Reef Check!

Last week we had a couple of people here in Tauch Terminal Tulamben from Reef Check Indonesia Foundation. At the moment they're doing a survey around bali to check on the corals, compare the general development respectively trying to get an idea regarding possible threat increase. Done with the initial questioning about coral health in Tulamben and outfitted with TTT equipment and logistical assistance they set off to  Coral garden and Batu Kelepit to do their assessment on the spot. Also some of our guest were interviewed which helps to also learn about the point of view on such things of a tourist. The first feedback about Tulamben area was quite positive, now we'll see the outcome once they gathered all necessary information and did the complete evaluation. It's in all our hands to help protect the ocean, taking care the environment on a dive or supporting organizations like Reef Check.

We care a lot!

Coleman Shrimp & Harlequin Shrimp

At one dive site? Both of them?! well, actually u still gotta be lucky, but at one of our boat dive site - Scuba Seraya or also sometimes called Seraya Secret - you have a pretty fair chance to stumble over both species in one dive. plus there's plenty more stuff like nudibranches, crabs, weird lion fishes and more. Best thing is you talk to our TTT guides, they'll let you know what is around at the moment and are happy to find those things for you. Maybe you soon coming back from a dive there with abig smile? We would like that!

Your TTT Team

Free Underwater Photography Clinic with Paul Lees

On July 18th - 23rd we here in Tauch Terminal ResortTulamben are happy to welcome Mr. Paul Lees in our resort. Mr. Lees, British born writer and photographer, Paul has traveled extensively throughout Asia, gaining first-hand insight and absorbing local perspective along the way. He currently spearheads the "Pocket Guide" series of publications both in print and online. During his stay, Paul will share his extensive experience in underwater photography with all interested TTT guest with a free underwater photography clinic. so if you're an ambitious hobby photographer and you like to pick up some professional input along the way here is the opportunity.

Take nothing but pictures, bring nothing but memories, leave nothing but footprints.
Your TTT Team

Worlds best football players in TTT

Every game of the current Football World Championship on a big screen, every day in our beach bar. Emotions are welcome, bets as well and real fans fevering with their teams even more so. For your corporeal welfare our football-crazy barkeepers will watch out for.
If you got just a little bit enthusiasm for "our" game you are more than welcome to join us.

Your Tauch Terminal Tulamben Professional Football Watcher Team

The Game that We Love!

It's a Time of Celebration! Come and celebrate the best event, the game that unites the world, World Cup 2010 South Africa. All LIVE Matches are available on our facility both at the Resort in Tulamben, and at our head office in Jimbaran

Mola-Mola in Our House Reef

This Week  Nick & Karen went for a morning dive in our House Reef at 07:30 AM
What we had never expected is a "Mola Mola"   welcoming them underwater
9 meters deep. The Happiness and the  expression in their faces reveal that something really special happened under the water.
Amazing diving experiences are happening in Tulamben.
Picture by Nick David.

TTT going international

Over the last years more and more international - not german speaking for us - guest stay with us in Tauch Terminal Tulamben.
All over Europe, a wide variety of Asians, Americans even if mainly north Americans, and something like one time a year some South African.
Just recently we had a premier: Madagascar! Mr. Elyse Kohyann honored us with his stay.
Thinking about Madagascar most people might think about crazy penguins, a lion and a zebra ... but no, we switched sites this time and almost endlessly fired questions about his home at him. You never know when one might stumble across another Madagascan's(?) again. So thanks again to Mr. Elyse, and be assured that from now on you are on the top of our list of the most rare nationalities here in Tauch Terminal Tulamben.

Annual Water Analysis

Earlier or later most of our guest might become aware of the fact that we got our own well here in Tauch Terminal Tulamben. and that all the water used in the resort - garden, pool, dive base, kitchen, bar and rooms - is supplied from even this source. And now we do an water analysis with Sanglah Laboratorium Klinik every year, to make sure water quality still and again fits our standards.
We're happy again to announce an excellent water quality for our resort: water samples were taken from the ground tank directly supplied from the well, from a bath room with the longest pipe connection to the ground tank and from kitchen out of one of our water filters. Not a single limit overstepped, best water quality assured again.

Galungan - Welcoming the Spirits Home to Bali

Galungan is the most important feast for Balinese Hindus, a celebration to honor the creator of the universe and the spirits of the honored ancestors.
Families offer bountiful sacrifices of food and flowers to the ancestral spirits, expressing gratitude and hopes for protection. The whole island sprouts tall bamboo poles called "penjor" - these are usually decorated with fruit, coconut leaves, and flowers, and set up on the right of every residence entrance.People are attired in their finest clothes and jewels.
Unique opportunity to see the real Balinese Culture.
Selamat Galungan !

The "Purnama Sasih Jestha" ceremony.

