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Kingkungan Bay Resort/ same Full report   Sulawesi, Manado   I stayed/ dove at three places in Sulawesi: Santika, Gangga Island, KBR - - my trip was arranged by Island Dreams. Kungkungan Bay R... Full report  
4 stars
2 stars  
10/2008   Bob Ayers
100+ Dives 		 
Wakatobi Full report   south Sulawesi   The resort is quite nice, the food is good, the staff says to be professional but is not. Total lack of flexibility. The diving ac... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
10/2008   Ralph Arbeid
500+ Dives 		 
Grand Komodo Tours/ Palm Paradise Tulamben Full report   Bali   The richest, most diverse ecosystems on Earth are the reefs of Indonesia, New Guinea, and the Philippines. The difference between ... Full report  
3 stars
4 stars  
9/2008   Lee Thé
250+ Dives 		 
Scuba Seraya Full report   Bali   September, during the dry season in Bali, is an excellent time to visit the Scuba Seraya Resort in Bali. There you will find dive... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
9/2008   Karen & Tom Prideaux
500+ 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  
5 stars
2 stars  
9/2008   Jay Gould
1000+ Dives 		 
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n/a/ Kasawari Full report   Lembah Strait   I think the resort is top- notch from a facilities and service standpoint. The boats appearance puts you off (they look old and wor... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
9/2008   Mike Elliott
1000+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Wakatobi Dive Resort Full report   Southeast Sulawesi   Flew Singapore Airlines to Bali. Stayed in Ubud for 5 days at the Alam Jiwa. which was an amazing place. To get the true feel of... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
9/2008   Lisa Vitale
500+ Dives 		 
Kasawari Lembeh Resort Full report   Lembeh Strait   If there is a dive heaven, Kasawari Lembeh Resort just might be it, a small "botique" dive resort with 8 cabanas and 2 villas. Th... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
9/2008   Paul Vitkus
1000+ Dives 		 
Kararu/ Cheng Ho Full report   Komodo   The service, food and general accommodations on the Cheng Ho are above average. The boat is very large, with multiple spaces to r... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
8/2008   James Jenkins
1000+ 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 		 
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  
5 stars
4 stars  
8/2008   Gary Krippendorf
500+ 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  
5 stars
5 stars  
7/2008   Lori
500+ Dives 		 
Kri Eco Full report   Raja Ampat   It really was all good. We knew before we got there that there were no en suites, that there were no hot water showers and no AC. ... Full report  
5 stars
2 stars  
7/2008   Paddy Ryan
1000+ Dives 		 
Wakatobi Dive Resort Full report   Sulawesi   Going to Wakatobi is like going to a summer camp for diving. The trip begins and ends on the same date for everybody. All the camp... Full report  
4 stars
5 stars  
7/2008   Steve Tulsky
<100 Dives 		 
Paradise Dancer Full report       This was, I believe, the second dive cruise for the Paradise Dancer. It is a brand new big and beautiful boat. Cabins are roomy as... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
6/2008   John Singer
100+ Dives 		 
Wakatobi Full report   Sulawesi   Good: Excellent organization from assistance w/ Customs and visa on arrival in Bali to food, room, ground service. Five or six very... Full report  
3 stars
4 stars  
5/2008   Peter Heseltine
500+ Dives 		 
Eco-Divers/ Kungkungan Bay Resort Full report   Lembeh Straits   Lembeh Straits continues to be my favorite place in the world for small and unusual creatures. I visit the area two to three time... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
5/2008   Steven Levin
1000+ Dives 		 
Gangga Island Resort Full report   Northern Sulawesi   This resort is very well run and one of the reasons is that its management has over nine (9) years of tenure. Management is hands ... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
5/2008   Steven Levin
1000+ 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  
5 stars
3 stars  
4/2008   Dwight Chornook
100+ Dives 		 
Kasawari-Lembeh Resort Full report   Lembeh, Sulawesi Island   Kasawari- Lembeh is on the Lembeh Straight in North Sulawesi Island, a tropical paradise, must be seen to be believed. The w... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
4/2008   Elias Amador
1000+ 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 		 
Walea Full report   Togian Islands   Walea was the highlight, climax, the Grande Finale of my this years vacation (Thailand - Burma, Philippines - Tubbataha Reef). I e... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
4/2008   Michael Joest
1000+ Dives 		Photos available 
Two Fish Divers Full report       Two Fish—Double the value, double the underwater diversity, double the dive guides, double the personal service, double the experi... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
2/2008   Michael Wood
250+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
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 		 
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  
4 stars
5 stars  
1/2008   Carl Scott
250+ Dives 		 
Kasawari Lembeh Resort Full report   Lembeh Strait   This was our sixth trip to Lembeh, having always stayed at Kungkungan Bay (KBR) in the past. Kasawari is a beautiful resort that ... Full report  
5 stars
2 stars  
1/2008   Doug Segar & Elaine Stamman
1000+ 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 		 
