Dive Review of Water WorxX Dive Center Bali/Pondok Bambu in
Indonesia/Padang Bai

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Water WorxX Dive Center Bali/Pondok Bambu: "East Bali Diving", Mar, 2017, by Carol D Cox, FL, US ( Sr. Contributor 22 reports with 16 Helpful votes). Report 9837 has 1 Helpful vote.
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Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	We spent our first week in Indonesia diving Padang Bai. After checking out several dive operations, I decided to go with Water WorxX due to the great reviews I saw on another site. I wasn't disappointed - the owners were very responsive with their emails and answered a lot of my questions that had nothing to do with diving. We booked a room at a small, seaside resort a few miles away in Candidsasa. Our room at Pondok Bambu was roomy and all the facilities, such as AC, worked as expected. The on-site restaurant had beautiful views of the bay and a pool where we could cool off. Our rate came to about $45 a day and included breakfast, which we were allowed to pre-order the day prior since we had to leave early for diving. There were several dining options near our hotel, along with convenience shops for snacks and bottled water. We used Water Worxx to pick us up at the airport when we arrived in Denpasar. The flight and our driver both arrived early to avoid an airport shutdown for the arrival of the King of Saudi. The driver spoke good English and was very accommodating. He let us get bottled water and snacks, and also assisted us in getting SIM cards for our phones (this was the first leg of a month-long trip in Indonesia). Each day, a Water WorxX driver would pick us up and drop us off at our resort. Padang Bai diving is a little more expensive than some parts of Bali because most of it is boat diving. But the boats worked well and were comfortable for the short trips out to the sites. Most dive sites take 5 to 10 minutes to get to, about 20 for the Gilli Islands, and then over an hour to go to Nusa Pineda to see Manta Rays. The sites were varied to include muck and sand, mini walls, and small islands surrounded by clear water. There was a small wreck and also the Jetty to explore. Our dive guides were fantastic. This is their "office" and they knew where to find all kinds of interesting creatures. Some highlights, besides numerous nudibranchs, included orange-banded pipefish and waspfish. The dive shop was set up outdoors but under cover from the hot sun. It is across a quiet road from the bay with a great view of the water and the fishing boats. Between dives, we could order lunch from one of the nearby restaurants and have it delivered to the shop. We also had the use of a swimming pool next door. They had bathrooms, showers, rinse tanks, and a camera tank. Also a table for logging in dives or eating lunch. Since we were the only divers there for an entire week, the owners let us pick the kind of diving we wished to do. They also let us dive our profiles and air, even if there were other divers that had to exit earlier. We also had our own dive guides the entire time, and as I said before, they knew the hidden creatures very well. They did not pump their own nitrox, but where happy to get us nitrox tanks if we let them know in advance we wanted it for our dives. Most of the time we didn't need it, but did use it for the Gilli Islands and Nusa Pineda to give us some extra bottom time on the deeper dives. I can't say enough about the owners. They went out of their way to make us feel at home and make our vacation great. They even loaned a video cable to my husband when he forgot to pack one. We had a friend coming from the States bringing a replacement, but until then my husband was still able to keep his camera charged. :-)
Websites	Water WorxX Dive Center Bali Pondok Bambu
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida, Turkey, Palau, Truk, Mexico, Red Sea, Cypress, Guam, Indonesia, Revillagigedo
Closest Airport	Denpasar	Getting There	Have Waterworxx driver pick you up for an additional fee
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, dry	Seas	calm
Water Temp	79-82°F / 26-28°C	Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility	40-100 Ft/ 12-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	None after the check out dive.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	1 or 2
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	> 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	Rinse tank on shore. We took our cameras back to our room for charging.

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Dive Review of Water WorxX Dive Center Bali/Pondok Bambu in Indonesia/Padang Bai

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Dive Review of Water WorxX Dive Center Bali/Pondok Bambu in
Indonesia/Padang Bai