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Lembeh Resort / Murex/ Lembeh Resort Full report   Lembeh Straits   Outstanding. Did KBR last trip to Lembeh, and decided to try Lembeh Resort this time. Hard to choose between them. Newer rooms at ... Full report  
5 stars
2 stars  
7/2006   John Sommerer
250+ Dives
 
Ocean Rover Full report   North Sulawesi   "Muck" diving in Lembeh Strait is fabulous - Lionfish are so common, you shoo them out of the way. Wall diving mediocre due to oc... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
8/2006   Peter Golitzen
250+ Dives
 
Kararu/ MV Voyager Full report LiveAboard Bali to Komodo   The boat is industrial looking on the exterior but very comfortable and stable. My room was very spacious with slate floors and g... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
6/2006   Lauren Greider
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 stars
4 stars  
5/2006   Fred Turoff
500+ Dives
 
Ecco Divers/ Tasik Ria Resort Full report   N. Sulawesi (Manado)   I don't think we Americans understand how cool this place is, because they would be flocking to it. The Tasik Ria Resort is very n... Full report  
4 stars
5 stars  
6/2006   Richard & Toni Haines
100+ Dives
 
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Wakatobi Full report   Sulawesi   Wakatobi is a beautiful resort catering to up to 50 divers on 4 large, purpose- built boats where everything runs like a Swiss watc... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
6/2006   James Jenkins
1000+ Dives
 
adventure H20 Full report   kupang to Komodo]   Maybe I overlooked some of the blanks. I wanted to say the weather was not good, but that the food was excellent. ... Full report  
4 stars
5 stars  
3/2006   mary jane stoll
1000+ Dives
 
Adventure H20 Full report   Kupang to Komodo   One of the greatest things about this boat is Larry Smith who's enthusiasm and ability to find and point out small creatures (and... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
3/2006   Mary Jane
1000+ Dives
 
Wakatobi Dive Resort Full report   SE Sulawesi   The entire operation is set up extremely well. Accommodations were basic, but neat and clean, very well maintained. Staff was very... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
6/2006   Bonnie Bonome
100+ Dives
 
North Sulawesi Aggressor Full report LiveAboard North Sulawesi   I wish I had known that this was a charter devoted almost exclusively to muck diving. This fact was not divulged at all and it was... Full report  
3 stars
2 stars  
4/2006   Gabriel I. Peñagarícano
500+ Dives
 
Kungkungan Bay Resort Full report       Vans pick you up at the airport for the one and a half hour scenic ride to the resort on the other side of the island. After a br... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
4/2006   Ernie Hounshell
1000+ Dives
 
Lembeh Resort Full report       Pickup at airport provided, with a one and a half hour van ride to the dock where the boat takes you to the resort. Good briefing... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
4/2006   Ernie Hounshell
1000+ 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
 
Murex/ Bangka Island Resort Full report   Sulawesi, Bangka Island   This was a small resort (7 bungalows on a white sand beach) on a remote island about 40 minutes (by boat) north of Sulawesi. Staf... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
4/2006   Wayne Warren-Angelucci
1000+ Dives
 
Murex/ Live-Aboard: Serenade Full report LiveAboard Sulawesi   Vast quantities of colorful, strange and exotic critters. Hard and soft corals were very healthy, colorful and varied. Not many ... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
4/2006   Wayne Warren-Angelucci
1000+ Dives
 
Lembeh Resort/Murex/ Lembeh Resort Full report   Manado/Lembeh Strait   Excellent resort on Lembeh island ( [. . . ] ) and with the recent addition of two expatriate onsite managers many impro... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
4/2006   William Deertz
500+ Dives
 
SMY Ondina Full report LiveAboard 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  
5 stars
3 stars  
11/2005   Mike Oelrich
500+ Dives
 
Kararu/ MV Voyager Full report LiveAboard Alor, Banda Sea, Raja Ampat   This was the maiden voyage of Kararu's ( [. . . ] ) new boat, the MV Voyager, which replaces the Sea Safaris III. It's a 4 dec... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
2/2006   Dave Van Rooy
1000+ Dives
1Helpful vote(s) received
Divers Lodge Lembeh Full report   Lembeh Strait   Wow! Diving was fantastic - muck diving at its finest. The dive guide asks what you are looking to see and will take you to the si... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
1/2006   Judith & Michael Ruhm
250+ Dives
 
Lumbalumba Diving Centre Full report   Sumatra, Pulau Weh   Pulau Weh is easy to reach via Medan and Banda Aceh. Two fast ferries from Banda Aceh connect every day to Weh (1 h). It is anoth... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
8/2005   Michael Bode
500+ Dives
 
Diving4Images/ Temukira Full report   Flores/Alor   We left from Maumere and followed the north coast of Flores to Alor. The tour was organized by Graham Abbot from Diving4Images for... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
8/2005   Michael Bode
500+ Dives
 
