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SMY Ondina Full report LiveAboard 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  
5 stars
3 stars  
11/2015   Scott Cray
500+ Dives 		 
Papua Diving/ [Sorido Bay Resort Full report   Raja Ampat   "Soared Bay Resort - don't waste your time"
This is an expensive resort. The food was roughly similar each day - buffet of overdone fish, chewy chicken and beef of some sort... Full report  
3 stars
2 stars  
10/2015   George S. Irwin, M.D.
1000+ Dives 		 
Pindito Full report LiveAboard Raja Ampat   "Another great trip on the Pindito"
Another great trip on the Pindito! My hats off to the crew and especially the guides for going out of their way to help us with d... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
10/2015   Mark Etter
500+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Aggressor Fleet/ Raja Ampat Agressor Full report LiveAboard Raja Ampat   "Didn't Have To Be Perfect"
First of all, we were tempted to compare this trip to one a few years before on the Pindito, a Swiss boat and an early liveaboard ... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
10/2015   Lee and Nancy Skinner
1000+ Dives 		2Helpful vote(s) received
Raja4Divers Full report   Raja Ampat   "Trip of a Lifetime"
After seeing the best of the Caribbean we wanted to experience the South Pacific. From what we read the Raja Ampat region would h... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
5/2015   HB Davidson
100+ Dives 		2Helpful vote(s) received
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Grand Komodo -- Putri Papua Full report LiveAboard Raja Ampat   "Great trip "
This is a simple no frills boat with quite small double cabins. I was a lone woman and by chance got the best cabin which was spac... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
5/2015   Jan T
250+ Dives 		 
Raja4Divers Full report   Raja Ampat   "a great dive resort"
I wanted to dive Raja Ampat, but not from a live- aboard. Having earlier been to a small resort on Lembeh Strait (North Sulawesi, ... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
3/2015   Peter Rae
250+ Dives 		3Helpful vote(s) received
MSV AMIRA Full report LiveAboard RAJA AMPAT   "DIVING RAJA AMPAT"
R/ A WAS EVERYTHING WE HOPED FOR AND MORE! I THINK WE SAW FISHES OF ALL SIZES AND TYPES IN THE TRILLIONS! WOBBEGONGS AND CROCODIL... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
3/2015   Warren Sprung
500+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Papua Explorers Full report   Raja Ampat   "10 great days in Raja Ampat"
Garuda Air flights arranged online between Bali and Sorong went off without a hitch. Upgraded to business class just for lugg... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
3/2015   Fred Drennan
500+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Dive Damai Full report LiveAboard Raja Ampat   "Raja Ampat, Indonesia"
Long flight broken up with a 2 night stay in Bali. About 35 or more hours to get to the Damai II which was beautiful and well car... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
3/2015   Anne Warburton
500+ Dives 		2Helpful vote(s) received
Amira Full report LiveAboard Raja Ampat   "Paradise found"
My first trip to Raja Ampat, expertly organized by Scuba Dive Asia (Onno Lenting). While the voyage to get there is still long, a ... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
3/2015   Leonid Baur
250+ Dives 		 
Papua Explorers Dive Resort Full report   Raja Ampat   "Papua Explorers Dive Resort"
The resort is located on the south shore of Gam Island, a central location of all famous dive sites in the Birds Head region. The... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
2/2015   Kit Ng
500+ Dives 		2Helpful vote(s) received
Papua Paradise Eco Resort Full report   Raja Ampat   "Gets better and better"
After discovering this resort three years ago we have been back several times. It has just about everything we want in a dive reso... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
2/2015   Sue Hutchings
500+ Dives 		 
Wallacea/ Calico Jack Full report LiveAboard raja ampat   "raja ampat the return of the sharks"
Wallacea is a French owned company, and have supplied a lovely, very knowledgeable French cruise director (also speaks fluent Engl... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
1/2015   joanne pannell
100+ Dives 		2Helpful vote(s) received
S/Y Indo Siren Full report LiveAboard Raja Ampat   "Terrific diving in Raja Ampat and great vegetarian food!"
