Unknown Side of Bali
Dive Forgotten Islands in the Java Sea

This special cruise starts from Semarang, the capital of Central Java, and takes us all the way east to Bali. Although centrally located within Indonesia, with easy logistics for travelers, it covers some of the least dived parts of the country.

Our trip takes us to the dive sites around the Karimun Jawa and Bawean islands in the Java Sea before proceeding eastward to the Kangean islands, a spread-out and little-explored archipelago north of Bali. En route, we will explore wrecks lying in 20-30m of water, and dive some of the many channels, slopes and reefs in the Kangeans. Most dives are a maximum of 20-30m in depth and hence suitable for less experienced divers, too. However, be aware that currents can pick up at times and in some places.

Travelers wishing to combine diving with onshore vacations can do so at both the port of embarkation and disembarkation. Semarang is a convenient base to explore seldom-visited ancient Hindu temples and ruins of the hinterland; the volcanoes further south, as well as the city proper with its colorful Chinatown and well-kept colonial buildings. And Bali of course offers many options for relaxing, shopping, exploring nature and culture.