Dive Review of Grand Komodo -- Tarata in
Indonesia/Komodo

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Grand Komodo -- Tarata, Apr, 2012, by John Woolley, WA, US ( Sr. Reviewer 11 reports). Report 6522.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations	N/A	Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	Indonesians are delightful, diving around Komodo is fantastic, and the food onboard is the usual yummy Indonesian fare. Enough said? But I'll go on anyway. We dove with Grand Komodo in Raja Ampat at Christmas and just had to get back to Indonesia, so did a repeat trip with Grand Komodo but this time in Komodo. With Raja Ampat as top-top shelf diving, Komodo is just one small level below in terms of corals and fish. In other words, suburb. One important caution: there is a reason it is famous for its currents--they rip! So it really isn't a good place for beginners, and, make sure you take a reef hook. Appropriately prepared, you will love the diving. On one dive, around appropriately titled "Current City", we hooked-up and had 13 (yes 13) Giant Mantas hovering around us. And I mean the type of hovering where we frequently had to duck to avoid them. And then 15 Mobula (Devil) Rays swam by. Oops, forgot the Spotted Eagle Ray that preceded the Mobula. The other dives were equally delightful, with fantastic corals and excellent fish. Lots of turtles, Sweet Lips and Spade Fish, and the odd shark. And the day trip excursion to check out those giant reptiles--Komodo Dragons--was a fun, once-in-a-lifetime experience. Finally, we wholeheartedly recommend Grand Komodo. I do try and keep my money local when I travel, and Grand Komodo (Indonesian owned) fits the bill. True, the boats are not five star luxury, but they are comfortable. I don't know about you, but I never have trouble sleeping on a live aboard. Four dives, one beer, and I'm out. I'm told the beds are very comfortable: I just remember falling asleep and waking up.
Websites	Grand Komodo -- Tarata
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	Raja Ampat, Thailand, Philippines, Roatan, Saba, Belize, Bahamas, Puget Sound
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	currents
Water Temp	79-83°F / 26-28°C	Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility	50-100 Ft/ 15-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	Maximum depth per dive site, 500 psi at safety stop.
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	no
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	Squadrons
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	None	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	N/A
UW Photo Comments	We have a small camera, so are easy to accommodate. One shipmate had a very large camera: Komodo staff are very accommodating to photographers however I am a bad judge of facilities.

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Dive Review of Grand Komodo -- Tarata in Indonesia/Komodo

Grand Komodo -- Tarata, Apr, 2012,

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Dive Review of Grand Komodo -- Tarata in
Indonesia/Komodo