Indonesia ARTICLES

Discover Bluewater's six favorite destinations for macro photography: Anilao, Lembeh, Dumaguete, Sea of Cortez, Bali, and Raja Ampat. Achieve your "perfect shot" at a dive site known for exceptional macro life, including bucket list critters such as stargazers, paper nautilus, bobbit worms, and the tiniest nudibranchs imaginablee.

Explore the best diving throughout Southeast Asia, including top areas in Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and the Philippines. Discover where to stay, how to get there, and diving information.

Discover the Bluewater team's favorite dive sites around the world. From remote corners of Asia and Micronesia to our own doorstep, we've chosen our top 20 dive sites that keep us coming back again and again.

We've traveled around the world and picked the best places for scuba diving via liveaboard. Learn what to see, where to stay, and much more!

Bluewater Travel Advisor & Trip Leader Katie Yonker boarded the beautiful Amira for an amazing Raja Ampat dive trip.

Wondering what it's like to do an underwater photography workshop in Lembeh? See trip leader Erik Lukas's full account and photos on our 2019 trip at NAD Lembeh!

In 2017, Erik Lukas led Bluewater Travel's photography workshop at Alor Dive Resort, Indonesia. The remote resort featured eco-friendly bungalows nestled among lush greenery and offered daily dives at stunning sites like Sulambali Wall and Red Sand, showcasing vibrant coral walls and rich macro opportunities. The workshop focused on honing underwater photography skills, emphasizing both wide-angle and macro techniques. Highlights included encounters with diverse marine life like Rhinopias and anemones at Anemone City. Cultural immersion included interactions with local villagers selling handwoven fabrics. The trip concluded with a photo contest celebrating guests' evolving skills and memorable experiences.

It had been a few years since Bluewater Photo ran a workshop in Lembeh, the ever popular macro destination located in North Sulawesi, Indonesia. Trip co-leaders, Matt Sullivan and Erik Lukas had been brainstorming workshop ideas with a focus on macro photography, and after some internal discussion with the Bluewater Travel team, it was decided that a return to Lembeh would happen....

We embarked on an unforgettable journey aboard the Waow in Indonesia, recounting our smooth travel experience from LAX to Denpasar, Bali. Our flights with China Eastern were comfortable, despite a minor glitch during online check-in. Upon arrival, we were awestruck by the Waow, a handcrafted ship steeped in Indonesia's pirate history. The liveaboard exceeded our expectations with spacious accommodations and exceptional diving opportunities, showcasing diverse marine life across Alor and Lembata. We relished encounters with rare species and enjoyed luxurious amenities, making it a trip of a lifetime for diving enthusiasts.