Dive Review of Misool Eco Resort in
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Misool Eco Resort, Oct, 2010, by Lisa D Vitale, TX, US ( Contributor 15 reports with 10 Helpful votes). Report 5736.
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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	We were picked us up at the airport in Sorong and transported to their boat, the Mandaran, for the 4 hour journey to the resort. We hit it with very calm seas, and the ride was very relaxing. The resort was amazing! Absolutely beautiful!! There are 8 cottages, each with plenty of storage space, an outdoor bathroom, fans, mosquito netting (which is needed), and a huge veranda with lounge chairs to relax. The restaurant is open aired; they do a great job with the meals given that the supplies are 4+ hours away by boat. The staff was very friendly and helpful. They have a nice dive center, gear wash and places to store you wetsuits between dives. The dive schedule was 8AM, 10:45AM, and 2:15PM, with two night dives offered during our trip. There is unlimited shore diving on the house reef. Lauren and Sangut, the dive guides, were very knowledgeable, and we had a lot of fun with them. There are 2 boats that go out, they set up your gear for you, so all you have to do is show up to dive. Each group was 6 people, with the main dive guide and there were usually at least two other dive guides that went along on every dive. One dive it was just two of us with 3 dive guides! The diving was spectacular. There huge schools of fish (way more than I expected) and the corals were very healthy, and the topography was very interesting. The highlight was the manta dive on Magic Mountain; it was a spectacular dive site! We hit is right at the end of the wet season and there had been lots of rain so the visibility was not as good as it could have been. But it was still an amazing place to dive. Occasionally we did fight some current, although the dive guides would normally re-adjust the direction if it was too much. The resort has internet, although it was a bit slow, no cell service... but who wants that when you are in the middle of nowhere?! I can’t say enough about the resort and staff, especially Andy, Thorben, Marit, Sasha... these were the main people who actually built the resort. The resort is so well built (all with driftwood) and thought out, and they are expanding. I was very impressed with the marine protected area that they established, it is a no take zone and the fact that they have rangers that patrol the area is very impressive. They take the preservation of the area very seriously and it is refreshing to see this. I just wish I had been there for more than 7 days! It was well worth the long trip to get there. I highly recommend this resort and the diving!
Websites	Misool Eco Resort
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	Australia, Wakatobi, Papua New Guinea, Hawaii, Galapagos, Honduras, Belize, Mexico, Caymans, Bahamas, Florida.
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, rainy, cloudy	Seas	calm
Water Temp	82-84°F / 28-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness	5
Water Visibility	30-60 Ft/ 9-18 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	No diving deeper than 100 feet for 60 minutes.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	1 or 2
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
UW Photo Comments	There is a nice area inside the dive center with individual stations with pulgs for charging.

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Dive Review of Misool Eco Resort in Indonesia/Raja Ampat

Misool Eco Resort, Oct, 2010,

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Dive Review of Misool Eco Resort in
Indonesia/Raja Ampat