Komodo Dancer Full report LiveAboard Bali/Komodo   We boarded the boat in Bali after a delightful three- day stay at the Puri Santrian hotel on the beach. During the eleven- night cr... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
11/2005   William & Frances Ungerman
1000+ Dives
 
Papua Diving/ Kri Island Resort Full report   Rajah Amphat, West Papua   Lack of Management and Poor Organization Sinks Kri Island Trip 1st two weeks of November 2005 Diving Problems 1. Able to di... Full report  
1 stars
1 stars  
11/2005   Donald Gard
1000+ Dives
 
Grand Komodo Tours and Dives Ltd./ NA Full report LiveAboard Komodo, Rinca, Sangeang   This region (the Philippines/ Indonesia/ New Guinea triangle) provides the greatest species diversity in the world- - at least 3X that... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
10/2004   Lee Thé
100+ Dives
 
Grand Komodo Tours and Dives Ltd./ NA Full report LiveAboard Wakatobi, Flores Sea   Wakatobi is a great liveaboard destination for experienced, self- sufficient divers. We enjoyed mind- boggling species diversity of ... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
10/2006   Lee Thé
250+ Dives
 
S.M.Y. Ondina Full report   Raja Ampat   Excellent crew that tries very hard to make the trip enjoyable for all. This trip was led by DEBBIE FUGGITT, for photographers and... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
10/2005   Paulino Gonzalez
1000+ Dives
 
Mermaid I Full report LiveAboard Komodo   It is a great place to visit. There is an incredible variety of creatures, particularly small ones. There lots of really interes... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
8/2005   Phillip Gans
100+ 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  
5 stars
5 stars  
9/2005   Ray Haberman
500+ Dives
 
Wakatobi/M/V Pelagian Full report LiveAboard Southern Sulawesi   I did not expect Pelagics and except for some Dog Tooth Tuna and Barracuda, we did not get any. Some very good Mandarin Fish sight... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
9/2005   Ike
250+ 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  
4 stars
3 stars  
6/2005   Wafa Abdelati
100+ Dives
 
Peter Hughes: Komodo Dancer Full report LiveAboard Bali, Komodo, Flores   I was quite impressed with this trip - - both the boat and the diving. The Komodo Dancer was comfortable, the food was delicio... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
9/2004   Edith Summey
1000+ Dives
 
Komodo Dancer Full report LiveAboard Bali, Komodo, Flores   This was a return trip with my husband after a great solo trip on Komodo Dancer the previous September. I had gotten great videos ... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
8/2005   Edith and John Summey
1000+ Dives
 
Serenade/ Murex Dive Center, Mando Full report LiveAboard North Sulawesi   We made a boat to boat transfer from the Ocean Rover to the Serenade which was like moving from the Queen Mary to the African Quee... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
8/2005   Edith and John Summey
1000+ Dives
 
Ocean Rover Full report LiveAboard North Sulawesi   Ocean Rover is a highly acclaimed world class liveaboard for good reason. It is the model for all other liveaboards to follow. A t... Full report  
1 stars
2 stars  
7/2005   Edith and John Summey
1000+ Dives
 
Mimpi Resort Full report   Tulamben, Bali   We only did one dive from Mimpi and that was the last dive of an extended trip that included a liveaboard stay. This last dive was... Full report  
4 stars
5 stars  
9/2005   John M. Artim
<100 Dives
 
Mermaid I Full report LiveAboard Bali to Komodo   This was the most awesome diving experience of my life! The sheer lushness of the reefs must be seen to be believed. It took me mo... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
9/2005   John M. Artim
<100 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  
3 stars
5 stars  
9/2005   John M. Artim
<100 Dives
 
Archipelago Dive/ Taman Sari Resort Full report   Bali, Desa Pemuteran   The diving was good but not spectacular. Menjangen's dives were definitely the most interesting, with a nice variety of coral, sma... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
9/2005   John M. Artim
<100 Dives
 
Kungkungen Bay Resort Eco Divers/ Kunkungen Bay Resort Full report   Lembeh Strait   This is truly muck diving. It is also some great diving. The bottom is mostly gray sand with sporadic coral heads. It is absolu... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
9/2005   Joe Puglia
500+ Dives
 
Siladen Resort Full report   Bunaken   Siladen Resort and Spa is in Bunaken Marine Park making it very convenient for diving the Park. The reefs are the healthiest I've... Full report  
5 stars
2 stars  
9/2005   Joe Puglia
250+ Dives
 
Lembeh Resort Full report   Lembeh Strait   Well run dive resort with an excellent dive staff. DIvemasters know where and how to find the rare critters. Frogfish and ghost pi... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
10/2004   Jerry Tuttle
1000+ Dives
 
