at Rengit Timur

We have found Velvet Ghostpipefish at Rengit Timur.
Special thanks to Fumie Sato(Japan)!

at Will's Beach

We have found wonderpus at Will's Beach!!
Special thanks to Fumie Sato(Japan)!

Odyssea Divers @ ODEX 2011 this weekend - Brisbane Australia!

Cocotinos Boutique Resorts & Spas will be exhibiting in the coming Oceanic Dive & Ecotourism Expo (ODEX) in Brisbane next month! ODEX is a spring consumer and trade show that is co-hosted with Blue Edge and the 5th annual Underwater Festival from 7 to 9 October 2011 in Fortitude Valley, RNA Showgrounds in Brisbane (More info on ODEX). Our Booth Number is 143, listed as “Cocotinos Boutique Beach Resorts”. Jim and Andrew will be manning our booth and they will be available to provide more information on our destinations, resorts, and packages to all visitors as well as tour operators.

We have a special guest, our good friend and Cocotinos’ avid supporter, Dave Harasti helping us at the booth together with Jim and Andrew. Dave is an internationally known Australian marine scientist and underwater photographer as well as Scuba Diver AustralAsia field editor. Dave will also be giving a talk on diving in South West of Lombok and North Sulawesi, Indonesia (Special Interest Stage @ 1300Hrs, 09 Oct 2011) on our behalf having dived extensively in both our resort locations. Dave was also part of the exploration team when we opened our resort and dive centre in Lombok (read: Dive sites of Sekotong).

For appointments and any other inquiries regarding Cocotinos @ ODEX 2011, please email to info.desk@cocotinos.com

Review us on scubadviser.com

You heard of tripadviser.com, now our scuba industry has our very own scubadviser.com!


Having been ranked number ONE in Wori, Manado, North Sulawesi and always among the top 10 in Sulawesi on tripadvisor.com, we are calling for more reviews of Cocotinos and Odyssea Divers to be added to our listing on scubadviser.com to help potential visitors to make a better choice in picking their resort, dive centre and most importantly, their hosts (our staff!) in a foreign country. Everyone can read about destination dive sites from published articles on print or the internet but can only rely on a few sources for information from discerning paying guests on resorts, dive centres and their service ethos. So why not share your experience with everyone? 


You can add your review here on scubadviser.com and those who have already put their reviews on tripadvisor, help us reproduce it on scubadviser.com and make your review seen by more than one site! Share a something good with someone today!


PS: You can also add a review to our tripadviser.com page here if you had not done so!

James Mamoto... Scuba Instructor! Congratulations!!!

James (2nd from left) with the rest of the Instructor Candidates and PADI Examiner Jim Woodlull (fifth from left)

Odyssea Divers :: James Mamoto, one of the pioneer members of Odyssea Divers, could not even swim when he first joined our company and on 5th September, he fulfilled his dream of becoming a Scuba Instructor!


Learning to swim first , progressing to snorkeling and then finally becoming a diver in less than a month, James finally got his break to start his career as a dive guide back in 2004. Through the years, after logging hundreds of dives a year guiding Odyssea and Cocotinos' guests, he became a certified Dive Master in 2009. In 2010, he enrolled in the PADI Instructor Development Course (IDC).

Without a doubt, 2011 will be the most memorable year for James. In April, James won the Asian Diver Magazine's "Best-In-Class" Individual Award and 5 months later successfully completed the PADI Instructor Exams (with flying colours!) to become a Scuba Instructor!


James also became the first staff member in our Odyssea Divers' sponsorship program to start from entry level diving to becoming a Scuba Instructor.



We will also see another staff member become a Scuba Instructor this year, stay tuned for our next broadcast!!

Photo Clinic with Aaron Wong!

Cocotinos & Odyssea Divers Manado :: For those that missed out on his first Photo Clinic back in May 2011, here's your chance again to take part in his photo clinic in Cocotinos Manado! Between 14 to 19 October 2011 at Cocotinos Manado,  Aaron Wong, the Wizard of Light & Shadows, will show you how he creates his amazing images with unique perspectives, how to give your subjects that "WOW" factor and tell a long, beautiful story in just one instance. He will share his progression on how he managed to bring the stylish and sophisticated world of fashion photography into his foray with the underwater realm. He'll also help you hone your craft and present your images in a new, creative way.

This Clinic is organised by Divers Outfitter (Singapore) any interest or questions can be emailed directly to them (info@diversoutfitter.com). For more information and photo clinic package rates, please visit the event page on Facebook.

@ Rengit Barat

Another rare creature Rhinopias !! Special thanks to Andrew Spencer (from Australia) letting us to use the photo.