Alor; Wakatobi or Kri Eco Resort for July question

Hi All,

Trying to narrow down my options for July this year as last minute holiday possibility came up. Unfortunately I only have a full week. So some of the lob are not possible.

I'll be traveling alone and want to go to either Alor, Wakatobi or Kri Eco.

I'm having a hard time deciding especially cause I'm not so sure about the weather conditions at these places. I don't mind a rough sea, but when I go to one of these I want to be sure to be able to dive all good sites. (thats the reason why I skipped Komodo, no LoB are running and if they run they won't go to horse shoe.

I'm looking for some bigger stuff, but I also enjoy the macro and muck. In the last years I've been to Sipadan, Lembeh (3*), Bunaken (2*), PNG and Thailand all very nice, but I want to try something new again.

Wakatobi and Kri are "famous" for their housereef, but I'm not so sure if the big stuff will be arround. Alor is more of the beaten track and at this moment appeals the most.

For Alor I found two operators, but I'm not sure about their knowledge so I would love to hear some experiences for both eco dive resort in alor archipelago, indonesia. and divealor.com.

The good thing about the first is that they have their own resort, housereef and unlimmited diving. The other is as far as I can tell more established but doesn't have a resort / housereef.

PS, I'm living in Singapore, so travel time is relative, furhtermore with a week I mean Friday to Sunday.

Help is appreciated

Since you only have 1 wk Kri & Wakatobi may not be possible. According to Papua Diving web page they offer 7 day trips, departing & returning Sorong on Sundays. Wakatobi is typically 10 days, departing & returning to Bali. You would also have to add travel from SIN to Sorong or Bali for these options to work. I don't have information on Alor, but they would probably be more flexible as to length of stay & arrival/depart dates.

Wakatobi is very nice. Quality facilities, well organized, good food, and helpful staff. The house reef is nice and you will be able to see everything from sea-crates to pygmy seahorses. Do not expect to see anything pelagic or larger than a map puffer. Some of the dives have phenomenal soft coral gardens. Great macro. There are many quality dive sites within 15 minutes of the dock.