Wakatobi Dive Resort Full report   Southeast Sulawesi   For anyone wanting to "get away from it all", Wakatobi is a great place to go. It is (to us), a diver's paradise with wonderful ac... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
7/2005   Marc & Maureen Duggan
<100 Dives
 
Murex Divers/ Lembeh Resort Full report   Lembeh Straits   This is a top- notch operation both above and below the water. The cottages are beautiful with a fabulous view of the Straits. All... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
5/2005   Janet Czapski
500+ Dives
 
Dive Asia Pacific M/Y Pelagian Full report LiveAboard Raja Ampat   This area is touted as being the bed of marine biodiversity. We enjoyed our diving in the Raja area but found it not living up to... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
4/2005   Janet Czapski
500+ Dives
 
Karuru Full report LiveAboard Lomboc, Komodo, Flores   The Sea Safari III is an older, wooden boat 115' long and 30' wide. It is very stable and cruises at a leisurely 7 knots. This ma... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
9/2004   Daniel O. Benson
500+ Dives
 
Kungkungan Bay Resort Full report   Lembeh Strait, Sulawesi   Kungkungan Bay Resort This excellent resort and dive operation will fulfill the critter dreams of most divers. The rooms are sp... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
5/2005   Fred Turoff
500+ Dives
 
Komogo Dancer Full report LiveAboard Bali   The crew was excellent! The food was very good. . . . some of it not really my thing but it was all good. I was introduced to several ... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
3/2005   Joe Mihm
250+ Dives
 
Diving 4 Images/ Assorted on North Coast Full report   North Bali   Put your hands in the hands of the experts and get 12 days of diving and spa treats for under the cost of a live aboard. I tell ... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
8/2005   Lorne
100+ Dives
 
Peter Hughes - Komodo Dancer Full report LiveAboard Bali/Komodo   Komodo Dancer crew was very good. Attentive to diver's needs. Food was variable and plentiful. Briefings were held for every dive, ... Full report  
4 stars
2 stars  
9/2004   Curt Andrus
250+ Dives
 
Eco-Divers/ Kungkungan Bay Resort Full report   North Sulawese   This is a wonderful resort and dive operation. Jim and Cary Yanny run a superb dive operation at Eco- Divers and go out of their w... Full report  
5 stars
2 stars  
7/2005   Bill and Alice MIller
250+ Dives
 
Wakatobi Dive Resort Full report   SE Sulawesi   We had read good reports about Wakatobi in Undercurrent, but we were not impressed with the diving. The resort and dive operation... Full report  
3 stars
5 stars  
6/2005   Tom and Cindy Casey
500+ Dives
 
Kararu Tours on Sea Safari III Full report LiveAboard Komodo Islands   Described as perhaps the best diving in the world in Undercurrent a couple of years ago, and it may have been then, this was a maj... Full report  
1 stars
1 stars  
8/2005   Bill Lord Butcher
1000+ Dives
 
Extra Divers Nabucco/ Nabucco Island Resort Full report   Kalimantan   Nabucco Resort provides a fantastic experience of Indonesia's top- notch diving. The dive sites are widely varied, and dives are p... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
7/2005   Kim Fox
250+ Dives
 
AquaOne Full report LiveAboard Lembeh Straights   Schedule was four dives a day. 8 am, 11 am, 2: 30 and 6 pm. We tried to fit in 5 dives a day, but with shallow, long dives (sometim... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
7/2005   linda rutherford
100+ 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  
5 stars
3 stars  
6/2005   Wayne & Cathy Harmon
500+ 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
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
 
Wakatobi Full report   Southeast Sulawesi   This was our second trip to Wakatobi (the first was Oct. 2001) and the resort has made welcome improvements, as we knew the brilli... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
6/2005   Mel McCombie/Harris Friedberg
1000+ Dives
 
Aquamarine/ Amankila Full report   Bali   This is our second trip with Aquamarine Diving, headed by expat Brit Annabel Thomas, and we have nothing but raves for her and for... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
7/2005   Mel McCombie/Harris Friedberg
1000+ 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
 
Kungkungan Bay Resort Full report   Lembeh Strait, N Sulawesi   This excellent resort and dive operation will fulfill the critter dreams of most divers. The rooms are spacious and well- kept. The... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
5/2005   Fred Turoff
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  
5 stars
4 stars  
6/2005   Ernie Hounshell
1000+ Dives
 
Uli Aritonang/ Rama Candidasa Full report   Bali   First of all, Rama Candidasa is a first rate seaside resort in a small town on the Northeast side of Bali. The bay where it is lo... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
5/2005   Carl Scott
250+ Dives
 
Diving 4 Images/ KM Ciska Full report LiveAboard Halmahera, Moluccas   This was a "one- off" exploratory trip to a place where virtually no one else dives (Halmahera is the big island between Sulawesi a... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
5/2005   Dave Van Rooy
1000+ Dives
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