Seasons greetings

May we take this opportunity to wish all our friends, old and new, a very Merry Christmas and a peaceful New Year for 2011.

Ceremony day AGAIN!

It is said there is never a day in Bali without a ceremony of some kind and if you include all the life cycle rites (baby ceremonies, puberty rites, weddings, cremations,Temple festivals), then this adage is probably true. There are definitely certain times that are “ceremony-heavy” such as the full moons in April and October and the high holy days of Galungan (it is Galungan today). Balinese religion (called Agama Hindu Dharma) consist of three primary elements: Hinduism based on what is practiced in India but differing substantially from those traditions, animism (where every living thing has a soul) and ancestor worship (the Balinese deify their ancestors after a proscribed process of cleansing has been done).

Temple festivals are held on the anniversary of when the temple in question was consecrated. This could be an annual event, held on a new or full moon or more likely every 210 days, based on the wuku system, a complex calculation of overlapping days of confluence, some being more “powerful” than others (think of Friday the 13th).

An Odalan or temple ceremony usually lasts for three days, but larger ones (which occur every 5, 10, 30 or 100 years) can last for 11 days or longer. The gist of what is happening here is that the Balinese are honoring the deities that rule over the temple by giving them a myriad of offerings, performances of vocal music, dance and gamelan music. They invite them down from their abode on Mount Agung to partake in the activities.

The temple is dressed up in colorful golden clothes, the images of the deities are taken to the local holy spring to be bathed and dressed in their best, shrines are cleaned, performances are rehearsed, committees are formed and then the big day arrives. Usually people take their offerings to the temple in the late afternoon, after the heat of the day has gone, and everyone's work and school obligations are over.

The offerings, consisting of fruits, rice cakes and flowers, are brought in on women's heads and placed at strategic points around the temple. These are blessed with holy water by the temple Pemangku or priest. The pilgrims then pray, are blessed with and drink holy water and then take the offerings home to share with their families. The gods have taken the sari or essence of the offerings, leaving the “leftovers” for the humans to consume. In the evenings, there could be spectacular performances of music and dance by local groups.

Since every village has at least three major temples (and often many more than that), there is always some kind of community religious activity going on. Aside from the village temple festivals, every household compound's family temple (mrajan/sanggah) also has its ceremony every 210 days.

Busy time in Bali again

Are you eco-friendly??

As we rapidly approach 7 billion members of this human population, our activities and use of energy and resources are having an increased effect upon the ability of the Earth to sustain us. Coral reefs are a vital indicator of the overall health of the planet and most are currently flashing red.

Existing within precisely defined, narrow physical and chemical limits, these ancient ecosystems are highly sensitive to changes in the Earth’s climate. Around two thirds of global reef systems have already gone, the rest threatened or in serious decline.

The reasons are numerous and complex, but pollution from land-based activities, increases in seawater temperature and abnormal levels of predation, caused by human removal of key species, add to the rate of loss of these elements.

The world has discovered that our wonderful sharks, these magnificent creatures which have gone from predator to prey, and how despite surviving the earth's history of mass extinctions, they could easily be wiped out within a few years due to human greed.

Are you doing your bit for conservation and support?

We need to:

Look after the environment

• do not touch the coral or any marine life
• do not collect live shells, coral or fossils
• do not feed fish or other marine life
• do not attempt to capture or trap marine life
• leave no rubbish or debris
• take only pictures, leave only bubbles

Write to your politician, boycott countries which sell shark products, do not buy marine objects promoted to tourists etc etc

or join Sea Shepherd and become an underwater spy! : http://www.seashepherd.org/

Technical diving

Xtreme Excitement

SSI’s TechXR is a well founded Technical Diving program and it was created to take the recreational diver to an extreme level for their diving adventures.
Whether you are looking for the excitement of deep reef diving or the thrill of exploring wrecks located well past 40m (130 feet), SSI TechXR is a way to learn the training and experience necessary for you to complete every new adventure with confidence and skill.
Whatever your current diving ability, extended range diving will challenge you with environments, depths, bottom times, procedures, and equipment not commonly encountered by recreational divers. You will be experiencing advanced levels that require extensive knowledge, enhanced diving skills, and considerable experience.

