To go to Nusa Penida from Bali island is easy, most boat is going from Sanur Beach and usually there is boat going to Nusa Penida in the morning, at noon and afternoon.
Just as a monkey swinging through the trees grab one branch and let it go only to seize another, so to, that which is called thought, mind or consciousness arises and disappear continually both day and night
Gili islands has clear sea water, the visibility is around 20m and warm, most beach around Gili islands is shallow around 5 meter deep, then if you swim out for 20 meter it will drop from 5 to 30 meter deep. With this condition there is diving spot all around Gili Trawangan, Gili Meno and Gili Air, with vary dept and condition, some area may best for scuba diving, some for freediving or snorkeling.
After a while, CO2 in the body will cause Splenic Contraction to active; the the pressure will cause Blood shift to active. So totally there is 3 triggers that will activate all 4 MDR, the receptors within the nasal cavity, CO2 and water pressure.
Some jellyfish have season. Their number increases during a certain time. In Indonesia jellyfish season usually happen in September during seasonal change from dry season to rainy season.
Diving in Bali, With Balinest and Blue Season Bali
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Diving in Bali, offer so much from Shipwreck in Tulamben to Sunfish and Manta rays in Nusa Penida. There is also some macro dive sites like Seraya to see Mimic Octopus, Harlequin Shrimps, Hairy Frogfish and other rare and unusual critter life. Bali diving is very varied and it is suitable for all levels of divers from complete beginner divers to experienced professional divers. We also offer technical diving trips & an award-winning scuba diving internship program if you are ready to go down the professional path. Read More about Diving in Bali...
Book your diving or snorkeling with Balinest, and get this special price for you :
all price in IDR (Indonesian Rupiah)
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This month on June, is the time for our moslem friend and family to have their 1 month fasting before Idul Eid, a big celebration. To feel the same joy with them, to celebrate Idul Eid so we also giving a IDR 30.000/day deduction from our normal rate.
But this deduction only for those booking / ordering on June - July 2016.
So if you plan on going to Bali around those date, contact us for inquiry and booking :)
But we freediver, not always have friends on out trip, sometime our friends is busy or we just want to be alone, or any other reason. Based on that and based on our personal experience, we think it would be great to be able to find buddy in a certain area, easily. So we try to create list of people / community where we who willing to be a buddy. (for now the list is sort, iam still contacting several people i know; if you want to put on your name or organization, just DM us at our ig@balinest)
-> Vidya Putra, SSI Lv.2; around Jakarta/Bali, Indonesia (@vidyaputra)
-> Jason Hakim, AIDA Master Instructor; around Jakarta, Indonesia(@jason_hakim)
For a fine Balinese and Mediterranean dishes, I have
recommend the famous Casa Luna, but if you looking for place to just relax
accompanied by good coffee and nice vibe, slow music and nice friendly waiters
you could just walk a little more from Casa Luna to Seniman Coffee Studio.
At Seniman Coffee Studio they use single-origin coffee beans
from plantation around Indonesia such as Bali, Java, Sumatra and Papua. The
beans are roasted on site, and you can choose from dark, medium and light
roast. The coffee and presentation is great there at Seniman, me and brother
order a cappuccino and ice coffee and we love both of them.
Each coffee order is prepared by hand, either by pouring the
coffee through a special siphon or hand pulling the brew. The chair is plastic
chair modified into rocky-chair, it just add the comfort to the place, so easy
to spend hours at Seniman Coffee Studio.
Good coffee, good presentation, nice vibe, friendly waiters, good internet connection, comfortable rocky-chair. Seniman Coffee Studio is the best place to get coffee in Ubud :)
Check out their Facebook, and Website here (they have
workshop and cool recycle product)
Seniman Coffee Studio open from 08.00 AM till 19.00 PM,
located at Jl. Sriwedari, Ubud (0361 – 972 085). Below is the map to go there
On my long holiday in Bali, I decided to review and find
place with good food and vibe (check out also Angelita tea salon and patisseries). In my mind everytime I hear the name Ubud, I would directly
thinking of art, healthy food and natural view; so me and my brother heading to
ubud with those 3 thing in mind, and end up at Casa Luna at Raya Ubud street;
right at the center of Ubud.
