Dive Review of Papua Explorers in
Indonesia/Raja Ampat

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Papua Explorers: "Nice resort in Raja Ampat", Nov, 2016, by Chrys Martin, OR, US ( Contributor 17 reports with 10 Helpful votes). Report 9329 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 is a lovely resort in the heart of Raja Ampat with overwater bungalows. Appears to be he nicest in the region with best dive boats from our observations. The over water rooms were great and nicely appointed and clean. No AC but ceiling fans and a small floor fan kept temp at night OK. Nice breeze most days but quiets at night. No bugs when we were there have nets over the beds that we didn't need even with doors to patio open. Nice area for meals in rotunda building over water. Good dive center at end of dock. Good boats for diving 6-8 per boat with 1-3 DM's and not crowded. Never have to touch your gear after day one. Two larger boats for day long trips. Most dive sites 20-25 minutes away. There are 2-3 full day trips with dive sites as far as 45- 60 minutes away and surface interval on land with an excursion of interest sometimes and lunch away, back at 3 or 4pm. We did not do these as we had already been to the farther dive sites on a liveaboard. All our local dive sites were surface intervals on a beach, jetty or small village. Very interesting and fun to interact with locals or just loll on a perfectly white sand beach with turquoise waters. House reef good for snorkeling or kayaking, all nite dives are there. Assistant dive ops manager is runnning a reef rebuilding project creating new reefs on rebar with attaching broken corals to it. A Manta researcher is also on site. Very knowledgeable DMs capable of finding little critters. All are locals or from the region so some language barriers. The resort is Laser focused on maintaining high quality of the regions waters and reefs. Very strict on proper underwater behavior of guests. Huge schools of big and little fish as well as lots of little critters not seen elsewhere. Each dive site has own feel: walls , steep and sloping, rubble areas, jettys , etc. only limit is 60 minutes dive time. Detailed briefings on dive dock before boats set out. Very strong and changing currents at most dive sites, staff tries to Match skills with dive site conditions. Nearby villagers provide most of the behind the scenes help and put on a dance and music show one night. However most do not know any other languages which limits interaction and understanding of housekeeping requests. Food was plentiful but boring. Main chef was apparently out our week but back the last day and dinner was better. Preparation could use an upgrade , but excellent soups and uninteresting but plentiful veggies and fruit. All meals buffet style and would cook eggs to order in morning along with fruit and baked goods. Food is all that keeps this resort from getting the highest rating. Very customer service focused and welcoming staff in all departments.
Websites	Papua Explorers
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	Caymans, Belize, Australia, Wakatobi, Hawaii; all over Caribbean, Honduras
Closest Airport	Sorong	Getting There	Singapore or Jakarta to Sorong
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, rainy, cloudy	Seas	choppy, surge, currents
Water Temp	82-85°F / 28-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	- Ft/ - M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	60 Minutes and watch depth; absolutely no touching of corals
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	> 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics	N/A
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities	N/A
Overall rating for UWP's	N/A	Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	No special facilities on or off land or in boats for cameras

Report currently has 1 Helpful vote

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By Blake Hottle in CA, US at Mar 15, 2017 22:48 EST

We have stayed at Papua Explorers and this review is spot on.

By Blake Hottle in CA, US at Mar 15, 2017 22:48 EST

We have stayed at Papua Explorers and this review is spot on.

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Dive Review of Papua Explorers in Indonesia/Raja Ampat

Papua Explorers: "Nice resort in Raja Ampat", Nov, 2016,

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Dive Review of Papua Explorers in
Indonesia/Raja Ampat