As our snorkeling safaris take place in some of the world's most biodiverse marine ecosystems, home to creatures that are colorful, beautiful, and unique—many of which you've never seen before —it can be overwhelming to know where to point your camera. Of course, you can opt for the spray-and-pray method, where you swim around snapping photos of everything you come across, a bit like a golden retriever in a room full of tennis balls. With this method, you'll surely capture some images of unique creatures, you might even garner the attention of your snorkeling friends on Facebook, awarding you momentary fame amongst the snorkeling digital community. However, to maximize your SD card's potential, reduce post-processing time, and capture the attention of your peers outside the snorkeling community with stunning snaps, we suggest being a bit more disciplined in your underwater imaging mission. With so many underwater subjects to choose from, it's hard to know which ones to focus on for the best result. To make life easier, here's a quick list of some subjects our photographically inclined snorkeling guests opt for. Nemo Anemone fish can be found on just about every single reef within in the Coral Triangle, and in all shapes, sizes, and colors. A cooperative anemone fish will offer you endless options for different compositions. If the anemone fish you are trying to photograph is shy, don't waste your time; you can move on to the next one several meters down. Cuttlefish Cuttlefish are a little bit hard to find, but once you find one, and if it's patient, you can spend hours taking photos of them. Like the anemone fish, there are so many different ways to photograph one, close-ups of the eyes, portraits, or reefscapes with the cuttlefish as part of the shot are all instant
As our snorkeling safaris take place in some of the world’s most biodiverse marine ecosystems, home to creatures that are colorful, beautiful, and unique—many of which you’ve never seen before —it can be overwhelming to know where to point your camera. Of course, you can opt for the spray-and-pray method, where you swim around snapping
WhatsApp is arguably one of the most useful apps you could ever use when you're traveling. You can video call anyone anywhere in the world, you can send photos, videos, voice messages, 'text' messages called “WhatsApps”, you can send locations, and of course, you can send emojis and stickers! The best thing about all of this is that this is free regardless of what your mobile carrier is or what type of phone you have, all you need to have is a wifi signal or internet data. More importantly, though, EVERYONE uses it outside of the States. Hotels, taxi drivers, YOUR SNORKEL VENTURE GUIDES, resorts...everyone. If you need any sort of assistance before the trip, during your journey to the destination, and whilst you are on the trip, WhatsApp is the vehicle of voice that is going to get you the quickest response to anything that you may need. WhatsApp Groups Us tour leaders use WhatsApp religiously on tour. The first thing we do before a tour starts is to create a WhatsApp group so we can introduce ourselves and pass any essential information onto you all easily. On tour, things like flights times or meal times might change and a quick message to the group is the easiest way for us to pass on this info without having to run around to everyone's rooms and interrupt your downtime between snorkels. The airlines are going paperless over here in Indonesia, among other places, and after we’ve checked the group in for the flights we can easily pass the boarding passes onto you with a quick message. If you don't have WhatsApp, getting you your boarding pass is a bit cumbersome. This group is also a great place for everyone to exchange and post photos at the end of each day.
