I visited No Fear in May 2019 for my Advanced Open Water course and added fun dives. I chose No Fear based on the name and the reviews, I love underwater world but was never really comfortable in the water and diving made me slightly nervous, so it was important to me to find a dive operator who would accommodate my needs.
Dealing with No Fear was really good experience from pre-trip communication and discussions regarding special requests (larger tanks for my boyfriend, me being a bit nervous, our wishes to do wreck and drift dives) to my AOW and the fun dives we did after the course. The atmosphere is super welcoming and chill, not busy or factory-like like some large dive schools tend to be. We ended up hanging out and having coffee or beers almost every evening during our stay in Amed with No Fear.
Since I visited No Fear I’ve feen diving a lot more and with many different diving schools, and I can sincerely recommend No Fear as a professional, passionate and truly customer centric dive operator. The instructors, except the owner Oli (who is pretty much the most zen person you’ll ever meet!), have changed since, but this is pretty common in the industry. Also note that No Fear is a PADI 5 star diving operator, unlike many operators in Bali/Amed that just have a sticker on the door but are not really part of any diving association (don’t choose those ‘schools’ even if they would be cheaper!).
Special recommendation: drift dive in Bunutan! You’ll take a small fisherman’s boat to Bunutan (maybe 10mins), hop in the water, drift through stunning underwater world with small and big fish, an eel garden and beautiful corals. The boat will follow your bubbles and pick you up where you surface. Super fun!
Big thanks to Oli and Jonas for great course and an experience that helped me to relax, gain more confidence and have fun in the water!
Greetings from Unna and Matt!