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Bilikikki, Nov, 2005, by Michael Hofman, CA, USA . Report 2412.
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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	Although it was billed as the center of biodiversity, we didn't see as different types of fish as we expected. It may have been that we were on a trip with photographers who were especially interested in wide angle shots more than little critters. However, the staff was great (incredible dive organization and great, no, absolutely wonderful cruise directors). Many days you could dive whenever you wanted to, just by jumping off the end of the boat, and by the time you dried off when you were back on board, the staff already had your tank filled! The boat could stand a little updating (better sound proofing between rooms, a/c controls, other amenities in the rooms) and with more than 14 photographers it got very crowded in the salon and the camera room. However, everyone was congenial, dives were interesting and logistics were fine. If you fly through Fiji on Air Pacific, it's a viable alternative but sometimes the flights get cancelled (happened to a friend in September 2005). There's one good hotel in Honiara and not much to see on land there; however, the local carving is fantastic and we had the chance to go to several villages during the trip (we brought home two beautifully carved heads).
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	Palau, PNG, Fiji, Vanuatu, Belize, Costa Rica, etc.
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm, noCurrents
Water Temp	78-81°F / 26-27°C	Wetsuit Thickness	5
Water Visibility	60-100 Ft/ 18-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	[Unspecified]
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	None
Dolphins	Schools	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	None	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	[None]

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Dive Review of Bilikikki in Solomon Islands

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Dive Review of Bilikikki in
Solomon Islands