Dive Review of Wakatobi in
Indonesia/South Sulawesi

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Wakatobi, Oct, 2007, by Jayne Goocher, ca, USA ( Reviewer 3 reports). Report 3702.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity	N/A
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$	N/A
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	Wakatobi Resort is well run but somewhat stiff. First day, mandatory checkout dive for first time guests (mask clearing and buddy air/share.) The dive staff was so focused on their 'jobs' that they came off as rude to the guests. Not a great way to say "Welcome to Wakatobi". Most redeemed themselves through-out the week. Office staff not very 'guest friendly'.... didn't speak or smile the entire week. Chef and restaurant are 4-star; Ample food and choices for every meal. Something for everyone's taste. EXCELLENT and friendly wait and bar staff. Accommodations are roomy but need updating; New villas are pricey; some bungalows have been recently rennovated (#1-3 I think) and are much nicer. Rooms were very clean and the excellent housekeeping staff kept them that way daily. BEAUTIFUL beaches and sunrises/sunsets. Each bungalow has a lanai with chairs as well as a near-by hammock and beach chairs. The "Jetty Bar" is a great place to drink morning coffee and/or watch sunsets. Dive operations: Boats are big and comfy with lots of room for everyone to manuever. Camera rinse tank onboard and 'carpeted' surface to lay cameras on. Dive ladders are the best I've seen at a resort... perfectly spaced steps for easy water exits. Dive Masters are all over the board regarding experience. I had an dive master that has been with Wakatobi for several years. Some in our group (we had 3 of the 4 boats) had DM's with very little experience that merely jumped in the water with the group and went for a swim. The reefs are the healthiest that I've seen in a long time. Hard and soft corals and the critters are everywhere. Nudibranch's, turtles, cuttlefish etc.... abundant sea life. Macro and wide angle photo. Great wall dives. VERY remote but the resort flies you to and from Bali in their own plane(s) to their airstrip so getting there was pretty painless. Worth a visit!!! But a long trip from the US... take several weeks and see Bali and some of the other diving in the area while you are there.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	[Unspecified]
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm
Water Temp	80-84°F / 27-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness	7
Water Visibility	60-100 Ft/ 18-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	time limit but usually long enough to utilize your air.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	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
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	Camera room was small but had a/c. Close to dive shop and boats but far away from rooms and dining room.

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Dive Review of Wakatobi in Indonesia/South Sulawesi

Wakatobi, Oct, 2007,

Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

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Dive Review of Wakatobi in
Indonesia/South Sulawesi