Advertisement
Tulamben Tours
Open Water Course in Tulamben - Get Certified in Bali
5

Open Water Course in Tulamben - Get Certified in Bali

By Dive Concepts
Recommended by 100% of travelers
100% of reviewers gave this product a bubble rating of 4 or higher.
What is Travelers’ Choice?
Tripadvisor gives a Travelers’ Choice award to accommodations, attractions and restaurants that consistently earn great reviews from travelers and are ranked within the top 10% of properties on Tripadvisor.
Lowest price guaranteeFree cancellation

Ages 10-90
Duration: 2 days
Start time: Check availability
Mobile ticket
Live guide: English, French, Spanish
More


  • Use of SCUBA equipment
  • Certified Instructor
  • Dive center facilities (WIFI, toilet, shower, locker, change room)
  • Restaurant/Warung available at the dive center (food & drink expenses not included)
  • Pick-up and Drop-off included for Amed/Tulamben surroundings
What's not included
  • Digital souvenir photos/videos (available to purchase)
  • Accommodation (dormitory & bungalows available at the dive center)


Start:
  • Dive Concepts Tulamben, Jl. Raya Singaraja, Tulamben, Kec. Kubu, Kabupaten Karangasem, Bali 80852, Indonesia
    The meeting point is the dive center itself: Dive Concepts in Tulamben. You can directly type this name on Google Map.
End:This activity ends back at the meeting point.

    • Not wheelchair accessible
    • Stroller accessible
    • Service animals allowed
    If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 177269P1

    • Not recommended for travelers with back problems
    • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
    • No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
    • Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
    • This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
    • This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

    • For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.

