Dive Review of Aurora in
Indonesia/Komodo

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Aurora, Jul, 2011, by James Jenkins, CA, US ( Sr. Reviewer 7 reports with 1 Helpful vote). Report 6183 has 1 Helpful vote.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity	N/A
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	Boat was comfortable and roomy enough. (We had 10 divers.) Cabins are a bit larger than average, but not the largest we've had. Nicely appointed; some have a small desk for your photo editing. There are no closets, but lots of drawers and cabinet space. Diving was via two chase boats. The boats are perfect for 4 divers and one dive master. A bit crowded with 5 divers -- larger groups would need to run a shuttle program. We've done this and it works fine when only 4 dives are scheduled daily. Drops were very good on submerged pinnacles and boats were always nearby to pick us up on surfacing. Aurora has all divers put on tanks on the dingies; this makes for very easy diving. The boat drivers also hauled up our tanks at the end of the dive. Our dive masters were Bawa and Nyoman, "supplied" by Kararu. (The crew, except these two, are employed by Aurora.) These guys are great. We've been on several trips with them (via Kararu -- see earlier reports for Raja Ampat and Komodo). We did two, "short" trips back-to-back (9 and 7 nights). The first started in Bima and ended in Labuan Bajo; the second started and ended in Labuan Bajo. Many liveaboards are now based out of LBJ for the Komodo season which puts you right in the middle of the best diving in couple hours. While the boat advertises NITROX, the membrane system was not working on our trips. The owners, knowing we were on for two cruises, brought on about 30 tanks filled on the Cheng Ho for our second trip so that we had 2+ NITROX tanks each day that week. We enjoyed the boat, the crew were great. We met two of the owners and they were great hosts. We love the Komodo area. There's a great mix of muck and wide-angle. Be sure to get down to Horseshoe Bay and be prepared for cold water.
Websites	Aurora
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	Caribbean, California, Cocos, Fiji, Galapagos, Hawaii, Indonesia, Malaysia, Palau, PNG, Solomon’s, Truk, etc
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, windy	Seas	calm, choppy
Water Temp	75-81°F / 24-27°C	Wetsuit Thickness	5
Water Visibility	30-100 Ft/ 9-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	None. We had many dives of 75, 80, 90 minutes or more.
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	1 or 2
Dolphins	1 or 2	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	> 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	Large camera room for about 9 photographers; would be crowded with more than 10. Ample charging stations. On main deck.

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Dive Review of Aurora in Indonesia/Komodo

Aurora, Jul, 2011,

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Dive Review of Aurora in
Indonesia/Komodo