Indonesia Diving Videos

[krukster86]

Here are a few videos I made from our honeymoon in Indonesia (Bali, Nusa Lembongan and Gili Trawangan). Enjoy!

I am using a Hero2 with the dive housing, a SOLA 1200 light and a SRP dome filter.

Crystal Bay (Nusa Lembongan):

- Mola Molas!


Halik Reef (Gili T):

- Octopus!



Shark Point (Gili T):

- Turtles and bumpheads!

Manta Bay (Nusa Lembongan):

- Mantas and Mantis Shrimp!

 

[lamarpaulski]

Great videos !! Any feedback on dive operators and/or places to stay ? You saw a heck of a lot.

 

[krukster86]

Great videos !! Any feedback on dive operators and/or places to stay ? You saw a heck of a lot.

Yep!
We stayed at Pondok Frangipani, a luxury bungalow associated with World Diving (our dive operator) in Nusa Lembongan. It was a great place to stay, just short of a private villa rental. World Diving treated us well. We dove only in groups of 2 + the dive guide. We did an early AM dive, then surface interval on the water with a neat banana leaf wrap snack, followed by a second dive. Nusa Lembongan is a great place for diving, however, there was not too much to do on that island late at night, since it seemed like a lot of places closed up shop before nightfall.

In Gili Trawangan, we dove with Big Bubble Dive Center and stayed at their bungalows (right in back of the dive shop!). The rooms were just "OK", and were what you expected from a dive resort, just the essentials. That said, this was the best dive operator that I dove with. All of the dive guides were eager to help with anything. After each dive, we had a little meeting to discuss what problems we encountered, what fish and creatures we spotted (with fish ID book) and just shot the breeze. Gili Trawangan is more of a "happening" place with plenty of clubs, restaurants, street food vendor markets, etc. Even though we were there during Ramadan, it was quite lively!