Another New Odyssea Dive Site in West Sekotong

Odyssea Sekotong:: A newly named Dive Site has been added to the list of Sites for West Sekotong! SF Beach is the latest addition and discovered by Miki and Syainal, our managers in Odyssea Divers in Cocotinos Sekotong. The site has actually been dived many times, but just recently, we have decided to name it as a separate sites as the marine life and the underwater terrain is a vast difference from those that are found in the adjacent site.

Latest finds include Wasp Fish, Squad Lobster, Sae Horse and the tiny little Juvenile Frog Fish (please ID Dave!). Special Thanks to Lin Jen Chou (Taiwan, photo credit), Lin Shr Joe (Taiwan, Photo Credit) and Evelyn Chua (Singapore). We look forward to welcoming you to Cocotinos Manado next!

 

Links: Dive Sites of Sekotong | SF Beach 

Christmas Dives around Sekotong

This Christmas spent in Sekotong, Lombok brought many firsts. Our first Christmas celebrated by in Cocotinos Sekotong & Odyssea Divers and also our first big sighting... The Manta Ray.

Besides the big star of the day, a little white leaf scorpion fish also made it's presence

Special Thanks to Ti-Hwei (Singapore) for letting us have the video and photo to use.

That Frogfish at Will's Beach!

Odyssea Divers @ Sekotong :: Here's the image taken by Kyu Furumi (Japan).. THAT'S the Frog Fish found by Drew! More photos from Kyu coming up!

Odyssea Divers' Air Station gets Certified in Lombok!

As part of Odyssea's safety standard, a sample from our air station in Cocotinos Sekotong was sent for lab test and our air station got certified for meeting high purity tests

The importance of clean air in diving eludes many divers especially those newly certified to make this one of their key criteria in picking who they dive with. You can be assured with Odyssea Divers, we take your air seriously which is why we use Lawrence Factor Air Purifiers (yes, purifier; not just a filter). We hope that our efforts to ensure your safety in diving with us will also educate you when you dive with others.

Click on image to view the certificate. For more information, please feel free to contact us.

Odyssea @ Lombok Dive Sites

Odyssea, Lombok :: We have been asked often one of the most common questions ever since we started our operations in tandem with our newest Cocotinos resort in West Sekotong, Lombok.

"What can we see diving there?"

After weeks of diving and having many old buddies and new ones come to Lombok to visit us and help "research" the known sites as well as explore new ones and we are very pleased with the results. Either the experience of diving and operating in Manado has given us a keener eye in spotting macro or is it just that we are lucky? You can be the judge.

Please visit our West Sekotong dive site information page on our website. The top banner sliding images are shots taken while diving our sites in West Sekotong. For more images, Dave Harasti's site is one of the more complete collection and uploaded for public viewing . Dave has also written an article which will be featured in a few magazines.

images by dave harasti

A few known sites were taken out from a map that we could find and 4 new ones were added. There is no dive sites map on our web pages, so if you want to see OUR dive sites map (not just any map), you will have to come and dive with us.

The star site to mention would be "Will's Beach" which is a site discovered by us and we named it after a Dave's son, William. After Dave left Lombok, Ronni (our dive guide from Manado) found a sea horse which Dave was very sure that we will have it at our sites and just last week, Drew found the Mimic Octopus (Edit: Another Find of a Rare Frog Fish which is said to be an undescribed species by a Frog Fish Guru). Both were found in Will's beach and photos to prove!

We look forward to welcoming our regulars to dive with us in Lombok and certainly look forward to meeting new divers and show them how diving with Odyssea is different.

If you need more information, please do not hesitate to email us at odyssea@cocotinos-sekotong.com

Special Thanks to ScubAddiction's group (Singapore), Sol, Andy, Kym, Darren, Cham, Mahen, Dave Harasti, Aengus Moran, Shinici-San, Kyu Furumi and the divers who dived with us since August that were patient and helped us put together our dive sites.

Links: Dive Sites of Sekotong | SF Beach 

Latest find diving around West Sekotong

Odyssea Divers @ Lombok : A Mimic Octopus at Will's Beach, the newly discovered dive site by Dave, Aengus and Sol, named after Dave Harasti's new born, William who was conceived in Cocotinos Manado (but that's another story : )

In the dive party, we had just Chee Hoon's compact camera which is why we can only managed an ID shot. Well, at least we can prove we found it!

Cocotinos Sekotong, Lombok - We are Open!

Cocotinos Sekotong :: Cocotinos is proud to announce the opening of its flagship boutique beach resort in Sekotong, Lombok.

Set amidst a private, 350-metre white sand beach, crystal clear blue waters and tucked into a southwestern enclave of rolling hills, Cocotinos Sekotong is the first full-service resort to settle there.

This resort is an evolution from Cocotinos Manado – an eco-friendly retreat based in a cosy and warm setting surrounded by lush greenery and photogenic views of the beach and the islands – built on a grander scale. True to its traditions and high standards, guests familiar with the resort in Manado, North Sulawesi, can expect the same quality service and comfort it is known for. The new 28-room boutique resort boasts more luxurious rooms, an extensive spa, dive centre and a water sports centre.

Best of all, guests can enjoy these luxuries without burning a hole in their pockets. This ‘functionally elegant’ boutique resort may be small by some standards but with personalized yet unobtrusive service, you are assured of a wonderful retreat in paradise. For more information, rates and packages, please visit our website