Diving Safari Around Bali 13 days full program Diving Safari around Bali (13 days program) Day 1: Arrival to Bali DIVERS & NON-DIVERS: Welcoming at Bali airport by our team and transfer to OK Divers resort in Padangbai. Dinner with your guide, who will answer all of your questions, give you lots of useful tips and arrange the last safari details if needed. Day 2: Pemuteran DIVERS & NON-DIVERS: Morning departure to Pemuteran in a private air-conditioned vehicle. On the way, you will see various forms of Balinese tropical landscape, including rice terraces. A first stop will be the market in Bedugul, full of flowers, fruits, vegetables and scents of the spices. Then we’ll visit Pura Ulun Danu Beratan, an exceptionally photogenic temple on the volcanic lake Beratan. Lunch will be on your way to Munduk in a small romantic restaurant in the mountains, standing on the walls of the old crater. Arrive to the hotel in Pemuteran and relax on the beach. Dinner will be prepared for us at a local restaurant. Day 3: Gilimanuk Diving in Secret Bay, Gilimanuk, 2 Dives. DIVERS:Departure to Gilimanuk, which is about half an hour drive through the Bali Barat National Park. After driving, we’ll have 2 dives at Secret Bay, one of the world’s most popular dive sites. With a maximum depth of 9 meters, this site is ideal for underwater photographers. After diving, we’ll have lunch in a small local restaurant. On the way back to Pemuteran, you’ll visit the Pura Pabean temple, where local fishermen come with their offerings to thank gods for the catch. You will have the opportunity to get close to see and feed the Balinese monkeys. We’ll return back to the hotel afterwards and relax by the pool. Dinner will be at the hotel. NON-DIVERS: For non-divers, we have prepared traditional Balinese cuisine cooking class, led by an experienced chef. You will go shopping to the local market to get all the ingredients. Your lunch will consist of your own dishes. After (hopefully:)) tasty lunch, a visit to the Temple of Pura Pabean is planned. We’ll have dinner at the hotel together. Day 4: Menjangan Island Diving in the Bali Barat National Park, Menjangan Island, 3 dives. DIVERS: Two dives in the morning on the beautiful coral walls of Menjangan Island on the Garden Eel and Pos Dua dive sites are combined with sailing on Balinese boat in Bali National Park Barat. Lunch on a white beach with an exclusive view of the volcanoes of western Java. In the afternoon, we will use the traditional boat to reach the other side of the Menjangan Island, where there’s the third dive scheduled at the Temple dive site. After we return to the hotel, we’ll have time to relax by the pool. Dinner at the local restaurant will be accompanied by a traditional Balinese dance perfor- mance. NON-DIVERS: Non-divers can join the divers to visit the Menjangan Island with its beautiful scen- ery and white sand beach. For those interested, there is a possibility of snorkeling on coral gardens. This is followed by the lunch on the island with divers. After returning to the hotel, we’ll have time to relax by the pool and the dinner in the local restaurant will be accompanied by a traditional Balinese dance performance. Day 5: Transfer to Tulamben Heading to Tulamben, full day visits and trips, 1 night dive. DIVERS & NON-DIVERS: Morning departure to Pura Melanting, a temple leaning against the hill with its own atmosphere dedicated to the merchants who come to make their offerings and thank for their business success. We’ll make a small stop will at the traditional local market of Seririt. their business success. We’ll make a small stop will at the traditional local market of Seririt. Do not expect order, cleanliness or organization, it might be the exact opposite. But if you want authentic Bali pictures, this is the place you must visit. We’ll take you to the hot springs of Banjar to relax. Lunch will be in the restaurant on the Lovina beach, which is a volcanic beach with a black sand. The last stop on the way along the coast to Tulamben is the old Ponjok Batu Temple, dating back to the 16th century. Arrival to your hotel. Night dive will be on the ship wreck. We’ll have dinner at the local restaurant. Day 6: Tulamben Diving on the ship wrecks, including the wreck of USAT Liberty, 3 dives. DIVERS: The day begins with an early morning dive at the USAT Liberty wreck, a World War II ship. After the dives, breakfast will be served. Our