Xtreme Training

To support your journey, SSI has developed specific learning tools: a manual, interactive CD-ROM, Technical DiveLog and Technical Dive Slates. In addition, your instructor may also require you to have a personal copy of an advanced dive planning software program.
The courses available for you to take are: Advanced Nitrox, Technical Foundations, Decompression Procedures, Normoxic Trimix, and Advanced Decompression Procedures. You can take each of these courses individually or all at once.
You will develop confidence and comfort with these new skills through repetition and supervised experiences. Training will be designed to match your goals and objectives. SSI′s signature training method′s the "SSI Diver Diamond "and "Comfort Through Repetition" have been applied to keep the programs consistent and provide the same high quality education as other SSI products.

Please email Absolute Scuba to arrange your Tech diving future

Drift diving

Drift diving is a popular form of diving which is defined not by equipment or technique, but by location and water currents. In most open water diving situations the scuba diver propels himself by swimming and kicking the fins. In drift diving the diver descends into water with a known current and after obtaining neutral buoyancy lets the current just carry him along.

Drift diving is arguably the most relaxing and pleasant diving experience there is. Because the diver is not exerting himself by swimming, he uses less air and thus can stay submerged longer on a single tank. Many popular drift diving reefs have currents which run parallel to the reef; once submerged the diver relaxes and watches the scenery float by; using only minimal effort to stay neutral and navigate around formations.

The whole point of drift diving is to "go with the flow" and not to swim against the current. The movement is often so gentle that divers don't realize how powerful the current is; but they may soon realize its force when trying to swim against it! With a group of divers swimming into the current differences in swimming strength and fitness quickly become apparent since some divers swim easily upstream while others struggle to keep up. Going with the current a large group of divers can stay together very easily. Regardless of fitness level or swimming strength swimming against a strong current will use more air and the exertion of fighting the current shortens the diving experience.

Drift diving is almost always done from a boat drop-off, you must have someone on board to follow you. Once you begin drifting you will be carried quickly away from your drop-off point - often much more quickly than you realize or expect. It is very important for the boat captain to know which way the current is flowing and follow you from above. In calmer water (especially with larger groups of divers) the boat captain can see your bubbles and follow them. It is a very good idea for your group to have a surface marker buoy, on a reel, that you can send up when you begin to ascend - the boat will see it and approach to pick you up.

Bali water have many drift diving sites, especially on the Nusa Penida side of the island; Ped, S.D, Sental, Toyapaka, to name just a few. Enjoy your diving.

Nudibranch facts

We've all seen these colourful little critters whilst diving, but how many of us actually know some facts about them:

What is a nudibranch or sea slug? Although the term “slugs” conjures up all kinds of unpleasant ideas, nudibranchs (pronounced “noo-dee-branks”), more commonly known as sea slugs, are renowned for their boundless variety and beauty. Nudibranchs are gastropod molluscs.

What do they look like? Nudibranchs are shell-less molluscs, so imagine a colourful snail without a shell. Different species have a vast variety of body shapes and range from a few millimetres to 30 centimetres long. The word nudibranch is Latin and literally means “naked gills”. The name refers to the circle of exposed gills on the back of many species.

Where do they live? Nudibranchs can easily be seen by observant divers in all of Bali's dive sites. On reef walls or reef tops, they may nestle among an array of other invertebrates, such as sponges, on which some predate. However, hundreds of species of nudibranchs that have so far been recorded in Bali waters. Divers willing to investigate nooks and crannies can often spot species that have not yet been scientifically described.

What they eat and how: Nudibranchs are exclusively carnivorous, and, depending on the family and the species, often feed on a specific species of prey. Some species, for instance, feed exclusively on mollusc eggs, others on a particular species of sponge.

Behaviour: With no shells for protection, nudibranchs have had to develop a vast armoury of alternative defences. Some species can produce a distasteful noxious secretion to deter potential predators, such as fish. Other species feed on sea anemones, hydroids, jellyfish, soft corals and hard corals and are able to store special stinging cells called nematocysts from these animals food they eat. When attacked, they can discharge the stinging cells to deter their predators. Other nudibranchs use camouflage to avoid detection. Most nudibranchs have intricate and vivid colour patterns to advertise to predators that they are dangerous to eat.

Breeding: All nudibranchs are hermaphroditic, that is, the animal acts as both a female and a male. Copulating pairs inject sperm into each other by a penis. Eggs are usually deposited by each individual in a coiled mass on underwater surfaces. A few species emerge from the egg as a crawling juvenile. However, most emerge as free swimming larvae, with a tiny remnant shell. These swim about in the water column until they are ready to settle on the bottom.

