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Some more opinions about BIDP on other websites:  1 2 3 4 5 6 7     April 05, 2010  Dear Kadek, How are you? In a first place I would like to thank you for organizing the dives and assisting me so well, you and Yuni have been really a star, your guys and the dive master were brilliant…I hope to see you in July in Langkawi… By the way my Assistant Front Office Manager is planning to be in Bali sometime this month, do you mind if I ask him to contact you in regards to the dives? I have copy him on this email, his name is Faiz… Well, stay good and all the best for now, ciao Guido   Dear Kadek   Apa kabar? Saya kabar baik!   It's hard to be back home again. I had such a great time in Bali again and so much of that was because of the fabulous Dive Safari you help me put together.   My dive buddies, Karen, Jenny and Kris from Melbourne were speechless when they saw the beauty of the Menjangan walls, the wonderful corals, abundant and diverse fish life on the USAT Liberty at Tulamben, (where my friends John and Susi with 6 year old Ariane from Germany, joined us for the rest of the Safari), the giant Barrel sponges of Kubu, the artificial reefs at Amed and of course its great drop off.   We finished up with three days of triple dives around Nusa Penida. At Manta Point, Ariane was thrilled to see a Manta whilst snorkelling with John, as Susi and I watched from beneath. What a 'memorable experience' for her. We dived Manta Point on each day and were just mesmerised by those graceful fish during each dive. It was fantastic to have the company of Avandy and Marco on some of our dives as well. Thanks for the DVD!   I have never had such intensive diving - 22 dives in just 8 days. Kadek, our wonderful guide and Sudi, the safest driver in Bali I'm sure, were so helpful. I've never had such easy diving. We gave our gear to them at the start of the safari and apart from putting it on, we didn't have to do a thing. It was even delivered back to our hotel washed and dry at the end of our stay. John and Susi have dived all over the world and have never experienced such service!  Truely, BIDP are THE Professionals of Bali Diving. Please pass on my thanks to everyone who made this trip so good!   John, Susi and I are already planning our return in June 2010.   Sumpai jumpa lagi Kadek - Terima Kasih!   Rob Morley SSI DCSI #47440 Harbour Dive, Mornington, Victoria, Australia     Dear Kadek   Apa kabar? Saya kabar baik!   It's hard to be back home again. I had such a great time in Bali again and so much of that was because of the fabulous Dive Safari you help me put together.   My dive buddies, Karen, Jenny and Kris from Melbourne were speechless when they saw the beauty of the Menjangan walls, the wonderful corals, abundant and diverse fish life on the USAT Liberty at Tulamben, (where my friends John and Susi with 6 year old Ariane from Germany, joined us for the rest of the Safari), the giant Barrel sponges of Kubu, the artificial reefs at Amed and of course its great drop off.    We finished up with three days of triple dives around Nusa Penida. At Manta Point, Ariane was thrilled to see a Manta whilst snorkelling with John, as Susi and I watched from beneath. What a 'memorable experience' for her. We dived Manta Point on each day and were just mesmerised by those graceful fish during each dive. It was fantastic to have the company of Avandy and Marco on some of our dives as well. Thanks for the DVD!   I have never had such intensive diving - 22 dives in just 8 days. Kadek, our wonderful guide and Sudi, the safest driver in Bali I'm sure, were so helpful. I've never had such easy diving. We gave our gear to them at the start of the safari and apart from putting it on, we didn't have to do a thing. It was even delivered back to our hotel washed and dry at the end of our stay. John and Susi have dived all over the world and have never experienced such service!  Truely, BIDP are THE Professionals of Bali Diving. Please pass on my thanks to everyone who made this trip so good!   John, Susi and I are already planning our return in June 2010.   Sumpai jumpa lagi Kadek - Terima Kasih!   Rob Morley SSI DCSI #47440 Harbour Dive, Mornington, Victoria, Australia To all the BIDP Staff: Kadek, Yuni, Gek, To all the Dive Masters: Wayan, Modo, Maui, To Madi and Putu and to Mr. Avandy, Thank you for a wonderful Bali Diving experience.  