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Field notes from Alor and the Pantar Strait: dive sites, seasons, currents, permits and the logistics of getting there.
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Pack for Alor diving around water that swings from 25°C to 32°C: carry both a 3mm and a 5mm exposure…
Budget at least five diving days for Alor, which usually means a seven-day trip door to door. Alor sits far…
Alor rewards two cameras' worth of thinking. Shoot macro in Kalabahi Bay's black-sand muck — Pegasus sea moths, mimic octopus,…
Choose an Alor dive operator by verifying four things: a valid Indonesian dive-business licence, guides who hold the special Alor…
Pantar Strait wall diving means dropping fast onto sheer volcanic drop-offs draped in red and yellow gorgonian sea fans, then…
The best time to dive Alor is April to November, when the Pantar Strait settles into its dry-season rhythm. October…
Alor's wildlife runs on a calendar you can plan around: macro critters in Kalabahi Bay stay reliable all year, mola…
To reach Alor for scuba diving, fly from Bali (Denpasar) or Jakarta to Kupang, the capital of East Nusa Tenggara,…
Choose a liveaboard when you want to reach Alor and Pantar's far-flung wide-angle sites in one uninterrupted stretch, and pick…
Planning an Alor Pantar Strait diving route means reading current before scenery. Descend fast, dive with the flow, and match…
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