Spice Island Divers Ambon
Spice Island Divers Ambon is a premier dive resort offering luxury accommodations, world-class muck diving, vibrant marine biodiversity, and personalized service in Indonesia’s critter-diving paradise.
Kota Ambon, Maluku, Indonesia
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- Accommodation Overview
- Dive Information
- Dive Center Information
- Practical Information
- Resort Features
- Inclusions & Exclusions
- Specials
- Find a room
- Dive & destination information
Number of Rooms
14
Wifi
yes
Dive Center
On-site
Air Conditioning
Restaurant
How To Get There
Several flights from Jakarta or Bali arrive in Ambon each day. Upon arrival at the Pattimura International Airport, the resort staff will pick you up and take you to the resort which is only a few minutes away. Should you be arriving from a liveaboard or from Banda, you can contact the resort so they can assist in the transfer.
Dive Overview
Ambon has many color reef dives full of crinoids, large barrel sponges, large sea fans and table corals - especially as you get outside of Ambon Bay. Some sites will have many fish, fusiliers, bumphead parrotfish, and napolean wrasse. Inside the bay, you have spectacular muck sites, with critters such as rhinopias, numerous species of shrimps and crabs, wonderpus, ghost pipefish, seahorses and many frogfish.
[Read More: Ambon Dive Travel Guide]
Accommodation Overview
Spice Island Divers features 10 Seafront Villas and 4 Garden Rooms. All rooms are fully air-conditioned and contain en-suite bathrooms.
Dive Information
Diving In Ambon
Ambon Island, nestled in the Maluku Archipelago, is fast being recognized as one of the premier critter (muck) diving locations in the world. Ambon Bay has an amazing variety of rare of wonderful creatures and very uncrowded sites. Lesser known is the south side of Ambon, which features great and colourful walls, caves, swim through, exceptionally healthy reef life, with large fish and more small critters. Ambon Bay, where the muck diving is, has an incredible array of rare critters, including Ambon Scorpionfish, Rhinopias, Mimic, and Wonderpus Octopus, Flamboyant Cuttlefish, many many Nudibranchs, Frogfish, Harlequin Shrimp, Coleman Shrimp and much much more.
Dive Center Information
Specifically designed to cater to a scuba diver's every underwater photography need, the Spice Island Divers Dive Center is also adequately equipped to ensure that guests have a pleasant experience diving some of the best Critter, Muck or Macro diving sites in the world. In their state of the art camera room, divers are provided ample room with individual stations where they can set up for their next dive. PADI Dive Certification Courses are also provided by the dive center.
Practical Information
- Electricity: 220 Volts
- Time zone: UTC+9
- Languages: Indonesian & English
- Accept Credit Cards?: Yes (for booking payments only)
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What's included when you book?
Included
- Accommodation
- Full Board Meals
- 3 Dives/day
- Airport Transfers
- Nitrox
- Taxes
Excluded
- Night Dive
- Equipment Rental
Find a Room in Spice Island Divers Ambon
Seafront Villa
Air Con- En Suite Bathroom
- Hot Water Shower
- Wifi (free)
- Ocean view
- Towels
from $2463
Garden Room
- Air Con
- En Suite Bathroom
- Hot Water Shower
- Wifi (free)
- Ocean view
- Towels
from $2037
More information about Indonesia diving
Ambon Bay, the capital of Maluku Province, is renowned for its exceptional muck diving. Divers can encounter rare critters such as rhinopias, frogfish, and psychedelic frogfish, alongside a variety of nudibranchs, cuttlefish, and mandarin fish. The area features a mix of shallow and deep muck sites, making it ideal for both novice and experienced divers. Diving conditions are generally good from September to June, with July and August being less favorable due to the Southeast monsoon.
Fellow traveler's reviews
Overall Value Marine Life Accommodations Food
thefrys
1164 Reviews
Overall ValueAccommodationsMarine Life FoodThis is a very nice resort. The cottages are comfortable and spacious. Each cottage has a porch that looks out over the water where you can relax after a day of diving. The grounds are well maintained. All of the buildings are open air, allowing the sea breeze to keep things cool.Food is eaten in common with a nice menu of a limited variety of options, Asian being the primary cuisine on the menu for all meals. Meals include a soup/salad, main course, and dessert. The food was very good and the wait staff was wonderful.The diving was very nice here. The dive team were very helpful in helping you to get the most out of each dive, always on the lookout for the little critters that surely would go unseen if not for the expert eye. Some of the things we saw included Fire Urchins, Snowflake Moray Eel, Zebra crab, Emperor Shrimp, Paddle-flap Scorpion Fish, Ghost Pipefish, Harlequin Shrimp, Seahorse, Box Fish, and Pink Lionfish. And there are several variety of knudi's. The gear area was great. There is also a very nice A/C camera room. I was having issues with my strobe and the manager lent me his strobe so I could still get pictures. He was so kind.I would recommend this resort especially to those who enjoy muck and critter diving.
AnneR
1164 Reviews
Overall ValueAccommodationsMarine Life FoodI stayed in Spice Island divers in November 2022 and I had a great time. Their ocean front bungalows are very spacious, clean and beautifully decorated. They also have more budget rooms in the back of the garden. John welcomed me with open arms upon my arrival, we talked about the schedule of the next following days. Boat diving takes place 3 times a day but you can shore dive in the front at any time (that dive is full of nudibranches, I rarely saw so much of them on one dive). You are assigned one dive guide for your whole stay. Mine was called Alan, he was great in showing me all kinds of underwater critters, helping me with my camera and in general being very good company!Breakfast lunch and dinner is served in servings, you begin with an entry, main course and dessert. Everything was of excellent quality and tasted delicious. All resort guests are gathering in the restaurant around the same time, and you meet extraordinary people!This resort caters well to photographers of all levels. Guides are well-trained in searching for critters and helping you take the best pictures. They help you with your gear as well.There is an AC camera room in which you can leave your camera overnight.Overall a great experience, I will be back soon!
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