"This was only the second time this site had ever been dived. At the mouth of a long bay, the currents meant it could only be dived at slack tide. Even then it was a quick and vigorous descent to the shelter of a rock outcrop c. 30 feet down. Then there was no need to move anywhere: just hang out at 30 metres and watch the show: several grey reef sharks circling below, half-a dozen six-foot dogtooth tuna flashing through the clouds of fish above (which were so thick it was difficult to see the surface despite the 40 metre vis). Around 8 huge giant maori wrasse, biggest any of us had ever seen, lurking around too. School of huge yellowfin barracuda, horse-eye trevally circling us...wow!
 
And above surface was almost as beautiful and fascinating as below. Lots of cetaceans sighted to and from dive sites, even allowing us to snorkel close to them (mixed pilot whale and dolphin schools), crystal clear water and sparkling white beaches, sheer drop-offs and pristine coral. Definitely overall the best place I have ever dived (which includes Gt barrier Reef, Maldives, Thailand, Saba, Dominica, and several others). "
 
Anita Malhotra

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" Sea mount, big fish, current. Amazing marine life, clear water. "
Frank Masters 2007

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"Don't miss this one! The best wall I have ever dived. Current, clear water, sunfish, swimthrough."
Frank Masters 2007

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"Drift dive, deep wall(40m+ at the top of wall). Eagle rays, mantas, sunfish."
Frank Masters 2007

"A pristine wall with tricky currents. Many pigmy seahorses on a red gorgonian and a forest of amazing corals. Reef fish life is outstanding. "
Cristian Magnani

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"Wall dives out of this world. Simply the best. Everything from big sharks to critters.
Bunaken is divers heaven as the reef is in mint condition and you see almost everything there is in marine life. "
Claude, 2008.

"Bunaken has lots and colourful corals, and some of them can never found anywhere else. I heardsome of the are thousands years old "
Robert, 2010.

"Batu kapal located at Nain Island arround Bunaken national park. Big rocks at 40m depth, great Hammerhead shark, good for deep dive , have cave around 60m out 78m,,,my top dive! "
Sammy, 2011

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"Can dive all 3 types of coral reef.
Still a secret in dive world, so discover them for yourself.
Amazing diving in breathtaking scenery. A must! "
Crispin, 2008.

"Underwater volcano located about 500m from the Mahangetang Island, pinnacles , sea mountain, hammerhead, scolling jacks, baraccuda. Viz-- clear water up to 40m."
Sammy, 2011

"Bangka Lagoon on Banka Island just north of Sulawesi and the well known dive areas of Lembeh and Bunaken.
Over the past 15 years I have dived many well known sites and I was in search of some thing different, unique-non touristic for my vacation to Manado-Nth Sulawesi. Bangka is a hidden jewel with every dive an even greater surprise. Can strongly recommend Bangka and Banka Lagoon for your next dive location."
John Suyker (Holland), 2011

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"Pinaccles with caves, sharks, rays, current, macro off Bangka Is. Sulawesi "
Ed Kenney, 2011

Irian Jaya is the Western half of the island of New Guinea (Papua New Guinea being the Eastern half). As far as we know there is just one diving operator: Irian Diving - info@IrianDiving.com.

"One of the few places left untouched on this planet - a real gem. The corals are in an immaculate condition. I really had a fantastic experience of mantas, whales, dolphins and amazing sea life. The accomodations are basic but very nice and very clean. Great area for under water photographers as well. Max, from Irian Diving, has been a wreck diver and an explorer of the Sea in Irian Jaya for 10 years: he knows all the whereabouts of the fish life and wrecks. He has an amazing knowledge of all sea creature and at 28 to 40 metress can show you Pygmee seahorses! A wonderful charater full of adventures and a great story teller."
Marie Nicolas

"Amazing dives with whales, manta ray, sea snakes, corals in pristine conditions, millions of fishes, dolphins a gogo and amazing sea horses and wrecks. A MUST. "
Marie

"Mantas and pygmy seahorses and everything in between. I spent 10 days on a liveaboard in 2004 and loved every minute."
KC Skinner, USA

"There's a virgin dive spot in west papua Indonesia. Very few people know where Raja Ampat is."
Rully, 2010

"holds 75% corals and species varieties ever found in the world"
Robert, 2010.

"Blue Magic, platoons of fishes, more than a thousand on a sea mount. Nowhere else in the world"
Tommy Lim, 2012

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"Large pinnacle cover with colourful coral. Surrounded by sea life."
John Banks

"Big stuff, best coral with gentle current, mantas and Eagle rays, not one but hundreds."
Rudy, Netherlands, 2006

"A massive coral head pinnacle with soft corals and infinite creatures, incredible colors and life forms all over this awesome day and night dive site near Komodo Island and Rinca Island in Indonesia.
--stayed two days! 8 dives!"
Ray Stone (USA), 2010

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"One of the best in Komodo, fantastic coral with no single broken, Current is dangerous."
Rudy, Netherlands, 2006

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"Great coral reefs, a lot of fish and many shark, current...Dangerous, not recommeded for beginner."
Rudy, Netherlands, 2006

"Thousands of fish, including 3 shark species and dolphins all in one dive."
Jan De Clerck, Belgium, 2009

"Current central. A rock castle under the water, and the challenging swim around it is half the fun. A lot of unspoiled everything from the region. "
Matt Herrmann, 2010.

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The Gili islands are northwest of the main island of Lombok.

"Clear and calm. Huge amount of wildlife everywhere you look. Schools of fish are swimming around you.
Jenn Knoop

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"Sharkpoint has canyons and reefs with a lot of big fish.
Oceans 5 house reef...5 star Muck diving.
Hans reef is a big pinnacle
Very nice, we saw frogfish, pipefish, white tip reef sharks, turtles, batfish etc"
Sander (Holland), 2011

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"This extensive reef north of Sekotong is a popular site for our morning dives. The reef is about 3km long with sidetracks coming off right and left. The top starts at 18m and you will find the sandy bottom at about 32m. The variety of species is huge. You can find Jacks, Trevallies, Whitetip Reef Sharks, different Rays incl. Mantas and much more.."
Erik, Owner of DiveZone, Lombok 2006

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Erik, Owner of Divezone, Lombok 2006

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"This reef is in the Northwest, and a dive site for exploration. Surrounded by Shrimp, ghost pipefish, and glassfish, this site divides itself into three main routes. Bluespotted rays, Cuttlefish, Morayeels and a lot more await you. You may even see a Whitetip Reef Shark."
Erik, Owner of DiveZone, Lombok 2006

"Pulau Moyo is not a very famous destination as it is hard to get there, but what a place!!! Over 60 meters of visibility and tons of BIG FISH!!!"
Francois Laporte, Canada, 2009.

"With unique coral and lot of fish in deep blue ocean, one spot at Sumbawa ocean is a great place to dive."
Rully, 2010

"Awesome! The current is unbelievable. !"
Himura, Singapore, 2009.

"Intense and gnarly. Up and down currents and whirlpools result in a wall that has a lot of everything from that region. "
Matt Herrmann, 2010.

"Awesome! Set of three large bommies on the edge of an infinate drop off that falls away from 50 metres, over 100metres visability. Manta rays and huge schools of Trevally. !"
Travis, Australia, 2011.

See the article published in SCUBA News on diving the Banda Sea and Spice Islands.