Dive Review of Blue Manta in
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Blue Manta: "Blue Manta transition trip", Apr, 2017, by L ALAN WILLIS, ON, CA ( Sr. Reviewer 7 reports with 2 Helpful votes). Report 9918.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations	N/A	Food
Service and Attitude	N/A	Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	[None]The Blue Manta is a luxurious liveaboard with rooms the size of a four star hotel, and queen-size beds. On the other hand it lacks the picturesque tall ship allure of many of the Indonesian liveaboards. This was a change of season transition trip from Sorong, down through Raja Ampat and the Misool area, into the Banda Sea, stopping at the Banda Islands, and ending at Ambon. It did not however include the famous Ambon muck diving sites. For that a stay at Maluku Divers Resort is recommended. Plenty of variety on this trip--healthy corals especially around Misool, giant coastal and oceanic mantas at Magic Mountain, massive schools of snappers and batfish and jacks especially around the "Too many fish" divesite at the entrance from Raja Ampat to the Banda Sea, tons of olive banded sea snakes around Manuk in the Banda Sea...excellent guides and briefings. Occasional strong current but only occasional. Good visibility (I find it hard to specify the distance). Diving is from zodiacs.
Websites	Blue Manta
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	Philippines, Egypt, Sudan, Bonaire, Roatan, Yap, Palau, other parts of Indonesia
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm, currents
Water Temp	27-29°C / 81-84°F	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	- Ft/ - M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	[Unspecified]I don't remember about specific depth or time limits or diving profile, but it seemed to be accepted that we would stick with the guide. The diving wasn't very deep, nothing over 30m. Most dives were about an hour. Fairly standard approach.
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	Squadrons
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	[None]Excellent camera room, plenty of rinsing facilities.

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Dive Review of Blue Manta in Indonesia

Blue Manta: "Blue Manta transition trip", Apr, 2017,

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Dive Review of Blue Manta in
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