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Bastianos Bangka is a very nice resort in a tropical garden. My bungalow with AC was very good. Unlike Lembeh (which is not very far away), the air conditioning was quite helpful here (never used it in Lembeh). The Covid lockdown, which had just ended, meant that I was the only guest on site for 10 days in the resort out of 14, which of course has consequences for the food in that practically all material has to be transported from the mainland to the island. When for a weekend then times 30 local vacation guests were present, the selection of food was of course significantly larger (buffet), so that ultimately no represäntativen statements are possible. But the staff is absolutely attentive and very friendly. In contrast to Tulamben (Bali), I think the diving areas in Bangka are much more colorful and varied, which is due to the relatively different coastal region. Seagrass meadows, lagoons, but also some reef slopes with very nice soft corals can be found. So big soft corals as here (partly 4-5m big) I have never seen (always from the point of view of a biologist).
(Automatically translated from German)