Dive Review of Aggressor Fleet in
Indonesia/Wakatobi and Alor

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Aggressor Fleet: "Disappointing Trip", Nov, 2017, by David Marchese, PA, US ( Sr. Contributor 20 reports with 27 Helpful votes). Report 10071 has 1 Helpful vote.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	This was our 4th trip to Indonesia, and our least favorite (by a lot). The diving in Wakatobi was just ok. In general, the reefs seemed stressed, the fish density was low, and there were few colors. We spent about 3 days diving Wakatobi, and all guests were bored so we asked to move to Alor. We dove "the volcano" for two days on the way. Diving there was "interesting" but nothing special. The active volcano continually dumped ash on the reef which continually had to grow through it. The scenery was healthy coral growing through black sand. But the fish density was low and the reef didn't have much color. Night dives were just boring with virtually nothing happening. Our first dive in Alor was fantastic! The Boardroom was one of the most beautiful, healthy reefs I've ever seen. Fish density was fantastic and the main color of the reef was purple. I thought, "Finally, this is why I traveled all this way!" Unfortunately, the next dive was a muck dive (Mucky Mosque) were we saw mostly garbage. Most guests complained, and we were told that the currents were too strong to dive the nice reefs. We dove Mucky Mosque 5 times when once was enough. Overall, this trip was a let down. Based on all I've read about Wakatobi and Alor, I can only speculate that the crew on this particular trip just didn't know the area well enough (or understand the currents) to take us to the best sites. It took more than two day and 6 flights each way to get to this destination. The diving was not even in the same ball park as we experienced in Raja Ampat or Komodo. Also, the boat crew was "ok" but generally seemed disinterested and burned out. The food was repetitive and bland.
Websites	Aggressor Fleet
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	Grand Cayman, Little Cayman, Turks & Caicos, Bay Islands, Bahamas, Fiji, Saba, Maldives, California, Revillagigedo, Cozumel, Midway, Kona, Galapagos, Panama, Palau, Tahiti, Cocos, Tonga, PNG, Komodo, Sulawesi, Holbox, Solomon Islands, Belize, Komodo, Raja Ampat.
Closest Airport	Kundari	Getting There	Took 12 Flights (both ways)!!
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm
Water Temp	74-85°F / 23-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness	5
Water Visibility	25-100 Ft/ 8-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	60 minutes/dive
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	1 or 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	There is a camera table on the dive deck. It's about 2' x 20' long. There are two air guns, but no charging stations. Charging is done in the salon. There are two dedicated rinse tanks. The camera table was used by a bunch of "stuff". I was the only one on board with a DSLR. I think maybe 4 DSLR would fill up the table.

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Dive Review of Aggressor Fleet in Indonesia/Wakatobi and Alor

Aggressor Fleet: "Disappointing Trip", Nov, 2017,

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Dive Review of Aggressor Fleet in
Indonesia/Wakatobi and Alor