Dive Review of Grand Komodo -- Raja Ampat Explorer/Raja Ampat Dive Lodge in
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Grand Komodo -- Raja Ampat Explorer/Raja Ampat Dive Lodge: "Liveaboards, Malicious and goodwill", Sep, 2024, by Toshihisa Tsunoda , Knatou, Japan ( Sr. Contributor 20 reports with 5 Helpful votes). Report 13163.
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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
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Beginners
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Comments	For our fourth Raja Ampat cruise, we decided to dive only in Central. The fish were as abundant as ever, and from the first night dive we saw walking shark, many coconut octopus, and Flamboyant cattle fish. We also enjoyed a relaxing dive at Cape Kri and Blue Magic without any current. We also dived Manta Sundi, where manta rays are not expected due to the season. We enjoyed muck diving like Lembeh with moss fish, yellow gobies, peacock razor fish, and thecacera nudi. The Raja Ampat Explorer was a steady boat and as usual we were treated well by the local staff. However, I can't help but recall the nightmare I had when I was diving in Raja Ampat. In September 2019 we enjoyed a 7 night Raja Ampat northern cruise aboard Pearl of Papua. It was a satisfying cruise,So we applied directly to the owner who accompanied us on that cruise for the May 2020 cruise. The schedule was perfect for us to join and we paid the full cost of the cruise to the owners of Pearl of Papua as a group booking for a group of 12 people. As you know we all could not ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here
Websites	Grand Komodo -- Raja Ampat Explorer Raja Ampat Dive Lodge
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	Cayman, Bahama, Red Sea, Maldives, Thailand, Micronesia, Okinawa, Fiji, Tonga, Solomon Islands, GBR, Malaysia, Tanzania, Brunei, Papua New Guinea, most places in Indonesia, Philippines and PNG
Closest Airport	Sorong	Getting There	Direct flight JKT to Sorong
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm
Water Temp	28-29°C / 82-84°F	Wetsuit Thickness	0
Water Visibility	20-30 M / 66-98 Ft
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	[Unspecified]
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	None
Dolphins	1 or 2	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	> 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	Wide camera table next to dinning tables. ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here

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Dive Review of Grand Komodo -- Raja Ampat Explorer/Raja Ampat Dive Lodge in Indonesia/Raja Ampat

Grand Komodo -- Raja Ampat Explorer/Raja Ampat Dive Lodge: "Liveaboards, Malicious and goodwill", Sep, 2024,

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Dive Review of Grand Komodo -- Raja Ampat Explorer/Raja Ampat Dive Lodge in
Indonesia/Raja Ampat