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Bilikiki Cruises: "Fun dive trip on the Bilikiki", Aug, 2017, by Laurie Pemberton, CA, US ( Contributor 15 reports with 13 Helpful votes). Report 9770 has 1 Helpful vote.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$
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Comments	We really enjoyed our time on the Bilikiki, and are already planning a return trip. Crew is friendly and very helpful. Food is delicious. The Bilikiki has given seeds to the local villages to grow food, and then they buy the fresh fruits and vegetables during the trip. Diving is from tinnies, and the crew takes your gear from the dive deck onto the tinnies. It is only a 5-10 min ride from the mother ship to the dive site, so you are gearing up on the way and ready to backroll in upon arrival. We found the diving conditions to be good - mainly calm waters, a few had some current but not bad, diversity of types of dive sites, lots of fish. Both wide angle and macro opportunities. The Bilikiki pays the local villages to dive in their waters, and most of the villages are aware of the importance to protect their reefs environmentally and from illegal or over-fishing.
Websites	Bilikiki Cruises
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	Caymans, Turks&Caicos, Cozumel, Curacao, StKitts-Saba, Florida, California, Sea of Cortez, Socorro, Palau, Yap, Fiji, Bali-Komodo, Raja Ampat, Wakatobi, Cuba, Roatan, Solomon Islands
Closest Airport	Honiara	Getting There	We flew via Australia (Brisbane)
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm
Water Temp	80-85°F / 27-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness	1
Water Visibility	- Ft/ - M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Mostly watch your depth, especially if on nitrox, and 60-70min dives were typical but most dives were flexible
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	1 or 2
Dolphins	Schools	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	N/A
UW Photo Comments	Separate charging room with both US and Australian type outlets. Dedicated table in the main salon for cameras only, and baskets for your stuff (like an extra camera for topside photos). Camera table on the dive deck, and two large camera only rinse tanks.

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Dive Review of Bilikiki Cruises in Solomon Islands

Bilikiki Cruises: "Fun dive trip on the Bilikiki", Aug, 2017,

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Dive Review of Bilikiki Cruises in
Solomon Islands