This week in Bunaken on a dive site called Mamaling on the north of the island, guests were treated to a flyby of two spotted eagle rays. With beautiful mottled markings on their upper body, it’s always a pleasure to see eagle rays. And then later in the dive, the same rays returned for an…
Gili Air Two weeks in Gili Air went in a blink of an eye. In the 14 days I assisted many courses, guided dive groups, passed my skill circuit with a good score (I’m quite pleased with that!), did my equipment exchange with fellow DMT Yuri, finished my mapping project and did my 800m snorkel…
The colourful Harlequin Shrimp is a rare and fantastic species that can be found on any dive in Lembeh! These great shots were captured by our guests Keiko, and Victor and Lynn. There are two variety under the genus Hymenocera. The Hymenocera picta, which can be found in the central and East Pacific regions and…
This week it’s about the big fish at two fish Bunaken. A thresher shark sighting during one of our wall dives amazed the whole lucky group of divers. This is a rare occasion but even those guys are around Bunaken. Watch the short footage on the following link: https://youtu.be/sBPBNvdvw84 Also this week we were able…
Lembeh Strait is home to the beautiful Barbigant’s Seahorse, which continue to delight our guests. These lovely photos were taken by our guests, Su Kyung & Peace, David & Isye and Keiko. The Barbigant’s Seahorse, Hippocampus bargibanti, is one of three Pygmy Seahorses found here in Lembeh Strait. The other two are Denise’s Pygmy and…
Last week in Sanur, we were grateful enough to dive in Tulamben, right beside Amed on Bali Island; a day trip that got us to discover the wonders of this fantastic diving spots, rich and full of life. We encountered an Octopus right outside of its hide-out. We figured this one was trying to find…
This week has been a busy but great week here in Bunaken. The weather is awesome and so is the marine life here. The visibility is great and we had amazing wall dives here. We saw some giant frogfish and pygmy seahorses. The guests are all very happy with the dives. This week, Rebecca did…
On a night dive in Lembeh you are more than likely going to come across some Durban Dancing Shrimp dancing the night away! We love this photo taken by our guests, Kev and Sim, of this inquisitive little guy. The Durban Dancing Shrimp is also known as the Hingebeak Shrimp, Camel Shrimp and Humpback Shrimp.…