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Diving
Center
The newly renovated and enlarged diving
centre is managed by Werner Lau.
The house reef
There is a very good house reef directly
in front of the diving centre. Beach
dives, night dives and also the free
water dives during instruction are all
possible, No matter, how many times
you dive here, even experienced divers
will always encounter something new
by each dive. A paradise for under water
photographers!
The reef covers the total width of the
Hotel area and is a designated conservation
area. - the first of its’ kind in Bali.
The government agreed to this wish as
an experiment. The fishermen in this
area use no nets, cyanide or harpoons.
The underwater world here is intact.
The shallow area, maximal 6 m deep,
goes out to about 50 m from the beach
and, by calm sea this makes a great
snorkelling area. After that, the bottom
drops away at approx. 45° to greater
depths.
This intact reef is alternately made
up of standing blocks of corals, small
drop-offs, coral plateaus and complete
reef walls, overgrown with various kinds
of soft and hard corals and Gorgonians
as well as sponges.
The sandy areas in between invites you
to linger - ideal for macro photographers
and beginners. There is a splendid diversity
of tropical fish life as well as individual
blue-spotted rays, leaf fish, moray
eels, lion fish, long-nose hawkfish,
ghost pipefish, pygmy seahorses, shrimps
and several types of sea slug. Numerous
shoals of fish such as barracudas and
batfish, as well as a family of napoleon
fish inhabit the house reef. Sometimes
we even see turtles, passing eagle rays
and during the night dives, Spanish
dancers can often be seen.
Strong currents are rare and the water
temperature varies according to the
time of year between 27° and 29°C.
Equipment
The new diving center is 50 m from the
beach and will be equipped - as are
all WERNER-LAU-diving centres - to cater
for the special requirements and desires
of the divers.
In order to meet all demands, there
is always enough equipment available
for hire. e.g. :
30 BCD Jackets (Scubapro )
30 Regulators with octopus, depth gauge
and inflator (Scubapro)
60 Sets comprising of mask, fins and
snorkel (Seemann)
30 wetsuits (3 mm Shorties)
20 dive computers (Aladin)
10 underwater torches
2 underwater cameras
1 underwater video camera
To ensure that everything runs smoothly,
we have 60 Aluminium tanks (12 liter,
DIN + INT) available. The tanks are
filled from a Bauer Compressor.
A well equipped workshop is also available
for use by the guests if needed. The
members of our staff are always ready
to give advice or lend a helping hand.
Privately-owned equipment
Both the privately-owned and the hired
equipment are kept in the diving centre
and will be loaded onto the boats or
cars by members of our staff, who at
the end of the trip will also bring
the equipment back, rinse everything
in fresh water and store all the equipment
in the diving centre.
By this all round service, the guests
have more time to relax.
Boat trips
As well as diving from the beach there
are also a large variety of diving sites
on offer which can be reached in less
than 10 minutes by boat or within 20
to 60 minutes by car. Normally we offer
2 dives. During the time between dives,
guests are offered sandwiches, fresh
fruit, drinking water and soft drinks
which are included in the price of the
diving packages.
The trips to Kubu, Tulamben (Liberty
Wrack), Coral Garden, Drop Off, Angels
Canyon, Batu Karang, Amed or Gili Selang
start at about 8,30am.
Exceptions are the trips to Secret Bay,
Menjangan or Nusa Penida, which begin
at 7 o’clock in the morning.
We get back to Alam Anda from the local
dives between 2 and 3 o’clock in the
afternoon. If requested, we also offer
½ day trips with only one dive
mornings or afternoons. (Kubu, Tulamben).
These start at 9 am and get back at
about 12 o’clock midday. The afternoon
trips start at 2pm and return to the
centre at approx. 4,30pm (Single Dives).
We have 1 boat (10 Meter ) and three
small busses enabling us to be extremely
flexible to cover all customer requests
and to offer personalised diving.
Diving region
From Alam Anda it is possible to visit
all the top diving spots in Bali. A
large selection of diving spots can
be reached within 10 minutes to 1 hour.
Further highlights such as Menjangan
are approx. 2 hours away.
Tulamben:
The best known diving spot in Bali is
in TULAMBEN – Only 30 minutes from the
diving centre away by car. Here is the
fascinating wreck of the “Liberty” to
which we offer regular trips (Car).
A spectacular spot for early-morning
or night dives as well. Just round the
corner is TULAMBEN DROP OFF (lush overgrown
wall that drops down to 60m) and CORAL
GARDEN (colourful coral landscape partly
covered with huge sponges).
The following diving spots are only
some examples of what can be reached
within a short time:
KUBU - DROP OFF: (soft corals, octopus,
white-tip and nurse sharks).
ANGELS CANYON: our insider tip – (wonderful
canyon landscape with rare soft corals).
NUSA PENIDA: A large part of the east
coast of this island has an intact reef
with splendid corals, sponges and large
populations of both large and small
fish. A real titbit for drift divers!
Currents of up to 30m/min are not unusual.
Experienced boatmen accompany the divers
„inch for inch“. The trip to Padang
Bai takes approx. 1.5 hrs and then a
further 30minutes by speedboat.
SECRET BAY: Also, regular daily trips
(by car) are offered to the well known
bay "Secret Bay" (one of the
best spots in the world for "Critters")
MENJANGAN: Underwater conservation area.
After Tulamben the best diving area
in Bali with many diverse diving spots
such as coral gardens and splendid drop-offs.
The travelling time is approx. 2.5 hrs
plus 40 minutes by boat.
We would also be pleased to arrange
2 day trips to Menjangan and Secrect
Bay, with one night in Pondok Sari in
Pemuteran.
Safety
The boats and the cars are equipped
with oxygen an emergency first aid kit
and a mobile phone. A doctor, whose
specialities include diving medicine,
and who also supervises the decompression
chamber has his practise in Denpasar.
(Sanglah General Hospital, Diponegoro
Street).
Diving Instruction
Trial Diving :
Several times a week we offer the chance
to allow newcomers to the sport a taste
of the wonderful world of diving.
During this dive, which lasts about
1 hour, you can experience the beautiful
under water world of the Indonesian
Sea on a test basis.
At a depth of only 3-5 meters it is
like being in the middle of an aquarium
and you can enjoy the fascinating world
of the coral reef
Diving courses :
The courses take between 3-4 days. The
pupils spend the mornings and afternoons
in the water and are introduced to diving
in small groups under the supervision
of a qualified instructor. The last
from a total of 6 instruction dives
is made at the wreck of the Liberty.
The theory lessons (approx. 6 hours)
are on 3 consecutive days between 5,30
and 7.30pm
After passing the exam the pupil receives
an internationally recognised certificate
(SSI Open Water Diver ). Or alternatively,
the instruction can follow the CMAS
or PADI guidelines.
We also offer instruction up to SSI
Divemaster, CMAS Gold and PADI Divemaster
for more experienced divers. Additionally
we are qualified to teach and certify
nearly all specialist courses.
Diving Centers Werner Lau
Alam Anda Dive Resort & Spa
Tel: Phone (+62) 8124 65 64 85
E-Mail: info@wernerlau.com
Web: http://www.wernerlau.net/
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