Dive Review of Alami Alor in
Indonesia/Alor

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Alami Alor: "This has become my favorite place to dive.", Nov, 2022, by Margaret H Jorgensen, OH, US ( Reviewer 6 reports with 7 Helpful votes). Report 12226 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	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	This was my second visit to Alami Alor. The sea life is amazing. The highlight of the trip was blue whales. One day we spotted 3 from the boat. Several divers jumped in to snorkel with them. They were also spotted on a different day. The corals are in great shape. More fish life than I've seen anywhere. And there are tiny critters, too. Nudibranchs, cuttlefish, frogfish, octopus. The camera room is terrific. The currents can be too strong to dive in; but dive sites are chosen based on what currents are expected to be. One one trip we went to 4 dive sites before we found one with reasonable current. On days when the current may be quite strong, a choice is offered between a much dive and one with more current. The resort is lovely with individual cottages. Wifi is available only in the lounge/dining area and can be spotty. Food is good to excellent, but with a lot of fish. I got tired of fish and they substituted chicken for me. There is tempeh at every meal. My only complaint is the desserts. Too many. Some are amazing. I tried to limit myself to one a day, unsuccessfully. I can't say enough about the staff. They are determined to make each guest's visit as perfect as possible. Getting there is a challenge but well worth it. I hate the Lion terminal in Jakarta and avoid it like the plague. So, I flew from Bali. Lion sells ticket Bali-Kupang-Alor. This requires an overnight stay in Kupang. They sell an afternoon connection between Kupang and Alor which elimates the overnight stay, but it has flown once since April. Literally, once. I booked the same day connection and found out about the cancellation of the afternoon flight while in Singapore so I went to the Lion office in Singapore to have it fixed with the overnight in Kupang. I was able to change the Bali-Kupang flight to the day before so I didn't lose a day at Alami Alor. For the overnight in Kupang, I stayed at the Neo Hotel, only minutes from the airport. It was $27, and modern and clean. (Booked on booking.com) Lion doesn't accept US Visa or Mastercard, but it does take American Express cards.
Websites	Alami Alor
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	Bonaire, Grand Cayman, Roatan, Red Sea, Sipadan, Puerto Galera, Dumaguette, Aniloa (Philippines) Lembongan, Lembeh, Bunaken, Raja Ampat (all Indonesia), Great Barrier Reef, Layang Layang, Wakatobi, Fiji, Yap, Palau, Hawaii, Maldives
Closest Airport	Alor	Getting There	Flight from either Bali or Jakarta. The oneflight to Alor is at 8:30 am which means either leaving Jakarta in the middle of the night or leaving Bali and spending a night in Kupang. Lion sells a n afternoon flight at 3:30 ish. However it is always cancelled. yes, always.
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, windy, rainy, cloudy	Seas	calm, choppy, currents
Water Temp	70-78°F / 21-26°C	Wetsuit Thickness	5
Water Visibility	20-100 Ft/ 6-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	70 minutes
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	None
Dolphins	Schools	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	1 or 2	Whales	> 2
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	The camera room is large with space for about 6 photographers (Maximum occupancy for the resort is 14). It could accommodate more but it would be crowded. There are surge protectors with either European or US outlets. My only complaint is that there is only one airgun.

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By Valera Sakhnenko in ON, CA at Dec 07, 2023 15:22 EST

Thank you for your review and tips.

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Dive Review of Alami Alor in Indonesia/Alor

Alami Alor: "This has become my favorite place to dive.", Nov, 2022,

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Dive Review of Alami Alor in
Indonesia/Alor