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Dive Review of Wakatobi Dive Resort/Walatobi in
Indonesia/South East Sulawesi

Wakatobi Dive Resort/Walatobi: "Good Macro disappointing on anything else", Nov, 2022,

by Peter Neubauer, CA, US (Sr. Reviewer Sr. Reviewer 11 reports with 7 Helpful votes). Report 12197 has 2 Helpful votes.

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

Accommodations 5 stars Food 2 stars
Service and Attitude 5 stars Environmental Sensitivity 3 stars
Dive Operation 5 stars Shore Diving 2 stars
Snorkeling N/A
Value for $$ 2 stars
Beginners 3 stars
Advanced 2 stars
Comments This was a bucket list trip and overall I was a bit disappointed. If you are a macro aficionado you will probably enjoy but other than a few turtles that were pretty skittish I did not see any fish life bigger than a foot or a meter long.

We heard evidence of dynamite fishing, on one afternoon dive as soon as we submerged we heard a very loud bang, I honestly thought the boat had exploded. As soon as we surfaced our dive guide confirmed the dynamite fishing. The resort does a good job of protecting certain areas but outside of those areas?? Which is why I believe the overall fish life was so limited. Very sad it hurts my soul as a diver to see this!

One dive site had lots of dead coral which when I mentioned to our guide she acted surprised until I showed her the video. Perhaps no surprise as great as she was at pointing out the real small stuff with her head so close into the reef was she missing the big picture?

I would like to support this resort because without the visiting divers I would hate to see what the health of the reefs would look like.

Overall I was disappointed with the marine life unless you are totally into macro. I spoke with several guests that had been here before and they confirmed the health of the marine life is in decline.
Websites Wakatobi Dive Resort   

Reporter and Travel

Dive Experience Over 1000 dives
Where else diving Indonesia, Galapagos, Palau, Red Sea, Fiji, Maldives, BVI, Cayman Islands - (Grand, Brac and Little), Cozumel, Tulum, Honduras, Florida Keys, Mexico - Sea of Cortez and Pacific, All the California Channel Islands, Hawaii, Bahamas, Okinawa Japan and lots of San Diego - So Cal diving !!!
Closest Airport Denpasar Getting There Korea to Bali then a 2 hour flight to Wakatobi

Dive Conditions

Weather sunny, cloudy Seas calm, currents
Water Temp 84-86°F / 29-30°C Wetsuit Thickness 3
Water Visibility 40-100 Ft/ 12-30 M

Dive Policy

Dive own profile no
Enforced diving restrictions Flow your guide which was fine 70 minute max on dive time.
Liveaboard? no Nitrox Available? yes

What I Saw

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

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

Subject Matter 2 stars Boat Facilities 3 stars
Overall rating for UWP's 2 stars Shore Facilities 5 stars
UW Photo Comments Again if you are a macro photographer you will enjoy but anything else was super limited that's why my 2 star rating.
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