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Great trip report, so how did this trip compare to all of those other sharky liveaboards you've done? And of all those places you listed, which was your favourite?

Yes, by Bali area I mean Nusa Penida, what time of year did you go?

Because for the price of one week in Socorro I can spend a month in Indonesia :) But one day I will go to Socorro or Malepo... one day!

If we ignore all the other diving, and just focus on the Manta Bay/Point/Alley type dive sites in Nusa Penida, Komodo North and Komodo South.. which one offers the best experience? Ie. Most manta's, biggest manta's, best vis, easiest currents/conditions? I'm trying to plan a trip to Indonesia...

Is January peak season because there's more sharks or better vis? Do they get storms around there in January that can cancel trips? I remember when I went to Cozumel they got a certain type of wind and there was no diving for 3 days. I know there are now a few boats that do land based day...

Hi, I remember looking into these trips years ago and at the time there was only one boat doing the trips, and it was a liveaboard.. but now it seems there are multiple libaboards, and multiple day boats.. so are they all going to the exact same spot? Or is everyone creating their "own" tiger...

From what I read, the manta's are gone in Jul/Aug because it's too warm, but then would they still be around Nusa Penida? Is there a difference between the manta's in those two locations, in terms of size? Has anyone been in late April or early May? I've read that this is a good time to still...

Hi, I've read a couple of threads on this topic but it's hard to know who knows what they're talking about and who doesn't, as there's some conflicting information :) If I only have 4 days to dive Komodo from Lubuan Bajo, I will probably only be able to visit North/Central sites, in which case...

Thanks, I think we'll skip sharm and spend more time in indonesia

See I haven't done any big wreck diving, so I don't even know if I like it :) I probably wouldn't be able to make it down to BDE on a dayboat from sharm right? Is that liveaboard required? Or can you get there from Hurghada on a dayboat? But your comments about Ras Mohammed definitely have me...

Ok thanks, I didn't realize the distances were so great from north to south, so if we have 7 days, what would be better, focus on the south (moalboal/pescador, oslob, apo) or the north malapascua/bantanyan?

No I haven't! What am I missing, is it a safety issue?

Well if there's still covid regulations by then, we'll just postpone it a year. I guess my concern is regretting not spending a couple days diving in the red sea since we'll be so close given that we'll be going to Cario. On our last trip many years ago I chose Dahab over Sharm because we wanted...

Fantastic, I am saving this!

Haha yes, we're fortunate to spend our summers on a beautiful beach so it's more about the underwater than the above the water for this leg of the trip.

Yeah but where else am I going to easily get to see whale sharks and sardine bait balls :)

Your gallery looks fantastic! What dive sites would you recommend the most around Bali, Nusa Lembongan, and Nusa Penida? Either shallow uncomplicated dives that my son could do with me, and/or then dives I could do on my solo days (AOW ~100 dives)? Any particular family snorkeling recommendations?

Thanks, so it's not possible to dive Apo island from a dayboat from Cebu? As for why would I want to camp in El Nido, well, I think the idea of camping on a pristine remote beach quite appealing :) It's something fairly common that people do in parts of Canada, we go canoe camping in the...

Thanks I wasn't clear, Thanks wow that is a lot of damage, I should have been more clear though I'm planning the trip for 2023, not 2022. Do you think the roads would be repaired by then?

Hi everyone, I'm planning a trip for the first two weeks of December next year, I'm planning early because it's part of a 3 month trip and we have a lot to figure out.. Our plan at the moment would be to fly into Manila and onto Cebu where we'd spend a week. Some of the things I'd like to do...