How you can protect nudibranchs: When diving or snorkelling, look at but don’t touch these soft-bodied animals.

Macro lovers

Bali is a great place to dive for the macro lovers amongst us. We have numerous dive sites just perfect for that photo opportunity or brief encounter. 2 minutes from the resort we have an artificial reef (Tanjung Jepun) that is home to banded pipefish, robust pipefish, giant frogfish and hairy frogfish, crocodile fish, thorny seahorse, to name but a few.

Over at Tulamben we have scuba seraya macro dive site, also great for all those weird and wonderful oddities such as harlequin shrimp, many many obscure nudibranchs and enough reef fish to please any diver.

Bring your camera (we also have cameras for hire, including CD burn) and let's get wet!

Thought about next year's holiday yet?

We are getting busy with those 'early birds' who are preparing for next year's holidays well in advance. I have many bookings for rooms and diving as far ahead as July 2011.

Maybe you might need a refresher dive before taking part in a dive safari, or fancy completing the next dive course in your ladder of further education. Absolute scuba is here to help.

We teach all PADI and SSI courses from Resort diver (Introductory dive) all the way through to Instructor training, we even teach Technical diving for the more adventurous amongst us.

Drop me an email through the website links for more information.

See you soon

Open water course anyone??

Its been pretty busy over the last few weeks with many back to back Open water courses.

This course is the first step in your diver training, allowing you, once qualified to dive anywhere in the world to 18 metres, in similar conditions to those you trained in.

Lots of holiday makers take this course during their stay in Padang Bai, after trying snorkeling and seeing what is on offer just below the surface.

I always remember the saying "Standing on the shore, looking at the ocean is like standing outside the circus staring at the tent. There is just so much more to see."

Once you have tried diving, snorkeling will never be the same again, try it, you'll love it!

Mola Mola!

Yesterday, we travelled over to Nusa Penida. First dive at Manta Point; many Mantas, many divers! Next to Crystal Bay, again, many divers. There was another 24 boats in the bay so we thought our chances of spotting Mola were slim to nil. However, as we dropped in, a dive guide from another company signed to me that they'd seen 2 Mola Mola along the wall. We swam along to the cleaning station........nothing, then Budi, our lead guide swam deeper........he found a Mola but it was diving deeper. He tried again further back into the bay, and hey presto, MOLA!

Happy divers, mission accomplished.

We travel back to Crystal Bay again today, hoping to find more Mola for the group again. Wish us luck.

Amed

Today we went to Amed, south east Bali, close to Tulamben. Its about 1 1/2 hours from Absolute Scuba, and the journey by bus is through beautiful rice terraces, winding through the mountains. Amed still hold the charm of the traditional fishermans (and seasalt processing) village, with many beaches, restaurants and, of course, dive centres. The diving here is excellent, especially the Japanese wreck where we visited today. Just a small group of 3 divers today, plus Diduk, the dive guide and Joe, Dive Controller trainee who is still learning the dive sites. We saw many bat fish and hidden pygmy seahorses, nudis and many different colours of reef fish. This has got to be one of my favourite dive sites!

Guest review

Received this review from some guests that had stayed and dived with us recently:

"Hi Absolute Scuba dive nice guy & Budi,

We're much thanks having pleasant & exciting week in Bali with all of yours, we hope can see Mola Mola in next ......

hey Budi, attached pictures let you see @@

Franki & Matthew"

A hunting we will go, a hunting we will go............

We've discovered a little known muck dive site close to the centre, that has guaranteed ornate ghost pipefish.

There was a rumour that the site existed so we went out for a hunt on Saturday, and sure enough, after a bit of a search, there were the little blitters; one black, one white.

Then later one in the same dive, two robust pipefish and a huge feathertail ray (which we'd never encountered before). Sometimes it pays to go a hunting in a new area!

Bring your cameras..........and if you're lucky, we'll show you our new friends

Happy birthday boys!

This month has included the birthdays of 2 of our dive guides; Diduk and Budi. These guys worked really hard last year to achieve the status of SSI Dive Controller, PADI's equivalent of Assistant Instructor.

They are excellent dive guides; caring, helpful, and wonderful spotters for those critters that photography divers love so much!

So, this is a quick word to say 'Thanks Guys' for being such wonderful staff, and we look forward to a hectic busy season when we hunt for Mola Mola and Manta Ray for our happy dive guests.