Scuba Seraya Full report   Tulamben, Bali   We visited this small resort first at the end of their soft opening in January of 2005, and then again in December of 2007. This i... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
12/2007   Peter Shwartz
250+ Dives 		 
Kararu/ Cheng Ho Full report   Raja Ampat   The Cheng Ho is an attractive wooden 160- foot schooner, leased as a result of problems with the Kararu Voyager. The Cheng Ho is st... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
11/2007   Linda Rutherford & Ron Welf
250+ Dives 		 
Lembeh Resort Full report   Sulawesi, Lembeh Straight   See my 2006 review. The diving was just as spectacular. Last year (Oct) we had strong winds, some chop, and very cool water: 75... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
11/2007   Jin Jenkins
1000+ Dives 		 
Kararu/ Cheng Ho Full report   Ambon to Raja Ampat   This is a HUGE boat. There is lots of space for sunning, sitting outdoors, indoors and even a cabin devoted to TV (DVD) and books... Full report  
5 stars
2 stars  
11/2007   Jim Jenkins
1000+ Dives 		 
Wakatobi Full report   S. Sulawesi   Flights from Bali to Wakatobi are through a charter company. The charter co. had some logistics issues, but they got us to the i... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
11/2007   Curt Andrus
500+ Dives 		 
Divers Lodge Lembeth Full report   Lembeth Straight   This operation is perfect for both experienced and novice UWPs. The muck diving offers frogfish, scorpionfish, lionfish, stargaze... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
10/2007   James T. McKnight
250+ Dives 		 
Dive Center Thalassa/ Hotel Santika Full report   Bunaken   The hotel is a comfortable and clean facility with pool, spa etc. . The service and food were good, but english was very limited. ... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
10/2007   James T. McKnight
250+ Dives 		 
Murex/ Serenade liveaboard Full report   N. SULAWESI   Serenade had space for 12 divers but only 6 were on that trip. Food was good and plenty. They charge for beer and sodas (normal)... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
10/2007   Eldon Okazaki
500+ Dives 		 
Bastiano Full report   Bunaken and Lembeh   At Bunaken, the dives were long, many were over 70 min. There were currents; those divers used to currents did not wear split fi... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
10/2007   Eldon Okazaki
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  
4 stars
4 stars  
10/2007   Robert M. Jackson
1000+ Dives 		 
Lembeh Resort Full report   North Sulawesi   Lembeh Resort is extremely well run; Chef is 4- star; accommodations are roomy (even though there are big stair- climbs from facilit... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
10/2007   Jayne Goocher
1000+ Dives 		 
Wakatobi Full report   South Sulawesi   Wakatobi Resort is well run but somewhat stiff. First day, mandatory checkout dive for first time guests (mask clearing and buddy... Full report  
5 stars
2 stars  
10/2007   Jayne Goocher
1000+ Dives 		 
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  
3 stars
3 stars  
10/2007   Charles W Modlin
1000+ 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 		 
Archipelago Fleet/ Archipelago II Full report   Raja Ampat   If you haven’t gone to Raja Ampat yet, put it on your list. It’s all about little critters, things you just couldn’t imagine. If y... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
10/2007   Marc Massari
1000+ Dives 		 
Kasawari-Lembeh/ Kasawari-Lembeh Resort Full report   Lembeh Strait   Okay, Kasawari- Lembeh Resort is a chic boutique (thus Undercurrent, February, 2007). The beautiful young Indonesian woman w... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
10/2007   Chrisanda Button/Rickie Sterne
500+ Dives 		 
Siladen Full report   North Sulawesi   I picked Siladen primarily for my non diving spouse. It's quite a bit more expensive than the resorts geared towards divers, but ... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
10/2007   Jason Pellegatto
250+ 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  
5 stars
3 stars  
9/2007   Bob & Pat Thompson
100+ Dives 		 
Kasawari Full report   Lembeh   This resort is the height of understated luxury. The service, food, and staff were outstanding. The rooms were large and well appo... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
9/2007   Debbie Husby
500+ Dives 		 
Eco Divers/ Kunkungan Bay Resort Full report       This is my second trip in one year. I took a large group in 2006 and we all absolutely loved it. This year I went back with a gr... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
9/2007   Lesa Perrault
500+ 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  
4 stars
4 stars  
9/2007   Bob & Doris Schaffer
1000+ Dives 		 
Peter Hughes/ Komodo Dancer Full report   Bali/Komodo   On a scale of one to ten, this trip was an eleven! This was my eighth liveaboard, and I would have to say that it was the best I h... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
9/2007   Rick Troberman
250+ Dives 		 
Papua diving/ Kri Eco Full report   Raja Ampat   Good: diving, food ok, staff tries very hard to serve you even on days off they start early; even sweep the pier at 5 AM; the mgr, ... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
9/2007   eldon okazaki
500+ Dives 		 
Lembeh Resort Full report   Lembeh   Getting There- - This was way more exciting than what we had hoped for. We had even built in a buffer day to get there and we used ... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
8/2007   Michael Emerson
