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Dive Review of Pindito in
Indonesia/Misool, Banda Sea

Pindito: "Pindito Liveaboard, November 2014", Nov, 2014,

by C Leroy Anderson, UT, US (Contributor Contributor 13 reports with 4 Helpful votes). Report 8731.

No photos available at this time

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

Accommodations 3 stars Food 4 stars
Service and Attitude 3 stars Environmental Sensitivity 4 stars
Dive Operation 4 stars Shore Diving N/A
Snorkeling 2 stars
Value for $$ 4 stars
Beginners 3 stars
Advanced 5 stars
Comments [youtube.com link] Here is a video link for the trip, it says more than words can. Overall a wonderful trip with fantastic diving and subject matter especially with coral and small tropical reef fish and abundant healthy colorful coral. Misool has some of the best soft coral gardens I've ever seen. The dive staff overall was helpful and it was great to be able to use my rebreather on the trip. The staff however did have their agenda and were not very open to suggestions from the clients as far as dive locations or what to see on the dives. Also, the boat doors were very short and I was constantly banging my head and getting scrapes. Sort of a mixed bag overall, but frankly overall quite a positive experience.Food was great, accomodations pretty average for a liveaboard.
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Reporter and Travel

Dive Experience Over 1000 dives
Where else diving Galapagos, Alaska, Cocos, British Columbia, Washington State, all thru caribbean, Mexican Pacific, Sea of Cortez, Hawaii, Norway, Arctic, Indonesia, Palau, Yap, PNG.
Closest Airport Sorong Getting There 5 flights from US

Dive Conditions

Weather sunny, rainy Seas calm
Water Temp 78-82°F / 26-28°C Wetsuit Thickness 3
Water Visibility 40-100 Ft/ 12-30 M

Dive Policy

Dive own profile yes
Enforced diving restrictions They would not let me use my camera when I was on the rebreather, which I felt was an unnecessary restriction.
Liveaboard? yes Nitrox Available? yes

What I Saw

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

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

Subject Matter 5 stars Boat Facilities 4 stars
Overall rating for UWP's N/A Shore Facilities N/A
UW Photo Comments One large camera bench for all to share. Difficult to find rinsing opportunity, used outdoor diver's shower.
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