Dive Review of Teman in
Indonesia/Central Raja Ampat and Misool

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Teman: "Amazing 10 night Raja Ampat Cruise", Nov, 2024, by Nicholas Zylstra, CA, US ( Reviewer 3 reports). Report 13278.
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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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Comments	Incredible 10 night cruise through Central Raja Ampat and Misool. Highly recommend the Teman with its current cruise director Rayane, guides, and crew. For the rest of the review, note that my wife and I are both pretty particular and detail oriented people, and we loved the full experience. So anything critical was a minor issue for us, but sharing to help give a complete picture. Our dive guide Rendy was amazing, favorite I've ever had out of the 25-30 I've dove with. The other guides Moses and Lucky were also excellent in terms of competency, knowledge, safety, and fun from what I saw, but Rendy was did a bunch of little extra things that set him apart. He was just as excited as we were to see things underwater, had really great eyes for spotting critters big and small, and prioritized figuring out what we liked then delivering it each dive. He got my wife comfortable using a reef hook for the first time and generally comfortable diving in stronger current. Always there with an assist for photos and videos, including swimming out into lighter current a few times while we were hooked to get some incredible video of us. And a great singer and guitar player to top if off! Apparently singing is a big part of Indonesian culture and Rendy often led the crew in their evening sessions, loved hearing their songs at sunset. I wish Rendy was guiding all my trips! The cruise director Rayane was also incredible. A generally lovely human to have around. Very fun to chat with, always positive and sensible (even through a few challenging situations due to one of the other guest's health), and quickly addressed every issue brought his way. His dad is one of the two boat owners and his actions showed he is heavily invested in making everything as perfect as possible ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here
Websites	Teman
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	101-250 dives
Where else diving	Raja Ampat, Sea of Cortez, Monterey, San Diego, Greek Islands, Similan Islands, Roatan, Cozumel, Belize, Aruba, Curacao, El Hierro Spain, Cabo Pulmo, Homestead Crater Utah
Closest Airport	SOQ	Getting There	SFO - SIN - CGK - SOQ, TPE instead of SIN on way home. If you can break it up with a night somewhere along the way, would recommend. Way out we had a 10 hour layover in SIN and saw the city a bit. Way back stayed in TPE for a few days to tour around.
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, windy, rainy, cloudy, dry	Seas	calm, currents, no currents
Water Temp	84-88°F / 29-31°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	30-80 Ft/ 9-24 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	Stay near guide, safety stop at 50 bar
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	Squadrons
Dolphins	Schools	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	> 2	Whales	1 or 2
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities	N/A
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	Small area on main deck for storage and charging. Only one person ha ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here

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Dive Review of Teman in Indonesia/Central Raja Ampat and Misool

Teman: "Amazing 10 night Raja Ampat Cruise", Nov, 2024,

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Dive Review of Teman in
Indonesia/Central Raja Ampat and Misool