    If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 177269P1

    From
    $327.52
    per adult
    Select date and travelers

    Similar experiences

    About the operator
    Don’t take it from us – here’s what people have to say about this operator:
    • Dive Concepts
      3,933
      Tulamben, Indonesia
      Joined in October 2011
    • briantY8152PO
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Dsd in tulamben dive concepts
      Me and my daughter took a dsd here and our instructor Tony a great guy was very good and had the patience of a kindergarten teacher 😁😉 he guided us safely through it all in the time we needed, even though the visibility was not great we saw the reck and a lot of fishes. So I’d will recommend this place to anyone who wants to try/learn scobadiving you are in good hands here 😁👍🙏🏻
      Written December 20, 2024
    • V1332IRsaraht
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Brilliant first dive
      Such a great experience! Anáis was truly the best instructor. I was really nervous about the experience and she was patient, kind, and made me feel so at ease. I honestly don’t think I would have had such a positive experience were it not for her expertise and warmth. The briefing was thorough and clear, I felt totally safe and looked after. The dives were at a brilliant location, great to learn and to see the amazing ship wreck. I can’t fault them and I will be returning. Thank you so much Anais and to Adam, trainee dive master :)
      Written November 11, 2024
    • 464stellay
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Wise choice
      Please request Gita and Kadek as your dive master! They are like genie from story, as long as you make wish for spotting some micro creatures, they will find for you. Only disappointment is that we didn’t have much time with them! For sure, Gita and Kadek will be our dive master next trip!
      Written October 26, 2024
    • eveanaoftheworld
      0 contributions
      1.0 of 5 bubbles
      Avoid this company.
      Do not reccomended this company, they will not look after you if something goes wrong, no boats to get to dive sites , so you spend most of tour dive time getting to and from the dive sites. All shore dives which limited your experience. They only care about your money. Manager is an a hole
      Written October 21, 2024
    • 843danangn
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Scuba Dive
      nice buddy and good dive instructor, i stay in here 3 days for ow, thanks a lot dive concept Bali. i will go back for another moments
      Written October 14, 2024
    • 256ivyt
      0 contributions
      1.0 of 5 bubbles
      DANGEROUS Diving
      It was a very dangerous diving experience. I booked via KLOOK. All the equipment was extremely old and showed no signs of maintenance. The BCD was damaged, and the regulator hose was broken, preventing airflow. This led to me nearly drowning during the dive. Fortunately, at about 10 meters deep, I realized I couldn’t breathe and immediately swam desperately to the surface to save my life. I believe that if I had realized this in deeper water, I would have already drowned. Upon returning to the center, I informed the local staff about the equipment issues. A senior staff member from France said it was a common occurrence and that it could just be patched up. He completely dismissed it as a problem, which is extremely irresponsible. Such comments show a complete disregard for safety. I hope to inform those considering signing up to think carefully, especially those with insufficient experience. I believe the center's facilities do not adequately ensure the safety of guests. I don’t want anyone else to experience a situation like mine. Life is at stake, and although I rarely write comments, I felt it necessary to share the truth with everyone.
      Written October 13, 2024
    • Y9064ZRmichelled
      0 contributions
      4.0 of 5 bubbles
      Great scuba guide
      We had Eki as a dive guide at Tulamben (5 dives). He was very knowledgeable, patient and made sure the group had a great experience. Highly recommended. Thank you!
      Written September 27, 2024
    • Brent F
      0 contributions
      3.0 of 5 bubbles
      Good value, ok service, poor gear
      I’ll start my review by saying this dive centre offers excellent value. For us, 10 dives each, including some remote spots, cost 6.8M Rupiah or around AU$666. That AU$33 a dive including transport to site, fill and guide plus the odd coffee or water etc. The centre itself thrives on Kaos theory, and is a hive of activity first thing in the morning, but it all seems to work. There are small lockers for your gear (100k rupiah key deposit). Generally you’ll be assigned a guide, you’ll suit up and sort your gear and then be transported to a dive site. Often porters lug all your gear to the water. Pretty much everything is a beach entry, which means rocks, so good dive boots are very useful. Post dive you’ll have a surface interval, with tea / coffee / water and a snack and then move to the next site. We did 2 or 3 dives a day. Others did more. A few not so goods: - I had one full tank the whole time, mostly around 180-190 fills. - They ran out of Nitrox a lot, so had to switch back to air. - We used our own gear, and half we did as some of the rental stuff was terrible. I strongly recommend you bring your own regs at least. - The centre seems to cater a lot to French tourists and the guides seem very fluent in French, not so much English. - On some of the dives you scuba for 10 minutes in 6m-10m of water to get to a site. I’d prefer to surface swim that and then descend to save bottom time - but that’s just my preference. - Lastly, and this out of the Dive Centres control, some of the sites are completely jammed with divers. The Liberty was particularly frustrating with OW divers kicking up silt and flapping around. Despite some of the frustrations, we’d dive with these guys again.
      Written September 18, 2024
    • raphael s
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Amazing diving
      Thanks to marlene , our group learned a lot about diving and we had soooo much fun , Thanks again Marlene !!!!! Merci marlene pour le cours en français , , tres bone energie , tres bon cours et on s'est vraiment amuser
      Written August 31, 2024
    • jenniferlX3954NW
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Best diving experience with Sata
      It was an amazing experience diving at Dive Concepts. Specially thanks to Sara that made my Open Water Diving Certification experience awesome!!! You rock!! Their experience, good vibes, and master planning skills made us spent the best days diving at the beautiful Nusa Lembongan, see Mantas, Mola Mola, turttles and many more in my first days diving ever!!!! If we come back, definitely will dive with them again!!! Keep rocking Sara 🤗👏🏻🐠🥽
      Written August 26, 2024
    • 8990SZ
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Diving with Diving guide James
      A Total of 2 days & 6 dives with Dive concepts. Our guide James was tasked to assist us with mostly everything that is needed to ensure we had a great dive as a group. He was very professional from start to end. Kudos James! Hope to dive with you again.
      Written August 25, 2024
    • nefeliel
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Amazing dive
      Amazing!! Pica was the best guide. The Wreck dive was great and we saw so much. I did 3 dives in one day, very chill and cool place
      Written August 10, 2024
    • Voyager27140453103
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      it was a great experience!
      got my open water certification here with excellent instructor pak yogi. Good staff & good equipment. Highly recommend for diving at Tulamben, thank you pak yogi & dive concept!
      Written August 9, 2024
    • Jurre12345
      0 contributions
      1.0 of 5 bubbles
      A Disappointing Experience - 9 hours taxi
      A Disappointing Experience - 9 hours taxi Recently, I had an unfortunate experience with Dive Concepts Tulamben. Our driver arrived almost an hour late, which was already a bad start. Without any prior notice, the driver picked up additional passengers, leading to a 2.5-hour detour around Ubud. Ultimately, it took the driver over 5 hours to get us to the dive site, a delay that was never communicated to us in advance. Due to this delay, our planned day trip was reduced from 3 dives costing 1,500,000 IDR to just 2 dives, and we were only compensated with 250,000 IDR. Although the dive masters were skilled, their English was very limited, which made communication challenging. The Liberty wreck dive site was beautiful, but the other sites were disappointing. Overall, this experience was highly unprofessional. I would not recommend diving with this school if you require a long transfer to get there.
      Written August 9, 2024
    • rouxf44
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Great experience
      Great ! Thanks you yogi gede ! Great time turtul and wreck. Thanks you for the moment and for scubadiving. Maybe see you soon !
      Written August 7, 2024
    See all 3,933 reviews
    These reviews are the subjective opinions of Tripadvisor members and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.

    Most Recent: Reviews ordered by most recent publish date in descending order.

    Detailed Reviews: Reviews ordered by recency and descriptiveness of user-identified themes such as wait time, length of visit, general tips, and location information.

    Popular mentions

    5.0
    5.0 of 5 bubbles480 reviews
    Excellent
    474
    Very good
    6
    Average
    0
    Poor
    0
    Terrible
    0

    Kyle
    2 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Mar 2020
    I had such a wonderful time taking the open water course with our diving instructor Kevin! Having absolutely no diving experience i was impressed with Kevins unique ability to guide the group from segment to segment with enthusiasm and care. I always felt safe and comfortable. Even when making mistakes, in and out of the water, i always felt that i was supported and cared for.

    So many things in Bali never seem to go as "expected" :) My experience with Kevin and dive concepts always exceeded my expectations. In the end the experience was fun, hilarious, informative, exciting, challenging, rewarding, and memorable. Truly one of my best memories from my 5 months in Bali.

