Shark Release - Nusa Penida On the 16th of April Diving Indo joined Bali Sharks and 30 members of United World College of South East Asia (UWCSEA) International School from Singapore for its 2nd shark release. 2 feisty Blacktip Reef Sharks were transported via our speedboats to...
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Jukung - Traditional Balinese Boats A Jukung is colourful traditional fishing boats that you see lining the coastal shores of Bali. At Amed and Padang Bai, we use them for Scuba Diving, they make it easy to do a backward roll and getting back on just pass...
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Peak Performance Buoyancy Scuba diving is a bit like learning to drive a car, it’s very strange at first, but the more you practice the easier and more natural it becomes, until it is automatic and instinctive. If you look at a scuba diver with perfect buoyancy,...
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Whip Coral Shrimp Next time you spot a whip coral, usually found in deeper water but can be as shallow as 10m, have a look at the surface of the coral to see a variation in texture. If you spot this, it will probably be a whip...
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Scuba Diving Trivia Want to know more about scuba diving and our oceans? Or preparing for your next quiz night? Here are some interesting facts for you: 1. 71 percent of the earth’s surface is covered in water. 2. 90 percent of an iceberg is submerged below the...
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Nyepi Tomorrow the 9th of March is Nyepi, the silent day in Bali. It marks the new year in the Saka calendar and is a day of silence, fasting and meditation for Balinese Hindus. It is hard to describe to visitors to Bali that there really are...
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Shark Release at Nusa Penida The 21st of January saw the release of 2 feisty black tip reef shark Thunder and Lightning into the Marine Protected waters of Nusa Penida. Fishing is an activity that has been going on for generations in Bali, it is income...
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Banded Sea Krait Biology The Banded Sea Krait (Laticauda colubrina) is an expert on morphing! It has retained the ventral scales and cylindrical body shape that is typical of terrestrial snakes, as this helps with climbing on land and in low trees, but its tail is...
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