Casa Luna give comfort and relaxing tropical vibe, very nice waiters, very polite add the comfort feeling. with
selection of Balinese and Mediterranean dishes. We can
enjoy the pizza, chicken and mashed potatoes or pumpkin ravioli or if we feel
adventurous we can try fresh flavors of Vietnamese salad, Malaysian laksa soup
or Indonesian nasi campur.
Casa Luna open at 8.00 AM till 10 PM, the address is at
Jalan Raya Ubud, Kec. Gianyar, Kabupaten Gianyar – Ubud, Bali (0361 – 977409),
below is the map
Checkout an interview of the owner, the owner twitter and Casa Luna
We order Lebanese salad, Marlin sandwich, Persian salad,
with papaya – lime juice and melon juice, and all is good food J
On this long holiday season in Indonesia, I decide to review
several place for good healthy food and place with nice vibe, hangout spot. One
of the spot that we found is Angelita tea salon and pattiseries located in Seminyak.
From outside, the place look simple and just like a regular
restaurant, only after entering the place then I immediately fall in love with
the place, remind me of “Alice in wonderland” movie, so shabby chic, Parisian look-a-like.
Angelita tea salon & pattiseries mainly doing French pattiseries and
bakery. It cozy, colorful and petite; with friendly attendant; tasty bread,
cake and tea.
I visit Angelita’s together with my mom and brother, and I
would recommend this place for hangout in this place with friends and family to
share love and having quality time. Angelita’s open at 09.00 AM till 22.00 PM,
the address is :
Jl. Raya Kerobokan, No.10 A, Banjar Taman, Bali. (0361 – 747
3138), below is the map Facebook, Instagram
We order Croissant, almond croissant, eclaire, lava cake,
mushroom soup and jardeen tea, and all is good food J
For any divers, mask needs to fit our specific face, therefore between all other diving equipment we can rent, but its better to have our own mask. Before we buy our own mask, first we need to know what is it for?
1. The difference between diving mask and snorkling or swimming mask is that diving mask have strong tempered glass that can withstand the pressures of diving, while snorkling / swimming mask dont necessary have.
2. Next, after we know the difference we then need to know about the mask's skirt. A transparent skirt will allow for more light, and give wider sight and openness feeling, but it has tendency to cast images or reflection in the inside of the lens causing distraction and glares.
A dark skirt will reduce light and glares, give more focus feeling but also could give "claustrophobic" feeling to some people.
Me personally will prefer clear silicon mask for recreational dive and silicon mask for more serious dive.
3. The last consideration is the volume of the mask, is it high volume or low volume mask. The air volume of mask is important on freediving but not as important on scuba diving; as a diver descends, water pressures creates an effect that pushes the mask against the divers face where a diver must equalize. To equalize the mask, a diver needs to exhale from the nose into the mask.
With a low volume mask, a freediver requires less air to equalize, and able to save more air for longer dive. But for a scuba divers, equalizing mask isnt really a problem, because they have a lot of air on their tank to use.
I have use a high volume mask and low volume mask, and i would always suggest low volume for comfort reason. It also feel so light and free
After considering this 3 things, i hope would help to narrow down the options and find the right mask that :) happy diving...
Menjangan island is a small island located 5 miles to the north-west of Bali island. Even though the island is a significant part of Bali Barat National Park, but it is assigned to the Javanese administrative district and falls under its juridiction. The closes big cities are Singaraja, located to the north of Bali and Banyuwangi, located on the eastern coast of Java.
If you love underwater activity, and planning to spend some time in Bali, then Menjangan should be on your list. Most of the island shelf extend to about 200 meter, then begins to descend at verious angles, for holiday snorkeling or swimming the island shelf is a great spot to have fun.
For the most part of the island gently slopes down to about 40 to 50 meters creates a dramatic backdrop of walls and abundance of fish life, gives amazing dive experiance.
