2010

Daniel O. Benson
1000+ Dives

Tasik Divers/ Tasik Ria Full report

Sulawesi

Tasik Ria is an inexpensive, diver- oriented resort about 45 minutes from the Manado airport and within the Bunaken National Park. ... Full report

9/2009

Gene Huff
500+ Dives

Tasik Divers/ Tasik Ria Full report

Sulawesi

Tasik Ria is an inexpensive, diver- oriented resort about 45 minutes from the Manado airport and within the Bunaken National Park. ... Full report

9/2009

Gene Huff
500+ Dives

Tasik RIA Full report

Manado

Tasik Divers does mostly all of their diving in Bunaken Park. However, I took an optional side trip to Lembeh at an additional co... Full report

5/2010

Edward Leibowitz
250+ Dives

Tauch Terminal/ Tauch Terminal Resort Tulamben Full report

NE Bali, Tulamben

"Tauch Terminal Tulamben, Bali: USAT Liberty"
I chose to dive a few days prior to my Komodo area liveaboard on the Dewi Nusantara (separate review) at the Tauch Terminal Tulamb... Full report

8/2016

Michael Wood
1000+ Dives

Tausch Terminal Full report

Bali, Tulamben

This visit was part of an extended stay across much of central and northern Bali. The diving at Tausch Terminal was good, the guid... Full report

9/2005

John M. Artim
<100 Dives

Thalassa/ Hotel Santika Full report

Wonderful dive sites that have healthy corals, lots of fish, and more variety of sea life than any other place I have been. It is ... Full report

8/2008

Gary Krippendorf
500+ 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

10/2012

Scott Seidman
1000+ Dives

Thalassa Dive Center Full report

North Sulawesi

Wonderful dive sites that have healthy corals, lots of fish, and more variety of sea life than any other place I have been. It is ... Full report

7/2009

Gary Krippendorf
500+ Dives

Thalassa Dive Center/ Hotel Santika Full report

I planned a trip for 8 of us to go diving in North Sulawesi, Indonesia. We split our stay between 2 resorts. Having been to the s... Full report

6/2007

Gary Krippendorf
250+ Dives

Thalassa Dive Center/ Hotel Santila Full report

Sulawesi

Hotel Santika was pleasent, being clean and well maintained. It is not a dedicated "Dive Hotel" so there is a variety of guests an... Full report

8/2006

Diane Lake
250+ Dives

Thalassa Dive Center/ Hotel Santika Full report

North Sulawesi

I planned a trip for 12 of us to go diving in North Sulawesi, Indonesia. We split our diving between 2 locations, Bunaken and Lemb... Full report

7/2006

Gary Krippendorf
250+ Dives

Thalassa Dive Center/ Santika Hotel Full report

Bunaken - North Sulawesi

I planned a trip for 4 of us from the San Francisco bay area to go diving in North Sulawesi, Indonesia. After much research we dec... Full report

7/2004

Gary Krippendorf
100+ Dives

Thalassa Dive Center/ Hotel Santika Full report

North Sulawesi

The Santika is a great location to dive 3 areas of North Sulawesi. Poopo (a great muck site) is one hour to the south, Bangka Isla... Full report

2/2004

Michael Culby
100+ Dives

Thalassa Divers/ Hotel Santika Full report

Sulawesi, Manado

I stayed/ dove at three places in Sulawesi: Santika, Gangga Island, KBR - - my trip was arranged by Island Dreams. The Santika is a... Full report

10/2008

Bob Ayers
100+ Dives

The Arenui Full report

North Raja Ampat, Papua

This is one of my best dive trips ever. The Arenui is a luxurious, roomy and beautiful ship but on top of that, we had a level of... Full report

2/2012

Mario Mizrahi
500+ Dives

The Arenui Full report

Raja Ampat

I have dived on The Bilikiki in the Solomon Islands and an Aggressor in Turks and Caicos so I do have liveaboard experience. I t... Full report

1/2011

Nili Hudson
250+ Dives

The Seven Seas Full report

Komodo

This is my second trip on the Seven Seas to Indonesia, having previously been to Raja Ampat in November 2008. Once again, the Sev... Full report

8/2009

Richard Litsch
500+ Dives

The Seven Seas Full report

Komodo

This would probably the best overall dive experience that I have had in 300 plus dives in many spots around the world. I just comp... Full report

7/2008

Michael Emerson
250+ Dives

Tiger Blue Liveaboard Full report

Raja Ampat

"Live aboard luxury and fun"
this liveaboard is one of the best in Raja Ampat from our experience and seeing some of the other boats. It is a philisti ... Full report

11/2016

Chrys Martin
500+ Dives

Tompotika Dive Lodge Full report

Central Sulawesi

"Amazing Service and Diving in Remote Location"
This lodge has the best customer service I have ever experienced on a dive trip. They have a very high quality operation, and ver... Full report

10/2018

Lisa C. Evans
500+ Dives

Top-Dive Bali/ Gawana Resort Full report

Bali

Top- Dive Bali that we dove with was located at the Gawana resort near Menjangen Island at the northwest corner of Bali. The resor... Full report

5/2009

Douglas Hansen
500+ Dives

Triton Bay Divers Full report

Triton Bay

"Stunning in the Best Possible Way"
On day two at Triton Bay my watch gave up, just quit, which I took as a great omen for the rest of trip. The place does have a sw... Full report

11/2019

Laura Todd
1000+ Dives

Triton Bay Divers Full report

Triton Bay

"Triton Bay Divers Remote, But Worth the Effort to Get There"
Triton Bay Divers is a relatively new (2 years old), small (6 cabins) dive resort in Triton Bay. My dive buddy and I got off the ... Full report

3/2017

David E Reubush
1000+ Dives

Triton Bay Divers Resort

Triton Bay

"SECLUDED SPLENDOR: TRITON BAY DIVE RETREAT"
SECLUDED SPLENDOR: TRITON BAY DIVE RETREAT After exploring Raja Ampat's depths, especially the Dampier Strait region, for years, ... Full report

1/2024

Valera Sakhnenko
500+ Dives

Tuach Terminal/ Tauch Terminal Full report

Tulamben

We were very pleased with this land resort. It has free Nitrox; is nearest the best dive site, the Liberty Wreck; & has regular tr... Full report

7/2010

linda rutherford
500+ Dives

Tulamben Wreck Divers Full report

Tulamben

"Diving under the volcano"
Tulamben was our first stop on a 5- week trip, the 2 1/ 2 week Indonesian portion of which was arranged by Dive Adventures (Nina) in... Full report

10/2017

John E. Keith
250+ Dives

Tulamben Wreck Divers/ Tulamben Wreck Divers Resort Full report

Tulamben, Bali

"East Bali"
Tulamben is not a party place, and the beaches are not very attractive. There are plenty of accommodations catering primarily to d... Full report

12/2016

eric williamson
100+ Dives

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