Monday, December 21, 2009

ONE WEEK TOUR: BALI with AMED SCUBA

ONE WEEK BALI SCUBA DIVE TOUR

(Seven days, six nights and 10 dives, price only 499. -Euro)
Bali offers some absolutely stunning diving with beautiful coral gardens and rocky Drop Offs, shipwrecks, big schools of Jackfish, Imperator fish, interesting muck diving places for photographers. Everybody will be satisfied by the offers of this magnificent Bali Sea. In Amed Scuba’s small dive tour around Bali we will guide you in only seven days to some of the best dive sites of our wonderful island and we will show you the beauty of nature over and under the sea. On the way to our dive sites we pass scenic rice terraces, nice and remote temples and of course we will see some Balinese ceremonies and the real life in Bali.

1. Day
We will pick you up from the airport or from your hotel. Our journey will bring us along some of the most beautiful rice terrace of Bali and lead us along the blue coastline to the base of Amed Scuba in Amed Bunutan.
Here you will stay for a few nights in a bungalow near by the sea with fan and mosquito net. AC bungalows are available for a higher price.
If your plane arrives in the morning we have the chance to do our first relaxed dive after the arrival and the equipment check in Amed. In a secure bay you can check your skills before we go into a colourful coral garden and wall.
2. Day
Directly after the breakfast we start early to dive from the beach into the U.S.A.T. Liberty. You will find the shipwreck near the beach wonderful encrusted with corals and you can see lots of colourful reef fishes like Imperator Fish, Ghost Pipe Fish, Sweet lips, a huge solitary Barracuda, a huge Jackfish group, a Pygmy Seahorse, Nudibranches…. The American ship was torpedoed by the Japanese in the Second World War in the Street of Lombok and sank at the beach in Tulamben.
The second dive will guide us to a beautiful Drop Off falling down to 69 meters. We start also from the shore and we will dive against a smooth current which will bring us back to the place from where we started.
After a pause and the dinner we can show you a traditional Balinese village living from the Arak production. Here you can see the process of burning the strong alcohol made by palm trees and you can taste the differences of the high proof schnapps.
You will stay in the same bungalow in Amed like the night before.
(Another specialty of the area is Babi Guling (suckling pig) or Bebec Toto (duck made with special Balinese herbals). Ask us if you want to know more!

3. Day
After the breakfast we dive in Amed which is a little quiet fishing village. The people of Amed live from tourism, fishing and salt panning which you can see here at the beach.
Our first dive will be in the bay of Jemeluk. Here we find a wonderful Drop Off covered with variety of corals and huge sponges. This wall is full of different species and with colourful fish.
With a traditional Balinese fishing boot we sail to our second dive spot at Bunutan and go into an interesting drift dive or we go muck diving in Amed Ghost Bay. Here you can see the reef-rebuilding and photographer will find lots of interesting muck at this diving site like Harlequin Ghostpipefish, Morays, Pygmy Seahorse…. After the dives and a break you have the possibility to see the beautiful water palace Tirta Gangga. Here you can swim in the sweet water pools or relax.
We will stay in our accommodation.
It is possible to do our night dive in Jemeluk or in Tulamben.

4. Day
After the breakfast we drive in the little fishing village Kubu a few kilometres away from Tulamben. Here we will dive directly from the beach in two very pretty dive places with rich variety of coral formation. Kubu and monkey reef offers next to the corals a lot of small animals and marine life. With a little luck you can see also reef sharks and turtles.
After the diving we can drive along a scenic coast road and visit Ujung the summer palace of the last king of Karangasem. The water palace was built in 1920 and shows an interesting architecture mix in European, Chinese and Balinese stile. A big part was destroyed from the lava of the Gunung Agung from 1963. The palace was rebuilt with the money from the World Bank and you will get an impression of the life of the old Balinese king and his hundreds of wife.
In Amlapura we will find a big shopping centre with ATM and a traditional local market where we can stop if you need something to buy.
5. Day
With our luggage we move to Padang Bai. Padang Bai is located between Singaraja and Candi Dasa and a perfect location for relaxation on pristine white sand beaches.
After we check in into our bungalows with mosquito net and fan in front of and the white beach we will start our boat dives at the dive sites at Blue Lagoon and White Beach. Here you will find beautiful walls and coral gardens with a variety of different species. You will see a lot of “critters” and in the depth of 20 meters you can meet sleeping reef sharks. In the time from august to September sometimes moon fishes appear.
Blue Lagoon is a wonderful beach for snorkelling, it has white sand but it is much smaller than White Beach. White Beach offers pristine white sand and a couple of small warungs for a nice snack and cold drinks. But here can be sometimes bigger waves. For families we recommend the main beach where no waves are and there for it will be safer for your small children. The black sand beach is a pretty location for a walk. The black sand between the gemstone crystal-clear water and the lush green areas is very scenic. Padang Bai is also a cultural destination with one of the oldest temples in Bali.
We stay one night in our bungalow in Padang Bai.

6. Day
From Padang Bai we will drive to Menjangan Island. If the time is right we can make a pause in Klungkung to visit the old Judge hall with interesting frescos. We will visit Besakih the mother temple of the Balinese and see the nice view of the mystic water temple of Ulu Danu and we can visit the local herbal marked in Bedugul or the botanical garden of Bali. Overnight we stay in a nice bungalow with fan and mosquito net directly at the beach near Permuteran. The area has a swimming pool directly at the beach. In the small restaurant at the beach they offer fresh seafood for fair prices. The accommodation includes breakfast. You can have a bungalow with air-condition for a little bit more money.
Directly after the breakfast we go to the office of the Bali Barat national park. Here start our boat to the Island Menjangan which belongs to the national park. Fishing is forbidden and therefore we have a good chance to see also big fish. On the island you find the oldest temple in Bali where the Balinese people are celebrating there full-moon ceremonies.
The first dive will be in Pos Dua along a drop off with caves in it. We can see a lot of coral formation and huge fish.
After the dinner on the beach you can go snorkelling, relax or visit the oldest temple of Bali on Menjangan Island.
Depending on the current and your interest we will decide where we will go for the next dive around the island.
We recommend you the restaurants at the beach side where you can enjoy the fresh seafood which comes directly from the fisherman on your plate for very fair prices. (Fresh barracuda, tuna with rice for app. two Euro. Or try the tasty Sate Lilith- spicy fish skewer - or Pepes Ikan, spicy fish in banana leave)
7. Day
Depending on the conditions of the dive sites and your personal interest you can choose your dive site after the breakfast. We can make a boat dive in Gilli Mimpang, Gilli Tepekong or Gili Biaha.
We will organize a little dinner with soft drinks and bring you afterwards to your new hotel or to the airport. If you should leave this day or the next with the plane you can do the dive at another day.
This dive holiday is planed that you will find your time for diving, relaxing and feeling good.
With this package you will book nine day dives and one night dive, which you can also dive in the day if you want. Therefore you can miss one of the 14 offered dives or you can buy more to your package. We will be flexible for you!
The price includes: Transfer from and to the airport or another destination on Bali, ten dives, all equipment as good as new, the English or German speaking divemaster, lots of information about biology and history of Bali from your personal guide who will guide you during the dives and the tour, six nights in bungalows with fan and breakfast, soft drinks, fruits and snacks.
The price for this one week tour is only 499,-Euro per person!
For this tour we need minimum two divers! If you are non diver you are welcome to accompany us and you will pay only 50 percent of the price.
For air-condition you have to add 55, - Euro more per person.

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