With our Menjangan 1 Day Trip, you can enjoy Menjangan's amazing underwater view and snorkling around the island. The package include :
- Boat
- Guide
- Transportation and driver
- Snorkling equipment
- Tickets
- Lunch box
This package is great for those in short schedule, need intro to Menjangan and want to have fun snorkling or just want to away from the hectic city. The price is only IDR 650.000,- / person with minimum 4 person.
If you only have 1 day to spend at Lembongan, you cannot go take our2D1N trip plan, you can consider Bounty Cruise. Bounty cruise is a day trip cruise to Lembongan island, and then have fun activities for the whole day, such as island exploration, see the underwater world from a semi submersible boat, snorkling, diving, volleyball, banana boat and swimming, waterslide, cannoing.
The boat will take around 45 minute to arrive and docking on the pontoon, then you can choose any kind of activities you want to do; delicious lunch available at the boat.
This trip is great for groups, honeymooner and families. Price IDR 725.000,- / pax (Include pickup hotel at 7-8 AM, lunch. Several activities need extra payment, such as scuba diving, beach club package and massage)
What to wait, contact us for booking or just asking question via email :info.balinest@gmail.com
Our middle ears are dead air space, connected to the outer world only by the Eustachian tubes running to the back of our throat. On dive, the underwater pressure will squeeze our eardrums and causes painful middle-ear, this is the most common pressure-related ears injury. Therefore, we need to equalize so the pressure in our outer and inner ears match.
This is one of the basic skill that every diver need to practice, so we can dive safely. Another part that will needed to be equalized is our mask, because it contain air. The deeper we go, we will feel our mask squeeze and even cause pain. To equalize it we can blow a little air from our nose, enough to reduce the pressure.
If you dive without equalizing your middle ears, you can experience painful and damaging middle-ear barotrauma. Step by step here is what happened :
1. At one foot below the surface, you feel pressure on your ears.
2. At four feet, your ear drums bulge into your middle ears. Mucus begin to fill your Eustachian tubes, making it deficult to equalize your ears if you try. You start to feel pain.
3. At six feet, ear drums continue to bulge even further and tissue begin to tear causing inflammation that will last for 1 week. If small blood vessels in your eardrums breaks, this will last for up to 3 weeks. Your Eustachian tube are now locked shut by pressure, making equalization is imposibble.
4. At eight feet, if you are lucky, blood and mucus is sucked from surrounding tissues and begin to fill you middle ears. This is called middle-ears barotrauma. Fluid, not air, is now equalizes pressure on your eardrums.
5. At 10 feet, Eardrums may break. Water will flood your middle ear. The suddent sensation against your balance mechanism, your vestibular canals, may cause vertigo, especially if only one eardrum is breaks. Temporary or permanent hearing lost may result.
There is several ways to equalize, all methods for equalizing your ears are simply ways to open the lower ends of your Eustachian tubes, so air can enter. -> Valsalva Maneuver, this method is the most common method. Pinch your nostrils and blow through your nose. The resulting overpressure in your throat usually force air up to Eustachian tube. But this methods do not activate muscles which open the Eustachian tubes, so it may not work if the tubes are already locked by a pressure differential. -> Toynbee Technique, with your nostrils pinched or blocked against your mask skirt, swallow. Swallowing pulls open your Eustachian tubes while the movement of your tongue, with your nose closed compressed air against them. -> Lowry Technique, this is a combination of Vasalva and Toynbee. While closing your nostrils, blow and swallow at the same time. -> Edmonds Technique, while tensing the soft palate and throat muscles and pushing the jaw forward and down, do a Valsalva maneuver. -> Frenzel Maneuver, close your nostrils and close the back of your throat as if straining to lift a weight, then make the sound of “K”. This will force the back of your tongue upward, compressing air against the openings of your Eustachian tubes. -> Voluntary Tubal Opening, tens the muscles of the soft palate and the throat while pushing the jaw forward and down as if starting to yawn. These muscles pull the Eustachian tubes open.
When to equalize? Sooner and more often then you think.