250+ Dives 		 
Gangga Divers/ Gangga Resort Full report   North Sulawesi   Getting There- - Compared to the three day ordeal we had to get from Minneapolis, the 3 hour journey from Lembeh Resort to Gangga wa... Full report  
4 stars
5 stars  
8/2007   Michael Emerson
250+ Dives 		 
Kararu Dive Voyages/ Cheng Ho Full report   Komodo/Rinca   Good. Diving in the Komodo and Rinca area offers a good range of underwater environments. The boat has lots of space in the salo... Full report  
5 stars
2 stars  
8/2007   Steven Levin
1000+ Dives 		 
Ankermi/Happy Dive Full report   Maumere   Ankermi/ Happy Dive is a small resort 29 km east of Maumere. I have been in the area a couple of times before staying on live aboar... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
8/2007   Michael Bode
500+ Dives 		 
Grand Komodo Diving/ Raja Ampat Full report   Raja Ampat   Leatherback Turtle Expedition, guided by Save Our Leatherback Turtles founder and director, Larry McKinna, who is a walking encylo... Full report  
5 stars
2 stars  
8/2007   Terry Anderson
500+ Dives 		 
Gangga Divers/ Gangga Island Full report   Sulawesi   Getting to Gangga is fairly easy. Silk Air has flights from Singapore to Manado several times per week. Gangga picks you up at ... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
8/2007   Rick Cavanaugh
250+ Dives 		 
Peter Hughes/ Komodo Dancer Full report   Komodo   Met the boat in Bali and sailed (with sails up) and motored toward the Komodo National Park. From start to finish the diving was ... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
7/2007   Helen Malnar
500+ Dives 		 
Aquamarine Full report   Bali   Aquamarinediving. com is a terrific dive service. Even if there's only one diver scheduled for a trip, the DM's take you out with n... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
7/2007   Ed Kenney
250+ 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  
5 stars
5 stars  
6/2007   Gary Krippendorf
250+ Dives 		 
Kungkungan Bay Resort Full report   North Sulawesi   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  
5 stars
3 stars  
6/2007   Gary Krippendorf
250+ Dives 		 
Eco Divers/ Tasik Ria Full report   Sulawesi   Tasik Ria resort is unbelievably beautiful. They are well staffed, provide unsurpassed service and will do anything they can to m... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
6/2007   Terry Gee
1000+ Dives 		 
Kungkungan Bay Resort Full report   Sulawesi   Kungkungan Bay Resort sits on the Lembeh straights and is renowned for is muck diving and the rare and unusual creatures that are ... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
6/2007   Terry Gee
1000+ Dives 		 
Celebes Divers/ Mapia Resort Full report   North Sulawesi   This was my 3rd visit with these nice folks. Unfortunately, the marine biologist, Massimo, is gone now. However, it's evident th... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
5/2007   Carl Scott
250+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Gangga Island Resort Full report   Northern Sulawesi   This was my seventh trip to Gangga Island Resort (GIR) over the last three years. The resort continues to maintain a high quality... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
5/2007   Steven Levin
1000+ Dives 		 
Grand Komodo Tours/ NusaTara Full report   Bali & Komodo   Grand Komodo Tours and Travel is the best liveaboard deal in Indonesia and they treat their customers very well. Liveaboard condit... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
4/2007   LeRoy Anderson
500+ Dives 		 
Kungkungan Bay Resort and Miniahasa Lagoon Full report   Lembeh Straits and Poopoh   The best muck diving dive adventure we've had, thus far! Meeting practically all of Ed's expectations and more, since this year's ... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
4/2007   Ed and Julia DeMartini
1000+ Dives 		 
Papua Diving/ Sorido Bay Resort Full report   Raja Ampat, West Papua   The heat and humidity were overwhelming for me and I think taking Malarone made it worse. One young Brit runs the entire dive ope... Full report  
4 stars
2 stars  
4/2007   Judy Foester
500+ 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 		 
PETER HUGHES DIVING/ KOMODO DANCER Full report       NOTHING BAD. ALL GOOD. THE CRUISE DIRECTORS, ONNO (DUTCH) & CARINE (FRENCH) LENTING, AN ADORABLE MARRIED COUPLE TREATED US ALL LIK... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
3/2007   WARREN SPRUNG
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 		 
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
Kasawari Full report   Lembeh   This new resort is a diver's paradise. The villas are lovely and spacious, made of local hardwoods and decorated with beautiful te... Full report  
5 stars
2 stars  
2/2007   Mel McCombie
1000+ Dives 		 
Odyssea I Full report   Raja Ampats   The Odyssea I liveaboard is still getting a few kinks out, but overall, we really liked the trip. The cabins are the biggest and m... Full report  
4 stars
1 stars  
2/2007   Mel McCombie
1000+ Dives 		 
Kungkungan Bary Resort Full report       A Dive Trip to Paradise at Kungkungan Bay Resort: I have just returned from Kungkungan Bay Resort (KBR) at Lembeh Strait, North... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
11/2006   Galen Clifford
250+ Dives 		 
Ondina - Deb Fugitt Charter Full report   Raja Ampat   PRE- TRIP: Fantastic customer service from Deb Fugitt who was in constant communication and helpted to plan every leg of our in... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
11/2006   Peter J Maerz
250+ Dives 		 
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