Too bad the Mola Mola wasn't there to experience it with us... but there is always next time... Dear Yuni, My very best wishes to Avandy, Kadek, Sudi, Made, all your fantastic staff and Marco. I have been back now a week after a most memorable diving trip to Bali with BIDP. Please extend my thanks to all persons involved. To my surprise Karen yesterday gave me a copy of the DVD that Avandy had made. It is wonderful – please extend my many thanks. Attached are some land photos!!!! I am not clever enough to take underwater photos. I am returning to Bali 8th August 2009 and will definitely include diving with BIDP maybe enroll in the SSI Advanced Open Water Course. When you have the prices for SSI would you please be able to email me. Many thanks again. Kind regards to all. Kris Allen                                                                                   Monday, November 17, 2008 9:25 PM   How are you and my friends at BIDP? All well I hope.   I am writing to thank you for the fantastic dive safari which you helped put together for Sue, Jenny and I. As usual, your service was very "Professional" and the best I haved experienced anywhere.   All of the sites we dived (16 dives in 6 days) were wonderful. The walls of Menjangan, the wreck of the USAT Liberty at Tulamben and ofcourse the Drop Off were our first 3 days. We then moved on to Padang Bai for dives at Gili Topekong - now that was a fantastic dive with an unexpected sighting of a Mola Mola - and Blue Lagoon.   Our final 6 dives at Nusa Penida were exceptional. Manta Point worked it's magic again for me. I've never dived here without seeing Manta's and this time Wayan estimated 9 visited us. What a buzz!!! We enjoyed a great visit with a Mola Mola at 34metres depth during our Tu Tu drift dive. The reefs and drift dives at Nusa Penida are amongst the best I have ever experienced!   Photographically, I achieved everything I wanted. Wayan is the best guide I've ever dived with. His knowledge of the animals' habits meant that when I asked for something, he would find it! Two species of Pygmy sea horses, Elegant and Hairy Squat Lobsters, nudibranchs - nothing was too hard. I have some very special images from these dives.   Unlike me, my buddies, Sue and Jenny have never dived in Bali. They were 'blown away' by BIDP's professionalism and the level of service you gave us. Both want me to pass on their thanks to you, Wayan, Sudi, Uni and all the staff who made their trip so wonderful. I'm sure that they will return to Bali in the future to dive agian with BIDP.   As for me - I'll be back in April 2009, all being well.   Please give my very best regards to Wayan, Sudi and also Avandy.   I'll be in touch again to organise my next trip in the early New Year   My best regards Kadek   Rob Morley SSI DCSI  #47440 Harbour Dive, Mornington, Victoria, Australia                                                                                 Monday, November 17, 2008 11:12 AM I was really grateful to BIDP for going out of there way to teach me the wreck diving course, especially as I was the only diver on the course. It was a dream come true as I wanted to do this course for a long time now. Not only was the course fantastic, but the after sales service too. I  also received by mail the Padi wreck diving book and a copy of a technical divers manual, which are fantastic references for wreck diving in the future from BIDP. Many thanks for you service and support. I will recommend BIDP to all divers. Ross D                                                                                   Saturday, October 04, 2008 8:36 AM   We would like to thank you for two wonderful days diving at Nusa Penida (23 and 25 Sept).We were so pleased to be able to see 12 Manta Rays at one time. Your guide Jonathan was very helpfull and professional.We look forward to diving with you again soon. I have attached a few photos.  Would you please pass the photo of Yoshi onto him.     Regards   Brian Leavy & Mary Tagliaferri. Warnbro (Perth) Western Australia   PS on the form we completed when we first arrived you asked where we heard of your company.  We mentioned your company was referred to in the following book but Jonathon couldn't find it in your library.  For your information the book is called:   Dive The Ultimate Guide 60 of the World's Top Dive Locations by Monty Hall 2004 Ultimate Sports Publications Limited United Kingdom   The section on Bali listed BIDP first out of the 3 dive centres mentioned.

