What can be a more adventurous and fulfilling scuba diving vacation experience than liveaboard luxury yacht cruising and scuba diving in the tropical islands of Bali? Contrary to what many scuba divers think, liveaboard scuba diving may not be as expensive as you think. In fact if planned properly, live on board diving vacations may even save you money and inconveniences. Firstly, you will on transportation time and costs traveling to your dive operator’s boat and then after your dive, returning to your hotel or resort lugging your cumbersome scuba diving gear with you and repeating the same process for the next couple of days during your vacation in Bali.

Next, you save money on hotel or resort accommodation because since that you are living on the dive boats, there will be no need for hotel or resort bookings. Furthermore, you do not need to hunt for expensive meals in your hotel or resort since all liveaboard scuba diving packages will include delicious meals which will also mean that you will be probably having very fresh and delectable sea food caught by the crew while you are enjoying your cruise or are scuba diving.

The highlight of your liveaboard Bali vacation is that you can dive in many exotic dive locations instead of only the dive spots near where you stay. This is because since that you need not return to your resort or hotel to retire for the day, the liveaboard dive yachts will cruise away to far flung scuba diving locations while you are sleeping. This again saves you time and best of all, you get to save more money by diving in more places for the same price.

Visit one of Bali’s most interesting street on the way to Pemuteran & Menjangan North West Bali which will also include a stopover in View Point Restaurant Sanda. You will scuba dive in Pemuteran House Reef & Reef Project or Secret Bay in Gilimanuk. Your liveaboard boat will cruise to Menjangan Island. You will be diving at the National Park, Walls, Anker Wreck, Coral Garden, buffet lunch on the white powdery sandy beach of the island. The boat will then land and send you to the north coast and visit a well kept secret Waterfall and a hot spring.

Scuba diving activities will be at Amed Tulamben or Secret Spot, Drop Off, Liberty Wreck Dive (American battle ship sunk during WW2) & some wall diving. Some land excursion to enjoy the view of Bali’s world famous terraced rice fields in the morning. Then your liveaboard yatcht will take you diving at the Blue Lagoon & White Beach. There will also be a night dive at the Blue Lagoon. Continue your Bali vacation by cruising to Gili Mimpang & Gili Tepekong or Gili Biaha for fantastic dive sites.

More scuba diving activities at Gili Biaha or Nusa Penida or Nusa Lembongan. The sea at these diving locations could be rough at times, so the dives would very much be dependant on the weather. However, if the weather allow, you will be scuba diving in one of the most breath taking underwater scenery in the world. More scuba diving at the Blue Lagoon, White Beach and the Channel and then off to Bali airport to your next scuba diving adventure.

In case you are fixated on a method or way to learn to scuba dive, allow me to introduce you to the different ways to learn to scuba dive. One instructor may teach you in a pool. Another may take you by the hand and practice descending off a real boat in a real sea. Others will join a scuba diving club or register for a full course at the local dive shop.

Way to learn to scuba dive is to do so while on holidays in resort islands such as Phuket, Mauritius, Tioman, etc. Firstly, you are in a totally relaxed mood. Secondly, the waters are clear and the environment creates a wonderful and beautiful atmosphere. So the next time you want to pay a sum of money upfront for a full diving course certification, save it for your resort trip. Normally, participating in the beginner diving course is enough for you to get started.

The certified instructor will explain everything you need to know about pressure underwater, equipment, and other practical tips you need to be aware of when you are in the water. Obviously, there will be a full demonstration of the basic skills. Once you have fully understood, you are now ready to get ready to put on your scuba gear. Usually, you together with other participants will be grouped together and stay at a point in the pool where you can have full view of what he is saying.

You will probably start first with breathing exercises and regulator recovery at the surface. After that, you will be asked to kneel on the bottom of the pool and start breathing. This is necessary for you to get used for being underwater. The instructor will then ask that you try out each of the skills taught which include complete mask clearing regulator recovery and buoyancy control. Once students are ready, they will be asked to demonstrate these skills. After this, the instructor will allow the students to swim around near the pool bottom to get used to the equipment and breathing.

Everyone is comfortable with their equipment, breathing techniques, etc when the practice at the pool is considered complete. This also means that you can now get a chance at your first open water scuba dive. This normally takes place from a boat in clear waters or shallow sites where it is easy to handle. Usually, the instructor will highlight the importance of some common mistakes or ways to improve your diving skills. He will probably also encourage you to obtain a full certificate in open water scuba diving. This is arguably the best way to learn to scuba dive.