July 2008 Archives

After two years of doing a great job for Eco Divers at Tasik Ria Resort, Bjorn Ramault and Caroline Gerresch have decided to return to Belgium in order to bring up their young son, Moé.

Everyone at Eco Divers is sad to see them leave. Not only will we miss their professional work but also their personal friendship. We thank them for the great job they did during their time with us and we wish them the best of success in their new life.

For the time being, Cary & Jim Yanny will take over the management of Eco Divers at Tasik Ria Resort. For our French-speaking clients, we’re happy to still provide a French language service through our Swiss Dive Manager at Kima Bajo Resort & Spa, Mr. Luca Vaime.

But all connections are not lost as Caroline will continue to write Eco Divers' French newsletter and to develop our new French website from her home office in Belgium.

Guests choosing to stay at Kima Bajo Resort & Spa will be in the experienced and capable hands of the General Manager, South African born Karin van Zyl.

Karin started diving 20 years ago and as is so often the case, diving changed her life. She swapped her business suit and pumps for a wetsuit and fins and started travelling the world. She spent almost 10 years in the Fiji islands, where she managed small luxury boutique resorts. The Caribbean lured her away and she accepted a position as manager of a very busy 5 Star PADI dive centre in Belize. During this time she became a PADI course director. Karin fell in love with the diving and the people of Indonesia during a month long visit to Tasik Ria and KBR about 2 years ago, and soon thereafter made the big move to North Sulawesi. Now that she has taken the reins at Kima Bajo, guests can expect her wealth of knowledge of resort management and the needs of divers to make a real difference to their holiday experience. How may resorts can claim to be managed by a PADI Course Director? Kima Bajo can!

We still have a few places left for the Scuba Diver Australasia Digital shoot-out. All previous shoot out events that have been held at Kungkungan Bay Resort have been a fabulous success and all have been completely sold out. We are expecting nothing less from this upcoming event so don't wait too long before you book.

Scuba Diver Australasia magazine has also just announced that we will have one extra judge for the event. William Tan is one of Asia's leading Photographers and North Sulawesi is like a second home to him. Only last year William and his dive guide Noldy discovered a new species of Pipefish here in the Lembeh Strait.

For further details and prices on this year's Digital Download, please click here or contact Eco Divers at info@eco-divers.com.