Dive Review of White Manta in
Indonesia/Sulawesi

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White Manta: "Wonderful boat, excellent macro, outstanding camera facilities", Jun, 2025, by Harvey Cohen, NJ, US ( Top Contributor 30 reports with 21 Helpful votes). Report 13496 has 1 Helpful vote.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$
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Comments	The New White Manta is exceptionally comfortable. Cabins are large and well furnished, with excellent bathrooms and showers. The dive deck is spacious. White Manta boats charge a smaller single occupancy fee than any other liveaboard I’ve found. The crew could have all been graduates of a five-star hospitality college. In the dining room and on the dives, ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here
Websites	White Manta
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Gulf of Eilat, Bali, Komodo, Raja Ampat, Lembeh, Ambon, Banda Sea, Red Sea, Fiji, Palau, Coral Sea, Galapagos, many Caribbean locations, New Jersey, Florida, National Aquarium, Dutch Springs, Silfra (Iceland), Panama (Pacific), Seattle Bay, Cuba Gardens of the Queen
Closest Airport	Manado	Getting There	Direct from Singapore on Scoot Airlines. I always add 2 or 3 days in Singapore to adjust my body clock and enjoy the many wonderful tourist opportunities.
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, rainy	Seas	calm, choppy, currents, no currents
Water Temp	83-88°F / 28-31°C	Wetsuit Thickness	5
Water Visibility	30-50 Ft/ 9-15 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	?
Enforced diving restrictions	[Unspecified]
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	> 2
Turtles	1 or 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	There is a large camera table with compressed air on the dive deck, and a fabulous camera room just off t ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here

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Dive Review of White Manta in Indonesia/Sulawesi

White Manta: "Wonderful boat, excellent macro, outstanding camera facilities", Jun, 2025,

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Dive Review of White Manta in
Indonesia/Sulawesi