DIVE BALI DIVE TRAVEL GUIDEBali - Cyber Diver TOP 10 Dive Destination >>  n a word, Bali is enchanting. As with Thailand, Bali offers dive travelers more than just the same old fish pics and log book entries. This tropical island in Indonesia is so beautiful, the culture so rich, the people so sensual, you'll feel an overwhelming compulsion to throw everything away and go native.
Shaped by a unique blend of Hinduism and Polynesian religious rites, Bali awakens something both spiritual and sensual that will leave you yearning to get off the make-money-spend-money merry-go-round and chase rainbows for the rest of your life. And should you tire of that, there's good diving, gamelan music and food that is obscenely delicious and embarrassingly cheap. In fact, Bali is one of the world's most affordable dive destinations. The best time to visit Bali is during the dry season from April to October. The rest of the year can be very hot, humid and wet but there are few tourists except during the busy Christmas/New Year holiday season when Bali is overrun by Aussies. Click image to enlarge map |
Facts about Indonesia- Area: 1,919,440 sq km
- Population: 228,437,870
- Estimated Population in 2050: 337,807,011
- Capital City: Jakarta
- People: African descent (85%), European descent (12%), Asian & Hispanic (3%)
- Language: Bahasa Indonesia (official, modified form of Malay), English, Dutch, local dialects, the most widely spoken of which is Javanese
- Literacy 83.8% total, 89.6% male, 78% female
- Religion: Muslim 88%, Protestant 5%, Roman Catholic 3%, Hindu 2%, Buddhist 1%, other 1%
- Life Expectancy 65.9 male, 70.75 female
- Government: republic
- Currency: Indonesian rupiah (Rp) = 100 sen
- GDP: US$173 billion
- GDP per capita: US$2,900
- Inflation: 1.3%
- Major Industries: petroleum and natural gas; textiles, apparel, and footwear; mining, cement, chemical fertilizers, plywood; rubber; food; tourism
- Natural Resources: petroleum, tin, natural gas, nickel, timber, bauxite, copper, fertile soils, coal, gold, silver
KNOW BEFORE YOU GO :: SCUBA DIVING IN BALI | HOT LINKS SCUBALINX™: Bali Scuba Diving CentersCDNN Bali Dive Travel NewsWARNING On October 12, 2002 Indonesian terrorists connected to Al-Qaeda bombed nightclubs at Kuta Beach killing nearly 200 tourists including many who were in Bali on dive trips. Travelers to Bali and other parts of Indonesia should exercise extreme caution due to threats by Muslim extremists against tourists. |
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