Dive Review of Papua Explorers Dive Resort in
Indonesia/Raja Ampat

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Papua Explorers Dive Resort: "Eco-friendly dive resort with great dive sites", Feb, 2023, by Michael Kay, CA, US ( Contributor 15 reports with 5 Helpful votes). Report 12394.
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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
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Comments	I chose this resort because of recommendations I read in Undercurrent. I made the reservation in 2019, then the pandemic. I rescheduled the trip twice and each time they honored the quote they had originally given me, and applied my deposit. They were great to work with from beginning to end, trust-worthy, pleasant, great attitude, great service. The trip started by picking us up at our hotel in Sorong, transferring to a boat for the 2-hr ride to Gam, near Waigeo. There we were met at the dock by the entire staff serenading us with a local song. Our accommodation was a spacious cottage built out over the shallows. There's no AC, but there is a ceiling fan, and huge sliding doors onto our private deck overlooking the water. We were comfortable. They do not permit the use of personal soaps and shampoos - they provide reef safe soaps, as the shower water dumps directly into the sea. Meals were served buffet style in a large open-air pavilion, which doubled as a social gathering spot. The dive sites accessible from the resort are varied and of course spectacular - it is after all, Raja Ampat. Most dive sites were 10 - 20 minutes away, but they also included more distant sites on all-day trips. They have an on-site conservationist, who aside from tracking pelagic sightings, conducts reef restoration dives, where I attached pieces of broken coral to a metal frame. I saw similar restoration efforts at other dive sites we visited. They also offered a post-dive tour around the island, and a trek into the forest to see a rare bird of paradise. Overall they are a quality operation, with really nice people. I would happily go back.
Websites	Papua Explorers Dive Resort [same]
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	Hawaii Australia Thailand Indonesia USVI Florida Puerto Rico
Closest Airport	Sorong	Getting There	Two days from US to Jakarta, then overnight flight to Sorong
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, windy, rainy, cloudy	Seas	calm, choppy, currents, no currents
Water Temp	26-28°C / 79-82°F	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	30-50 Ft/ 9-15 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	[Unspecified]
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	N/A	Large Fish	N/A
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter	N/A	Boat Facilities	N/A
Overall rating for UWP's	N/A	Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	[None]

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Dive Review of Papua Explorers Dive Resort in Indonesia/Raja Ampat

Papua Explorers Dive Resort: "Eco-friendly dive resort with great dive sites", Feb, 2023,

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Dive Review of Papua Explorers Dive Resort in
Indonesia/Raja Ampat