GUEST COMMENTS
AUGUST 2011

 
 
Thanks so much for a fantastic stay, I knew the resort was going to be special but it really exceeded expectations! All the details of the construction make this the nicest eco-resort I've seen. Staff are very well trained and working well together, which is not easy in Papua and is a tribute to Maya, Nixon and team.
Great diving and incredible service from Leon & Claudia as always. Can't wait for my next trip with family!

Best fishes,
Dr. Mark Erdmann - Conservation International
Senior Advisor: CI - Indonesia Marine Program
Head: CI - Bird's Head Program

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Mark with the dive team and dive buddies Chris, Jacqueline and Joerg
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Mark with the dive team
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Mark collecting a possible new species
 
 
 
 
We cannot express our many thanks for the wonderful stay we had with you. We felt like family and so appreciated your flexibility and graciousness in all ways. The relaxed environment, beautiful scenery and incredible diving gave us an experience we will never forget.
We discovered the magic of Raja Ampat in so many ways - coral gardens, mantas, pink dolphins(!) wobbegongs, fish everywhere! One highlight was our kayak to the lagoon - the sounds and beauty were unforgettable. Your guests were kind - and that says a lot as well.
Maya you are a brave soul with a beautiful vision. May all good things come to you.
With special thanks for the love and care from Claudia (everything from espressos to fabulous pictures & diving help, to conditioner, and great spirit!), Leon (walks & talks), Nikson (wow!) and everyone else.
Love,
Jacqueline Novogratz, USA - Founder: Acumen Fund
Chris Anderson, UK/USA - Curator: TED
Protecting the Raja Ampat:  Zoe Anderson Memorial Fund

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Jacqueline and Chris with Dr Mark Erdmann
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Jacqueline in a Mayalibit village.
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Chris, Jacqueline with dive buddies of the day
 
 
 
 
Liebe Maya,
herzlichen Dank fuer eine wundervolle Woche voller schoener Erlebnisse ueber und unter Wasser, netten warmherzigen Begegnungen, Spass, Gesang und Tauchen.
Ihr seid ein tolles Team und wir haben die Zeit ueber die Masse genossen.
So stellen wir uns das Paradies vor. Wenn's so ist...nix wie hin!
Christine  and Ruth - Germany

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Ruth and Christine
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Christine and Ruth with Rina and Tresye
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Christine with her diving buddies
 
 
 
Liebe Maya,
Dir, Claudia & Leon, all Deinen lieben Leutchen hier, vielen Dank fuer diese zwei " Traumwochen" bei Euch zu Gast.
Wir wuenschen Dir viel Glueck und hoffen auf ein Wiedersehen.
Joerg and Sabine - Germany

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Sabine and Joerg
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Joerg with the dive and boat crew
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The group on departure day
 
 
 
 
Dear Raja4Divers Team!
We loved our stay with you on Pulau Pef! The awesome, amazing, gorgeous beautiful accommodation and delicious food are truly mrmorable (a German would say: not too bad.....)
Above all, we enjoyed your company, Leon's unique sense of humour (=really black!) and the attentive service of the whole team. Especially the provisions of numberous wobbegongs on the dives of the first week was exemplary. Also snorkeling with manta rays was a very special experience and with Nikson the fish whisperer on board, we always felt safe. Thanks so much for everything, we wish you a lot of success with your resort and hope to be back some time!
Sarah and Bastian - Switzerland/Pakistan

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Bastian and Sarah
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Nikson, Sarah, Bastian and Yoris
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Bastian and Sarah
 
 
 
 
Thanks for a fantastic experience! Your knowledgeable and experienced staff kept impressing me with their familiarity with the underwater environment, and their accommodating spirit made for a leisurely but busy week. I wish I'd had more time to enjoy the bungalow, but I was pleased to spend the hours in the Imaging Studio. Learning from Claudia was a delight, and her talent and passion made for an instructive yet fun week of imaging. Beautiful marine life, and a pleasant staff are the things that will bring me back to Pef.

One week was not enough!
Victor - USA
VIEW VICTOR'S FULL IMAGE GALLERY assisted by the Imaging Team
VIEW THE TRIP MOVIE by the Imaging team

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Victor's octopus
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Mihel, Victor, Nikson, Tony, Andy, Clemence, Yoris, Jansen, Nicolas
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Victor's soft coral bommie
 
 
 
 
Thank-you!!! I'm a returning diver to the Raja Ampat Islands and I've had an amazing time! The set-up is brilliant and professional. Bungalows very professionally fitted, comfortable and large. Wonderful food and house staff. Boat crew are brilliant! Unfortunately I flooded my camera (on the 2nd last day) just after entry. The crew kept my camera lens down the whole time, giving it the best chance
Guides are brilliant! Thanks Nikson and Yoris ,you are a great deal of fun!!
Thanks to Maya for her great hospitality.
Leon and Claudia, thanks for a great time in the water, studio and topside. I've learnt HEAPS! and my photography has shown it. Thanks for your advice (before) about housing flooding and what to do
Dives brilliant. Especially Sardines in the Dampier Strait! Woo Hoo! Already planning 3rd trip back.Thanks!
P.S. Nikson: oi oi oi
Andy - Tasmania, Australia
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Return diver to Raja Ampat, third trip.
Raja4divers - Maya, thanks so much for a wonderful stay. You have done a great job, bungalows excellent, restaurant, staff are all wonderful.
What an asset you have in Claudia and Leon and Nikson. This is what really pushes this resort above the rest.
Claudia and Leon, thank-you so much for your help on photography. I learnt so much.
Dive sites good but would like to do more in Dampier strait, maybe half and half.
I had a wonderful time and I will be back.
Kind regards to all
Tony - Tasmania, Australia
VIEW TONY'S FULL IMAGE GALLERY  Imaging Team assisted


Thank-you thank-you thank-you for a fantastic week - it was wonderful getting to know Pulau Pef and all its inhabitants!
Christy - Tasmania, Australia

VIEW THE TRIP MOVIE by the Imaging Team
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Andy, Tony and Nikson
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Tony, Nikson and Andy
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Nikson, Andy, Christy and Donce
 
 
 
 
Not even my flu could keep me from sailing and diving Raja Ampat. Discovering new reefs and a new scenes every day! Amazing bungalows, all you need for Raja divers.

Clemence and Nicolas - France
(Nearly) the first French guests
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Yoris and Nicolas
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Clemence and Nicolas on departure day
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Andy's image of NIcolas, Clemence and their dive buddies
 
 
 
 
AUGUST 2011
Wer hat an der Uhr gedreht, ist es wirklich schon so spaet?
Stimmt es, dass es sein muss,
ist fuer uns nun wirklich Schluss,
heute ist nicht alle Tage,
wir kommen wieder, keine Frage!
                                 Pink Panther

Die Inselzeit, it’s not so well,
geht viel zu schnell.
                            Schweizer Uhrmacher

Vielen Dank an ALLE für die tollen Ferientage auf PPP (Paradise Pulau Pef)
Martin -Switzerland

Ihr seid alle „HEBAT“!
Therese -Switzerland
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Armin, Martin, Maya, Therese and Sabine
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The Pef musicians lead the procession to the jetty.