Welcome to Wakatobi Dive Resort - a multiple award-winning luxury eco dive resort in Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia where you experience a level of care, comfort and remoteness rarely found elsewhere. Home of the world's most pristine reefs, here is where you dive and snorkel to your heart's content, with friends or a private dive guide, using open circuit, full technical gear or just a snorkel and fins. Gourmet food, a conservation program second to none and three staff for every guest are other features of this beautiful tropical island hideaway. Wakatobi Dive Resort offers what many consider to be the finest reef diving holidays in the world.

World Class Diving and House Reef
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Blessed with a house reef where you can begin your snorkel and dive only a few steps from the dive center, Wakatobi is often described as a live aboard with a built-in beach! In addition to the spectacular house reef, there are several dozens of easily accessible dive sites offering incredible marine life diversity, color and natural splendor. Learn More ....

NEW- Fluo-Diving!

A Brand New Science! Something so new, so mind-blowing - something so inspiring, that we think it will blow your senses away. Discover something so different and magical, that you will never see marine creatures the same way again. Check it Out!

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Marine Identification Guide

Enhance your diving experience by learning more about the marine life you will encounter while diving the Wakatobi reefs. Our marine life Identification Guide shows some of the most common sharks, rays, eels, fishes, crustaceans and other "critters" you'll want to know as you immerse yourself in the wonders of underwater Wakatobi. View it Now!

Unusual Defense
The Porcupine Fishes

The porcupinefishes (family Diodontidae) are best known for their ability to inflate with water for protection. Not only can they inflate - like their relatives the puffers - their bodies are also adorned with formidable spines that make them an even less attractive target for fish-eating predators. Scott W. Michael.
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Multimedia Gallery   

Check out this awesome collection of high resolution videos and Flash slide shows. Here is where you will get a real feeling of what a diving holiday at Wakatobi will be like. These videso and slide shows are sure to entertain. Go there Now!

Marinelife of the Day

Add a "Marinelife of the Day" to your web site or blog! Just add a small snippet of code to your web page and each week a new marinelife photo will be displayed automatically!
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Richard Smith's Pygmy Research Blog

After one year away from the reefs Richard Smith is back at Wakatobi for 8 weeks of research. Follow his observations on his blog. CLICK HERE!

Fine Accommodations

Although one of the world's most remote resorts, Wakatobi Dive Resort offers a whole new level of comfort and class not usually associated with a typical dive resort. Our villas and bungalows are spacious, tastefully decorated and offer all of the amenities you would expect in any fine resort. More ....

Enjoy our optional Premium Services

As we continue in our mission to help you create the dive holiday of your dreams, we've introduced a new level of "Privilege Services". "Best Friends in Town" and "Private Diving" allow guests more individualized attention and a higher level of luxury. Learn about the Privilege Service Package.

What Guests Say About Wakatobi... "They should change the name to 'Wowkatobi'. The diving, resort, divemasters, staff all exceeded my expectations. If you have a complaint, you really did not stay here! " Richard Steinbach May 2010 More Quotes

People in the "Know" Endorse Wakatobi

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Most Pristine Reefs People who dive all over the world say the reefs at Wakatobi are among the world's most diverse and pristine.

Gourmet Dining

Our team of chefs are highly trained and have years of experience creating culinary delights for discerning diners. Our food is an international blend of Western and Asian favorites with specialities from around the world added for a wide variety of flavors. More ....

Resort Spa Services

Wakatobi has a spa offering a variety of treatments to make your stay even more enjoyable. Start your day with some gentle pampering or, after a long day of diving, get a deep tissue message to relax those strained muscles. More ....

NEW! The Wakatobi Kids Club

We consider Wakatobi to be a family friendly dive resort. Though dive holidays can be tricky with non-diving children, your child of any age will be cared for and entertained here at Wakatobi so you can fully enjoy the dive vacation of a lifetime! Learn More ....

Private Charter Service to Resort

Getting to Wakatobi is easy, despite our remoteness. . . . . . . We fly you the last leg of the journey on a chartered private plane to the resort's own airport! There's no hassle with domestic terminal check-ins, lines, crowds of people. Read About it!

Sperm Whales @ Wakatobi?

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Reef Conservation

Wakatobi is about something more than just a great diving experience. Our mission from day one was to establish a dive resort that gave divers a sense of well-being that they are helping contribute to an environmentally and culturally sound conservation program. So it's not an accident that we established the Wakatobi Collaborative Reef Conservation Program, which is now one of the world's largest privately-funded marine protected areas. Learn More ....