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🐙 Mimic Octopus Amed, Bali, Indonesia – July-August 2023 🐙 The sandy slopes of Amed bay, in East Bali, are home to a healthy colony of mimic octopuses (Thaumoctopus mimicus, a species first observed in 1998, in Indonesia) along with other fascinating, and often rare, cephalopods. The mimic...

It has been 2 1/2 year since my wife and I had our last bubble therapy session!! And that is way too long!! So we really just wanted to ease back in to it. And there is no better place to do that then diving around Tulamben in Bali. It's our 5th time back to the area and we decided to stay...

Juvenile Harlequin Shrimp dancing at Kwanji, (Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia). This is a low-key lighting test of a juvenile harlequin shrimp ( (Hymenocera picta, size ≈ 5mm) spotted in Tulamben's Kwanji dive site. Shot on the Panasonic Lumix LX10 (LX15/LX9 in some locales), with a new Scubalamp...

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Adelar Liveaboard - Indonesia 40% OFF Last Minute Dates Three Dates - Three Itineraries --> 19 March - 29 March 2023 (Bali - Maumere) Komodo and Beyond - Whale Sharks (10 nights) --> 14 April - 24 April 2023 (Bau Bau - Maumere) Cousteau's Nirvana (10 nights) --> 27th April - 07 May 2023...

So we arrived at Villa Markisa in Tulamben late last night. My husbands Canon G15 charger (CB-2LC) seems to be fried! We are here til the 26th then headed to Wakatobi for a week. Any ideas on getting a charger? Amazon isn’t gonna work! 😂

Hi All, I am new to ScubaBoard and looking for some advice: I am a science teacher in the California looking for a way to use my summer vacations to travel the world. As a teacher, I don't make much and was looking to complete a Divemaster Internship this summer (and later my Instructor Cert)...

Alright, so I have decided I will be taking a trip back to Bali and do some diving in Tulamben. My friends gave me some suggestions and Narrowed it down to 3. 1. Liberty dive resort 2. Matahari Resort 3. Bali Dive Resort and Spa Which one have you guys used and suggest? Looking to do 3-4...

I'm planning a (covid delayed) trip to Komodo in October next year. On the way home through Bali I'm planning on diving a couple of days and tossing up between Tulamben and Nusa Lembongan. I have dived both before, some years ago. Seeking 'the wisdom of the tribe' on a few of questions: If...

Has anyone ever stayed on the Queenesia out of Labuan Bajo? Considering this 4 night liveaboard as an add on to a trip to Bali. This will be our first liveaboard. Seems rustic, but that can be fine. We are not fussy.

Hey guys, So my fiancé and I are getting married in bali in october. Surprisingly i never thought of diving while we’re there until she told me she wants to go dive the whole time. What a keeper! Lol. So kind of been searching and reading up about dives in bali. Komodo would be nice but we...

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As stated in the title, if anyone has detail info any of dive sites in Bali (including Nusa Penida), Sumbawa (including Moyo, West-end of Sumbawa, Santoda, Bima, Sangeang and Banta) and Komodo, including GPS coordinates of entry location, particular time to dive it, etc., links to existing to...

Part 1 - the journey. Our last trip to Indonesia was in February 2020. Due to prolong pandemic, no chance to visit again until this October although we managed to visit other countries - not for diving though. Our last dive trip was Liveaboard in red sea, September 2020. Assuming I'm not lazy...

Indonesia is Open...sort of Thought I'd post a bit of positive news regarding Indonesia. I received this in a newsletter from Lembeh Resort and their sister resort Murex Bangka. If you are interested in making a reservation for 2022 at Lembeh Resort, consider this and shoot is a note...

According the this POST, Indonesia is planning to reopen Bali province to foreign tourists in July, according to an official Friday. Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan said the government will also prepare a travel corridor, or travel bubble, with...

Here are some dive highlights from Tulamben, Bali - May 2018 - diving from Villa Markisa.

Here's a quick run and gun post on diving around Bali with Sharks. Most people talk about Manta Rays, Napoleon Wrasses, Ribbon Eels, Octopus, etc. when describing underwater marine life that surrounds Bali. On the northeast coast, just about an 2 hours from Denpasar are many caverns.

Hi - Does anyone have recent experience diving in the North West part of Bali? I'm looking for dive operator and accommodation recommendations. Thanks!

We had one day to dive in Nusa Penida on 20-Sep-2019. What a fine diving that was turned out to be. We saw 2 Mantas at Manta Point, 4 Mola Molas and a Thresher Shark at Blue Corner. Some divers even saw Great White Shark at Crystal Bay. :D Check out this video :)