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Wakatobi Dive Resort, Aug, 2010, by Gary, AB, CAN ( Reviewer 4 reports). Report 5644.
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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
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Comments	The corals at Wakatobi are the absolutely the best I’ve ever seen – absolutely breath taking at every site. The whole operation is also top-notch and the effortlessness to get into the water makes it feels like you are on a liveaboard. Furthermore with an exceptionally friendly and helpful dive boat crew coupled with very uncrowded and roomy day boats, it’s almost the same. Animals we saw for the first time ever included Cuttlefish, Sea Snakes, Stone Fish, and Spotted Blue Ribbontail rays. Add to that many turtles (Hawksbill and Green), Scorpionfish, Lionfish, Puffers (all kinds) and you would think it does not get much better. However, we found the frequency of Sea Snake, Cuttlefish, sharks, Moray Eels…etc. sightings quite low. We also found the fish very skittish and not that easy to photograph. I could be wrong but these to me are the tell tale signs of over fishing in years past. The food is quite good (decent sized buffet) but do not expect a 5 star menu as after all, it is still a dedicated dive resort. Other than the corals, everything that can be controlled by Wakatobi is top notch. Unfortunately, they cannot instantly repair the lower quantity of “big” stuff – only time will do that. Also do not under estimate the house reef. We had one dive during the day and one at night. Unfortunately, we did not get to dive the North-East part of the house reef (it’s a long house reef). In fact, when we return someday, we are going to skip some boat dives and do more house reef diving. The snorkelling on the aforementioned house reef is just as good and I have yet to see another resort match it in terms of critters and scenery. In closing, if you like the small stuff (pygmy sea horses, nudibranchs, seaworms…) and gorgeous scenery with the occasional encounter of an exotic fish like the Cuttle or a Sea snake, then Wakatobi is definitely the place to go.
Websites	Wakatobi Dive Resort
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	[Unspecified]
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, dry	Seas	calm
Water Temp	78-80°F / 26-27°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	30-70 Ft/ 9-21 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	100 feet
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	None	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	[None]

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Dive Review of Wakatobi Dive Resort in
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