Dive Review of Nyande in
Indonesia/Raja Ampat

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Nyande: "Gorgeous location and wonderfully personal diving", Jun, 2025, by Keith Willmott, FL, US ( Sr. Contributor 22 reports with 9 Helpful votes). Report 13453.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling
Overall Rating
Value for $$
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Comments	Nyande was our third dive base during a 3 week trip to Raja Ampat, after Raja4Divers and Warahnus Dive Homestay. When we booked we didn’t know we could dive with them - the dive operation opened just before we arrived, their rental equipment all brand new and smartly monogrammed (although we didn’t use it). We chose to stay at Nyande because of its spectacular two over-water bungalows located out along the dock walkway over the reef flat (we booked both, plus one of their beach cabins), the general location on the north side of Mansuar with a long reef and possible trail to south side of the island, and strong reviews about the place and its food. So the diving was an unexpected bonus. First dive was a night dive on their reef - unlike our other two dive stays, here this was the only night dive option b ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here
Websites	Nyande [same]
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	Florida, Belize, Panama (Coiba, Pearl Is) St Vincent and Grenadines, UK, Red Sea (Sharm), Myanmar, Sulawesi (Wakatobi), Raja Ampat, Philippines (Luzon, Mindoro, Palawan), Solomons (Guadalcanal), New Zealand (Poor Knights), Papua New Guinea, west Australia
Closest Airport	Sorong	Getting There	Orlando-Dubai-Jakarta-Sorong with Emirates Airways - booked as a single ticket and got 2 free hold bags the entire route, otherwise steep charges for second bag on Jakarta-Sorong leg. 40-50 hr travel time, we stopped in two hotels on the way in Dubai and Jakarta for 4-5 hours sleep each. 2 hr by ferry from Sorong to Waisai, then 1 hr by dive boat to Nyande (they will pick up/drop off).
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, windy, rainy, cloudy, dry	Seas	calm, choppy, currents, no currents
Water Temp	81-83°F / 27-28°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	12-18 M / 39-59 Ft
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Surface when low on air.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	no
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	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	N/A
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	On the plus-side, there is 24 hr power at Nyande, a rarity (even including resorts), great for charging batteries. The over-water bungalows only had USB-sockets for charging, no regular plug socket, s ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here

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Dive Review of Nyande in Indonesia/Raja Ampat

Nyande: "Gorgeous location and wonderfully personal diving", Jun, 2025,

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Dive Review of Nyande in
Indonesia/Raja Ampat