Nusa lembongan is a small island off the southeast coast of the main island of Bali, its approximately 8 km in size and is one of the neighbouring island. Many areas around the island are good for diving and snorkling, with abundant marine life and healthy coral. Laguna Reef Huts, Nusa Lembongan is located in Bali is a popular choice for tourists. From here, guests can enjoy easy access to all part of the island. With its strategic location, the hotel offers easy access to the must-visit destinations. Laguna Reef Huts also offers a wide range of facilities to maximize your stay in Bali. The hotel provides a 24-hour reception, luggage storage, Wi-Fi in public areas, car park, room service to ensure the best comfort for our guests. Guests can choose from 12 rooms. Entertainment facilities such as a swimming pool (outdoor), garden are designed for relaxing. Laguna Reef Huts is the ideal place to stay for tourists who are looking for the charm and comfort of Bali. Price per night is : Garden View IDR 820.000,- / room Sea View IDR 950.000,- / room ** Additional 450.000 / pax for pickup to Sanur speed boat harbour and crossing to Nusa Lembongan (return)
What to wait, contact us for booking or just asking question via
email : info.balinest@gmail.com
Or check out our twitter and facebook.
Nusa lembongan is a small island off the southeast coast of the main island of Bali, its approximately 8 km in size and is one of the neighbouring island. Many areas around the island are good for diving and snorkling, with abundant marine life and healthy coral.
With our Lembongan short trip, you can spend 2 days 1 night in Lembongan with minimum 3 person. The package include :
-> Pickup/drop from hotel to speedboat harbour in Sanur beach
-> Speedboat tickets for 3 person
-> Hotel at Reef Hut Hotel Lembongan
-> Snorkling equipment and boat, in 3 snorkling spot
-> Hotel breakfast
-> Lunch box for 3 person
This package is great for those in short schedule, need intro to Lembongan, love snorkling or if you just want to relax away from Bali's city hectic. The price is only 1.350.000,- / person with minimun 3 pax (person).
What to wait, contact us for booking or just asking question via email :info.balinest@gmail.com
There are a lot of sea creatures
that are harmful to humans, one of them is jellyfish. Jellyfish is a sea
creature that is gelatinous; they have a gelatinous umbrella shaped body with
trailing tentacles. Jellyfish are not a good swimmer; they are drifted by the
sea current.
Some jellyfish have season. Their
number increases during a certain time. In Indonesia jellyfish season usually
happen in September during seasonal change from dry season to rainy season.
Not all jellyfish are stinging, many
are harmless to humans. There are some species of jellyfish that are deadly to
humans such as the box jellyfish, Portuguese man of war also known as the blue
bottle, so it is best to avoid touching if you see one. Jellyfish sting usually
happen accidentally, people accidentally touch the jellyfish because they
didn’t see it, because their body is transparent. We can avoid the jellyfish
sting by wearing protective clothing (wet suit, dive skin and gloves).
What can you do if you got stung by jellyfish?
1. Get out of the water immediately, as calmly as
possible.
2. Pour some warm saltwater over the affected area. (Do
not use fresh water. Fresh water will cause the venom cells to release their
toxin )
3. Remove the tentacles carefully. You can use a credit
card to lift and scrape the tentacles from the skin.
4. Once the tentacles have been removed you can use ice to
numb the sores skin or take a recommended dose of painkillers.
5. Get to hospital if the pain is very strong.
Symptoms :
1. Burning, stinging pain
2. Red, brown or purple tracks on the skin
3. Itching, tingling pain
4.Swelling, numbness
5.In several dangerous case, is hard to breath
Note: The English popular
name Jellyfish has been in use since 1769. It has traditionally also been applied
to other animals sharing a superficial resemblance. As Jellyfish are not true
fish, the word Jellyfish is considered by some to be a misnomer. Public
aquariums may use the terms Jellies or Sea Jellies.
In 1949, an Italian air force lieutenant named Raimondo
Bucher decided to try a potentially deadly stunt off the coast of Capri, Italy.
