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Dive Review of Wakatobi Dive Resort in
Indonesia/SE Sulawesi

Wakatobi Dive Resort, Jun, 2005,

by Tom and Cindy Casey, CA, USA . Report 1937.

No photos available at this time

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

Accommodations 5 stars Food 3 stars
Service and Attitude 5 stars Environmental Sensitivity N/A
Dive Operation 5 stars Shore Diving 5 stars
Snorkeling N/A
Value for $$ N/A
Beginners 5 stars
Advanced 3 stars
Comments We had read good reports about Wakatobi in Undercurrent, but we were not impressed with the diving. The resort and dive operations were expertly run, but there was not much to see except macro, as the reefs are serverly overfished. The wall diving got tedious, as they all had the same to offer, stong currents and minimal fish. The typical dive day consisted of a 2 tank AM dive, returning at 12:30PM - 1PM, lunch, then a 1 tank dive at 2:15 ish, returning at 4:30 ish, this made it difficult to get in a 4th dive on the house reef. Night dives were offered twice in the 10 day trip, although you could dive the house reef at night if you wanted. We had EXCEPTIONAL service and accomodations, but the diving would not entice us to return.

Reporter and Travel

Dive Experience 501-1000 dives
Where else diving Fiji, Truk, Palau, Malaysia, Thailand, Polynesia, Cook Islands, Caribbean, Hawaii, US, Mexico
Closest Airport Getting There

Dive Conditions

Weather sunny, dry Seas calm, currents
Water Temp 78-79°F / 26-26°C Wetsuit Thickness 3
Water Visibility 60-100 Ft/ 18-30 M

Dive Policy

Dive own profile yes
Enforced diving restrictions Time restricted to 1 hour max, but flexible.
Liveaboard? no Nitrox Available? N/A

What I Saw

Sharks None Mantas None
Dolphins None Whale Sharks None
Turtles 1 or 2 Whales None
Corals 4 stars Tropical Fish 3 stars
Small Critters 5 stars Large Fish 1 stars
Large Pelagics 1 stars

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

Subject Matter 3 stars Boat Facilities 4 stars
Overall rating for UWP's 4 stars Shore Facilities 5 stars
UW Photo Comments Great macro, poor wide angle opportunities too much current and no big fish. No schools of fish (overfished).
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