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Introduction to Diving in Indonesia













         With more than
           17,500 islands,
           the Indonesian

            archipelago is
             the largest in
           the world. This
             phenomenal

            county lays at
            the very heart
              of the Coral
            Triangle – the

           richest marine      Indonesia offers just about every type of diving        Exploring Indonesia    coral reefs around the   through to apex predators
                                                                                                                                     and the largest fish in the
                                                                                                              world under threat from
                                                                                       underwater is something
                               known to man along with wide ranging dive
             region on the     site topographies, reefs formations, conditions         which is accessible to   rising sea temperatures   ocean – the whale shark,
                    planet.    and marine life – there are no two places in the        everyone. From those   and climate change,    Indonesia has it all. Marine
                                                                                       learning to dive or snorkel
                                                                                                              Indonesian reefs remain
                                                                                                                                     mammals, crustaceans,
                               archipelago which will deliver the same experiences,
                               and there is no other country on earth which can        for the first time to   thriving and productive.  cephalopods, cetaceans,
                               rival Indonesia’s coral reefs and the abundance and     seasoned professionals                        reefs, wrecks, sea grass
                               diversity of marine life which inhabits them.           and expert freedivers.   It’s almost impossible to   beds, sea mounts, cave,
                                                                                       Indonesian reefs are   describe “the diving in   walls, pinnacles and
                                                                                       truly a display of Mother   Indonesia”, it’s just too   drop offs – underwater
                                                                                       Nature’s finest hour and   varied, but there is one   Indonesia is one of the
                                                                                       they have to be seen to be   constant – phenomenal   richest tapestries on the
                                                                                       believed. We encourage   underwater experiences   planet – and it’s yours to
                                                                                       anyone who has the time   and adventure. From   explore.
                                                                                       and means to visit this   some of the smallest,
                                                                                       phenomenal archipelago   most unique, rarest and   Welcome to our
                                                                                       to do so – with so many   often endemic species   Wonderful Indonesia…




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