The photo shows front left Budi, front right Diduk plus two of the equipment staff enjoying Christmas

Introduction

I thought I'd take this opportunity to introduce some of our staff members. We currently have 22 staff including housekeeping, gardener, maintenance crew, drivers etc but this photo show just some of the guys that the average guest will encounter during a stay at Absolute Scuba.

The photo shows, back row left to right:

Wayan (equipment crew) Dave (Instructor Trainer) Tut Ade (equipment crew) Budi (dive guide) Franky (accounts manager

Front row shows, left to right:

Yanti (stock keeper) Iluh (accounts dept) Amanda (dive master/marketing advisor) Made (reception manager)

We're pleased to meet you :D

Kuningan Day

OK, we finally made it through 10 days of Galungan festival and celebration, to Kunungan Day which is tomorrow.

The Kuningan Day is the time for commemoration as the ancestors return to the heaven after ten days dwelling on earth and the Balinese express their gratitude to gods for His mercy to the human races. Therefore, it is a time for holiday, visiting each other and fun. Every village in Bali will celebrate Kuningan in grand style, with colorful festivals held at the temple in some parts of Bali Island.

The bamboo pole or locally called penjor, which has been erected at the front of each house compound's entrance gate since a day before Galungan is redecorated by taking down the white clothes and substituted with the yellow clothes, symbolizing the prosperity.

So, Happy Kuningan everybody

Happy Galungan!

We're just approaching one of Bali major festivals and holidays, Galungan, which occurs every 210 days and last for 10 days, ending in the Kuningan day.

During this holiday the Balinese believe the Gods, and all deceased relatives, visit the earth. They must be suitably entertained and welcomed into their homes, and prayers and offerings must be made for them.

Although Galungan falls on a Wednesday, most Balinese will begin their Galungan 'holiday' the day before, where the family is seen to be busily preparing offerings and cooking for the next day.

While the women of the household have been busy for days before creating beautifully woven 'banten' (offerings made from young coconut fronds), the men of the village usually wake up well before dawn to join with their neighbours to slaughter a pig unlucky enough to be chosen to help celebrate this occasion. Then the finely diced pork is mashed to a pulp with a grinding stone, and moulded onto sate sticks that have been already prepared by whittling small sticks of bamboo. Chickens may also be chosen from the collection of free-range chickens that roam around the house compound.

Delicate combinations of various vegetables, herbs and spices are also prepared by the men to make up a selection of 'lawar' dishes. While much of this cooking is for use in the offerings to be made at the family temple, by mid-morning, once all the cooking is done, it is time for the first of a series of satisfying feasts from what has been prepared.

While the women continue to be kept busy with the preparations of the many offerings to be made at the family temple on the day of Galungan, the men also have another job to do this day, once the cooking is finished. A long bamboo pole, or 'penjor', is made to decorate the entrance to the family compound. By late Tuesday afternoon all over Bali the visitor can see these decorative poles creating a very festive atmosphere in the street.

On Wednesday, the day of Galungan, visitors will find that most Balinese will try to return to their own ancestral home at some stage during the day, even if they work in another part of the island. This is a very special day for families, where offerings are made to God and to the family ancestors who have come back to rest at this time in their family temple. As well as the family temple, visits are made to the village temple with offerings as well, and to the homes of other families who may have helped the family in some way over the past six months.

The day after Galungan is a time for a holiday, visiting friends, maybe taking the opportunity to head for the mountains for a picnic. Everyone is still seen to be in their 'Sunday best' as they take to the streets to enjoy the festive spirit that Galungan brings to Bali.

Bye bye old boat

Absolute have had a small white 'Jukung' boat on long term loan for many years. Recently we were told that it was wanted back by the original owner; so, new boat was ordered and fabricated on the beach, here at Padang Bai.

Yesterday, the dive crew, plus anyone else who could help, had the job of dragging the old boat off the beach and into the resort, where it is to await collection.

Many heads were turned to see a boat being brought along the beach by pure man-power.

I was asked by one guest 'are you planning to put that in your swimming pool'?! Maybe we could fill it with plants and make a garden feature from it, what do you think?

Metro TV

For the last 5 days, we have had the pleasure of 10 member of staff (crew and presenters) from Metro TV. They have been filming as they completed their SSI Open Water course (plus one AOW course).

They have been a great team, there has been lots of laughing and the guys are great fun to be around.

