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Discovering the east of the island

Alam Anda - 08.04.2019 Bali is on land as diverse as under water. In the north you can discover the island easily on your own by motorbike or with one of our sightseeing tours. Here some pictures from the east corner of the island where [...]

Sunny days at Siddhartha

Blog Siddhartha - 04.04.2019 More and more sunny days with increasing frequency; the Ba-Ba vessel is back from the dry dock and ready for daily dive trips. We are getting there - time to gear up...

Controlling is better!

Blog Pondok Sari - 01.04.2019 All diving cylinders are cleaned and checked every year. While our ladies did not find the other craft activities suitable for themselves, they like to be part of this responsible job.

Interdive Frankfurt

Hello fellow divers! As of 2020, Werner Lau will no longer be exhibiting at the BOOT in Düsseldorf, but instead will be present at the new Interdive in Frankfurt. The trade exhibition only has a duration of 5 days and will be held from the […]

Big, epic 10 years anniversary ceremony in our resort!

Blog Siddhartha -22.03.2019 Last week we were celebrating our 10th anniversary after the Balinese calendar – on the 10th full moon of the year. It was a big ceremony with many offering (also babi guling), Balinese dancing and praying. In June we can celebrate again [...]

In fresh splendor …

Blog Pemuteran - 22.03.2019 The annual painting work was carried out for the first time with the help of a spraying machine. This is much more fun than by hand and therefore falls under the heading "I like to do".

It´s raining…turtles???

Alam Anda - 22.03.2019 A few days ago, we found another much smaller turtle in our pond next to the reception. Nobody knows where they are coming from or how they are coming to us but apparently after strong rainfalls there are turtles appearing in [...]

Always firm ground ashore!

Blog Pemuteran - 13.03.2019 Learned is learned: our team members, who have learned masonry work, repair all floors and walls and cement the new shower - supported by their colleagues who gives advise;-)

Nyepi

Blog Siddhartha - 10.03.2019 Nyepi is a very special holiday in Bali. Nyepi is the Balinese New Year's Day and the day of silence. Actually, the festivities of Nyepi begin three days before with "Melasti" – a great ceremony of purification. On the evening before [...]

Nyepi – Silent day- balinese New Year

Alam Anda - 07.03.2019 Nyepi is the New Year for the Balinese. In Bali, people celebrate this special event with a two-day ceremony, which in fact is very different. The day before Nyepi is Tawur Kesanga , which is a sort of Balinese New Year’s [...]

The green, green grass…

Blog Pemuteran - 04.03.2019 Rainy season is gardening season. A work that the members of the dive crew like: around our dive center at Matahari Beach Resort you can now admire a wonderfully fresh, new lawn.

Makro Diving at Siddhartha

Blog Siddhartha - 28.02.2019 Recently we had some enthusiastic macro-divers in our hotel. Together with the guides, they also found a few special features: The Shaun the Sheep Nudibranch (Costasiella kuroshimae) is only 3mm big, and very well camouflaged on the green leaves. Thanks to [...]

Beach Clean Up

Blog Pemuteran - 01.03.2019 In the so-called rainy season - in which it does not always rain in the northwest of Bali – there is low season. This means for the employees of Diving Center Werner Lau in Pemuteran, that now other kinds of work [...]

Underwater Photos from Patrick Part 2

Alam Anda - 16.02.2019 A while ago we posted some of the great photos Patrick shared with us when he was here end of last year. Her are some pictures from his visit at the Liberty Wreck in Tulamben in December. U.S.A.T. Liberty was a [...]

Thank you and good bye

Pemuteran - 05.02.2019 Finally, I (Jonas) would like to sincerely thank all customers for their confidence during the last two years. It was a pleasure to welcome you here and I wish you a lot of fun while diving with the Diving Centers Werner Lau [...]

25 YEARS

Blog Pemuteran - 02.02.2019 Learn to dive with Werner Lau in Pemuteran. The base leader Dieter (Düde) Merz has recently been honored for his 25 years PADI instructor membership. After all this years he still have a lot of fun while diving. Everyone around and [...]

Underwater Photos from Patrick

Alam Anda - 02.02.2019 We are always happy when we get a visit from photographers and those who want to become one. Not only does it generally provide a lot of conversation and a cozy get-together in the bar at the end of a nice [...]

Ba-Ba goes flying..!

Blog Siddhartha - 30.01.2019 The beauty salon in Serangan will take care of her nails, hair and rejuvenate her complete exterior. She should be ready by mid of March to furthermore explore the broad expanse of the Bali Sea... Daniel will also leave us temporarily [...]

Exhibition Boot 2019

Day 9 WE MADE IT! We are finished, have packed everything up again, the stand builder is probably still having fun with the stand and we are all on our way home or have already arrived. BOOT 2019 is over, but not our exhibition specials. [...]

Early in the morning

Blog Pemuteran - 25.01.2019 For early birds, such a view from the beach in Pemuteran. You only see a few fishermen and hear the sound of the waves. That's how a day can start here in Pemuteran.

dive staff at work

Alam Anda - 18.01.2019 End of last year and beginning of this year, we had a big family here. The eleven of them kept our dive center team busy every day and shared these nice photos with us. If you like to see our men [...]

From small to big

Blog Pemuteran - 09.01.2019 Our customers get this year also nice treasures in front of the camera. In the Menjangan national park it’s always a possibilty to see big stuff (Whaleshark, Reef sharks, Rays, Turtles). If you go for a trip to the Secret Bay [...]

Retreat for Lumba Lumba

Aam Anda - 07.01.2019 We could not have planned it any better. Today we had the most beautiful morning, no waves and not a single cloud in sight when the sun came up. The perfect day to take our dive boat Lumba Lumba for a [...]

whale shark at our house reef

Blog Siddhartha - 05.01.2019 Happy New Year – we wish you a great start into the new year. At the end of last year, a whale shark visited us. Right on our house reef, the largest fish in the world hummed on the surface for [...]

New Year´s Eve 2018/2019

Alam Anda - 02.01.2019 Here some pictures of our New Year’s Eve - Party! Starting with a cocktail and a merry mingling to get in the right mood. Followed by some traditional Balinese dance performances, this year we ahd 45 kecak dancers telling the story [...]