Dive Review of Papua Explorers in
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Papua Explorers: "Papua Explorers", Apr, 2024, by Kendall Raine, CA, US ( Reviewer 6 reports with 6 Helpful votes). Report 12944.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
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Comments	My wife and I stayed at Papua Explorers (“PapEx”) for nine nights late March/early April 2024. This was part one of a two part dive trip to Raja, the second part of which was aboard Coralia (separate report). PapEx is located on the island of Gam at the northern border of the Dampier Strait facing the islands of Kri and Mansuar-a 90 minute boat ride from Sorong. The layout of the resort is 16 spacious and nicely appointed overwater rooms “Pondoks.” The Pondoks are not air conditioned but this was not a problem given that there are two fans in each Pondok and bugs were a non-issue. They all have a private deck with stairs to the water (accessible at high tide) and are south facing across the Dampier Strait. All dining is done in the central dining room at the base of a pier at the end of which resides the dive shop. The dining room has pretty decent WiFi and I was able to send and receive documents. WiFi speed is insufficient for uploading large files like photos/videos. Raja diving is incomparable and PapEx’s location is ideal for diving all the favorite spots in the Dampier Strait: Mioskon, Blue Magic, Sawanderek, Mike’s Point, Lau Lau, Cape Kri, Mayhem, Otima, Lumba Lumba, Yerbuda, Kuburan, Ransiwar, Chicken Reef, and Sardines. These sites are all within 15 minute boat ride from the PapEx dock and are included in the optional diver package, along ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here
Websites	Papua Explorers
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	Fiji, Rangiroa, Morea, Huahini, Grand Cayman, Turks, Palau, Truk, Galapagos, Cocos, Cabos, California, Florida, New York, North Carolina, Tulum, Cozumel, Bali, Lake Superior, Raja Ampat, Belize, Roatan, Andros, Nassau, Abaco, Bonaire
Closest Airport	Sorong	Getting There	LAX-SIN-CGK-SOQ
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, windy, rainy	Seas	calm
Water Temp	82-83°F / 28-28°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	40-80 Ft/ 12-24 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	100 feet and 60 minutes
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
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	No rinse tanks on the tenders but the boat rides were short and cameras were handled with care. ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here

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Dive Review of Papua Explorers in Indonesia

Papua Explorers: "Papua Explorers", Apr, 2024,

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Dive Review of Papua Explorers in
Indonesia