Yesterday, they all managed to pass their final exam and are now certified divers, well done guys!

Hopefully, they will let us know when the programm will be aired, so we can share the experience with the whole of Indonesia!

Cocktail hour

Its about time I mentioned that our resort bar and restaurant, Buddha Bar is now holding a 'Happy Hour' every night from 5pm. Half price cocktails are the order of the day; whether your favourite is :

Pina Colada
Black Russian
Martini Cocktail
Singapore Sling
Hurricane
Mojito
Mai Tai
Screwdriver
Bloody Mary or my personal favourite, Banana Daiquiri

There is something for every taste, and at half price, it would be criminal not to try at least one...........or two.............or three!

Bloody rubbish!

We've hardly had any rainy season this year, just the occasional stormy night, but nothing like the amount of rain we should have had by now. Anyway, last 2-3 days we've had rainy nights, which in turn has washed all the plastic garbage out of the river beds.
Yesterday, 3 beautiful dives were spent collecting as much of this floating debris soup as we could hold. At one stage a large rice sack floated by, which was great as it gave me something to fill with rubbish!
On 25th April the village is having an 'Earth Day', spent cleaning up the dive sites and beaches, and judging by the amount seen yesterday, we may be gone a while! (Photo is not from yesterday, but from Google, our waste is not this bad)!

Holiday in paradise

We've just come back from a well deserved break from work; one week travelling around Bali, diving sites we hadn't visited before.
We left Padang Bai and drove to Amed, diving with John at Eco Dive, and staying at Wa Wa We We. The diving in Amed is second to none; very impressive, we loved the Japanese wreck. Lipah Bay is a quiet, black sandy bay about 3km southeast of Amed and home to a 20 metre steel freighter wreck. The wreck sits at 6 - 12 metres between a reef and the sandy bottom and is encrusted with gorgonians, sponges and black coral bushes. The slope down away from the wreck is rich and healthy and fish life here is also good. Pipefish, shrimps, pygmy seahorses and dragonfish can be found in the right conditions here. The wreck is just covered in interesting critters.
After a quiet day and night at Tulamben, we moved up North of the island to spend some time at Pemuteran, staying at Aneka Bagus Hotel and diving with Reefseen.
The guys at Reefseen are brilliant (thanks Chris, Amanda and Adrian). They are home to the world's largest reef conservation project. Chris is the one responsible for helping the locals understand just how and why they need to protect the marine environment, starting the Turtle Project, Reef Seen Dancers, Reef Gardeners and many more community projects around Pemuteran. If you get a chance to dive the north of the island, they are highly recommended.

Welcome to Bali currents

Yesterday I had a DSD (Intro dive) to conduct. Nice lady, American, curently living in Bali, volunteer working in a childrens home. We watched the safety videos, completed all paperwork, finished the classroom session and headed to the pool. The usual fun and games trying to get a 5mm full wetsuit on when your hot and sticky, always good for a laugh, its like having a complete workout in 36 degrees C. We jumped into the pool, completed the 4 skill circuit without any problems, bimbled around the deep end practicing buoyancy before being let out into the ocean.

Quick jukung ride out to Blue Lagoon where the conditions seemed perfect, and the dive went perfectly for 20 minutes until the current changed. Suddenly we were in a massive down current with our bubbles coming up from underneath us! With full contact and control of the DSD student, we ascended, popped the safety sausage and hung on for the 3 minute safety stop. When we finally surfaced, we had been swept a good 500 metres around the corner into the next bay and along Tanjung Jepun.
As usual the boat crew had been following bubbles (and the sausage) and were just above us at the surface, so back onto the boat after 33 minutes of pure exhilaration, being swept along, watching sealife rush past.
Not sure what the student really thought, she seemed to enjoy the experience, and will certainly have a story to tell when she gets home.
Just show you how quickly the currents can change in the beautiful, powerful ocean we call home.

First dive of the 'New Year'

Yesterday was Balinese New Year, Nyepi, Day of Silence. A very sleepy day at Padang Bai, with no guests and, of course, no diving!
Today, we're back in business! 2 x dives Blue Lagoon, an old favorite with divers. First dive was to Tanjung Jepun, where there is a small fishing boat wreck and an artificial reef developing. The wreck is at 17 metres, been there for approx 2 years now, and the corals and sealife are getting a hold on the boat. It seems to have a resident Frogfish, who lives on the bow. Came across massive cuttlefish just beyond the wreck, who sat and sparkled at us for a few minutes, before being spooked away. Sometimes we come across the Odyssey submarine at this dive site; its a weird sensation, hearing and feeling the subs vibrations through your whole body. Then, suddenly, out of the blue, come a huge white submarine, with little guest faces at the porthole windows! Surreal :D
So, selamat hari raya Nyepi (1932) tahun baru to everyone for yesterday, hope you too had a peaceful day in the quiet of Bali.

