Luko
Contributor
Hi all,
sorry for the same old thread, it's about Bali diving again, I'll try to add a novel twist to it.
Here's the context :Going 7 days in Bali mid august (I know, peak season, dive sites packed with divers)
With non diving wife and daughter who like comfy balinese bungalows and bumming around the swimming pool, occasionally a dip at the beach with or w/o snorkeling.
Already (almost) most booked alll my accoms will be 4 nights in Pemuteran and 3 night in Tulamben/Amed area.
Me, very keen photographer, looking for special sights.
Here's the clue :
I am expecting to dive Menjangan, Secret bay and PJ in the north, The Liberty and Seraya in the East.
Here's the twist : I am looking for each location (Pemuteran and Tulamben/Amed area) for private/one to one dive guide services, ie. a local diver who's intimate with the dive sites, the currents and the critters. Experience of guiding photographers would be nice, photography advice even better.
Would you recommend an operation that arranges private guiding, or an independent private guide that would match my needs for 4 to 6 days... Or two different operations.
I have already contacted some operators with little results :
- An operator sent me a ridiculous price for their services (I mean the equivalent of a mid range live aboard! :shocked2:...but without the lodging and the food
).
- The famous Wally Siagian would have always been my first choice hands down
but he doesn't reply to his mail (is he still operating? )
I am not adverse to Bali operators/guides contacting me directly on my PM.
Another boring question : I am hesitating with resorts in Tulamben/Amed. Would Scuba Seraya be good for a party like mine (see description above of the two non diving girls)? Otherwise any other suggestions (no hardcore diver resort pls)?
Thanks in advance.
sorry for the same old thread, it's about Bali diving again, I'll try to add a novel twist to it.
Here's the context :Going 7 days in Bali mid august (I know, peak season, dive sites packed with divers)
With non diving wife and daughter who like comfy balinese bungalows and bumming around the swimming pool, occasionally a dip at the beach with or w/o snorkeling.
Already (almost) most booked alll my accoms will be 4 nights in Pemuteran and 3 night in Tulamben/Amed area.
Me, very keen photographer, looking for special sights.
Here's the clue :
I am expecting to dive Menjangan, Secret bay and PJ in the north, The Liberty and Seraya in the East.
Here's the twist : I am looking for each location (Pemuteran and Tulamben/Amed area) for private/one to one dive guide services, ie. a local diver who's intimate with the dive sites, the currents and the critters. Experience of guiding photographers would be nice, photography advice even better.
Would you recommend an operation that arranges private guiding, or an independent private guide that would match my needs for 4 to 6 days... Or two different operations.
I have already contacted some operators with little results :
- An operator sent me a ridiculous price for their services (I mean the equivalent of a mid range live aboard! :shocked2:...but without the lodging and the food
).- The famous Wally Siagian would have always been my first choice hands down
but he doesn't reply to his mail (is he still operating? )I am not adverse to Bali operators/guides contacting me directly on my PM.
Another boring question : I am hesitating with resorts in Tulamben/Amed. Would Scuba Seraya be good for a party like mine (see description above of the two non diving girls)? Otherwise any other suggestions (no hardcore diver resort pls)?
Thanks in advance.
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