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Hello guys, I just like to introduce our new Boating Agency in Indonesia! Barefoot Yachts Indonesia offers Scuba Dive Liveaboards, Private Yacht Charters, Sailing Expeditions and customised Surfing, Yoga and Freediving Cruises on traditional Phinisi Schooners. Our fleet is cruising Indonesian...

Hey, this is my first post so thanks in advance! I am looking for advice regarding a beginner dive in Bali and/or Lombok. I am traveling in late September/early October and will be staying in Ubud, Seminyak, Jimbaran, and Medana Beach/Bay in Lombok. From my research I have learned that the...

9 New Year Resolutions for the Adventurer in You! Let’s face it. Thousands of us make New Year resolutions but only a slim percentage actually follow through with them. If you were one of the few who could keep one of these resolutions, how cool would that be! I RESOLVE TO…take all my vacation...

Hi All, I am fortunate enough to be able to take Long Service Leave (LSL) for 6 months in 2017 at half pay. I am heading off to Gili Air to do my DMT with http://www.adadivinggiliair.com/. I leave Aust in May. I am not a videographer or even a photographer, merely a diver that points their...

Hi there, I've found this site to be a really useful resource so decided to join up :) & this is my first post... Anyway, sorry if this subject's been covered before, but I'm hoping for some advice about a planned 2 week trip to Bali in July. I basically want to know the best place to base...

Hey Divers! :) So my partner and I are spending Christmas this year at Bali Dream Divers in Bali, Indonesia - not going home because...well as special as spending Christmas at 'home' with family may BE, it's still really special to spend Christmas in a tropical paradise like Bali, right!? I...

Hi scubaboard! Here’s a video from our recent trip to Indonesia (Komodo, Tulamben, Padangbai). It was shot with a Sony RX100 IV in a Fantasea housing. The macro shots were taken with a set of diopters (subsee +10 and/or Inon 165 +6), and I (generally) used a red filter on the wide angle shots...

Let me start by thanking everyone on scubaboard for all the fantastic advice I received leading up to the trip. What a great community and unbelievable resource! Here's a video and trip report from our September trip to Tulamben, Padangbai, and Komodo. Enjoy! Indonesia is an amazing country...

beautiful mandarin fish feeding!! :cool:

Hello everyone, I wanted to share my most recent short film. This time focusing on the magical world of Bali Indonesia. This film was one of the lucky 10 minute films accepted into the San Diego Undersea Film Exhibition. It's got a good variety of dialogue, aerial shots, and of course...

Has anyone dived around MER in June? June is considered off season so it is cheaper, but it is still pretty expensive and hard to get to so, wondering about conditions. Is it worth more $$ to go in a different season? We may be going on a Liveaboard in Komodo in early July so we are thinking...

With a 3yr old AND a 11 month old in tow PLUS granny and gramps, you really want to go to a place that you know well and know what to expect.... so it was back to Scuba Seraya (SS) again. This was our third time here, so obviously we enjoy the place. I'm sure there are a few better places in...

I just got back from a great trip to Bali, Indonesia and thought I’d best share the experience with everyone. Four of us departed London and flew to Denpasar airport in Bali, via a short stopover in KL. in total the flight was trouble free 19 hours. At the airport we jumped in a taxi to our...

Have a trip planned to Thailand for October 10th-22nd. I want to spend 3-5 days scuba diving / kayaking / snorkeling. My partner coming with is not certified and I want her to have as plenty of opportunities to enjoy the water as I do scuba diving. What would be the best option given my dates...

Hello Scuba Board, first time post! I'm currently pursuing my Divemaster training in Mozambique, and I would like to continue on to complete and IDC in SE Asia. I've been looking at so many different places and can't seem to decide where is the best place to complete my IDC. Obviously I am...

Hi everybody! I'm going on a 12 day trip from Sweden to dive with my girlfriend. She's tried diving and liked it, and is now looking to get a PADI Open Water certificate. I myself has done about 12 dives (three different trips), in my 6 years since my Open Water Cert. We've got recommended two...

To all lucky travellers heading to Indonesia soon, I'd like to give a quick Visa update to the Scubaboard community, so they avoid sticky situations. For divers from many countries, there are now 2 types of Visa on arrival: Free Visa On Arrival and Paid Visa On Arrival (35USD). Travellers lucky...

Filmed at Karang Makassar in Komodo National Park by Peter Fratesi It’s tough not to get excited when you see (and video) a manta mating train; part of the manta mating ritual, since “courtship rituals and actual mating events are relatively infrequently observed…”.[2] As you can imagine, when...

Manta Mating Train Video – Mating Ritual in Komodo It’s tough not to get excited when you see (and video) a manta mating train; part of the manta mating ritual, since “courtship rituals and actual mating events are relatively infrequently observed…”.[2] As you can imagine, when we caught this on...

Me and my husband are travelling around the world and currently in Indonesia. We are planning to stay a few weeks in Ubud and after that travel around Indonesia for almost one month. Our main focus will be on diving. I am AOWD with 30 dives and my husband is a Divemaster. We want to dive at...