Opening Spice Island Divers

In March this year, the time has finally come, after almost a year the former Maluku Divers will reopen in Ambon under new management and new name as Spice Island Divers. After protracted litigation, the Maluku Divers resort was forced to close in May 2018.

Without a doubt, Ambon offers some of the best critter, muck and macro dives in the world. Not only are there living things that can only be found there, such as the unique “Psychedelic Frogfish,” but Ambon also has perhaps the highest concentration and biodiversity there is. However, Ambon also has some beautiful reefs with crystal clear water and a fantastic wreck to offer. Since there are very few resorts on site, the dive sites are usually on their own.

We had the chance to talk to Luca from the Spice Island Divers on the boat in Dusseldorf in 2019 and get some information.

The management and staff are completely new, except for a large part of the guides who have previously worked at the Maluku Divers. Which, of course, is positive to mention!

The Spice Island Dive Resort is equipped with everything an underwater photographer needs. There is a camera room with plenty of space for preparing, cleaning and loading the cameras. In addition, there are separate freshwater pools for cleaning after the dives. Special bags are available for transporting the cameras.

The diving groups are limited to a maximum of 4 divers per dive guide, smaller groups or 1-1 is possible on request. There are 3 dives a day by boat and an additional night dive. Nitrox is available at an additional cost.

Prices have hardly changed before and are in a fair setting.

We will be there in December/January and can certainly report much more and with personal impressions afterwards.

If you are also keen to travel directly to Ambon, you can book the Spice Island Divers directly from Aquaventure in Germany.