Destination: Indonesia
Lamanggau, Tomia, Wakatobi Regency, South East Sulawesi | Full-board + 3 dives from $454++/ppn
Wakatobi Dive Resort Quick Pitch
Home to some of the worlds most pristine reefs, Wakatobi Dive Resort offers a level of service, remoteness and tranquility rarely found anywhere else on the planet.
Quick Information
- No of Rooms: 33
- Dive Center: On-site
- Amenities: AC, Wifi, jetty bar, spa services, boutique, VIP services, diving "taxi-boat" service, Nitrox (fee)
- WiFi: Yes, free
- Nearest Airport: Matahora Airport
- Airport shuttle: Yes
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Accommodations - Resort Facilities - Package & Rates
How to Get There
The resort is located on Tomia Island in Wakatobi Marine National Park. It has its own private Airstrip, which helps make getting to the resort quite simple!
Dive Overview
Some guests never even go on a boat dive because the house reef and wall right in front of the resort provide enough to explore for days! The entire region has been turned into a protected marine park. Wakatobi is located in an area that encompasses the highest coral reef biodiversity in the world.
[Read More: Wakatobi Dive Travel Guide]
Accommodations
Types of Rooms, Amenities and Photos
Wakatobi Dive Resort Accommodation Overview
Wakatobi Dive Resort offers 3 levels of accommodations, from Villas, Ocean Bungalows, and Palm Bungalows. Each hand-crafted villa and bungalow is spacious, quiet, comfortable and just a few steps from the ocean. All are air-conditioned with wi-fi satellite internet access, along with comprehensive amenities. All meals and snacks (chef-prepared in the beachside restaurant) are included throughout your stay.
Wakatobi Villa
- The One-bedroom Villas and Two-bedroom Pool Villas offer the best of Wakatobi. Set on a low ledge just above the beach, at the northern end of the resort, they offer the ultimate in privacy and spacious comfort, complemented by unobstructed views of the ocean and Wakatobi’s spectacular sunsets.
- Wakatobi's Villas step down to the beach and pristine waters. Two-bedroom pool villas have two large bedrooms, each with full baths, plus an outdoor spa shower, a private pool with expansive deck space and steps down to the ocean.
- Villa guests enjoy a complimentary privilege package:
- Butler (Private Resort Experience Manager) for a resort experience on a par with the best in the world
- Private Guide (Private Dive Experience Manager) – personalized dives to deliver unique and memorable underwater experiences
- plus 1 Fluo Experience or Test Drive a Seacam / Canon 5D UW setup for 2 dives
Wakatobi Ocean Bungalow
- Take in a glorious sunset at the end of a satisfying day’s diving, to a soundtrack of waves gently lapping on the shore - all while seated on the balcony or in one of the comfortable lounge chairs in front of your Ocean Bungalow. All have commodious front porches with comfortable lounge beds and stunning sea views.
- Ocean Bungalows have indoor bathrooms and spacious Asian spa-style outdoor showers.
- If you are seeking the optimal blend of luxury and economy, an Ocean Bungalow is the best choice.
Palm Bungalow
- Savor nature’s music - birdsong, the waves lapping a stone’s throw away and the breeze rustling in the trees - from the verandah of your Palm Bungalow.
- These very comfortable bungalows are located slightly behind and in-between the front-row Ocean Bungalows
- amidst beautiful palm trees and other tropical plants.
- All your basic needs are catered to in a Palm Bungalow and, as in all accommodation types, you’ll enjoy Wakatobi’s renowned and personalized service and chef-prepared meals
Resort Facilities
Restaurant & Bar
Longhouse & Spa
Wakatobi Dive Resort Features
- Beachside restaurant
- Jetty Bar
- Spa
- Library
- Media room
- Boutique and gift shop
- Longhouse lounge
Wakatobi Dive Resort Food & Drinks
- Enjoy a premier dining experience in a relaxed, elegant setting at the Beach Restaurant. The team of professional chefs is highly trained, with years of experience working in first-class resorts and restaurants. The food they serve is an international blend of the exotic with the familiar.
