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Dive Review of Borneo Cottage in
Indonesia/Borneo

Borneo Cottage: "New resort in Maratua with personal service,", Apr, 2019,

by Toshihisa Tsunoda , Sumida, JP (Contributor Contributor 19 reports with 5 Helpful votes). Report 11307.

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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

Accommodations 4 stars Food 3 stars
Service and Attitude 5 stars Environmental Sensitivity 5 stars
Dive Operation 5 stars Shore Diving 4 stars
Snorkeling N/A
Value for $$ 5 stars
Beginners 3 stars
Advanced 5 stars
Comments Borneo Cottage lies close to pier of Mratua Island launched in 2018
Maratua Isla. is about 50 km off the Borneo Island. It takes about 3 hours from the nearest airport in Berau. The coral is pristine, but we saw a lot of divers array at the most famous site the Channel. This is the place to encounter one of the largest school of Barracuda. Resort is simple and adequate pricing. They take us any remote sites without extra charge. We stayed at a private villa in front of white sand beach. In near future Indonesia capital would move to east coast of Borneo from Jakarta. Then it would be much easier to get to Maratua.
Websites Borneo Cottage   

Reporter and Travel

Dive Experience Over 1000 dives
Where else diving Cayman, Bahama, Red Sea, Maldives, Thailand, Micronesia, Okinawa, Fiji, Tonga, Solomon Islands, GBR, Malaysia, , Brunei, most places in Indonesia, Philippines and PNG
Closest Airport Berau Getting There Via Jakarata,Balikpapan and onwards to Berau

Dive Conditions

Weather sunny Seas calm
Water Temp 27-29°C / 81-84°F Wetsuit Thickness 0
Water Visibility 15-25 M / 49-82 Ft

Dive Policy

Dive own profile yes
Enforced diving restrictions none
Liveaboard? no Nitrox Available? no

What I Saw

Sharks 1 or 2 Mantas None
Dolphins None Whale Sharks None
Turtles > 2 Whales None
Corals 4 stars Tropical Fish 4 stars
Small Critters 3 stars Large Fish 5 stars
Large Pelagics 5 stars

Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

Subject Matter 4 stars Boat Facilities 4 stars
Overall rating for UWP's 4 stars Shore Facilities 4 stars
UW Photo Comments No camera room, but they handle our cameras carefully.
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