Scuba Diver Australasia Magazine + ALERTDIVER Issue 01/2016 | Page 9

VISIT THE COUNTRY WITH MORE WORLD–CLASS DIVE SITES THAN ANY OTHER INDONESIA has an unfair advantage – powerful currents converging and rushing around its 17,000odd islands, over an area spanning nearly two million square kilometres. Indo makes up a big chunk of the Coral Triangle and, as such has more than it’s fair share of the best diving in the world. If you haven’t been, you owe it to yourself to go at least five times. Maybe six... RESORT RESORT RESORT & LIVEABOARD ANUGERAH SURF & DIVE RESORT MAX’S DIVE CENTRE NIRWANA GARDENS DIVE ALOR DIVE Untouched reefs with lots of soft and hard corals. Toadfish, manta rays and occasional whale sharks. Schools of reef fish along with nudibranchs, pipefish and seahorses. 6 Highest Course Offered Divemaster Anugerah hotel is family owned and the first dive resort on Rote island. We have 16 dives sites mapped but many yet to discover! www.surfdiverote.com [email protected] $$ Lagoi, Bintan, Indonesia Year-round diving on healthy coral reefs full of reef fish, with great visibility, fantastic for wide-angle photography. Calm water with a sandy sea floor and lots of macro critters. Option of a great wreck dive. 4 Highest Course Offered Divemaster With safety as the highest priority, all training is conducted to strict standards. All in-water staff are highly experienced instructors and divemasters. www.nirwanagardens.com/ maxs-dive-centre maxsdivecentre@ nirwanagardens.com $$ Alor Archipelago, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia Within the Coral Triangle, recognised as having the largest numbers of fish and coral species on the planet, the Alor archipelago has almost 60 “world class” dive sites. 14 Highest Course Offered Assistant Instructor, Master Scuba Diver Donovan Whitford pioneered diving in Alor in 1992 and has over 4,500 dives throughout the archipelago. He established Alor as a must-dive destination in Indonesia. DIVE CENTRE BLUE MARLIN KOMODO BANYU BIRU EXPLORERS Komodo National Park, Labuan Bajo, Flores, Indonesia Jakarta, Indonesia Fast currents or gentle drift dives, colourful walls with monumental boulders or coral gardens, seamounts and pinnacles, Komodo boasts it all. With frequent sightings of turtles, manta rays, and sharks along with macro life galore – it suits all divers. 4 Highest Course Offered Divemaster Labuan Bajo’s first PADI 5 Star Resort providing guests with day trips catering to every diving style; liveaboards, PADI courses, the only purposebuilt training pool in town, accommodation for different budgets, and a restaurant offering seaviews and sunsets. www.bluemarlinkomodo.com [email protected] $$-$$$ Diving including two WWII wrecks. Guests involved in marine conservation and education programmes. 6 Indonesia’s centre for diving excellence, Objectives are to develop knowledgeable divers, promote underwater research and participate in marine conservation efforts. www.banyubiru.org [email protected] $$ RESORT WEDA REEF AND RAINFOREST RESORT Weda, Central Halmaheras, Moluccas, Indonesia The heart of the Coral Triangle. Highest diversity of fishlife and corals. Great reefs for both beginners and seasoned divers. 6 www.divealordive.com [email protected] Our twin goals are marine and forest conservation along with education. Our eco-resort combines high levels of comfort with untouched Nature. www.wedaresort.com [email protected] $$ INDONESIA DIVE DIRECTORY Published by Scuba Diver OCEAN PLANET Mihtiander/123rf Nemberala,Rote island, Timor, Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia RESORT & LIVEABOARD Get your hands on the illustrated guide that tells you all you need to know about diving 500 sites in the diving Mecca that is Indonesia! It comes with a free digital version so you can pack light when you head off to dive Indo! Pick one up at ADEX Singaore 2016 at the Underwater360 booth. SDAA 7