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aquamarine diving, Sep, 2009, by Lani Par, ca, usa ( 1 report). Report 5092.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$
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Comments	[None] Dive Safari was 4 days covering 2 in Tulamben, and 2 days in Candidasa for the mola mola(none seen despite of 4 dives in search of them unfortunately..water was cold..though we wore 3 mm only..i had a mini hood), manta spotting(we saw 7 at manta pt)....Wonderful land based experience with Aquamarine Diving (through Lindsey Sinclair) arranging our dive safari with stays in Mimpi resort, Tulamben (Highly Recommended) and at Watergarden, Candidasa (so-so) mattress could have been softer, and finally at Purisaraswati in Ubud(commercialized busy part of Bali but massages and food very good). We did 4 dives/day in Tulamben and 4 dives/day in Candidasa. We saw all sorts of macro, mantis shrimp, nudibranchs incl 2 spanish dancers, and blue ribbon eel, ornate ghost pipefish, octopus, anemone crabs, mantas, bumphead parrot fish, groupers, pygmy seahorses (denise and barramundi and even a sea snake!!..Corals were diverse and colorful...swarms of anthias...incredible and great value for the money...there is a lot of packing/unpacking..but doable...we usually prefer liveaboards but this was one way to see Bali topside as well...after 4 dive days..we did white water rafting (highly recommended), land tour incl temples from royal family and tanah lot, visited monkey forest and also elephant ride at the elephant safari park....Highly recommend a stay at the Kayana Resort in Seminyak for 2 days after the dive safari...beautiful villa and best service.. good way to end your week at beautiful bali, indonesia.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	51-100 dives
Where else diving	Palau, Belize, Turks & Caicos, Bora Bora, Seychelles, Maui
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	choppy, currents
Water Temp	65-76°F / 18-24°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	40-75 Ft/ 12-23 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	[Unspecified]about an hour
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	Squadrons
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	1 or 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	[None]May be hard for DSLR since in tulamben it's shoredives..rocky beaches....but there is a camera rinse tank..at where u start your dive..we brought our handy point and shoot instead...but wished we took our D90

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Dive Review of aquamarine diving in Indonesia/tulamben, candidasa, nusa peni

aquamarine diving, Sep, 2009,

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Dive Review of aquamarine diving in
Indonesia/tulamben, candidasa, nusa peni