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Wakatobi Dive Resort: "Departing from Wakatobi", Dec, 2013, by Andrew Bernat, VA, US ( Contributor 18 reports with 6 Helpful votes). Report 7796.
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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	Our third trip is planned for 2015 so we obviously like it. There are lots of reviews on the web, including many in Undercurrent and I am not going to do a general review. Recently there were (negative) comments on the departure process and this is what I am responding to here. As always, these reviews are one-offs and circumstances and expectations vary. We have never had to deal with moving our suitcases from the boat to the airport (other than hand carry items). The day of our last departure was cloudy and rainy (the only such day during the trip). Because the air strip on Tomea Island is Visual Flight Rules only, the plane from Bali could not land after three attempts. They had to fly off to Makassar for refueling. Obviously we were greatly delayed returning to Bali. The Wakatobi staff handled rebooking everyone's flights (we were staying over on Bali so didn't have an issue) and made appropriate hotel reservations for them. One person on a United mileage ticket was quoted an additional fee nearing $1000. The Wakatobi staff got this reduced to $0. And the kitchen sent over sandwiches and drinks. Was everyone happy about the delay? No, but weather is weather. Wakatobi did a tremendous job of helping everyone deal with it. (BTW the owner was on the flight from Bali.) On landing on Bali, the Wakatobi staff saw us through collecting our luggage. Because we were staying on Bali, hotel staff took over at that point. But we weren't abandoned by Wakatobi in any sense. Again, each review is a one-off and your expectations and experiences may vary. Some folks at the resort saw whale sharks; we saw pilot whales while on the boat.
Websites	Wakatobi Dive Resort
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	Caribbean, Australia, Fiji, Indonesia, French Polynesia
Closest Airport	Bali	Getting There	36 hours from DCA
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm
Water Temp	-°F / -°C	Wetsuit Thickness	5
Water Visibility	50-100 Ft/ 15-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Safety of the reef is paramount.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	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	N/A	Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	Nice camera room and freshwater tanks. Staff insisted on carrying camera equipment.

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Dive Review of Wakatobi Dive Resort in Indonesia/Wakatobi

Wakatobi Dive Resort: "Departing from Wakatobi", Dec, 2013,

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Dive Review of Wakatobi Dive Resort in
Indonesia/Wakatobi