Hi!
I am also looking to do the same thing around that time except I think I will be there Novemeber. I have looked at a number of options basically all of eastern malaysia would be out, 1 month is not long enough and the wet sets in then. Borneo would be great, I have dived off Sipidean and mabul island and it was great, but I haven't got replies from my enquires to there, so I was a bit disapointed, I might try again, Borneo divers is the big one there, I think you have to do the IDC in kota kinablau in Sabah. I have heard the diving is ok there but I didn't go I saved it for sipidan!
You may actually find indonesia cheaper in terms of accomadation, I haven't found much difference in cost of the actual courses. I have dived off Bali, Tulamben, that was Ok but I like the idea of doing courses in Gillies trawangan, i think it is dream divers. You can get accomadation for about 20000 rupiah which is about 3 USD, but that is very basic and you would sort it when you are there. I think I have settled on Sulawesi, i haven't been there but it sounds really interesting and I like their environmental policies, i think that was Eco divers. What has anyone else heard of Manado, sulawesi??
Sharon
I am also looking to do the same thing around that time except I think I will be there Novemeber. I have looked at a number of options basically all of eastern malaysia would be out, 1 month is not long enough and the wet sets in then. Borneo would be great, I have dived off Sipidean and mabul island and it was great, but I haven't got replies from my enquires to there, so I was a bit disapointed, I might try again, Borneo divers is the big one there, I think you have to do the IDC in kota kinablau in Sabah. I have heard the diving is ok there but I didn't go I saved it for sipidan!
You may actually find indonesia cheaper in terms of accomadation, I haven't found much difference in cost of the actual courses. I have dived off Bali, Tulamben, that was Ok but I like the idea of doing courses in Gillies trawangan, i think it is dream divers. You can get accomadation for about 20000 rupiah which is about 3 USD, but that is very basic and you would sort it when you are there. I think I have settled on Sulawesi, i haven't been there but it sounds really interesting and I like their environmental policies, i think that was Eco divers. What has anyone else heard of Manado, sulawesi??
Sharon