We celebrated a very important event in Tauch Terminal Tulamben this week.
Following the Ancient Balinese traditions every  year and always under the Full Moon the Resort has been blessed. Praying as well for Staff and Guest's best luck and wishes.
Due the Traditional dress code we had to wear  "Sarong" or "Pareo" with their incredible colors and designs. We enjoyed a colorful ceremony and had the chance to taste the incredibly delicious "Babi Guling"

Grateful and Happy Guest

Our Guest's happiness is our most important goal and that's why we give you always our Best. Your comments and big smiles are very rewarding for us. Small and funny drawing like this makes our day. We really appreciate your kindness and those small things encourage our Team to keep working hard to give you the best service quality.

Did you know?

There are more than 375 species of Cephalopods around the world.Including Cuttlefishes,Squids and Octopus. Squids do not live a very long life, which is why females release enormous amounts of eggs to ensure the continuation of their species. A mating session takes just 15 seconds. While most squid lay their eggs in masses on the sea bed, some carry a clutch of eggs to guard them.

The adult squid does not live long after mating.
Baby squid hatch as larvae and grow into maturity in about 3-5 years.
The new born Baby squids are just 2 cm long and ready to swim.
Keep periodically update and informed  with your TTT NEWS.

IBSN Udayana University of Bali

Student divers, in the pure sense of the word.
Like every year there's a bunch of European - mainly German - students, spending one semester at Udayana University Denpasar;  Young folks who so far had almost no change to experience a tropical ocean, not to mention the experience to dive in one. And so - also like every year - we invited them to Tauch Terminal Tulamben for one day, gave them some practical, study related information about our resort and let every single one of them spend some time submerged to say hello to all the fishes they know from "finding nemo".
And if you ask me, there's no way of me ever getting tired of big eyes and amazed expressions with newbies in general, but even more so when you got a whole bunch of them around.

Rare Visitor in Tulamben

Last week one of our customers - Mr. Satoshi Ito - got lucky stumbling over one of them almost in front of our resort. Congratulations, quite an impressive little fellow this Cackadoo Waspfish.
But then again, it's not only luck helping you finding eye catchers like this, it also needs passion and a high level of attention to not just pass our little friends unnoticed. Mr. Satoshi though is one of this rare breed mentioned - there are not many divers around willing to wait 50+ minutes in front of an frogfish only to take a shot with jaws apart. So thanks again to Mr. Satoshi for this beautiful picture and for the knowledge that Cackadoo's also visit us in Tauch Terminal Tulamben from time to time.

Earth Hour inTulamben

As announced in a previous news, on Saturday, March 27th on 8:30pm, all our light went off for 1 hour following the great WWF initiative "60 Earth Hour".The intention is to make a stand against climate change "and is a global call to action to every individual, every business and every community throughout the world. It is a call to stand up, to take responsibility, to get involved and lead the way towards a sustainable future." For us as Tauch Terminal Tulamben there was no question of following the call, even more so since it's in complete consonance with our Go Green initiative.. And so we all - guest and employees alike - enjoyed the moment at our bar, a special FOC "60 Earth Hour" cocktail inclusive.

Commitment & Fun

Following   our "Go Green" commitment we will support the 60 Earth Hour next Saturday 27th of March. We'd like to encourage you to participate  switching the lights off during  60 minutes at 08:30 PM.( Local time)
See detailed info at http://www.earthhour.org
A Special Earth 60' Cocktail will be served in our Beach Bar.( F.O.C)
We have a perfect occasion to share 1 hour with our family our friends chatting and having fun and make the difference with an small but very significant action.

Cuttlefish eggs at the Drop-Off

For the last couple of  weeks we have been monitoring these cuttlefish eggs located at the Drop-Off. Around 25 adult cuttlefishes are permanently patrolling the eggs and taking a good care of them. We will keep a close eye on the cuttlefish eggs hoping that we get nice shoots from their first swim. Don't forget to visit ours news periodically to be informed from the latest in Tulamben.

Thank you All !!

Yesterday 10.03.10 was the last "Party the Wreck" day.
We would like to Thank you All.
Thanks to all the Guest and Agents who have been part of this 15 years.
Thanks to all the Staff who have been part of our family.
We  are excited to continue our mission, 

Keep improving and making new friends every day.

Thank you very much !!

DIVE SAFE

Imagine there is some diving related medical issue. And also imagine the dive shop you consigned your wellbeing to tells you to go somewhere else. Unthinkable? Unfortunately not. It happens again and again - just a few days ago -  that customers are being send to Tauch Terminal Tulamben to seek medical help and advice. That divers are send to us for emergency oxygen and coordination and transport to professional medical help.
Is it a gamble to go diving nowadays? Surely not. Depend on your common sense, which means in the first place to pick your dive shop according to your personal prefs, but also with respect to a minimum level of authority in emergency situations. Always. And everywhere. We at Tauch Terminal Tulamben are able to professionally and quickly respond to all kinds of diving accidents, as well as a wide range of common medical issues. Beware of any problem but be prepared, just in case ... and for all our sake.The underwater world and help preserving it.

History Meets Tauch Terminal Resort Tulamben!

