Divemaster & Marine Conservation Internship in Nusa Penida

What is there to say? I loved my 10 weeks with Project Laut more than I ever expected to, it's been the highlight of my backpacking journey so far! Sita, Joma and all of the staff at Project Laut and Nomads were fantastic and I already miss them now that I'm gone. The other interns were great to be with, and, whether diving or exploring the island on our days off, I have wonderful memories with them all.

I would definitely recommend Project Laut to anyone seeking a new adventure, you can't go wrong

I spent 8 weeks with Project Laut in Nusa Penida. I came for the research internship as I was already certified divemaster. I didn’t study marine biology so I came to learn more about the ocean. With the ecology class, I can now say that I know and understand better the underwater world.
The programme for the turtles ID is really interesting and I hope it will be useful in the future to keep protecting the sea turtles in Nusa Penida.
The coral plantation in front of the dive center is growing really fast, and was really nice to be part of this project too.

I decided to join project Laut to change my life and focus more on my passion -scuba diving. I was there for 3 months and I really enjoyed the time with all the other interns, Joma and Sita.
I really improved my diving skills and I could help in the conservation programs such as turtle ID and coral restoration.
I also attended some ecology courses, and they were very interesting and help me to understand better the underwater world.
At the end of the program I also decided to join the instructor course and they prepared me really really well!
I strongly recommend this internship not only for all the skills and knowledge you will learn but also for the wonderful people are behind it!

I came here in May as a rescue diver and marine biologist. I joined Project Laut, to improve my diving skills becoming Dive Master and at the same time study the critically endangered Hawksbill Turtles. Assess, monitor, and analyze their population abundance and distribution in the Nusa Penida Marine Protected Area.
another goal of the project is to help to rehabilitate the coral reefs in defined plots using scientifically guided and supportive methods in order to help preserve our beautiful marine environment.
My program finished a few weeks ago, but I am still here as a volunteer to help Sita and Joma with the new interns ;)

After finishing my masters in marine biology I wanted to get my divemaster. I could not have picked a better place to do it than with Project laut. Bali is a beautiful place to be but my experience was even better thanks to the amazing people that I met.

The dive sites are beautiful and I feel that I have learnt a lot as a diver from the different conditions you can get here. In addition doing the ecology classes gave me better knowledge for when we did hands on conservation work in the ocean. I would highly recommend this program as it has made me even more passionate about ocean conservation .

I had an incredible two months with project laut. I came to do my divemaster and felt supported the entire way. Everybody there made you feel so welcomed and really made the whole experience that much better.
It was so much more than just diving. We had ecology classes about turtles, corals, and Manta and rays. All of them run by Joma who was so passionate about what he does. When we did go out on dives, we’d be looking out for hawksbill turtles or helping out with the coral restoration. It was amazing to see the progress from the earlier spiders that had been there for a year and how much it was growing! On dry days we would be updating the turtle database from resent sightings.

Joma and Sita are amazing instructors who made me feel incredibly comfortable in the water. They really looked after every intern and helped us become better divers. At first I was nervous after the drift diving but I left feeling so much more confident in my diving skills and loving drift diving!

I would recommend project laut to anyone wanting to do their DM or even just get some hands on experience with some conservation projects. Not only are you in paradise with incredible dive sights, having that sense of community with everyone made it that much better. I can’t wait to go back!

First off, if you haven’t been to Bali before? Then Nomads is a great excuse to go. This little island is home to some of the best beaches and dive locations in Bali. Nomads is a place like no other, a dive shop on the beach? Life doesn’t get much better. The staff are amazing, super helpful and fun. And the program itself was life changing for me. I would highly recommend this experience to just about anyone who has a lot of love for our oceans, and even those who are wanting to learn more!!!!!

When you combine an incredible place with incredible people every misunderstanding fade away. If the emotions of diving in such a place aren't already enough, you got to know amazing people from all over the world sharing the same passions. Definetly worth all the troubles encountered during the trip, particularly thanks to the other interns in my period there and to joma who always did his best to make us feel at home and guided us in Bali as well during our trips at the main island (gotta work on his fear for monkeys, but I'm sure he's getting better😉)