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Dive Review of Wakatobi Dive Resort in
Indonesia/Tomei

Wakatobi Dive Resort: "Hands down the best diving I've seen anywhere!", Aug, 2017,

by Christine Nidd, WA, US ( 2 reports with 2 Helpful votes). Report 9727 has 1 Helpful vote.

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

Accommodations 5 stars Food 5 stars
Service and Attitude 5 stars Environmental Sensitivity 5 stars
Dive Operation 5 stars Shore Diving N/A
Snorkeling N/A
Value for $$ 5 stars
Beginners 5 stars
Advanced 5 stars
Comments If you like beautiful reefscapes, this is the place to be. The healthiest coral I have ever seen. Bursting with color and life! Closest you will ever come to feeling like you live in one of those big tropical aquariums with fish swimming all around you. Just stunning!
Websites Wakatobi Dive Resort   

Reporter and Travel

Dive Experience 251-500 dives
Where else diving Fiji, Indonesia (Wakatobi), Honduras (Roatan), Phillipines (Anilao), Hawaii (Maui & Kona), Belize, Mexico (Cozumel), Pacific Northwest (US & Canada west coast)
Closest Airport Denpasar, Bali Getting There Fly to Bali, then a private jet from there

Dive Conditions

Weather sunny Seas calm, currents, no currents
Water Temp 84-86°F / 29-30°C Wetsuit Thickness 3
Water Visibility 80-100 Ft/ 24-30 M

Dive Policy

Dive own profile yes
Enforced diving restrictions A couple of the dives had strong currents and you needed to stick to the depth of your group, but mostly you could dive your own profile.
Liveaboard? no Nitrox Available? yes

What I Saw

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

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

Subject Matter 5 stars Boat Facilities 5 stars
Overall rating for UWP's 5 stars Shore Facilities 5 stars
UW Photo Comments You're going to want your wide angle for this - incredible opportunities for sunballs and general reef shots. They have a huge room dedicated to camera gear kept at a cool temperature for sealing up. Lots of tools to work on gear.
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