Pondok Baruna Guesthouse |
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Pondok Baruna is a guesthouse run by Lembongan Island diving pioneers, World Diving. It consists of 4 seafront rooms beside the dive shop on the beach and a little complex inland where a series of garden rooms are dotted around a pool and poolside café. The garden rooms are only about 2 minutes walk from the beach. For many, staying with World Diving in some of Lembongan's most affordable accommodation is a great combination.
Rooms: 10
Diving in: Bali - Penida Island and Nusa Lembongan
Dive type: Boat dives
Divers: Max. 18
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While most of the resorts in this part of Lembongan are on the hillside overlooking the bay, Pondok Baruna is located midway along the beach. You will therefore be staying alongside the local people who harvest seaweed as their children fly kites and run along the sand. World Diving is a long-established Bali dive centre with a good reputation and has recently added the garden rooms complex. The swimming pool is used for both training and relaxing, breakfast is taken in the poolside café and Pondok Baruna also operate a restaurant a few minutes stroll away on the road that runs parallel to the beach.
There is nothing fancy about Pondok Baruna, but there are a number of points of interest. The seaview rooms, while simple, are the only beachfront rooms in the area. The garden rooms are well designed and in a pleasant setting. Being a guest at Pondok Baruna means staying with the same people you dive in Bali with and, if you are on a tight budget, it makes a great option for your stay on Lembongan.
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| rooms, beds, bathrooms, views... |
Pondok Baruna has 2 room types: Seaview rooms and Garden rooms. The 4 seaview rooms are older and smaller and therefore are priced below the 6 Garden rooms. The seaview rooms are all double bed and are the only accommodation right on the beach and are located beside the dive centre. The twin and double bed Garden rooms are in a little complex a minute or so inland where you will also find the swimming pool and poolside café. While both have ensuite bathrooms, the Seaview rooms are fan cooled whereas Garden rooms have air conditioning.
All accommodation features:
- Air conditioning (Garden) or fan (Seaview)
- Double or twin beds
- Private bathroom with hot water
- Bedside lights
- Towels and soap
- Balcony with furniture
- Cabinet
- Desk and chair
- Mirror
- Electricity with round 2-pin sockets
- Fire warning system
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Staying at Pondok Baruna means you will be right next to World Diving's PADI 5-star dive centre, the first and still the best PADI dive centre on Lembongan. 2 Bali dives per day are standard as the tides determine boat departures. The first dive is at 9:00 am approximately and the second dive around 11:30 am.
The dive boat features:
- 17m triple 40 HP engine large boat
- 6 crew
- Open and shaded areas
- Entry and exit ladders
- Toilet
- Oxygen and first aid kit
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Maximum of 18 divers per trip. Dive guides are always on hand to help. Soft drinks, tea, coffee, rice parcel, fruit and biscuits are provided.
There are 18 different dive sites at these islands and the boat visits all of them. Boat journey time is 5 - 15 minutes for Nusa Lembongan dive sites, and 30 - 90 minutes for Nusa Penida diving sites, returning around 4 hours later. These are some of the best sites to dive in Bali.
You can expect a high level of safety and service on board World Diving's large tunkung dive boat. Smaller 7m fibreglass speedboats are available for those who wish to dive privately and with their own dive master.
The dive centre features rinse tanks, fresh water showers, toilet, additional oxygen and first aid.
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