MANADO 2009

Our group of 15 divers and 1 non-diver went to Tasik Ria Resort on the 27th Aug and stayed till 1Sept.

We enjoyed the personalised service of very friendly and efficient TRR staff:
- the front desk staff took all the disorientated guests arriving late at night from the AirAsia filght to each of our rooms
- the housekeeping staff who looked into every complaint about the toilet flush or the room A/C
- the restaurant staff who will try make a good pot of hot ginger tea even if it is not on the menu
- hotel staff who took such good care of the non-diver in our group while the rest of us went out diving everyday. ( Thanks, Dan, my Mom had a really good time)
- and last but not least, the diving team at Tasik Divers who made this diving trip so awesome.

We loved the diving at Bunaken, Lembeh as well as the closer house reefs of Tasik Ria using the big diving boats of Tasik Divers with the very easy-to-climb-up ladders, we enjoyed the pampering given to us divers coz' we didn't need to change our own tanks or wash-up our own equipment, DMs who could point out the strangest of critters for us to see - the Rhinopias scorpionfish, the flamboyant cuttlefish, the hairy frogfish, the fingered dragonet...simply amazing!- the food was quite good at the restaurant and the accompanying condiments superb, but the lunch provided during the dive trips out can be improved.

Overall, an excellent and memorable stay with Tasik Ria.