- If you have special dietary needs, the chefs will happily accommodate you, whether it be a food allergy or simply a preference. They are used to low-carb, vegetarian. low lactose, gluten free etc.
- Most meals are served buffet style – but not just any buffet. This one is constantly replenished, kept fresh and hot. For dinner, there are also stations for the day’s roast and the day’s soup – and let’s not forget a variety of desserts!
- Wait staff are on hand to serve drinks, whether you're looking for a soda, a fresh fruit juice, beer or an imported highly-rated wine. They also serve gourmet cappuccino, espresso and a variety of teas.
Wakatobi Dive Resort Activities
- Diving
- Kitesurfing
- Kayaking
- Stand Up Paddleboard (SUP)
- Tours
- Yoga
Package & Rates
Wakatobi Dive Resort Rates
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Accommodation Rates
All prices are per person per night in US Dollars.
2020 Holiday Season Dates (Apr 6 - 20, Sept 14 - Nov 16, Dec 21 - Jan 4, 2021)
2021 Holiday Season Dates (Mar 29 - Apr 12, Sept 13 - Nov 15, Dec 20 - Jan 3, 2021)
Accommodation | Twin Share | Twin Share Holiday Season | Single occupancy | Single occupancy Holiday Season | Additional adult | Additional adult Holiday Season |
The Essentials (Palm Bungalow) | $315 | $345 | $520 | $570 | $250 | $275 |
Gold Standard (Ocean Bungalow) | $405 | $445 | $655 | $720 | $250 | $275 |
The Ultimate 1 (One bedroom villa) | $625 | $690 | $1,110 | $1,220 | $340 | $375 |
The Ultimate 2 (Two-bedroom pool villa) | $845* | $930* | $1,550 | $1,705 | $590 | $650 |
The Ultimate 2 Plus (Two-bedroom pool villa) | $1,145* | $1,260* | $1,990 | $2,190 | $590 | $650 |
*Twin share price is per person per night for each of the first two guests in bedroom one. Additional guests (i.e. in the second bedroom) pay the additional adult rate.
The Ultimate 1 Package Inclusions
- Butler (Private Resort Experience Manager)
- One PDEM (Private Dive Experience Manager)
- One Fluo experience or test drive of Seacam/Canon 5D UW setup for two dives
THE ULTIMATE 2 PACKAGE INCLUSIONS
- Butler (Private Resort Experience Manager)
- One PDEM (Private Dive Experience Manager) for the first two guests; a second is added for additional adult guests
- One Fluo experience or test drive of Seacam/Canon 5D UW setup for two dives
THE ULTIMATE 2 Plus PACKAGE INCLUSIONS
- Butler (Private Resort Experience Manager)
- Daily private boat
- One daily spa treatment per guest
- Two PDEMs (Private Dive Experience Manager) for the first two guests; a third is added for two additional adult guests
- One Fluo experience or test drive of Seacam/Canon 5D UW setup for two dives
All Resort Categories Include:
- VIP greeting and assistance upon your arrival in Bali
- Your resort accommodation
- Free WiFi high speed internet access via satellite
- In-room amenities such as minibar, coffee pot, towels, hair dryer & safe
- Delicious & varied gourmet meals (breakfast, lunch, dinner) & care to cater to special diets
- 24 hours tea / brewed coffee / hot chocolate / drinking water, and daily snacks
- Daily turndown service
- Aromatherapy bath products in all rooms
- Optional Village Tour on last day
- No fuel surcharges / park fees
Activity Packages
All prices are per person per day in US Dollars.
