Covid-19

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Covid-19 procedures

Your safety is always our priority, not only underwater but also at the surface and in our resort and dive centre. Since Scuba Junkie Penida could open our doors again at the start of August 2020, we have put thorough safety operating procedures in place to provide a safe environment for you, our guests, our staff and local community on Nusa Penida to fight the spread of Covid -19.

To ensure you have a memorable, safe and smooth holiday with Scuba Junkie, the following safety measures have been implemented and are in accordance with the guidelines from the Bali Government and the Indonesian Ministry of Health.

We have all necessary procedures in place around the resort to provide you a safe, stress-free holiday!

Our extra safety measures on the boat, and during dive courses will ensure you have a memorable, safe time with us!

Handy information about testing requirements to enter Bali & travel around Indonesia.

TEMPERATURE CHECKS

- Your body temperature will be checked before entering the dive centre or at the start of each day for guests staying at the resort. If it’s higher than 37,3 degrees Celsius then you are not permitted to take part in your planned activities for the day.
- You are required to inform the management immediately if you develop any Covid-19 signs or symptoms during the stay. If you have any symptoms then you are not permitted to take part in your planned activities for the day.

WASHING OF HANDS

- You must wash your hands upon entry for at least 20 seconds with soap and are encouraged to do this regularly.

- Cover your nose and mouth if you need to sneeze or cough.

- Hand sanitizer will be provided in all public areas of the resort.

CLEANING AND SANITIZING

- Common areas are cleaned and sanitized every 4 hours.
- Guest rooms are cleaned and sanitized every day.
- Used dishes are returned to the kitchen and washed and sanitized.
- The communal toilet is sanitized every 4 hours.

face masks

- You must wear a face mask at all times when outside of your room.
- You are only allowed to take it off to eat and drink and when changing into diving equipment.

eating

- In-house guests are served breakfast on their balcony.

- No eating in the reception / common areas.

reception

- Please adhere to social distancing of 1m distance where possible, furniture is arranged accordingly.
- Please leave used cups in the designated place

diving operation

on the boat

- You are assigned a seat that you must use during the diving day. Your personal items can be kept in the net above.
- Masks should be worn as long as possible before the dive and put on quickly after the dive.
- Please conduct buddy checks without using the oral inflator, no breathing from the alternate air source, and check your own releases & tank valve.
- The same guide/instructor is assigned to you for the whole stay, if possible.
- You will be given a personal set of cutlery & drinks cup for use on the boat.

during dive courses

- A 1m distance has to be kept between instructor and students, and the students amongst each other.

- During briefings, masks always have to be worn.

- Masks should be worn as long as possible before the dive and put on quickly after the dive.

- The classroom has limited capacity and is cleaned and sanitized after each session.

CLEANING of dive equipment

Regulators, masks, snorkels, BCD oral inflators and wetsuits are disinfected in a chlorine solution for 5 minutes, then rinsed with fresh water and hung up to dry (as suggested by Divers Alert Network (DAN)).

You will keep the set of rental equipment during the entire stay.

travel information

International flights to Bali DPS airport have resumed as of February 2022.
The free and paid Visa On Arrival (VOA) options are still currently suspended due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. Foreign travellers coming to Bali for tourism purposes must first apply for a B211A Tourist Visa prior to entering Bali.
All visitors must be fully vaccinated, hold travel insurance, have a negative PCR test result which was taken within 48h of the flight departure and must quarantine on arrival. During quarantine, visitors undergo 2 PCR tests.
For a list of the full requirements please visit Welcome Back To Bali

Domestic Travel - Arrivals

Fully vaccinated passengers: Are required to show a negative result of a rapid antigen test taken within 24h of the flight departure time. The test result must have a barcode / QR code and be from a government approved lab.

One dose vaccinated passengers: Are required to show a negative result of a PCR test taken within 3x24h (72h) of the flight departure time. The test result must have a barcode / QR code and be from a government approved lab.

All arrivals in Bali DPS should have the following in addition to the negative test result:

Install the Peduli Lindungi app on your phone and complete the eHac.

Proof of vaccination (or proof of medical exemption).

domestic travel - departures

Passengers departing from the Bali DPS domestic terminal must have a negative rapid test or PCR result within 24-72 hours of departure - This depends on your destination within Indonesia. Please check to ensure that you have a test taken within the adequate time before your departing flight.

You will also need to install the Peduli Lindungi app on your phone and complete the eHAC.

TESTING FOR TRAVEL ON NUSA PENIDA

It is currently NOT possible to get a PCR test or a rapid antigen test on Nusa Penida, so the test for your flight departure must be taken in mainland Bali. PCR and Rapid antigen tests can be taken in Sanur with a 20 minute wait time for results. You need to factor this in to your travel time if flying on the day that you depart Nusa Penida. PCR test results take at least 24 hours.

boats to nusa penida

Boats to Nusa Penida are operational every day, but with a more limited schedule. Please contact us for the most up to date schedule and list of operators as the fast boat companies websites may not have been updated.

It is currently not required to show a negative test result for fast boat transfers from mainland Bali to Nusa Penida (as Nusa Penida is part of Bali province).

Note that all rules on travel are subject to change - Please check with us to see if there have been any further updates and always check directly with your airline in case they have any additional or different requirements.

thank you for your support!

As a safeguard for other guests, our staff and the local community, we from Scuba Junkie urge you to comply with these guidelines. Our dedicated staff have been trained to follow and conduct these measures to make sure your holiday is just as enjoyable and amazing as you have imagined it, even during these extraordinary times!

Thank you very much for your support. Let’s fight Covid -19 together and keep diving!

Your Scuba Junkie Team

Covid-19

scuba junkie
Covid-19 procedures