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I just got back home and wanted to take a moment to thank you and your team for the wonderful experience.

 

I must say that the service was excellent, everyone on the team was super friendly and professional. And most of it, Wayan is the very best dive guide I have ever had in my 170+ dives. I dove in Egypt, Croatia, Thailand, Mauritius, Florida and I have never had someone like him.

 

I am not sure if I will ever fly 24 hours again to go back to Bali but if any of my friends goes I will definitely recommend BIDP for their diving experience.

 

When I first contacted you I found BIDP on the net via a uploaded video on youtube.com.

 

However since that I bought a dive book called something like the Best Dive sites of the world. It is a UK published book. For every country they give useful advice such as recommended dive centers. For Bali they recommend BIDP and BIDP only. I now understand why

 

Seeing the mantas at Manta Point was a dream coming true for me.

 

Thank you again

 

Best regards,

Miki

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Sunday, August 12, 2007

Hi Kadek,

 

It has been a great trip for us. Would like to thank you for your great service and coordination. Wayan has been a very good dive master as well. We will definitely recommend BIDP if any of our friends are keen to go Bali for a diving trip!

 

Regards,

Kimmy

 

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Thursday, August 09, 2007

 

Hi all

 

thanks for the amazing day, we are really like it!! hope next time we can dive with you guys!!

 

here are some photos for wanyan, plz give my best wishes and great thanks to him, for giving us the wonderful day!

 

           

regards

 

Alex

 

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Tuesday, July 17, 2007

Hello Kadek,

We had a great time in Bali, it was a very nice holiday.

We want to thank you and your crew for the great dives we made at tulamben and nusa penida.

We liked manta point the best ! We also want to thank everybody for the great dvd that is made from our two dives. We like it very much.

It was nice to meet you.

Kind regards,

Robin van Zanten

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Dear Kadek

 

Hi This is Carmen. Sorry for my late email because after come back to HK, i am so so busy

 

I would like to thanks you again for this trip because you really made us impressed because of good good service. My husband also enjoy it so so much. We really want to dive with you next time.

 

here's some pictures of my camera, i have to bring along with my light next time. Hope it will be very very soon.

 

 

thanks

 

Carmen

Hong Kong Oct 2006

 

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Hi Avandy!

Hope you’re having a good week and enjoying some great dives.  Just wanted to say a super big thank you for our amazing trip to Menjangan.  Jos and I had the best time and can’t wait to get back there!  Everything was fantastic as your staff & boat guys are wonderful, the water nice and warm, diving spectacular, hotel absolutely beautiful and they upgraded us to a villa which was lovely.

I’m leaving Bali now but will be back again in 2 weeks and able to dive on Mon 28 Nov & Tues 29 Nov.  Will contact you when I arrive on Sat 26 Nov to make a plan.

Thanks again and I look forward to diving in a couple of weeks.

Best wishes, Kylie

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Just a quick email to say a big thankyou again for the fantastic day that we spent diving at Nusa Penida. We are inexperienced divers and were a little aprehensive and about experiencing our 8th dive! After meeting with Avandy and finding out what bidp had to offer, we were definately looking forward to the day. It was an excellent experience and thanks to you guys we were fortunate enough to see Manta rays and Mola Mola. This was the highlight of our holiday in Bali. Thankyou to Avandy, Mami, Jakka and the rest of the staff who gave us this amazing opportunity and looked after us.
We hope to see you again some day.
 
Many Thanks.
Lisa & Steven. Northampton, England Sept 2005

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Dear Avandi,

I just wanted to send you an email to say a big thank you again for looking after Lisa and I last week. We so wished that we could have stayed longer on Bali and enjoyed some more diving with you and your team.  Our days diving, although not in the best conditions was fantastic. Seeing the Manta Ray and Mola Mola was a magical experience for us and one we will never forget. We watched the DVD that you gave us last night and it was excellent. When we visit Bali again, which will hopefully be soon we will definitely come and see you. I will also recommend you to my diving friends when they visit Bali as well.

Well it's back to work for us. It's raining big time in London and the skies are grey. Wish we were back in Bali.....