Bucher would sail out to the center of the lake, take a breath and dive 100
feet to the bottom. Scientist warned Bucher that, according to Boyle’s Law, the
pressure at a hundred feet would shrink Bucher’s lungs to the point of collapse
and would kill him, but it didn’t happened. In 1962 a Swedish-born researcher
working for US named Per Scholander gathered a team of voulenteers, and they
found MDR.
Mammalian Dive Reflex or MDR is a reflex in mammals which
optimizes respiration to allow staying underwater for extended periods of time.
Including human, and this MDR help human/freediver
to dive in minutes (World record is around 11 minutes, 2015).
The effect of MDR when activated is
Bradycardia – The heart slows down. This is the first
response to submersion. Slowing the heart rate lessen the need for bloodstream
oxygen, leaving more to be used by other organs. This is why splashing cold
water on our face make us feel more refresh and calm.
Peripheral Vasoconstriction – The blood moves from the legs
and arms to vital organs. When under high pressure induced by deep diving,
capillaries in the extremities start closing off, stopping blood circulated to
those areas. Start from fingers, hands and feets, then arms and legs; more
blood for vital organs.
Splenic Contraction – The spleen releases extra red blood
cells, meaning it is possible to carry more O2 in the blood.
Blood Shift – On deep dives the lungs are highly compressed
and blood vessels enlarge to fill the space so that the chest not collapse with
the pressure.
MDR benefits to freediving :
1.Extended dive times
2.Deeper relaxation
3.Better handling of pressure of depth
4.Oxygen conservation
MDR will active when the face is submerged, receptors that
are sensitive to cold within the nasal cavity and other areas of the face relay
the information to the brain and this will activate Bradycardia and Peripheral
Vasoconstraction. After a while, CO2 in the body will cause Splenic Contraction
to active; the the pressure will cause Blood shift to active. So totally there
is 3 triggers that will activate all 4 MDR, the receptors within the nasal
cavity, CO2 and water pressure.
The deeper we dive, the stronger and amphibious reflexes
becomes. For more detail about the researcher Per Scholander (1962) visit here.
Its our third day on the trip, after spending 2 days in Amed
for Lv.1 SSI Freedive course we decide to take a rest around Denpasar, and then
going to Padang padang beach.
We wakeup late and enjoy our night sleep then first we go to
find a gift to bring back to Jakarta. There is several place to go and bought
gift, The first one is Sukawati Art Market (this place is known for many years
as the place to buy gift from Bali) but we didn’t go there because its not on
the same direction to Padang padang, where we heading.
We choose to go find a gift shop around Denpasar which is
very easy to find, Krisna or Erlangga is the biggest and famous in Denpasar.
After getting all gift we need, we go straight to Padang
padang beach. The beach located between cliffs, and great place to swim and
having some sunburn.
From there, we move on to another beach nearby named Suluban
beach. Almost the same with Padang padang beach, located between cliffs, but
Suluban isn’t swimmable, but the best for chatting, have a drink and enjoying
sunset until the night is late and time to go back home to sleep and energizing
for our next trip.
Nusa Lembongan is a small island located on the southeast
side of Bali island. Nusa lembongan is one of three neighbouring island, the
other island is Nusa Penida and the smallest is Nusa Ceningan. To reach Nusa
Lembongan from Bali island is by boat, although you can use helicopter but of course
that is expensive.
There is several way to reach Nusa Lembongan by boat, but
mostly available from Sanur, such as Bali Fast Boat, Mushroom Lembongan
Paradise, The Marlin Cruise, Blue Beach Boat, Sea Horse Lembongan, etc.
Gamat, The Wall and Mangrove, all is a superb place to snorkeling
and reef freedive. But our favorite is The Wall, its located along rocky cliff
with good depth (from 4 meter near the cliff and decending to more then 10
meter). The best part of it is there thesea current moving from one point of the wall to another point, up to 1
km long; so all we have to do is just dive and float around, super fun
Anyway I think that’s all I want to share here, if I go with
detail it will need another part. The point is its super fun, relaxing with a
little sunburn. Come join us on our next trip.