    Also a special shout out to Sylvia who's friendly face was the first one i saw and who's great energy ensured me I was in the right place for my diving experience.

    Namaste ya'll
    Written March 21, 2020
    This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.

    fuen809
    Singapore, null, Singapore1 contribution
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Jan 2020 • Friends
    Came here with friends to get certified for open waters with instructor Hugo.

    He gave clear instructions and was so patient that i'd imagine he'll be able to watch paint dry without feeling bored.

    Loves cracking jokes too so be sure to pick him as your diving instructor if you want to be be emtertained as you learn.

    Ps. You might laugh so hard that your regulator falls from your mouth.
    Written January 15, 2020
    This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.

    Antoniiinaaaaa
    7 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Feb 2020 • Friends
    I did my open water certificate at dive concepts, which took me two days. All the staff are really friendly and I was lucky to have Kevin as my instructor. Even though I was really nervous because it was my first dive ever, Kevin made me feel safe, explained everything clearly, was really patient and always had a smile on his face. We did four dives in the ocean on really great dive sites (liberty wreck, coral garden, coral temple) and saw a lot of marine life. Kevin made sure that we didn’t miss seeing anything (turtles, black tip shark, little muray,...) I highly recommend dive concepts in Tulamben as a dive centre and for sure Kevin as instructor! Thanks a lot, I had so much fun!
    Written February 10, 2020
    This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.

    Nika
    Stockholm, Sweden5 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Feb 2020 • Friends
    We had a lovely experience with Dive Concepts in Tulamben!
    Our dive instructor Kevin was amazing, kind and helpful. His instructions were clear!
    The course took us two days and after the practice in the pool during the first day, we went straight to the open water, which we were comfortable with. Even though we never dived before.
    Dive Concepts truly has experienced instructors which made us very satisfied!
    Written February 18, 2020
    This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.

    Rachel Roerig
    Jakarta, Indonesia2 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Feb 2021 • Friends
    Dive Concept is incredible. The friendly atmosphere made diving for the first time super fun! The staff were accommodating and really easy to communicate with. I would highly recommend the dive instructor, Seb Pagliardini. He was patient with me and answered all my questions. Seb made me feel safe at all times and made the entire diving experience enjoyable. Make sure to ask for Seb to be your dive instructor!
    Written February 15, 2021
    This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.

    nj36
    Wiesbaden, Germany1 contribution
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    The open water course was great and the price- performance ratio was awesome.
    Our dive instructor yogi prepared us before every dive really good and we learned a lot from him.
    We also saw a lot of cool fishes at their spots.
    For our first diving experience we felt safe and we can rally recommend them.
    Written March 23, 2020
    This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.

    Darja B
    3 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Sep 2022 • Couples
    I had a great experience doing my open water certification with dive concepts. The duration of only two days for this course and their competitive prices convinced me to join this diving school and I would recommend it to anyone. With the course being only two days I could directly attach more fun dives in the following days. I enjoyed the friendly atmosphere of the school and would like to especially thank my instructor Rifky!
    Besides that, Tulamben and Amed offer spectacular diving spots with lots of diverse species and coral reefs, easily accessible for beginners but also suitable for more advanced dicers. Friendly dive guides like Gita will help you find the best spots to get the most out of your dive.
    Written September 10, 2022
    This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
    Thank you so much, the whole team wishes you some great dives!
    Written September 12, 2022
    This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.

    Leonie F
    1 contribution
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Jan 2020 • Solo
    Yogi was my dive instructor for the Open Water Certificate. From the first minute I felt save and well taken care of at Dive Concepts and especially by Yogi.
    Can recommend it to everyone that wants to do their open water in an exciting environment (shipwreck and big wall drop off) and with caring and friendly people around.
    Written January 24, 2020
    This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.

    Hartanto Poniman
    Jakarta, Indonesia1 contribution
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    May 2021 • Couples
    All the people at Dive Concept are exceptional, friendly, helpful, informative and professional. Got my OW license here and not a single obstacle occur, try asking for Yogi as the instructor. One divemaster for two students each dives. Recommended!
    Written May 22, 2021
    This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.

    Eli
    4 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Apr 2022 • Couples
    We did the Open Water Course with Dive Concepts in Tulamben. We had a really good time enjoying the fantastic underwaterworld around here. Our diving Teacher Nico was the best! He really made us feel very comfortable all the time and explained everything very good and interesting. Thank you for this amazing experience and always making us laugh in between our dives.
    We definitely would recommend you doing your open water course here :)
    Written April 30, 2022
    This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
    Hello Eli, Thank you for your nice review. And congratulation on your Open water. Looking forward to diving with you again.
    Written April 30, 2022
    This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.

    Showing results 1-10 of 338
    *Likely to sell out: Based on Viator’s booking data and information from the provider from the past 30 days, it seems likely this experience will sell out through Viator, a Tripadvisor company.

    Open Water Course in Tulamben - Get Certified in Bali provided by Dive Concepts

    All things to do in Tulamben
    RestaurantsFlightsVacation RentalsTravel StoriesCruisesRental Cars