Dive Review of Selayar Dive Resort/Same in
Indonesia/South Sulawesi

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Selayar Dive Resort/Same: "Spectacular Walls with Amazing Biodiversity!", Nov, 2024, by David Holzman, CA, US ( Reviewer 5 reports with 2 Helpful votes). Report 13223.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling
Overall Rating
Value for $$
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	The resort is very remote and you must allow for significant transit time, but it’s definitely worth the trouble because the great biodiversity, amount of fish of all sizes, colorful walls and very short boat rides were all excellent reasons to go. If you like a quiet beach resort with an awesome house reef to snorkel or dive and can handle the heat ( it’s near the equator) you’ll be very happy there. I stayed two weeks and did 17 dives, but could have dove more with house reef night and day dives available as long as you have a buddy. Food was served family style and it was good, healthy fare. I was the only American diver with a group of German and Swiss divers, some of whom had been there previously many times. The other divers and the own ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	Fiji, Costa Rica, Virgin Islands, Bonaire, Curacao, Saba, Belize, Nevis, Dominica, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, Grenadines, Florida Keys, Yap, Philippines, Solomon Islands, Indonesia
Closest Airport	Makassar	Getting There	I flew United nonstop to Manila to dive at El Galleon in Puerto Galera. Then Garuda to Jakarta and Makassar. Arranged morning transport by car of 5 hours to Bira then 2 hours by speedboat to very remote resort.
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, cloudy, dry	Seas	calm, choppy
Water Temp	85-88°F / 29-31°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	40-70 Ft/ 12-21 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	?
Enforced diving restrictions	60 minutes max, 5 minutes safety stop, minimum 2 hours surface interval with two boat dives and unlimited house reef and no solo diving without permission.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	no
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	1 or 2
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	The rinse tank is on shore. Take your camera gear to your cottage to charge and prepare. Indonesian plugs. No compressed air. ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here

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Dive Review of Selayar Dive Resort/Same in Indonesia/South Sulawesi

Selayar Dive Resort/Same: "Spectacular Walls with Amazing Biodiversity!", Nov, 2024,

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Dive Review of Selayar Dive Resort/Same in
Indonesia/South Sulawesi