Thanks again Avandi, take care of yourself and we'll hopefully see you again soon.

Kind regards
Steven Chassaigne MREC
Senior Account Manager
Mike & Phyllis 2005

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Dear Luci and Putu,
 
I had a glorious time diving with you and have recommended your school to some of my friends. Should I pass through Bali, enroute to Australia or New Zealand, I shall most definitely take that opportunity to dive with you again.
 
Warm regards.
Arun
SUMMER 2005

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Dear Luci
 
Just a short note to follow up after my return home:
 
a big THANK YOU to all at BIDP for the courtesy and consideration during my visit and training.  It was once again a pleasure doing business with your company and I just cant speak highly enough - I have told everyone I know that if they ever want to go diving in Bali then BIDP is the only company they should consider.  Eveybody really went out of their way to offer a warm welcome and home-away-from-home and the "little extras" above and beyond the dive training - the driver taking me to the gear shop,  the lift to the airport etc -  really were appreciated.
 
Please pass on my special thanks to Farish  for his very careful and patient instruction and support. And good luck to Jerry with his Scuba Master goal, I am sure it wont be long before he joins the instructor team.
 
I look forward to continued training and adventures with BIDP on my return to Bali in the not too distant future. 
 
regards
Cheryl Lablache Aug  05
  

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Hi to all at BIDP!

Thank you very much for your email regarding my recent dives with yourselves whilst I was in Bali. I am emailing you back just to inform you that my certificate and card from PADI has arrived saying that I am now a qualified Nitrox diver. I would like to take this opportunity again to say how I thoroughly enjoyed my dives with you and what a great pleasure it was to be taught how to do Nitrox diving in Bali. If I return to Bali I would not hesitate at all to come back and dive with your team. I sincerely hope that some time in the near future I will return to Bali and when I do I look forward to encountering your hospitality once again.

Thank you,

Dean Wharmby. SUMMER 2005

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Wanted to thank the entire team again for the great dives you gave us.  The wife finally got her certification card in the mail, and has been chomping at the bit for another dive…anywhere.  Love the CDs you guys made for us, we watch them often…probably too often, can’t seem to get over our Bali fever! 

Keep up the great work you have a great team.  Drop us a line when you can, hope to see you all next year.

With regards-

Rob and Jen McCabe/ JUNE 05

Rob McCabe, Capt, USAF

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Hi Luci

just a follow up note to say a very big THANK YOU - Jacka was just the perfect
divemaster for me - I did need quite a bit of hand-holding initially to settle
the nerves and he was just the guy.  Claude at Zen was VERY impressed with
him - so much so I understand he has already arranged some new customer bookings
for you and has insisted on Jacka's services.  Sounds like Jacka will be
a popular and busy boy!   He really is a credit to you, and if your other
divemasters are anything like him you will be doing very well in your business.

as to myself - well I will certainly be back as soon as possible and look
forward to engaging Jacka again for further adventures in Paradise...

regards
Cheryl Lablache - 2004

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Avandy/Luci,

I wanted to you to see what Alex Mustard has put up on his website
about diving in Bali - good stuff about BIDP.

http://www.amustard.com/?page=pro&ext=bali&subpage=news&size=s

Robert

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I also want to write the following which you can publish on your side as my comment to diving with BIDP:

“The dive centre is very well organized and meticulous attention is given to all safety and environmental regulations. Very competent, incredibly helpful, friendly and patient staff!

I had an absolutely wonderful time! I loved it.

This is the best vacation I have ever had!

Hope to be back soon!

Wolfram”

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Many Greetings to all, Avandy, Lucy, Putu and all others. In the meantime please stay in contact.

Hope to meet you again soon.

