I for one, have always wanted to try
scuba diving despite not knowing how to swim, least to scuba dive. And, the thought of
scuba diving for the very first time, off the coast of
Bali gives me the thrills! So, when
Agoes, my tour guide suggested that I go for a
fun dive in Serangan on the last day of my stay in
Bali, I jumped at the idea, grabbed the opportunity and off we went to
Serangan Dive & Water Sport for some fun
scuba diving!
Bright orange-coloured beach parasols and friendly
dive masters as well as travellers greeted my sister and I when we arrived at our destination. After going through the list of
water sports that they offered, filling in some documents, Q&As, payment, and all, we finally got our scuba gears - to our delight! I informed them of my inability to swim and dive but we were assured that even though we do not know how to swim, we can still dive safely, provided that we have a
dive master with us at all times. An experienced
dive master is assigned to two divers at a time, per dive. In our case, we had two
dive masters;
one each.
As you guessed, we were eager to start our fun
scuba diving experience but, standard procedures require us to attend a briefing on the safety measures and also, mastering the
basics of diving - breathing, hand-signals, and knowing the usage and how to use the diving equipments before we began our dive. After that, we got to know our
dive masters,
Komang and
Erik and after several trials and equipment testing, off we went on the boat, along with two other Japanese women, heading towards the wide open sea and the rest I would say, is history and sweet memories. For the record, we went to a depth of 6 to 20, might even be around 40 meters at some point, if I remember clearly. For safety purposes, we were not allowed to go any deeper than that because we are inexperienced divers.
The dive site is located in an area near to
Legian/Kuta beach. As we ventured out to sea on our boat, I could clearly see the huge waves hitting the shore on the other far side of the beach; waves which are good for surfing and there are many surfers surfing there too. Fret not, the waves in our area are relatively small and calm however, the ocean current is really strong - no joke! I shall now let you enjoy the photos and watch the video!
Travellers/divers enjoying the sea breeze under the shade of the trees and beach parasols
Various yachts and boats can be seen along the beach
Imagine yourself sitting here, sipping a chilled coconut drink
The well-built and tanned dive masters
Comfortable waiting/chilling-out area
Lockers are provided to keep your belongings while you are out having fun in the sea/by the beach
A photo for sweet memories, taken before we head out to our dive site and began our fun dive
Many fishes and corals in the sea - visibility is okay
We found Nemo and his entire family!
Touching them is a big no-no for me
Our funny scuba diving/underwater look
Feeding frenzy!
It is an exhilarating experience to be swarmed by so many fishes
All three of us were photobombed by fishes right in our faces
I successfully scuba dived in Bali! That's one item off my bucket list
Next, is to get my certified diving license
My sister successfully scuba dived too!
Happy faces after the dive - Agoes, Komang, Eva, Erika and Erik
Want to try scuba diving @ fun dive? Come to Serangan, Bali! It's an experience you'll never forget
Serangan Dive & Water Sport
