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Best Time to Dive Bali: A Month-by-Month Guide
Bali offers diving throughout the year. Compare seasonal tendencies, regional differences and cooler water, then build a trip with room for changing conditions.
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PADI Open Water Diver in Bali: The Complete Course Guide
From initial practice to four open-water dives: understand the PADI Open Water course in Bali, prepare before arrival and allow enough time to learn.
East Bali Dive Sites: Padang Bai, Tulamben & Amed
Padangbai, Tulamben or Amed? Compare boat access, shore entries, reefs and wreck diving to choose the right combination for an East Bali trip.
Manta Point & Nusa Penida: Safe, Respectful Diving
A Nusa Penida diving day involves more than hoping for manta rays. Plan the crossing, suitable sites, recent experience and respectful wildlife encounters.
USAT Liberty Wreck Tulamben: History Meets Reef
Explore the USAT Liberty in Tulamben: the wreck’s history, marine growth, shore entry and the choices that make a well-planned wreck diving day.
Planning a Bali Dive Safari: 7, 10 or 14-Day Routes
Seven, ten or fourteen days in Bali: combine dive days, hotel moves, time ashore and your flight home into a route that works beyond the map.
Underwater Photography in Bali: Macro, Wide Angle & Respect
Better underwater photographs in Bali start with subject choice and a steady position. Plan macro, wide angle, lighting and a careful selection of the final images.
Bali Dive Holidays for Couples, Families & Non-Divers
Diving and a shared holiday can work together. Choose accommodation, separate mornings and shared days that suit couples or families with different interests.
Safe Diving in Bali: Health, Insurance & Flying
Prepare for diving in Bali with the right medical documents, insurance checks, pre-flight intervals and accessible emergency contact information.
Bali Dive Holiday Packing List
What belongs in carry-on, what can you rent and what is useful on a dive day? Pack for Bali with a practical checklist and clear priorities.
Bali Between Dives: Culture, Nature & Slower Roads
Rice fields, coastal villages and temple visits: make space for Bali above water without turning every break from diving into another long excursion.
Responsible Diving in Bali: Reefs & Wildlife
Reef care is visible in everyday choices: distance, cameras, equipment and wildlife observation. What you can influence before, during and after a Bali dive.
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News from 2014
Pictures of our new dive base
After working hard on our new dive base, we shared its first pictures in October 2014. You can find current impressions of our dive center and team on our dive center page.
Our new website goes online
In August 2014 we introduced our new website to our diving friends: following our new dive base, our online presence also received a new look. This announcement remains here as part of our history.