Activity | Rate |
Unlimited Diving - 3 x 70-minute guided boat dives on world-class protected reefs, unlimited shore diving with shore supervision and tender boat drop off. Unlimited Nitrox fills: $25/day | $195 |
Light Diving - 2 x 70-minute guided boat dives on world-class protected reefs. Nitrox Light: $18/day | $150 |
Unlimited Snorkeling - 3 x 70-minute guided boat snorkels on world-class protected reefs, unlimited shore snorkeling with shore supervision and tender boat drop off | $145 |
Light Snorkeling - 2 x 70-minute guided boat snorkels on world-class protected reefs | $110 |
Kite Surfing - Kite surfing is available June - September | $140 |
Private Dive/Snorkel Experience Manager (4 days min) | $225 |
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Dive Information
Dive Overview
Nowhere else do you have such ease of access to miles of pristine reefs with diverse topography, life and highlights. In other locations, you collect the good dive sites together over large areas with perhaps long and arduous boat journeys in between and might not even get close to what Wakatobi offers out there right at the doorstep.
The house reef is world-famous. Some guests never go on a boat dive because the reef and wall right in front of the resort provide enough territory and diversity to keep them exploring for several days. There is no need to swim long distances. They even offer ‘taxi-boat’ services to transport you to and from extended parts of the house reef.
Experience a new dimension in diving so exclusive that more people have seen Earth from space than have seen corals in this totally new light! Fish suddenly speak and coral communicates through fluorescence.
Night diving at Wakatobi is fantastic!. One or two night dives (depending on the length of the trip and weather) will be offered from the boats. You can dive any night on the house reef in front of the resort (unguided buddy teams). Simply gear up in the diver preparation area and walk-in off the beach.
Night dives should be finished at the latest by 10.00 p.m. but special arrangements can be made to dive at other hours.
They have more than 40 sites that they regularly dive, all accessible by our day boats. Boat rides range from 10 minutes up to a maximum of an hour for a few of the furthest sites.
Their Private Dive Experience Manager program represents the ultimate in personalized resort diving: a Private Dive Experience Manager, whose focus is to fulfill your innermost wishes and tailor an exclusive, personalized diving experience to fit your individual needs.
The entire Wakatobi region has been turned into a sustainable protected marine park. The local village and surrounding communities have enthusiastically adopted the conservation plan and as a result, illegal fishing, reef walking and other activities detrimental to the coral reef have been halted. Part of your payment for staying and diving at Wakatobi goes back to the community to sustain and support this new way of living. Living in harmony with and in respect of the coral reef ecosystem.
Marine Life
Wakatobi is located at the world’s epicenter of coral reef biodiversity and is designated a UNESCO Marine Biosphere Reserve. This means that while diving at Wakatobi you can see the greatest variety and diversity of marine life. You’ll not only see beautiful vistas or pristine coral reefs, but also abundant colorful reef fish and rare and unusual cryptic ‘critters’. New and undocumented species continue to be discovered at Wakatobi.
There are other locations where you can see larger schools of fish, bigger animals and experience more adrenaline-filled underwater ‘rides’, but for sheer reef scenery and marine life variety, you won’t be disappointed with a diving holiday at Wakatobi.
Dive Center Information
Camera Room & Dive Boats
Wakatobi Dive Resort Dive Center Overview
Remote doesn’t mean Spartan. They cater to air, Nitrox, and rebreather users as well as snorkelers and freedivers with comprehensive support facilities. And if you like to travel light, they offer a full range of premium quality gear for rental including regulators, masks, fins, dive computers, BCDs and torches.
Wakatobi Dive Resort Dive Center Features
- Dedicated Professional Dive Staff
- Private Dive or Snorkel Experience
- First class facilities in the dive center
- Comfortable and spacious day boats
- Access to the resort’s near vicinity by tender
- Support for Nitrox divers
- Dive courses including nitrox certification
- Wakatobi Resort is associated with PADI, SDI & TDI
- Technical Diving Services
Other Information
Practical Information
- Electricity: 220 V
- Time zone: UTC+8
- Languages: Indonesian & English
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