Wolfram

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Dear Avandy and staff
Just a few lines to say thank you so much for the brilliant dvd which you
put together for me following my dives with you last week. It really is
wonderful and my husband and family are all quite overwhelmed by the quality
and the photography! I know that you had to work late at night to do all the
editing and I really appreciate all your time and expertise being given over
to this while you were also trying to move office.
Please say a big thank you to all your staff who looked after me so well
when I was in Bali - from Danti on reception to the delightful Cheyenne who
kept me entertained in the office, but especially to Farish for looking
after me so well and taking care of me on  my first dives as a qualified
open water diver (sorry about all my mistakes!!) and Jacka for the brilliant
photography, not forgetting your guys on the boat.
We hope  to visit Bali again in two year's time and I will contact you
nearer the day. I have some colleagues at work who also hope to come to Bali
next year and I will pass your details on to them so that they can get in
touch to arrange  some diving days with you.
I wish you every success in your new office premises and look forward to
seeing you all again another day.
Kind regards
Heather Waters (Paradise Plaza Suites) 2004 April

Luci & Avandy

Well back in Singapore, I would like to take the opportunity to say a big
"Thank You!" to you and all the staff at BIDP who did everything to make the
recent NEDfest such a smashing success.

You have a smooth and very well-managed operation, and every single
participant on the trip has expressed great admiration and appreciation for
the way in which every one of our needs and requests was taken care of.

Your dive leaders are highly competent, and the service was second to none.
We had great dives and saw lots of fascinating things, I will not hesitate to recommend BIDP to anyone I meet who wants to dive in Bali.

If you want to put this statement on your website, or in promotional
material, feel free to do so.

Keep up the good work, I hope to dive with you again soon!

Best regards,
Bjorn

I would like to add my own thanks, and point you to a post I made in
response to an inquiry about Bali dive operations,

Robert Ling

May 2004
I can only second that. They were immensely helpful, exceptionally
accommodating, and an absolute pleasure to work with. I shall be
singing their praises to anyone who is thinking of going diving in Bali!

Hi Putu, Good day Luci,
 
We are all safely back in singapore since sunday, and now struggling with
work ;( Our holiday just isn't enough, sigh.....
 
I have lots of fun in Bali with other activities and diving with BIDP, all
the staff have been really helpful and accommodating. The lunch at Tulamben
was great, so were all the dive sites, especially the Wreck and at Nusa
Penida. Just too bad I didn't see the Mola Mola, they are so close yet so
far.
 
Yes, pls add me to your news letter and hope to dive with BIDP again if I am
in Bali again.
 
Well see you guys and gals in Suntec City, Singapore at Adex 2004.
 
With kindest regards.
Heng FS

11 NOV. 03

Hi,

I had a great experience diving in Tulamben with my wife.  The trip there was really long, but the dives more than made up for it!!

Shibata chan was our dive master on the dives, and she did make the experience more enjoyable by “not rushing” the dive.  We were able to swim lazily, to take in all the sights of the wreck. 

You guys provided an excellent service.  Thank you for the experience, and if I ever go back there again, I’d definitely call you guys again!!

I took some pictures, with my friends’ Canon Ixus, and I’ve attached one for Shibata chan.  It’s a picture of her, with a school of jacks. 

Regards,

Rommy.14 NOV. 03

Dear Avandy and friends in BIDP,
Thank you arranging for our diving in Bali early this month. We had
a marvellous trip and lovely memory of three mola molas dancing together
in a single dive. As requested I send you some of the photos. If you
like I can send you my DVD as well ( You gave me two of yours ! ). Best
regards.                                   
Dr. Wilson LI, HONG KONG
02/08/2003

Dear Margareth, Jakar, Farish and Team,
We (Pollina and myself) would like to thank you very much for the entire
arrangement for our dive trip in Bali last week. After all, we had a
wonderful time and we both agreed that all the instructors have been highly
responsible and have placed divers' safety and interest at optimum. The
fishes we saw were amazing!
Next time, when we are back, we hope to discover through you guys the other
beautiful side in Bali sea. And I am sure I'll bring enough snack and bread
to keep me patient on the road!
Hope to see you next time!
Cheers,
Dawn
03/06/2003

Hi Avandy & team,

Just wanted to send a short email to thank you all for making our diving experience in Bali a terrific one.