Manta and Nusa Penida

Dull start to the morning, after a night of heavy rain, but the sun managed to burn through the clouds by the time we were loading the boat.
Calm sail through the strait and onto Manta Point, where we were the first boat there. Plenty of Manta swimming at the cleaning station, visibility was as usual. Lots of photographs taken, happy guests then back to the boat.
Second dive to Nusa Penida, Ped drift site. Hopefully looking out into the blue to spot Mola Mola swimming by, but no luck in spotting anything exciting.
Chilly too, with 22 degrees C!

Nusa Penida

Yesterday gave a beatuiful warm day at Nusa Penida. Sental first, very little drift, cool at depth (22 degrees C), then S.D. stronger current this time, thresher shark in the blue, lastly after lunch, Ped, where we ended the dive hanging on the safety stop directly over a feeding turtle. 3 lovely dives, and very happy dive guests.

Oh, and the new small boat is ready, and made its first maiden voyage to Tepekong this morning.

Tepekong

Diving at Tepekong and Mimpang was planned for this morning. However, the full moon had other ideas; as we approached Mimpang we could see the current was strong, so we decided to try Tepekong first.
Wonderful, calm dive at Tepekong, 3 small reef sharks in the cave, so happy divers, and plenty for the photographers in the group.
When we had finished the surface interval, we took another look at Mimpang conditions, and decided against a dive there today, the current is too unpredictable for the 3 novice divers we had in the group.
So, on to Blue Lagoon, Drop-off, where we managed to find the leaf scorpionfish on his rock, squid, blue spot ray, Lionfish, stonefish plus many more.
Manta point again soon..........!

Rescue

Exciting times at Manta Point. Not only did we see 'dancing' Mantas, we think that it may be some kind of mating ritual, but we rescued 2 fishermen from Java who had been sitting on the beach for 3 nights, without food or water, after their boat engine broke down. No-one else had come to their aid, they had managed to survive by drinking rain water. We've brought them in to the resort, got them showered, clean clothes, some light food and water, and hopefully they will have a full recovery from their ordeal!!

Tulamben

Brilliant day at Tulamben yesterday. First dive at the Drop off, visibility 10 metres +, all the usual reef fish, unusual nudi found (sorry no photos). Second and third dive at the USAT Liberty wreck. Vis is much better than the last time we were here. Waves and surge were bigger but then its a full moon today. Spotted Barracuda, bumpheads, frogfish, garden eels, nice surface interval at the restaurant then another dive through the swim throughs. All in all, a good diving day, and a sleepy journey back to Padang Bai for the divers.

Today is another glorious day in Padang Bai. The rainy season really hasn't happened yet, maybe El Nino is to blame, but it means that the water temperatures are warm (28 degrees C) and the visibility is great. In the next few days we will be diving over at Tulamben Liberty wreck, where we know the water will not be as clear as it could be, due to river run-off. However, we expect the usual large ball of schooling Jacks, large Barracuda, and friendly Surgeonfish. Come join us!

Experience the excellence of diving in Bali. Enjoy a Balinese diving trip with the added attraction and benefits of Bali's unique culture and shopping.

Absolute Scuba Bali operates one day dive trips or multi-day dive safaris throughout Bali. We specialize in quality, tailor made, custom scuba diving tours. You tell us where and how many days you wish to dive and we put the best together for you.

Our experienced dive guides and instructors (local and international) will make your dive holiday a safe and enjoyable experience. From first-time divers to experienced underwater photographers, Absolute Scuba Bali welcomes all who love the sea and marine life to share our underwater treasures in Bali.

From June to November some of Bali’s Dive Sites are frequented by the elusive and mysterious Ocean Sunfish or Mola Mola. Absolute Scuba Bali offers specialised dive safaris to increase your chances of spotting the Mola Mola.

Accommodation is also available with Absolute Scuba’s dive packages, at Padang Bai Beach Bungalows Resort.