Diving in Indonesia - by Sarah Ann Wormald (Paperback)

About the Book

TRAVEL & HOLIDAY GUIDES. "Diving in Indonesia" is a fully comprehensive diving guidebook for exploring the most notable areas of Indonesia. A chapter is devoted to each of the following important regions in Indonesia for divers: Bali North Sulawesi Central, South and Southeast Sulawesi Nusa Teggara (Lombok, Komodo, Timor, Alor) Raja Ampat & West Papua Maluku (Ambon, Banda & Halmahera) Each chapter relates to a different region and provides the reader with area maps, dive site maps, diving information which includes: Difficulty level highlights Logistics General area information General diving information Detailed dive site descriptions Useful diving contacts such as emergency services and emergency diving services, liveaboard diving, marine life features, conservation features and travel planners are included, making this a complete guide.

Book Synopsis

Diving in Indonesia is a fully comprehensive diving guidebook for exploring the most notable areas of Indonesia.

A chapter is devoted to each of the following important regions in Indonesia for divers:

• Bali
• North Sulawesi
• Central, South and Southeast Sulawesi
• Nusa Teggara (Lombok, Komodo, Timor, Alor)
• Raja Ampat & West Papua
• Maluku (Ambon, Banda & Halmahera)

Each chapter relates to a different region and provides the reader with area maps, dive site maps, diving information which includes:

• Difficulty level
• highlights
• Logistics
• General area information
• General diving information
• Detailed dive site descriptions

Useful diving contacts such as emergency services and emergency diving services, liveaboard diving, marine life features, conservation features and travel planners are included, making this a complete diving guide.

There are also sections regarding general travel practicalities in Indonesia, general diving practicalities in Indonesia, a basic Indonesian dictionary and phrases specifically relating to diving.

Review Quotes

"A successful manual -- very well prepared and optically well designed!" --Aquanaut magazine

"It looks great, a quality feel and the pictures make you really want to go there and dive. The perfect resource for those wanting to visit the area and choosing the right place for them and diving it safely." --Deeper Blue blog

"The book covers popular diving areas in Indonesia including Java, Bali, Sulawesi, Nusa Tenggara, Maluku and Raja Ampat. It includes a lot of information about different dive sites, liveaboards, marine life, best times to visit, dive operators, accommodation and other useful tips. The book has also good and detailed maps and beautiful pictures below the surface which makes you to want to book a dive trip right away: )" --Scuba World

"This highly informative and impressive collection of dive destinations and location details forms an invaluable tool in planning and in the diving of this area. The compact fact-packed paperback, with a protective cover, makes it an ideal and valuable traveling companion. This will be the only book I will need on my next adventure to Indonesia." --On the Edge blog

About the Author

Sarah Ann Wormald is from Ilkley, West Yorkshire in the UK where she previously worked as a Solicitor. Sarah began diving in 1999 in the Red Sea in Egypt, and after having dived in numerous destinations around the world, she moved to Indonesia in 2007. Since her move to Asia, Sarah has become an instructor who has shared her passion with hundreds of students through teaching them how to explore the underwater world.

When Sarah is not teaching, she spends her time traveling Indonesia diving and photographing. From the outset of this project, Sarah's aim was to promote operators who dive safely and who protect and care for the reefs around them. Sarah's interests in Indonesian reefs, marine life, adventure and exploration led her to begin working on this book in 2013. Sarah currently lives and works full time in Indonesia.