An Undersea Promenade - Bali ”Seawalker” Park

One of the water activities in Sanur Area is undersea seawalker or promenade. This activity is probably the one and only in Bali and even in Indonesia. By means of a helmet (seawalker helmet), you will be taken to become ‘fish’ in few hours.
Its helmet is specially designed that the user can walk vertically and breathe as on the land. By seawalker, you can enjoy the allurement of undersea panorama without swimming or diving.
Seawalker activity located at Semawang Beach, in front of Puri Santrian Hotel Bali. It is 500 meter from the beach and resides in the depth of 5 meters. This location is only 10 km from Ngurah Rai International Airport or 20 minutes drive.
According to IB Putra Darmayasa, Sales & Marketing Manager of Club Aqua, the helmet used for seawalker is manufactured in Japan. Further, he explains that similar activity has operated in several countries like Guam (the United States), Thailand, the Philippines, Australia and Europe. In Bali (Indonesia), its operating license is authorised to PT Wisata Jalan Laut since 2000.
Seawalker is easy to be done by any body, from 10-70 years, without the exception for disabled persons provided their hands can function well. Seawalker helmet is connected with a hose as long as 30 meters to air filter then to compressor. Air filter functions to make the air supply constant in accordance with the composition of air content that is inhaled on land like nitrogen (79%), oxygen (20%) and other elements (1%). By this composition, the air entering the helmet can be used to breathe normally as on the land.
How much does its cost? It is only USD 69.00 per adult person or USD 64.00 per person (child)! During the activity, participants have enough spare time undersea. Except for getting pick up service, lunch is also provided. For the rate USD 49.00 per adult person and USD 44 per child, participants are only entitled to get seawalker service, excluding pick up service and lunch. In the meantime, domestic tourists will be given 30% discount. “All participants of this activity are already covered by insurance worth USD 100,000,” utters IB Putra.
Prior to ‘diving’, all participants are given some important instructions pertaining to the activity and how to communicate by hand gestures (hand sign). It is also taught how to do breathing when alteration of pressure occurs instantly, things that are not allowed to do during undersea activity and instruction for self-safety in emergency case.
Then, by motorized outrigger participants proceeded to Seawalker pontoon and further perform diving. Participants walk down the steps leading to undersea and when the water has reach shoulder-deep, Seawalker helmet should be put on gradually. By safety bar, all participants are led to walk as long as 30 meters to enjoy undersea panorama. Attraction of feeding various kinds of fish that come near is moderately liked by participants.
Since 2001, Asian travellers like best this activity. “The most is Japanese, approximately 70%, domestic 10% and the remaining is European and Australian,” utters Putra Darmayasa. Want to try it out? Simply come to Club Aqua at Puri Santrian Hotel, Griya Santrian Hotel, Arena Sport and Mezzanine Restaurant, The Village Restaurant or Sekar Menuh Transport.(BTN/015)