Dive Review of Derawan Dive Lodge in
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Derawan Dive Lodge: "Diving the Derawan Islands", Aug, 2023, by Craig Howe, FL, US ( Top Contributor 30 reports with 20 Helpful votes). Report 12586.
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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
Overall Rating
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Comments	There are 2 resorts on the island, I chose this one because they emphasized diving. It was just reopening from Covid, so there was construction going on, but our room was quite spacious and nice if not completely level. When we arrived we were the only guests for the first 3 days, 4 additional divers came for the last 5 days there. The managers went out of their way to make sure we liked the food and had everything we needed. I found the food excellent, quite spicy, but I like it that way, they did inquire about that and were willing to tone it down. It's a Muslim island, the managers indicated they and their family were the only non-muslims there. They did have alcohol. A Beer was about $6 US. When we first arrived, visibility was not that great, but it got better as the week went on. We dove on all the nearby islands which sometimes meant an hour or more to get there. There were no radios on any of the boats we were on, and none of the boats I saw from other resorts appeared to have any. Overall we enjoyed our stay here.
Websites	Derawan Dive Lodge
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	All over the place
Closest Airport	Berau	Getting There	We Flew from San Francisco to Singapore to Jakarta, then two flights to Berau after an overnight in Jakarta. From Berau it was a 2 hour drive, then an hour by boat to the resort.
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, cloudy, dry	Seas	calm, choppy, currents, no currents
Water Temp	81-83°F / 27-28°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	30-80 Ft/ 9-24 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	Follow the guide, 60 min (2 went to 70 min). No deco diving
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	Squadrons
Dolphins	None	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	They did put camera tanks on the boat, but there were no camera facilities on the docks except a hose you could use to rinse things off with.

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Dive Review of Derawan Dive Lodge in Indonesia

Derawan Dive Lodge: "Diving the Derawan Islands", Aug, 2023,

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Dive Review of Derawan Dive Lodge in
Indonesia