Indonesia consists of more than 17,000 islands and thousands of kilometers of coastline – and dive sites! At Two Fish Divers, we are constantly exploring this phenomenal archipelago and seeking out new diving destinations and travel possibilities. We are delighted to announce that we have now teamed up with Kalimaya Dive Resort located in East…
Pipefish (Syngnathinae) in Lombok In some parts of the world, the humble pipefish (Syngnathinae) is an elusive character to try and find. Related to the better-known seahorse and enigmatic seadragon, pipefish like to hide in plain sight… in between the branches of a sea fan or nestled in between the protective spikes of a sea…
Week 1: PADI Divemaster Training in South Lombok Malina and Luisa are our two German sisters who are taking their PADI Divemaster Training in South Lombok. Here’s their report of their first exciting week with Two Fish Divers! “After a 40 hour journey from Germany we arrived completely exhausted at Two Fish Divers South Lombok.…
PADI Divemaster Trainee in Gili Air: Week 2 My second week as a Divemaster trainee in Gili Air has been as packed and fun as the first one (see last week’s Blog: A day in the life of a DMT). I have been able to finish all the theory’s Knowledge Reviews of the Divemaster Manual,…
When you come to Two Fish Divers on Gili Air, we guarantee that you will for sure see turtles during your dives. Diving with turtles in Gili Air is one of the major highlights of visiting us. Some divers arrive here in the Gili Islands with hundreds of dives but have never seen a turtle.…
A Week in the Life of a PADI Divemaster Trainee in Gili Air After spending two weeks at Two Fish Divers Lembongan where I completed four PADI specialties (Deep Diver, Enriched Air/Nitrox, Peak Performance Buoyancy and Manta Awareness) I transferred to Two Fish Divers Gili Air to officially start my Divemaster Training. Here is what…
Awesome: “exhibiting or marked by awe; showing reverence, admiration, or fear. Slang. very impressive”… Awesome is the perfect word to describe one the oceans most colourful and wonderful critters, the Peacock Mantis Shrimp (Odontodactylus scyllarus), part of the Stomatopod family. Here in South Lombok we see many of these incredible predators on our dive sites…
One of the things my mother always told me, ” Leave a place better than you found it. ” It is a moto that I wish that all mothers passed on to their children. In 2017 we introduced a bi-weekly beach cleanup at Two Fish Divers Gili Air. Every other Thursday we and fellow islanders,…