This is the second time we dive with the Siren Fleet and we are even happier after our Raja Ampat trip than we were after our Phil... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
1/2015   Angela Richards Dona
500+ Dives 		 
Misool Eco Resort Full report   Raja Ampat   "Misool Eco Resort"
Really enjoyed the experience here. Lovely staff, great (healthy!) food. The worst was getting there; the boat ride from Sorong to... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
1/2015   Cynthia Shaw
1000+ Dives 		 
Arenui Full report LiveAboard Raja Ampat   "Raja Ampat with the Arenui"
With all of the Arenui bashing that seems to have happened on Undercurrent in the last year, I wanted to throw in my two cents and... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
1/2015   Alice Ribbens
500+ Dives 		 
WAOW Dive Boat Full report LiveAboard Raja Ampat   "Great dive boat, good diving"
We have been on 5 or 6 liveaboards. The WAOW is the most luxurious and the largest boat we have ever been on. It is 200 feet long ... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
12/2014   Todd Lichtenstein
250+ Dives 		2Helpful vote(s) received
Dewi Nusantara Full report LiveAboard Raja Ampat   "Raja Ampat on the Dewi Nusantara"
With over 1, 000 dives across the world, I'd rank this as my #1 dive trip ever. The biodiversity/ quantities of fish/ corals/ pelagic... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
12/2014   Michael Wood
1000+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Dewi Nusantara Full report LiveAboard Raja Ampat   "Raja Ampat Beyond the Hype"
Eleven nights aboard the Dewi (pronounced, Day- We) Nusantara. There is so much hype these days about dive locales and boats. C... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
12/2014   Jeremy Cohen
1000+ Dives 		6Helpful vote(s) received
Arenui Full report LiveAboard Raja Ampat   "Arenui - Raja Ampat"
Overall, this was an excellent trip on a great boat. Rooms were large, clean, comfortable, and well laid out. The boat is laid o... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
12/2014   David Marchese
1000+ Dives 		Photos available
4Helpful vote(s) received
Papua Explorers Full report   Raja Ampat   "Papua Explorers- Raja Ampat"
Location: If you are reading this, you know about Raja Ampat. So I won't go into too much detail about the life- altering diving to... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
12/2014   Ashley Alward
250+ Dives 		2Helpful vote(s) received
Grand Komodo -- Raja Ampat Explorer/ Explorer and RADL Full report LiveAboard Raja ampat   "Raja Ampat Explorer and Dive Lodge Dream Trip"
Dream dive trip began with three dives in gangga at Bangka island. Plush resort there. Great service then flight to Sorong and s... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
11/2014   carl berenson
250+ Dives 		 
Dewi Nusantara Full report LiveAboard Raja Ampat   "Raja Ampat in November"
This was my 4th trip to Raja Ampat, but the first in the Northern Hemisphere fall. I found the conditions somewhat different from... Full report  
4 stars
2 stars  
11/2014   David E Reubush
1000+ Dives 		 
SMY Ondina Full report LiveAboard 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  
5 stars
3 stars  
11/2014   Marta J Arensberg
250+ Dives 		 
Misool Eco Resort Full report   Raja Ampat   "expensive sights in Raja Ampat"
We were promised a meet and welcome at the Sorong Airport. No one showed and trying to then make arrangements to gather our thing... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
10/2014   George S. Irwin, M.D.
1000+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Grand Komodo/ Raja Ampat Dive Lodge Full report   Raja Ampat   "Diving the Dampier Strait"
Raja Ampat still has some of the finest diving in the world. My journey began in Portland Oregon, to Jakarta and then to Sorong. ... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
10/2014   Dan Purnell
500+ Dives 		 
Grand Komodo -- Raja Ampat Explorer Full report LiveAboard Raja Ampat   "Raja Ampat Explorer"
The travel: Coming from mid- US, the trip is a marathon. Expect to spend a minimum of 30- 36 hours to get to Sorong. Most of the ... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
10/2014   Mike Szathmary
250+ Dives 		 
Grand Komodo -- Putri Papua Full report LiveAboard Raja Ampat   Since this 10- day cruise was my first liveaboard, I cannot make comparison, but I am sure that the whole experience will be diffic... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
6/2014   Werner Brandt
<100 Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
S/Y Indo Siren Full report LiveAboard Raja Ampat   My journey from SFO to Sorong, Papua, Indonesia took about 40 hours. I had an 18 hour layover in Jakarta then took a redeye flight... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
4/2014   Michael J. Millet
1000+ Dives 		 
S/Y Indo Siren Full report LiveAboard Raja Ampat   "Great trip to Raja Ampat"
It takes a long time to get there from the States but the trip, covering the southern and northern portions of the Raja Ampat regi... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
4/2014   Brian Morrow
500+ Dives 		 
Mermaid Liveaboards/ Mermaid 1 Full report LiveAboard Raja Ampat   This was my 2nd trip on Mermaid 1 (1st was Komodo). Very comfortable, uncrowded with full 15- diver load. Great food, and great peo... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
3/2014   Harvey S. Cohen
250+ Dives 		 
Dewi Nusantara Full report LiveAboard Raja Ampat   "5 Star Dewi Nusantary"
The liveaboard Dewi Nusantara is a beautiful, 3 masted schooner that feels like a floating 5 star hotel. The crew, the cabins, the... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
3/2014   Nancy Davis
500+ Dives 		 
Raja4Divers Full report   Raja Ampat   I can't remember if I have reviewed this destination before, but I should have. Raja4Divers (on Palau Pef) is a very well run sma... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
12/2013   Michael N. Hofman
1000+ Dives 		3Helpful vote(s) received
Raja4Divers Full report   Raja Ampat   The trip is long and difficult to arrive in Sorong, West Papua and involves an overnight flight from Jakarta. Then it is another ... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
10/2013   George S. Irwin, M.D.