WhatsApp is arguably one of the most useful apps you could ever use when you’re traveling. You can video call anyone anywhere in the world, you can send photos, videos, voice messages, ‘text’ messages called “WhatsApps”, you can send locations, and of course, you can send emojis and stickers! The best thing about all of
Palau has long been on my bucket list of destinations to visit, in fact, Palau was the first place on my personal bucket list primarily because it was the world's first shark sanctuary, and I'm a bit of a shark enthusiast. Over the years I learned more about Palau from friends who've been and it just kept sounding better and better. Not only are the reefs stunning, but it's a great place to swim with mantas, turtles, and a ton of other bigger creatures like Napoleon wrasse. If you're lucky you might even encounter a dugong swimming on the surface as you move from site to site with the boats. It's also home to a jellyfish lake, which, depending on the year and the stage of the bloom, can host anywhere from a hundred to several million stingless jellyfish! Now, having just run my first Palau Snorkleing Safari this last April, I’m here to confirm the rumors are true, it does in fact rock! At the moment, we run our Palau Snorkeling Safari as both a resort-based tour and a liveaboard tour. As such, the first few days were spent staying at the fantastic Cove Resort which looks out onto the famous Rock Islands. Each day we would depart from the marina right in front of The Cove on our very own fully covered speedboat which would take us to our snorkeling sites, anywhere from twenty to forty minutes away. After two nice long morning snorkels punctuated by a lunch in a tranquil lagoon or white sand beach, we'd head back to the resort, arriving around three o'clock for some downtime and quite often a well-deserved cocktail before heading out for dinner together at one of the many great seaside restaurants nearby. Now, that was just the first three days
Palau has long been on my bucket list of destinations to visit, in fact, Palau was the first place on my personal bucket list primarily because it was the world’s first shark sanctuary, and I’m a bit of a shark enthusiast. Over the years I learned more about Palau from friends who’ve been and it
Here in Indonesia we are very lucky to find 6 out of the 7 species of sea turtle. Green turtle (Chelonia Mydas) Hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) Olive Ridley (Lepidochelys Olivacea) Leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys Coriacea) Flatback sea turtle (Natator Depressus) Loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta Caretta). The Leatherback sea turtle is the largest of the species, reaching up to 2.75 metres length and 600 - 900 kilograms weight, while the smallest sea turtle in Indonesia is the Olive Ridley weighing around 50 kilograms. The most commonly encountered species we come across almost every trip are the Hawksbill and Green turtle, both on the endangered list. Despite the abundance of sightings during our trips with the high numbers we see on our trips it's hard to believe. This is due to the great work of the Indonesian government and conservation efforts in making the trade in turtle products illegal, and designated national park areas. Which is why we are so lucky to go to some of the best destinations to see them. Our Snorkel Venture trips run to - Komodo Resort is on the Komodo National park, Siladen resort in Bunaken. Papua Explorers in Raja Ampat and of course Misool Eco resort in the Misool sanctuary. Making any one of these trips gives you the best chance for a great turtle interaction. Green Turtle Green turtles are one of the largest sea turtles and the only herbivore among the different species. The name is due to the greenish colour of their cartilage and fat and not their shells. In the Eastern Pacific, a group of green turtles that have darker shells are called black turtles by the local community. Green turtles are found mainly in tropical and subtropical waters. Like other sea turtles, they migrate long distances
Here in Indonesia we are very lucky to find 6 out of the 7 species of sea turtle. Green turtle (Chelonia Mydas) Hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) Olive Ridley (Lepidochelys Olivacea) Leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys Coriacea) Flatback sea turtle (Natator Depressus) Loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta Caretta). The Leatherback sea turtle is the
Despite being broken up into over seventeen thousand islands, Indonesia is an incredibly easy country to travel around. From planes, boats, and private vans or busses, the country is really well organized when it comes to moving from point A to point B, even though it may look a bit chaotic on the outside. Here's a little look at what it's like traveling around Indonesia on one of our snorkeling safaris. Ground Transport When we need to move as a group from an airport or hotel to our snorkeling resort or liveaboard, we always have several private air-conditioned vans organized in advance and waiting for us. To maintain as much social distancing as possible in the vehicle, we always book several extra vans to spread people out a bit which also helps free up space for people's large bags. Also, because you've shared your travel information with us prior to your trip's start date, we will have private cars waiting to pick you up when you first arrive in Indonesia to transport you to wherever it is you need to be, whether it be the resort or to the hotel we are all meeting at. Unless of course, it's the airport hotel in Bali or Jakarta which can be found inside the airport. No need to worry about hot crowded busses with chickens, we make sure all ground transportation is air-conditioned, comfortable, and private. Boats Outside of the daily snorkeling trips which will in one way or another involve a boat, there may be a boat ride or two involved to get us from one island to another when flying or driving is not an option. Boat trips can vary from 20 minutes to up to 4 hours in the case of Misool resort. Generally, trips will be around 30-40
Despite being broken up into over seventeen thousand islands, Indonesia is an incredibly easy country to travel around. From planes, boats, and private vans or busses, the country is really well organized when it comes to moving from point A to point B, even though it may look a bit chaotic on the outside. Here’s
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