Absolute Magazine

The team behind the Wakatobi Dive Resort pride
themselves with staying at the very forefront of
innovation, offering exclusive and pioneering dive
experiences to their visitors. Fluo Diving is an example
of this, allowing visitors to experience a new dimension
in diving so exclusive that more people have seen Earth
from space than have seen corals in this totally new
light! Not to be confused with phosphorescence, or
bio-luminescence, fluorescence is the absorption of one
wavelength of light (or colour) and the re-emission of
another, totally different wavelength of light (or colour).
A fluorescent object under white light reveals its true
colour. But under near UV light, it absorbs the blue and
re-emits a fluorescent colour, transforming the blue
into a brightly glowing, totally different colour. Thus,
underwater, marine animals that fluoresce have the ability
to convert one colour into an entirely different colour!
Beneath the glistening surface of the Wakatobi
waters lies a photographer’s paradise, with unbounded
opportunities for underwater photography and
videography, ranging from dramatic drop offs,
breathtaking coral gardens and pinnacles for wide
angle shots down to the most minute and exotic
marine creatures for macro fanatics. The exuberant
vitality of the reef systems means that whether pro
or leisure photographer, every dive will deliver an
awesome array of images in your viewfinder.
With many of the guests being underwater
photographers, the resort provides state-of-the-art
facilities for working on your camera. The camera
room is climate-controlled and has large work tables
and storage shelving for all your camera gear and
the workbenches have cushion pads to protect your
equipment. The team provide voltage-regulated
power to charge all your batteries and there is plenty
of light to allow you to work on your camera.
Perhaps one the most appealing factors that keep
divers returning year after year to Wakatobi is the fact
that their stay at the resort supports the protected
conservation zone. The entire Wakatobi region has
been turned into a sustainable protected marine
park. The local village and surrounding communities
have enthusiastically adopted the conservation plan
and as a result, illegal fishing, reef walking and other
activities detrimental to the coral reef have been
halted. Part of visitor’s payment for staying and diving
at Wakatobi goes back to the community to sustain
and support this new way of living; living in harmony
with and in respect of the coral reef ecosystem.
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