Jacques-Yves Cousteau rings a bell? Of cours it does, the great marine explorer and ecologist. And now another name: Pierre Morel. One of our guest last week. A born Frenchman as well, living in Toronto by now and just up to some snorkeling here in Tulamben. Until he went in the water for the first time. Shortly later we had him politely asking if it would be possible to get a divers certification. And then it all blurted out: how he was a diver already until 15 years ago, that he gave up on diving due to water temperatures in Kanada. And how he originally learned diving with a family member of late "le Commandant Cousteau". That he's even been on the Calypso, the famous vessel used for Cousteau's adventures. And that was the point when we started probing, wanting to hear story's about the diving then, making underwater movies back in that time and of course the great man himself. Needless to say that this course was a peace of cake ... so let's welcome Mr. Morel back in our midst and let us all remember the spirit of Jacques Cousteau and his crew: enjoy the underwater world and help preserving it.

Back in Town !

It was a while ago last time we saw  Heinrich, the famous Tulamben old Barracuda. We worried about something happened  to him.He used to live on the Liberty Wreck.This week suddenly we met him again.We had a beautiful dive and we are glad is back in town.Don't miss the unique opportunity to enjoy  a face to face with Heinrich.

A Friendly Visit

Dolphins repeatedly paying their tribute as well, they took their time passing by today, a school of dozens of this beautiful animals. Few were able to take a decent shot, and the ones who were laid the camera happily aside just to miss a couple of wales. Sseems like even the mammals approve of Tauch Terminal Tulamben,  good to know...

Scenic Tulamben & Dolphins

This time of the year, here in Tulamben we are able to enjoy some of the most amazing and scenic Skyscapes. The Sun, the Sea and the Sky playing together. Living in our minds some unforgettable moments.The nature surprises us every day. This dramatic views were seasoned with a group of dolphins swimming by.
Come to Tulamben and just Let you surprise !!

15 years Tauch Terminal Tulamben also means to now and then get invited from the management on a sundowner. Since it takes place in our beach bar the ocean view is already included. What could be better after a hard day waking up with sea view, full of diving, massage, sun bathing and enjoying fantastic food? Here you go ...

Sweet  Cake memories
Small things makes the difference.Today we surprised our guest with a Sunset coffee & Birthday Cake. We enjoyed  the moment chatting and sharing experiences while celebrating the 15th Anniversary of TTT. What are you waiting for? Come to Tulamben and Celebrate with us !!

A Neverending Tale of The Tulamben Shipwreck
Lately diving has been really amazing in Tulamben.
Beside the well known “Liberty Wreck” beauty there is always a tiny  difference between  a good diving day to a memorable diving day. We had the chance to enjoy the intriguing dance of the “Wonderpus” Octopus. One of the most weird underwater critters you can see. Check our news periodically to be updated with the last underwater encounters.
(Photography by our very own Mr. Josep Triay)

A Holy Mermaid Matrimony
In preparation of their wedding following the motto "no ocean to deep - no mountain to high" Ms. Fransisca Harlijanto and Mr. Yok Sagita spend some rather busy days in tauch terminal tulamben. first they had to complete the open water course to later be able to have an very extended underwater photo session to give proof of fulfillment of the first part of their chosen marriage central motive.
all the best to this new lifetime union!

Norway's SURVIVORS!
After an exhausting two month long assignment in Malaysia as part of the filming crew of the Norwish TV version of  “Survivors”, Oyvind, Hilda, Ronney, Phillip & AK arrived to TTT ready to have their first encounter with the underwater world. They had so much fun that they decided to extend their stay, leaving with their Open Water and Advanced certifications in their pockets and a big smile in their faces.
 –Probably the best holiday we ever had, they tell us as we say goodbye.We wish you all the best and hope to welcome you again in the future!

Thanksgiving, Tulamben Style!
Tauch Terminal Resort Tulamben and Spa
Annual Ceremony, based on Balinese tradition and calendar, entire management and staff of Tauch Terminal Resort Tulamben and Spa celebrates another great successful year, and prays for years ahead yet to come. Ceremony was held annually involving management, staff, villagers and all of our in-house guests.

Happy Weinheimmer Family

Tauch Terminal Resort and Spa Tulamben, has welcome another longtime guests and friends from Germany, Mr Thomas Weinheimmer family and friends. Thank you for visiting us again, and we wish you a pleasent flight back home to Germany.

German students enjoying Tulamben hospitality

Udayana University IBSN Batch in Tulamben, Tauch Terminal Tulamben resort and Spa hosted another International Business Students from Germany in cooperation with Udayana University of Denpasar Bali. A total of more than 100 german students have completed their Introductory dives in Tulamben's Shipweck

Tauch Terminal Bali and Tauch Terminal Resort and Spa Tulamben, wish you a basketful of Joy and Happiness this Easter Weekend

IBSN Germany Students

Tauch Terminal Resort Tulamben and Spa, welcomes another group of IBSN Germany students this semester for their first taste of the Tulamben's very own USAT Liberty Shipwreck. Their first excurshion during their arrival in Bali would be introductory diving at the world's famous wreck, courtesy of our Tulamben team