We are glad we took the time and trouble to visit approx 10 dive shops in Nusa Dua and Sanur, checking each one out and asking many irritating questions, and
we both agree that we've made the right choice selecting BIDP.  We would absolutely dive with you all again when we return and would highly recommend you to friends visiting Bali. 

Lena, Faris, Sangut and Jaga were really fun to dive with and of course it helps that they were
environmentally responsible and have a very high regard for diver safety.  And Faris, we were both very impressed with your artistic sketch of the USS Liberty, so precise. : ))

The dives were really nice, despite this not being the right season for diving.  Well, guess we just have to go back for mola mola hunting!!!  Menjangan is our fav for its lush corals!  Even learned some new things, like how to deal with downward currents and vortexes (glad to say we weren't in one but I seem to have developed an obsession with vortexes!!!).

By the way, we both watched the 2 VCDs and WOW!!!! sure looks impressive....more to look forward to other than mola mola when we return.

Thanks for sending Made to the hotel twice to deliver the VCDs.  We'll definitely be back, though god knows when!!!

If any of you happen to drop by Singapore, look us up!!!

best regards,
julia & rebecca
Jan 2003

Thank you for a fantastic diving experience last week and for certifying Will and I as PADI qualified divers.  This was a great holiday and your course made it extra special.  A very professional set-up and with an excellent instructor.  Many thanks to Knut. I wish you a very busy and prosperous future. Hope to see you again before too long!

Annabelle Lovejoy

I would like to start by saying what a great time I had Diving in Bali. As you know I was a non certified diver when I came to Bali, but I had dived on a number of occasions before. The training that I received from your instructors was excellent, not only were they friendly and easy to get on with but they were very thorough in all aspects of the training that I received. I took my open water course all the way through to the Rescue, I had 3 different instructors and each one was as good as the next. All the people at BIDP were very friendly and I made some good friends there.

The actual diving was excellent with a great wreck dive, which also was my first night dive and what a great experience it was. Good reefs and excellent vis as well this was an all round excellent dive holiday, I would defiantly recommend this to anyone who is interested in diving it is a must see place.

Steve Burt

Dear BIDP team!
Sorry for the delay in writing this message but it has taken some time for us to settle back to the normal working life after spending a wonderful holiday in Bali.

I would just like to thank your whole team for making our holiday a very memorable experience. Everyone- and especially our diving buddies & instructors Jaka, Raul, Kade, Nikolai- were all brilliant!A special thank you for Raul & Jaka from Minna for their patience and help with my 'sinus problem' and helping me develop my diving skills despite all the problems. Not to forget saving me from the trigger fish--hehehe!

We are looking for some diving opportunities here in Germany but is it a bit too cold here- so we might have to wait for a while. Well I just wanted to let you know that we are safely back home (and Ian found his passport! Thanks again! Hope to see you again one day! If ever for some strange reason are in Germany get in touch.

Minna & Ian

How are you doing there? Is the pool still red? What a pity the weather was so bad that those divers could hardy see anything. It is so beautiful! Slowly I am getting used to the normal life here in the Netherlands. The weather here is wet and cold. I can't get used to all the clothes that I must wear to keep warm. I miss Bali still very much. I do promise to come back, but it will take some time. Don't be afraid I will forget you. I dream of diving at Tulamben and Penida often. The experience of diving changed my life. It will never be the same. Next week I am going to dive in the warm pool of the rehabilitation centre 'De Hoogstraat' in Utrecht. It is 32 degrees! I want to get my open water licence and I know I need much more practice. I am looking forward to diving again. Although I think after diving in Bali the pool will be very dull and small.

Our photographs from Bali are ready and there are some you might like to see. I send you one with this message. I dare not send more right now because I don't know if your PC and Internet will take a lot of time to download them. If you want to see more just mail me. About three photographs are left to send to you.

I wrote a report in Dutch which I gave to Klaas to use for promotion. I also gave it to the magazine of the Dutch support group for people with muscular dystrophy. I really hope my story will be printed so more people
get to know the possibilities of diving and the pleasure of diving. My report or story in English is not yet finished. This will be especially for your organisation and maybe for IAHD international promotion.

