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misool eco resort Full report   raja ampat   Combining the flights and boat journey, it takes about 1 1/ 2 days to get to the resort from Bali and about 2 full days to return t... Full report  
4 stars
2 stars  
3/2012   Hollie Lindauer
250+ Dives
 
Arenui Full report LiveAboard Raja Ampat   This is our second trip on the Arenui in the last year. Both trips were so perfectly run that we can say that we have absolutely n... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
3/2012   daniel a kurz
1000+ Dives
 
Pindito Full report LiveAboard raja ampat   This was the Pindito's whales & muck trip. We spent hours and hours looking for and listening for whales, but had few sightings, t... Full report  
2 stars
3 stars  
3/2012   jean miller
1000+ Dives
 
Dive Damai Full report LiveAboard Raja Ampat   This was my 3rd trip to Raja Ampat and 2nd there with Burt Jones in 3 years. You might get the impression from this that I like t... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
3/2012   David E Reubush
1000+ Dives
 
Misool Eco Resort Full report   Raja Ampat   It took almost two days to reach Misool from San Francisco, including a five- hour boat trip from Sorong, but it was definitely wor... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
3/2012   Renata Gasperi
100+ Dives
 
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Arenui Full report LiveAboard Raja Ampat   My wife and I dreamed of this trip for years and finally did it for our 20th wedding anniversary. Everything about the Arenui and... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
3/2012   Tim wright
250+ Dives
 
Grand Komodo -- Raja Ampat Explorer Full report LiveAboard Raja Ampat   No doubt like many Undercurrent readers, I'm getting old and jaded, and enter most excursions without expectations (don't want to ... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
1/2012   John Woolley
250+ Dives
 
Peter Hughes -- Paradise Dancer/ Dewi Nusantara Full report LiveAboard Raja Ampat   We traveled from Seattle to San Francisco to Korea to Singapore to Manado to Sorong in West Papua (previously known as Irian Jay... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
12/2011   S Lori Brown
500+ Dives
 
MSY Seahorse Full report LiveAboard Raja Ampat   This boat experience was a mixture of some really great things and a few not- so- great things. Overall: Great: Cruise director... Full report  
5 stars
2 stars  
12/2011   Lisa Evans
250+ Dives
 
Raja4Divers Full report   Raja Ampat   Resort: Raja4Divers is a relatively new resort (5- 6 months of operation) on the island of Palau Pef. R4D were proactively waiti... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
11/2011   Mike Cavanaugh
500+ Dives
1Helpful vote(s) received
Raja4Divers Full report   Raja Ampat   Wanna get away? go to Palau Pef. It's a 3+ hour boat ride from Sarong, in eastern Indonesia but right in the middle of Raja Ampat... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
11/2011   Michael N. Hofman
1000+ Dives
2Helpful vote(s) received
Grand Komodo/ Raja Ampat Dive Lodge Full report   Raja Ampat   My husband says it should be renamed the Raja Ampat DIET Lodge! The food was basically unedible - - and we are not real picky eate... Full report  
4 stars
1 stars  
9/2011   Barbara M Shively
250+ Dives
 
Seven Seas Full report LiveAboard Raja Ampat   This was my second trip to Raja Ampat. I really enjoyed my first trip in 2010, but this trip took things to another level. I hav... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
4/2011   David E Reubush
500+ Dives
1Helpful vote(s) received
Arenui Full report LiveAboard Raja Ampat   Where to start? My husband and I have been on several liveaboards in Thailand and Indonesia, but none as luxurious as this one. Ou... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
4/2011   GlobeTrotter
100+ Dives
 
Peter Hughes -- Paradise Dancer Full report LiveAboard Raja Ampat   This was our second trip on Paradise Dancer. Many of the crew were still there from two years before. Wendy, Yan and Acho were the... Full report  
5 stars
2 stars  
1/2011   Jeffrey F Tonn
500+ Dives
 
Grand Komodo -- Raja Ampat Explorer Full report LiveAboard Raja Ampat   We were originally booked aboard the Archipelago Adventurer II, but it and its replacement boat were removed from service before w... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
1/2011   Kimberly Krebs
250+ Dives
 
The Arenui Full report LiveAboard 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  
5 stars
4 stars  
1/2011   Nili Hudson
250+ Dives
 
Papua Diving/ Kri Eco Full report   Raja Ampat   (We posted the same review on Tripadvisor) Bottom line: If you want terrific land- based Raja Ampat diving at an economical pric... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
12/2010   Jennifer Widom
500+ 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  
5 stars
1 stars  
11/2010   Andrew Bernat
250+ Dives
1Helpful vote(s) received
Peter Hughes -- Paradise Dancer Full report LiveAboard Raja Ampat   This was our first time in Indonesia. The Paradise Dancer far exceeded our expectations, and we cannot think of any negatives. Bea... Full report  
5 stars
2 stars  
11/2010   Peter Pinkerton
500+ Dives
 
Grand Komodo -- Raja Ampat Explorer Full report LiveAboard Raja Ampat   I can't stress enough how good Grand Komodo are and the respect they had from other dive operators in the region. They're all loca... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
11/2010   LP
<100 Dives
 
Peter Hughes -- Paradise Dancer Full report LiveAboard Raja Ampat   Peter Hughes' brochure does an excellent job of describing the Paradise Dancer and has an excellent map of the area you will be di... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
11/2010   Jerome M Hobart
500+ 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
 
