Showing posts with label Indonesia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Indonesia. Show all posts

Best of KONNI's DIVING 1995 - 2018

Looking back at more than 20 years of scuba diving in tropical seas as well as the Med, it is difficult to choose the best places and most amazing experiences. There are beautiful pictures in my mind from diving Sodwana Bay and Ponta d'Ouro, the Adriatic Sea and Malta, Comoros, Mauritius and Seychelles. Indeed, I will rely on my photos to remember highlights:
From the teaming fish life in the clear waters of the Northern Red Sea, the wreck of SS Thistlegorm off the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt, via Maldives and Chagos to beautiful dive sites off Pulau Weh, Koh Lipe, Tioman and Sulawesi, as well as to an u/w wedding in Moalboal and relaxed dives off Siquijor and Apo island in the Philippines, to my very first OW dive at "Sodies" in South Africa.


Northern Red Sea, reef fish, tropical sea, scuba diving

Powder-blue surgeonfish, maldives, tropical sea, scuba diving,

giant moray, northern red sea, scuba diving, tropical sea,

anchor winch, wreck diving, red sea, Thistlegorm,

Chagos, solomon archipelago, powder-blue surgeonfish, tropical sea, BIOT,

two-bar clownfish, anemonefish, maldives, scuba diving, tropical sea,

Nudibranch, sulawesi, celebes sea, tropical sea, scuba diving,

Scuba diving, u/w photography, sulawesi,

lionfish, gorgonia, pulau weh, sumatra, tropical sea,

Scorpionfish, pulau weh, sabang, iboih beach, sumatra,

Green sea turtle, tioman island,

u/w wedding, philippines, scuba diving,

pink anemonefish, siquijor island philippines

Two-bar clownfish, anemonefish, siquijor island, philippines,

anemonefish, apo island, tropical sea, u/w photography, scuba diving,

lionfish, koh lipe, thailand, tropical sea, u/w photography, scuba diving,

giant moray, tropical sea, scuba diving,

green sea turtle, tropical waters, u/w photography, scuba diving,

laced moray, sumatra, scuba diving

Finally a funny pic from Anton's Reef, Sodwana Bay: U/w photography at the end of the last century ;-)

Sodwana Bay, scuba diving, south africa



January 2018 Pulau Weh

Rubiah Tirta Divers +626523324555
As promised, coming back and exploring together with my friend well-known dive sites around Rubiah island off Sabang, a.k.a. Pulau Weh, Sumatra, and diving to see a huge amount of reef fish in these warm waters and comfortable surroundings. Thanks to the Dodent Brothers and their successful business Rubiah Tirta Divers.

pink anemone fish, andaman sea, konnihahnewald, uw photography, indonesia, sabang, pulau weh, sumatra, iboih beach

konnihahnewald, giant moray, andaman sea, uw photography, indonesia, pulau weh, sabang, sumatra

konniahahnewald, uw photography, spotted moray, andaman sea, pulau weh, iboih beach, sabang, indonesia, sumatra

konnihahnewald, uw photography, starfish, andaman sea, indonesia, pulau weh, sabang, iboih beach, sumatra

Titan triggerfish, konnihahnewald, uw photography, sabang, pulau weh, andaman sea, indonesia, sumatra, iboih beach

konnihahnewald, uw photography, giant clam, andaman sea, indonesia, sabang, pulau weh, iboih beach, sumatra

konnihahnewald, uw photography, sumatra, indonesia, pulau weh, sabang, iboih beach, lionfish, devil firefish, andaman sea



konnihahnewald, uw photography, fang-tooth moray, andaman sea, indonesia, pulau weh, sabang, iboih beach

konnihahnewald, uw photography, andaman sea, bubble coral, indonesia, sumatra, sabang, pulau weh, iboih beach

konnihahnewald, uw photography, andaman sea, indonesia, pulau weh, sumatra, sabang, iboih beach, anemonefish

konnihahnewald, uw photography, andaman sea, indonesia, pulau weh, sabang, tropical waters, iboih beach, sumatra

April 2017 Pulau Weh

Rubiah Tirta Divers +626523324555
Diving for the last time this winter season in the clear waters of the Andaman Sea off Iboih Beach on Pulau Weh and being amazed once more by the richness and variety of reef fish in these beautiful waters. Thanks to all three Dodent Brothers, whose father was the scuba diving pioneer from Sabang. Many thanks Yudi, Isi and Isfan, see you again soon!

velvet coral, soldier fish, andaman sea, indonesia, pulau weh, tropical island

soldier fish, blue star fish, tropical waters, andaman sea, indonesia, pulau weh

giant moray eel, tropical sea, andaman sea, pulau weh, indonesia, coral reef,

soldier fish, chromis, tropical island, andaman sea, pulau weh, indonesia, coral reef

green sea turtle, cleaner fish, andaman sea, tropical island, pulau weh, indonesia, coral reef,

Pulau Weh, dive sites, indonesia, andaman sea, scuba diving, coral reef,

Oct 2012 Tanjung Karang

Prince John Dive Resort +62 457 71710 
Scubadiving repeatedly Prince John Dive Resort’s spectacular dive sites, in Central Sulawesi, enjoying the wonderful camaraderie of top-notch PADI IDC Staff Instructor Alex as well as his highly experienced dive guides IGede, Nasrun, Maming, Gunawan and Dedi (all reliable professionals with far more than 1,000 dives under their belts) and taking refuge at their favourite dive spots: South Atoll, Enu Wall (a massive seamount with an extensive pristine and beautiful soft coral garden), Batu Suya (a phenomenal drop-off with many slug species), and Anchor Reef with the resident blacktip reef sharks underneath huge table corals.


Reef fish, hard coral, celebes sea, makassar strait

nudibranch, sea slug, celebes sea, indonesia, sulawesi

nudibranch nembrotha cristata, celebes sea, sulawesi, indonesia

nudibranch, celebes sea, sulawesi, indonesia

fire shrimps, celebes sea, sulawesi, indonesia

crocodilefish, sulawesi, celebes sea, indonesia

April 2012 Pulau Weh

Rubiah Tirta Divers +626523324555
Scubadiving together with Pulau Weh’s very friendly and highly professional dive brethren Ismayudi, Iskandar and Isfan from PADI’s Rubiah Tirta Divers +626523324555 and exploring the exciting and well-preserved dive sites of Pulau Weh in the vicinity of both Rubiah Island and Seulako Island.


scorpionfish, pulau weh, indonesia, sumatera


powder-blue surgeonfish, pulau weh, indonesia, sumatera
leaf fish, sumatera, pulau weh, indonesia

starfish, indonesia, pulau weh, sumatera

cushion sea star, pulau weh, sumatera, indonesia

moss on sea turtle, Indonesia, Sumatera, pulau weh
Giant moray eel, sumatera, pulau weh, sabang
Scuba diver, Pulau Weh, Sabang, Indonesia