Dive Review of Alami Alor/Same in
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Alami Alor/Same: "Lot's of black sand diving and chilly water---Great Diving", Sep, 2022, by Michael J. Millet, CA, US ( Top Contributor 92 reports with 58 Helpful votes). Report 12094 has 2 Helpful votes.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	Our original booking was for 10 nights at Alami Alor Resort. However, due to the flight cancellations and schedule changes, it was necessary to spend an extra night in Kupang, Timor. So we stayed 9 nights at the resort. The resort did not offer any consideration for the night that we missed. The resort was aware that we would be arriving a day late. Upon arrival at the resort, we were able to do a couple of afternoon black sand dives in Kalabahi Bay. I did 24 dives at Alami that were about evenly split between Kalabahi Bay and the walls and coral gardens at the islands located outside the bay. (See the dive site map). The di ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here
Websites	Alami Alor
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	All over the Caribbean; Galapagos, Socorro, Fiji, Solomons, GBR, Vanuatu, PNG, Philippines, Indonesia, Palau, Yap, Kosrae
Closest Airport	Alor	Getting There	Due to cancelled and changing flights, it was necessary to overnight in both Bali and again in Kupang, Timor. We arrived Alor one day later than originally planned due to the airline schedules.
Dive Conditions
Weather	dry	Seas	calm, currents
Water Temp	76-82°F / 24-28°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	50-100 Ft/ 15-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	No Deco; 60-70 min. dives
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	None	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
UW Photo Comments	The photography at Alami is primarily macro; the walls at the outer island dive sites do provide some wide-angle opportunities. The resort ha ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here

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Dive Review of Alami Alor/Same in Indonesia/Alor

Alami Alor/Same: "Lot's of black sand diving and chilly water---Great Diving", Sep, 2022,

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Dive Review of Alami Alor/Same in
Indonesia/Alor