East Of Wallace Line
Alami Alor Dive Resort
With its scenic charm, wide mix of cultures, and some of the best diving in South-East Asia, the often overlooked island of Alor is absolutely worth a place on your Indonesian, island-hopping adventure.
The Alor Archipelago, located in the heart of the Coral Triangle, boasts some of the most pristine and diverse coral reefs in Indonesia. These reefs are renowned for their vibrant marine life, including colourful coral gardens, steep limestone walls, and a variety of unique macro life such as nudibranchs, pygmy seahorses, and frogfish. The area is also known for its excellent visibility and the presence of larger pelagic species like eagle rays, barracuda, and even occasional sightings of hammerhead sharks.
Accommodation at Alami Alor consists of seven individual bungalows. These are spacious and beautifully furnished. Connected by a network of neat, pebble pathways, each unit has its own tropical hardwood veranda and private, oceanfront seating area. There is a main structure – that exudes the quintessential tropical island feel – that is the open-air communal area. This structure houses the dining area, where the fully included meals are served up at a communal table. Traditional Indonesian cooking is heavily represented in the cuisine created, however some western options are available at breakfast. A small infinity pool fills the veranda on one side, with breezy lounging areas along the adjacent side. These areas allow for uninterrupted views of the sunsets over Kalabahi Bay.
Facilities
Dedicated camera and UW photography room.
Local Wildlife
Ocean sunfish, eagle ray, barracuda, trevally, tuna, marlin, thresher shark, hammerhead shark, reef sharks, black snapper, unicornfish, stingray, sea snakes.
Nudibranchs, shrimp, crab, anemone fish, eels, frogfish, leaf scorpionfish, bearded scorpionfish, pygmy seahorses.
Optional Activities
Diving, snorkelling, UW photography.
Jonathan Morris
Area Specialist
Due to seasonal weather conditions, the best time to visit Alor’s coral reefs is from March through to December for both ideal surface and underwater conditions. In season, underwater visibility can be absolutely outstanding ranging from 15 meters / 50 feet in our shoulder season to 40 meters / 132 feet in the height of our dry season.
If you have any questions regarding our Indonesia tours, please feel free to contact me on +44 (0)1803 866965
We are back and all I can say is what a fantastic tour! Thank you so much for organising, we have both fallen in love with Indonesia and cannot wait to go back to see other things. Sulawesi was fabulous –the diving was so good it was like being in an aquarium. The tarsiers were all that I expected but the black macaques were so much more!
The first evening walk to see the Tarsiers, on the way we saw two Cuscus hanging about in the trees. We saw a couple of Macaques but the main event was the Tarsiers. We saw six in one tree and they are more cute/ugly as their photos. I could have stayed there all night watching them.
The next day we travelled back to see the Macaques, we were a little late and thought we had missed them as a we got to a group of people who had been watching them the macaques turned away into the bush. We carried on walking to look for kingfishers when we found ourselves in the middle of a monkey gang fight. Rambo 1 and Rambo 2 troops had travelled onto each other’s territory and all hell broke loose! They didn’t care that we were there they just rushed back and forth hollering at each other, it was so exciting watching it.
Once all the testosterone subsided Rambo 2 relaxed and groomed each other we just stood in the middle of them watching them for ages. One climbed a tree to communicate with me by sticking his tongue out and showing me some very strange facial expressions – Stewart thought he was asking me to be his 3rd wife! As we stood watching them relaxing, one came to play with my shoelaces and then another liked my trousers, then a brave one climb up me and started grooming my hair! He didn’t give up easily, sticking his fingers in my eyes and kept looking at me seeing how I was reacting– it was a fantastic experience all round.
All that is left to say is thank you again for giving us the wide variety of what we can see in Indonesia, it has whetted our appetite to see more! Now to plan for next year –we will be in touch soon!