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The dive center is top!
The rental equipment is from Scubapro and in very good condition, as far as we could see, as we had our own equipment with us.
My son and I had the same guide for the entire stay. Many thanks to Karni! Other guests traveling alone had their own guide. In other words, it is a very individual service. You dive until the tank is empty. On the house reef this was sometimes 75 minutes. The guides are amazing and really find the smallest creatures. The diving area around Bangka is more of a macro area anyway. But we were also lucky enough to see a dugong. But you won't find any sharks. There are also day trips to Bunaken or the Lembeh Strait.
The daily schedule consists of a two-tank dive in the morning and another single-tank dive in the afternoon. If there are 2 or more divers, a night dive is also offered. These sites are always approached by boat.
House reef dives are carried out on request and by arrangement. Nitrox 32 is offered and was always available.
The camera room was impressive. Large, bright, air-conditioned. Everyone had their own area with sufficient sockets and always fresh, clean towels. Top!
Snorkeling: the house reef is very beautiful and easy to snorkel. You can also do night snorkeling yourself at any time. Unfortunately, we had quite strong winds and corresponding waves in the first week. The house reef was somewhat limited. Snorkelers can always go on the diving boat. Suitable spots are then also approached.
As everywhere in Indonesia, plastic waste is also an issue on Bangka Island. Depending on the currents, you are sometimes more and sometimes less affected. However, there is an initiative on Bangka called "No Trash Triangle" that is dedicated to the fight against plastic waste. The beach is cleaned regularly and the garbage is sorted, packaged and taken away for recycling.
(Automatically translated from German)