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Cheers from everyone at Tasik! See you soon.

Selamat Paskah

Happy Easter from everyone at Tasik Ria & Tasik Divers

We hope to see you on a dive this year!

LIDS

Come along to LIDS & chat to the team from Tasik Divers

You could be one of the first book a trip to our new resort ”The Derawan Dive Lodge” on Derawan Island just off the coast of East Kalimantan (Indonesian Borneo)

“Tasik Divers…..now firmly established as one of the best dive operations in Manado. Now, those new ventures…..think turtles & manta’s, along with desert islands… think Derawan!! Still in the Celebes sea, Tasik Divers is opening up a new lodge where comfort meets traditional, get to dive with mantas & turtles along with the chance to dive and snorkel in one of only two jellyfish lakes in the world: Kakaban. Think culture & mystique, think Bali, Tasik Divers Bali to be exact. Interested? Then come to stand 335 on the Asia Pacific Showcase and find out more, from someone who’s been there, done it and will be wearing the t-shirt”

Beach Cleanup

“Saturday the 18th February, staff & management from Tasik Divers & Tasik Ria Resort were up with the rising Sun to join others for a “Beach Clean”.

Along with around 50 other volunteers they combed a stretch of beach at Malalayang. It was an initiative of the tourist & dive guides association so we went along and supported it. Some of you may have already seen the impact of global issues with plastic,  sadly it’s no different here. But at least the locals are aware and are taking the initiative…its a small step….but we gotta start somewhere… if we all work together we can make a difference, the more feet taking steps the better!!!!!!

Tasik Divers Bali

Why not combine your holiday at Tasik Ria with a trip to Bali? Our sister operation Tasik Divers Bali specialise in cultural/diving tours. We aren’t based in a particular place, instead we tour the island, staying at selected resorts, this gives our guests the chance to see the beautiful scenery & historic sites of this paradise island, but more importantly (to the divers amongst us) we can offer diving at the many diverse world class dive sites that are scattered around the coast.

Some pictures taken by our guests

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For more information visit our web site http://bali.tasikdivers.com

Many thanks to Freddy Tansari, Marthin Uada, Bjorn Ramault & Steve Coverdale for the pictures. Thanks & apologies to anyone I missed

Tasik Ria Video

Check Out our video!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONh1epj1i1Q&feature=player_detailpage

City Extra

On the outskirts of Manado there is a fish restaurant called City Extra, the dive site that takes it’s name from this restaurant is one of the best muck diving sites in the Manado area!

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This site is usually dived on the way back to Tasik Ria after doing two dives on the bright colourful walls of the Bunaken National Park, so when you enter the water, after diving the stunning reefs, the reduced vis & black sand can look dark & gloomy, but if you like the unusual you’ll love this site!

The dive usually starts on the black sand slope where the maximum depth you reach is about 15 to 20M. This slope is the place to look out for frogfish, including the hairy variety, flying gurnard, blue spot ray and if you’re lucky mimic octopus & the fantastically colourful flamboyant cuttlefish!

After about 20 to 30 minutes you get to the top of the slope. The water is only about 4 to 6M deep & there is enough light to allow seagrass to grow. On this seagrass bed can be found  an amazing number of “critters”, seahorse, some of which disappear in the algi, almost a rainbow of differently coloured juvenile frogfish, long arm & coconut octopus, partner blennys guarding their holes with their snapping shrimp “partners” constantly excavating.

You can also find Ambon Scopionfish.

On a dive here last May along with my friend Jennifer, I watched a group of about 30 mating squid, amazing!

All Pictures © Nick Rawson