Misool Eco Resort Full report   Raja Ampat   We were picked us up at the airport in Sorong and transported to their boat, the Mandaran, for the 4 hour journey to the resort. ... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
10/2010   Lisa D Vitale
500+ Dives
 
Grand Komodo -- Putri Papua Full report LiveAboard Raja Ampat   We spent ten days diving in the northern Rama Ampat Islands from Grand Komodo's Putri Papua. Having read a great deal of "hy... Full report  
5 stars
2 stars  
10/2010   Rick Sterne/Chrisanda Button
500+ Dives
 
Peter Hughes -- Paradise Dancer Full report LiveAboard Raja Ampat   We were on the Paradise Dancer for 11 days. As many other divers have already expressed in numerous Undercurrent articles, the b... Full report  
4 stars
2 stars  
10/2010   Judith Kendall
500+ Dives
 
Komodo Alor Dive/ Raja Ampat Explorer Full report LiveAboard Raja Ampat   Have done about 25 liveaboards across the world over the last 20 years, and this was the best. The dive operators arranged domest... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
5/2010   Alan G Miller
500+ Dives
 
Kararu Dive Voyages/ Sea Safari VII Full report LiveAboard Raja Ampat   This was my 3rd trip to Indonesia, but first to Raja Ampat. After reading Burt & Maurine's guide I was anxious to see the area fo... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
5/2010   David E Reubush
500+ Dives
 
Grand Komodo -- Raja Ampat Explorer Full report LiveAboard Raja Ampat   MV Raja Ampat Explorer, Raja Ampat, Indonesia May - June, 2010 On May 24, 2010, nine of us who have shar... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
5/2010   Mel Cundiff
1000+ 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
 
Grand Komodo/ Raja Ampat Dive Lodge Full report   Raja Ampat   The Raja Ampat Dive Lodge is the latest offering from Grand Komodo. Located on West Mansuar Island in the Dampier Strait, RADL i... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
3/2010   Maurine Shimlock
1000+ Dives
 
Arenui Liveaboard/ Arenui Full report LiveAboard Raja Ampat   Arenui is a new liveaboard. The cabins are 5 star hotel rooms with big bathrooms and showers that allow you to wash yourself witho... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
2/2010   Ralph Arbeid
500+ Dives
 
Archipelago Adventurer II Full report LiveAboard Raja Ampat   The travel from the USA is brutal. Six flights over three days with an overnight in Jakarta. Company reps met our group in Jakar... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
1/2010   David Bader
1000+ Dives
 
Peter Hughes -- Paradise Dancer Full report LiveAboard Raja Ampat   So far this has not been an easy trek. We flew LA to Tokyo (10 hours) a two hour layover, a 7. 5 hour flight from Tokyo to Singap... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
12/2009   Mona Cousens
1000+ 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 stars
4 stars  
5/2009   Fred Turoff
500+ Dives
 
Peter Hughes / Paradise Dancer Full report   Raja Ampat   Only bad was getting there Took 3 1/ 2 days because of scattered availability of flights within Indonesia. From LA to Singapore wa... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
2/2009   Donald L. Rowe
1000+ Dives
 
Pindito Full report LiveAboard Raja Ampat   On this trip to Raja Ampat, Eddie Frauweiler, the owner of the Pindito, was on the ship. He let Bob, incompetent divemaster, run ... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
2/2009   Mary L. Long
500+ Dives
 
Pindito Full report LiveAboard Raja Ampat   The Pindito has offered diving in the Raja Ampat area of Indonesia since 1992. Smokers will love it. The 45 minute flight from ... Full report  
4 stars
2 stars  
12/2008   Jeanne & Bill Downey
1000+ Dives
 
Peter Hughes/ Paradise Dancer Full report LiveAboard Raja Ampat   The ship (it's way too big to be a "boat"): fantastic. Beautifully appointed. Huge rooms, even if you don't book the "Master and C... Full report  
4 stars
2 stars  
12/2008   John Sommerer
500+ Dives
 
MSY Seahorse Full report LiveAboard Raja Ampat   I have been in Indonesia during the wet season(Feb/ Mar) and had experienced some unrelenting rain day after day. I was prepared fo... Full report  
5 stars
2 stars  
12/2008   Rick Lambert
500+ Dives
 
Archipelago Fleet/ Adventurer II Full report   Raja Ampat   The Adventurer II was transitioning from one area of Indonesia to Raja Ampat so we picked up the boat in Ambon and then cruised ar... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
12/2008   Helen Malnar
500+ 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
 
Grand Komodo Tours/ Temu Kira Full report LiveAboard Raja Ampat   the good: vey good divng; almost all reefs and walls had "too much bio- diversity"; crew tried very hard to serve the divers ( only... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
9/2008   eldon okazaki
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
 
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
 
Grand Komodo Tours/ Raja Ampat Explorer Full report LiveAboard Raja Ampat   The Raja Ampat area has so much to see. This was my second trip there, this time on a liveaboard, the “Raja Ampat Explorer, ” run b... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
7/2008   Fred Turoff
500+ 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
 
Kararu/ Cheng Ho Full report LiveAboard Raja Ampat   We had a great trip run by Kerri and Hergen. We enjoyed diving also with Pete, Christine, Bawa, and Nyoman. The trip was extremely... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
2/2008   Lauren Greider
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
 
Pindito Full report LiveAboard Raja Ampat   I would HIGHLY recommend this trip and this live- aboard!!!!!! The corals and macrolife are more diverse and abundant than anywhere... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
1/2008   Kimberly Bayless
250+ Dives
 
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