Dive Review of Reef Seen in
Indonesia/Bali: Pemuteran

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Reef Seen : "Reef Seen Divers Resort in Bali: Distinctive", Mar, 2015, by John Woolley, WA, US ( Sr. Reviewer 11 reports). Report 8167.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food	N/A
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
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Comments	The superlative “unique” is overused and abused, so I’ll choose the word “distinctive” to tell my story about Reef Seen in Bali. After 40 years of diving, I look for three things in a land-based dive operation: 1. Easy access to dive sites. 2. Stewardship of the marine treasure: coral. 3. Run by divers for divers. And in each, Reef Seen gets high marks of distinction. 1. Easy access to dive sites: 5-minute boat ride is the average. And once you are there, we averaged 65 minutes per dive. As the owner Chris would say, they don’t call them “safety stops” because the diving at 15 feet is spectacular: corals, sea fans, and the most interesting attempts of camouflage from a cuttle fish I’ve ever seen. I spent 10 minutes with the guy and he did everything (thankfully short of inking me) that he could to make himself look unappealing. 2. Stewardship: It’s likely because of the efforts of Reef Seen over the last 25 years that the reefs off the village of Pemuteran on Bali’s north coast are healthy and vibrant. For a quick summary, read the write-up in the Lonely Planet guide to Bali. 3. By divers/for divers: The “resort” has a total of nine rooms. And they are all about diving (while of course offering icy cold beer after the dive). Nothing makes the owner and all the staff happier than repeat-visit divers who like to talk about diving. That said they are very welcoming to non-diving family members who are there for a snorkel or a sun-bake. Friendliness sums their attitude. So the story is simple: Reef Seen is distinctive. Go there: you’ll enjoy the diving and you’ll enjoy the experience.
Websites	Reef Seen
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	Raja Ampat, Komodo, Amed, Gilis, Thailand, Phillipines, Belize, Roatan, Saba, Bahamas, Puget Sound, Barrier Reef,
Closest Airport	Denpasar	Getting There	About a four hour drive from Denpasar. The drive over the mountains is spectacular.
Dive Conditions
Weather	cloudy	Seas	calm
Water Temp	82-83°F / 28-28°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	40-70 Ft/ 12-21 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	[Unspecified]
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	no
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	1 or 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish	N/A
Large Pelagics	N/A
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities	N/A
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	Because of the health of the corals, lots of fun small critters to snap.

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Dive Review of Reef Seen in Indonesia/Bali: Pemuteran

Reef Seen : "Reef Seen Divers Resort in Bali: Distinctive", Mar, 2015,

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Dive Review of Reef Seen in
Indonesia/Bali: Pemuteran