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  5. Posted

    These are from one of the three dives we did there. Because of the rain and the river in Tulamben the visibility was very poor...a pity because the Tulamben wreck is amazing for wide angle...well these is what i got. Thanks for your comments.

     

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    I was this last Christmast at Bali and get to dive some. Its rainy season and visibility is less than desirable. Manta Point dive site at Nusa Penida is amazing. The worst is the very big swell that make the dives sometime risky. And must be taken care not to crash agaist the rocks...but in 2 dives we enjoy wth 20 big mantas (around 4 meters) than came in squadrons like huge planes...amazing

     

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    There were also several black mantas, beautifull

     

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    i have some more developing :D

    will put here as soon as i have some free time :D

  8. Posted · Edited by ripli

    Hi.

    I heading to Bali for this Christmast from 27th till 10th . I have been diving Bali 3 times before (always in august) in Tulamben and Nusa Penida, so i was planing to move to other areas like Menjangan and Padang Bai. Could someone please help me with any advice about these areas, like best dive resorts, dive centers, dive sites...etc.

    Thanks :)

  13. Posted

    Nice set of photos! I was at Walea 5 years a go and it's for sure one of the nicest places i have been. Outside it's beautifull, and under it's as amazing (and for me much better than Wakatobi). Amazing life and corals and if u do the deep dives also big fish.

    Congratulations for the photos!!

  14. Posted

    more recoverins from the damage lap top.

     

    Singer clownfish

     

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    Soft corals and anthias from Red Sea...amazing

     

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    juveniles barracudas

     

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    And this moment was incredible and fast, dont get it properly but here they are

     

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    Thanks for your comments

  20. Posted

    Just arrived from a wonderfull tryp to South Red Sea. Losted some of the photos from a external hard drive so im recovering them little by little.

    I took with me the Tokina 10-17, Sigma 17-70 this was the one i used more and the Nikkor 60 macro.

     

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    Soft Corals atn Brothers

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    Between the soft corals

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    I wait for your comments in order to learn how to handle this great camera ;)

  23. Posted · Edited by ripli

    Is there a way to go from Sipadan/Mabul/Tawau to Lembeh/Manado without going back to KotaKinBalu or even Singapore, etc.

     

    Thanks!

    I don'tthink so. Coming from Manado (Indonesia) to Sipadan (Malasya) you need to pass through an international airport, The nearest one is Kota kinabalu. Then from there do a domestic fly to Tawau.

    That's the way we did and we spent 2 days 'cause you need to stay one night in Tawau and in the morning do the bus tryp to Semporna and the boat tryp to Mabul arriving after midday

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    Is it possible to do a land base trip to both places in a 2/3 weeks trip ?

    Sipadan (Mabul island) and Sualwesi. I want to see the Banggai Cardinal Fish.

     

    Or live aboard is the only way and which one ?

     

    Give me some suggestion and I need to start planning for this trip around July.

     

    Thank you !

    Dominic

     

    Hi Dominic.

    I have done both in a 3 weeks journy and i think it's the best dive travel i have ever done.

    We stayed for 3 day in Singapoure ( 1 arriving and 2 in the way back). Then 10 days at Manado at NDC Resort ( they have refurnished complete and it's a greit, greit place with very nice dive guides) and there were a flight straight to Kota Kinabalu, flight to Tawau and from there bus and speedboat to Sipadan. It was the last year you could stayed at Sipadan before they closed. For Banggai i think you need to go to Lembe, so keep at least one day for that dive. Easy to do from Manado. Land based it's perfect for both destinations.

  25. Posted

    I edited the post to contain the boat names. The three Macana boats are the Princess Haleema, Moonimaa, and the Dhonkamana.

     

    Apparently all wooden boats - is this significant or just marketing angle?

     

    I'm looking to take a liveaboard trip in July. Though the last time I tried to dive in the Maldives the boat sunk the day we arrived :) so I'm wondering if I should :)

     

    any info appreciated :D

     

    I did not dive with Macana Maldives , but have some italian friends (I think Macana it's from Italy) and they said me Princess Haleema it's an amazing boat, luxury with an italian flavor.

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