1000+ Dives 		2Helpful vote(s) received
Misool Eco Resort Full report   Raja Ampat   This is one of those moments when I'm torn: I often use Undercurrent when I'm considering a destination so I want to return the... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
5/2013   Dave Mintz
250+ Dives 		 
S/Y Indo Siren Full report LiveAboard raja ampat   diving was very well handled in all areas, 4 dives per day on most days of the 10 nite trip, Misool area had the best diving & above... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
2/2013   Gail M King
1000+ Dives 		 
Misool Eco Resort Full report   Raja Ampat   Excellent diving, very healthy reefs, numerous large schools of fish and the occasional shark in an extensive no- take area. (Snor... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
2/2013   Claire E Ogden
500+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Mermaid Liveaboards Full report LiveAboard Raja Ampat   Have not had much liveaboard experience so didn't have many expectations. The whole trip was nice and the diving was more than we... Full report  
5 stars
2 stars  
2/2013   David George
250+ Dives 		 
Papua Paradise Full report   Raja Ampat   This was second trip to Papua Paradise. Ownership had changed from resident owners to a large corporation. Service and interacti... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
2/2013   David George
250+ Dives 		 
Mermaid Liveaboards Full report LiveAboard Raja Ampat   This was my 2nd time on the Mermaid I; had done their Komodo cruise in 2011 and really appreciated the boat and the crew to do thi... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
2/2013   Bart Mertens
100+ Dives 		 
Black Manta Full report LiveAboard Raja Ampat   Going there confirms that Rajah Ampat is truly an amazing place that should be on all diver's must do list. The diversity of coral... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
1/2013   Eric Schindler
500+ Dives 		 
Papua Paradise Full report   Raja ampat   The atmosphere of the resort is delightful. Everyone is really friendly and helpful. The accommodation is lovely without being too... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
1/2013   Sue Hutchings
500+ Dives 		 
Grand Komodo -- Putri Papua/ Combo trip-Raja Ampat Dive Lodge an Full report LiveAboard Raja Ampat   This is our 6th time with Grand Komodo [in about 11 years] so we feel like part of the family. Their new Raja Ampat Dive Lodge is... Full report  
5 stars
2 stars  
11/2012   Terry H Anderson
500+ Dives 		 
Arenui Full report LiveAboard Raja Ampat   I really don't know if i can add to anything you have read so far about this boat. It is the best liveaboard I have been on anywhe... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
11/2012   Marc Massari
1000+ Dives 		 
Grand Komodo -- Putri Papua Full report LiveAboard Raja Ampat   We learned of the existence of the Raja Ampat islands from a report published in Undercurrent in September, 2003. The subtit... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
10/2012   Rickie Sterne/Chrisanda Butto
500+ Dives 		 
Raja4Divers, Pef Island Full report   Raja Ampat   Fantastic! If you are reading this report, you are interested in finding the best place/ way to dive in Indonesia. Look no further... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
10/2012   Randall S Preissig
1000+ Dives 		 
Dive Damai Full report LiveAboard Raja Ampat   This is arguably the best dive live aboard in existence today. It's spacious and has 10 guests maximum. It travels about 5 knots... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
5/2012   Daniel Benson
1000+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Arenui Full report LiveAboard Raja Ampat   This was our second trip on Arenui and, if anything, it was even better than the previous time. The crew were just as welcoming an... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
4/2012   GlobeTrotter
100+ Dives 		 
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 		 
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 		 
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 		 
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