Padang
Location
Padang is located on the western coast of Sumatra and is the capital and largest city of West Sumatra Province with a population of approximately 800,000 people. It is the main tourism gate to the west coast of Sumatra Island.
A group of small islands with a variety of different dive sites within the Indian Ocean are on small islands off the coast of Padang. There is also the attractive hull of the Kapal Wreck, easy to dive as it is at a shallow position.
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Best time to dive
April to Nov
What can I see
wall, reef & wreck dives; great visibility and varied marine life of the Indian Ocean
What is not there
Photography
wideangle, macro
Challenges for diving
Suitable for all levels of diver
Special
low budget dives
How to go there
By flight via Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) with Air Asia
Currency
Local currency is the Indonesian Rupiah IDR.
1 € is about 15.000 IDR (Nov 2013)
Important to know
For entering Indonesia, people form Europe need a visa (getting as visa on arrival).
Paying in USD is cheaper than local currency ID
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