second morning dive will be in the relatively freshly sunken shipwreck of Kubu and its coral garden, about 10 minutes’ drive from Tulamben. Then we’ll have lunch at the local restaurant. In the afternoon, you can relax or have a massage. A night dive will take place on the Liberty wreck, which has a truly memorable atmosphere in the dark. Dinner at a restaurant in Tulamben. NON-DIVERS: A great day full of trips is prepared for non-divers. The first stop will be in the “ru- mah pohon” (house on the tree) with a beautiful view of the bay and the surrounding countryside. From there we’ll continue through the valley of Sidemen, watching beautiful rice fields on the way towards the most sacred and most important temple in Bali, Besakih temple. Lunch is served in the restaurant with panoramic view of the valley below the temple. After returning to the hotel, you can relax by the pool and dine at a restaurant in Tulamben. Day 7: Tulamben Diving in Tulamben, 3 dives. DIVERS: Two morning dives - one in the Coral Garden and one on the Drop off site. After lunch at the hotel, we’ll move to the Seraya Secret diving site, which is immensely rich in macro life. After diving, you can relax by the pool and dine in the local restaurant. NON-DIVERS: A trip to the volcanic region of Kintamani is prepared for non-divers. The mountain road alongside the Batur Volcano offers views of dense forests, volcanic lakes, Agung and Batur volcanoes, waterfalls and, of course, local culture. Lunch is served in one of the restaurants with a unique view of the lake and the Batur volcano. Return to the hotel in the afternoon. Dinner at the local restaurant. Day 8: Amed Diving in Amed, 3 dives. DIVERS: After breakfast, we’ll head to Amed and cruise by a small traditional fishing boat jukung to the dive site at Bunutan, where we’ll enjoy a drift dive. Bunutan is a location with good visibili- ty, rich in colorful cliffs and schools of fish. The second dive is planned on one of the first artificial reefs in Bali – so called “Pyramids”. About 60 concrete structures in the shape of a pyramid lie in the depth of 20 meters and are perfectly overgrown by hard and soft corals. Lunch will be on the Amed beach. For the third dive, we’ll board the jukung again, this time heading to the Drop Off dive site. Later we’ll enjoy dinner at the beach with the view of sunset over Agung volcano and head back to Tulamben. NON-DIVERS: For non-divers, we’ve planned a visit to the temple Pura Lempuyang Luhur, which is one of the most sacred temples in Bali. Even though the temple lies in the clouds, we’ll access it by a car and only 10-minute walk. Those bravest and (especially) most persistent of our group can climb 1,700 steps and enjoy the view from the highest point. After lunch in the local restaurant, we’ll drive to Taman Ujung water palace. From the highest point of the palace gardens (it is only a few stairs) there is a beautiful ocean view as well as the view of the palace itself. Later, we’ll head to Amed along the coastal road (get ready for really nice views), where we’ll join the divers group, enjoy the dinner at the beach with the view of sunset over Agung volcano and return to Tulamben together. Day 9: Transfer to Padang Bai Full day visits and trips DIVERS & NON-DIVERS: Early in the morning, we will head to Tirta Gangga water palace, whose name is derived from the Ganges, a Hindu holy river. There are several stops with rice field views and mini trek planned along the way. After lunch in local warung (local restaurant) in Candidasa, we’ll visit the traditional village of Tenganan, where the members of the Balinese tribe of Aga have lived in a traditional way for centuries. It is an inhabited open-air museum with a unique atmosphere, culture and traditions. Then we’ll return back to the hotel, where we’ll also have dinner. Day 10: Padang Bai Diving in Padangbai and Amuk Bai, 3 dives. DIVERS: After breakfast, a boat will take us from the Padangbai beach to the islands of Gili Tepe- kong and Gili Mimpang, which are known for their beautiful fraudulent geological formations, rich coral gardens and the presence of large fish. The dives are followed by lunch in Padangbai. After big fish, we’ll show you the local macro world at Jetty or Blue Lagoon dive sites. We’ll enjoy tasty dinner in the evening. NON-DIVERS: The non-divers day begins with visiting of the court building in Klungkung and its great gardens.