diving and snorkelling in Indonesia

My girlfriend and i plan on visiting Indonesia for 6 weeks later this
year. Can anyone provide me with some good dive sites and/or
snorkeling sites?

ta

Some of the most accessible diving and snorkelling is in Bali, which is
also good place for non-diver (lots of other things to do). There are
so many different diving & snorkelling sites here.

Lombok (specifically the 'Gili Islands') used to have good snorkelling
but now sadly most of the coral their is bombed out. The marine life is
still good there though, with lots and lots of sharks and turtles, just
about every dive.

Komodo has good diving, but is best done from a liveaboard so maby not
so good for a non-diver.

I've never dived any other places in Indonesia except the three above,
but hear Alor, Flores and East Timor all have good diving. Again, I
think Alor and Flores are best done as LOBs though East Timor has shore
based dive centres.

Hope this helps.

In article <u5vaa11dboc9ian432l4mg717knp65si4f@4ax.com>,
spaldeen@ontheball.com (Dylan) wrote:

> *From:* Dylan <spaldeen@ontheball.com>
> *Date:* Tue, 7 Jun 2005 10:55:00 +0000 (UTC)
>
> My girlfriend and i plan on visiting Indonesia for 6 weeks later this
> year. Can anyone provide me with some good dive sites and/or
> snorkeling sites?

Indonesia is a big area, but is probably the best place onm the planet for
diving.......i guess you could find a poor spot but your luck would have
to be out for you to do that.

get out the map and take a Pin.........

I'm off there myself in two weeks........
Dave Morgan @ Work in the UK
Trip photos on line at www.morg.co.uk

In article <3qidnZMLQO0jBDvfRVnygw@pipex.net>,
<morgand@cix.compulink.co.uk> wrote:

€ In article <u5vaa11dboc9ian432l4mg717knp65si4f@4ax.com>,
€ spaldeen@ontheball.com (Dylan) wrote:
€
€ > *From:* Dylan <spaldeen@ontheball.com>
€ > *Date:* Tue, 7 Jun 2005 10:55:00 +0000 (UTC)
€ >
€ > My girlfriend and i plan on visiting Indonesia for 6 weeks later this
€ > year. Can anyone provide me with some good dive sites and/or
€ > snorkeling sites?
€
€ Indonesia is a big area, but is probably the best place onm the planet for
€ diving.......i guess you could find a poor spot but your luck would have
€ to be out for you to do that.
€

Batam comes to mind (or the other little islands of the Riau
archipelago around Batam). Relatively poor visibility and pretty strong
currents. Still, it's better than the waters around Singapore



€ get out the map and take a Pin.........
€
€ I'm off there myself in two weeks........
€ Dave Morgan @ Work in the UK
€ Trip photos on line at www.morg.co.uk

I'd advise you to book on M/Y Pelagian for two weeks. I did and I
still haven't found a tour operator to top them.

You could also check with: (from another post I did)
Baruna Water Sports - JI BYpass Ngurah Ria 300B, Tuban, phone 753 -
820
Bali Marine - JI Bypass Ngurah Rai, Belanjong, Sanur, phone 287- 872,

289 - 308
Beluga - Benoa Harbor, Nusa Dua, phone 771 - 997
Balina Diving - in Balina near Candi Dasa. No phone given
Dive 'n' Dives - JIBypass Ngurah Rai 198, Sanur Phone 288 - 052
Reef Seen Aquatics in Desa Pemuteran phone 0362 923 - 39 You can
ALSO EMAIL them at reefs...@denpasar.wasantara.ne*t.id
Bali Hai Diving - in Benoa phone 724 - 062
Stringray Diving at Puri Bali Homestay phone 0363 410 - 62/3 in candi

Dasa.