Say hello to all the others and to Cheyenne,

Simone

Tonight I am flying back to Australia and I have been in the office this afternoon to say goodbye to everybody, but unfortunately I haven't been able to talk to any of you (I have even called to your home and left a message in Luci's voicemail). I just wanted to thank you for giving me the chance of staying with you
for these almost two months and for letting me do the DM course. Jaka is a great instructor!; more than that, I consider him a friend. The same can be said of the rest of the people working at BIDP, they are just wonderful.
 
I truly think BIDP is a great Dive Center, not only for the knowledge of the people working in it, but for the people itself. I don't know what will I do in the future but if I ever come back to Bali I would like to work for you again, if you think it's possible. If I ever have some friend going to Bali, I will tell them to go diving with you for sure. As I said, I really appreciate what you have done for me and I hope that we can keep in touch in the future.
 
Raul

I would like to take this opportunity to thank the following people at BIDP for making a great holiday a fantastic holiday, I spent in total only two days diving with yourselves but I wish I had managed many more. I also have to apologise having made the mistake of trying other diving companies around Bali who frankly were definitely not up to your very high standards.

To Jakka and Sengat (pl. exscuse spelling) thank you kindly for service with a big smile and a very professional but laid back attitude (you were the only two people in Bali to insist on seeing a certification card). I enjoyed every minute of the dives we did and also felt very safe in your capable hands. Even Jakka's singing sounded Ok after them ;-) To Simon thank you also for your time in explaining both all things Bali and how eventually even 25deg can force a double wet suit scenario (still cant get my head round that one).
To Carl .... lunchtime in a back garden in Nusa Penida(if you can call it that), a memory which I will hold very dear. Keep on trukkin!!

I should be getting some of my photographs scanned into my P.C. soon and I have some very good ones of the dive trips I made with yourselves, as soon as I get this done I will send them in. All the kindness in the world to BIDP @ the morning of the earth, I look forward to diving with you again and will recommend yourselves emphatically to anyone who is thinking of visiting Bali.

Stephen Barr

I would like to inform everyone of the excellent service that was given to me by BIDP (Bali international diving professionals).BIDP checked my certification card before any trips were arranged, and from what I have been told by other fellow divers whilst in Bali they were the only ones to do this.BIDP are an offical PADI resort dive center.Their staff spoke lots of different languages, and their English was excellent.Saftey was always the main focus with BIDP.On one of my Diving trips I was due to dive at a location call Shark Point. The current was runing to fast, we waited for nearly 2 hours for the current to slow down, but it did not. The diving Instructor "Burwono" took us to a different dive site which was safe!I felt so safe with the company I introduced my wife to the underwater world on a discover Suba dive.The Liberty wreck was a great dive site, the deepest point being around 30 Meters. The amount of fish & coral at very shallow depth's makes this dive site ideal for all levels of experience.When I return to Bali, I will be contacting BIDP to plan all my diving trips. BIDP have a good website with lots of information about trips & prices. Putu in their office is very helpful and will answer all of your questions.If you have any questions you wish myself to answer, feel free to drop me a E Mail. 

Steve Winn (PADI Rescue Diver)

Dear Luci and Avandy:
 
Thank you for your note! We had a very pleasant flight home.  But, Barbara got the new flu strain on the way back, even though we had flu shots.  It is a particularly bad bug.  She is back on her feet and decorating the house for Christmas.
 
Lucy, you, Avandy, and your staff made our trip very special.  We particularly enjoyed getting to know the two of you on the boat trip.  Visiting a foreign country is always more special, when you get to know people who are living there.
 
We both agree that this was one of the best trips we have ever taken.  The Villas were a great place to stay and we both enjoyed exploring the Island.  We spent our last night watching the sun set at TanaLot and then ate at the restaurant you recommended at Seminyak.  It was great!
 
If you ever visit California, please come and stay with us.  We will send you our new email address after we move in the next six months.
 
Thank you for your many kindnesses and generosity of spirit, you are very special people.
 
Warm regards,
 
John and Barbara November 2003