Hi everyone, interested to know how you would rank the following destinations, assuming you have been to all of them. Budget is not a consideration, just quality of the diving overall.
- Raja Ampat Central and South
- Triton Bay
- Komodo North and South
- Alor North and South
- Halmahera Proco Island, Sali bay, Kusu island area
I have been to Raja Ampat (10 times), Komodo (4 times), Alor (3 times), Triton Bay (never), Halmahera (never). So how I rank them is limited to my experience, read & heard. If you list them based on rank, at the top of the list being the best, I would agree.
I would modify the list after I visit Triton Bay in January 2025.
I plan to visit Komodo again this August 2024. I have been there in June, August & December. August is my favorite month. Check out my video of Manta Alley in the South, below.
I have been to Alor in April, September, & November. September is my best time. That was in 2012. I’m going back there again in December 2024. I didn’t start filming my dive trip until 2018. So I don’t have underwater video of my trip to Alor in September 2012, but I filmed our encountered with huge pod of dolphins when we headed to
Alor Divers - Intimate beach resort on Pantar island, Alor archipelago as you see, below.
I have been to Raja Ampat in November, December, January, February, April & May. I enjoyed all of them. I plan to go back there in January 2025, as part of the crossing trip that ends in Triton Bay. The most recent one is in February 2024, as shown, below.
I am considering going to Halmahera sometime in the future, in 2026 or later. We’ll see how I rank it relative to the others then.