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How to Scuba Dive with Less Weight

Posted on 06 December 2018

Why Taking A PADI Specialty Dive Course on Gangga Island is a Great Idea

When you first started to dive you probably found descending difficult and added a kilo or so of lead to help you out. Often this leads to new divers being incorrectly balanced once they get to the intended depth. Without having been corrected, you might still be carrying extra weight even after numerous dives.

If you’re tired of lugging excess weight while you are diving it’s time to learn some helpful tips for natural buoyancy. (more…)

Winter Dive Escapes in Indonesia

Posted on 22 November 2018

Winter is setting in in the Northern Hemisphere and you’re probably starting to dream of escaping to warmer climes. If you’re a diver, there is nothing better than a trip to Indonesia in those long dark months to get you through to the warmer weather in the spring. Be warned…you will want to book a winter dive escape in Indonesia when you’ve finished reading this. (more…)

Debunking 10 Myths About Scuba Diving

Posted on 21 September 2018

1. You can run out of air

We’re starting this list with probably the biggest fear people have about diving. You are relying on your oxygen tank to breathe and that means it is indeed possible to run out of air. However, PADI dive courses teach you exactly how to deal with situations like this. (more…)

Diving Gangga Island’s House Reef in North Sulawesi

Posted on 03 September 2018

Leave the World Behind on a Trip to Gangga Island

Just 20 minutes off of North Sulawesi’s capital city Manado, Gangga Island waits bursting with promise. Divers from all over the world come to enjoy the teeming marine life that is a product of the amalgamation of the Indian and Pacific Oceans.

Divers staying at Gangga Island Resort will have the chance to explore the incredible house reef right off the beach in front of their tropical bungalows. (more…)

Night Diving at Gangga Island, North Sulawesi

Posted on 12 July 2018

Night diving is considered by many divers to be the most spectacular way to see the widest variety of marine life. Creatures you might not ever see on a daytime dive come out at night so you’ll see the coral reefs from a whole different point of view. (more…)