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Papa Theo island is a very pleasant island hideaway, even for non-divers. The simple huts are clean and comfortable, and a basic Indonesian mandi or splash bath is provided. The generator shuts down at dark, and then one hears only the sound of the waves through the thatch walls. A candle-lit restaurant serves very fresh fish and standard Indonesian dishes.

A juvenile pinnate batfish, Platax pinnatus, examines a diver in an underwater grotto off Maumere, Flores. At right is a regal angelfish, Pygoplites diacanthus.

A hawksbill turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata. Hawks-bills, the smallest of the sea turtles, are also the most commonly seen on Indonesian reefs. Their shells provide the raw material for tortoiseshell, although the importation of such products is banned in many countries, including the United States. In Indonesian markets, one can see small hawksbill turtles, stuffed and varnished, offered as souvenirs, and even live ones, which are destined for the stew pot.

Kuburan Cina

This very small island is among the best diving sites in Pulau-Pulau Seribu. The good reef begins due west of the island, continues around the south, then east There is a small bit of reef at the north tip. Excellent coral growth provides the backdrop for a good drift dive in 8-20 meter depths. In areas, the coral is good to almost 30 meters.