Ocean Earth Travels
About us
Local experts planning custom diving trips, liveaboards, and travel itineraries across Indonesia, based in Bali since 2015.
Ocean Earth Travels was built around a simple idea: the best way to plan a trip somewhere is to actually live there. Nico arrived in Indonesia in 2015, fell hard for the archipelago, and eventually stopped recommending it to friends, and started building trips for them instead.
Today we cover all of Indonesia: 17,000 islands, thousands of dive sites, volcanoes, jungle trails, and cultures most travelers never find. We talk to you, find out what you actually want to see, and build a trip around that. Nothing more, nothing off the shelf.
We're also committed to making sure the places we send people to are still worth visiting. That means working with operators who take conservation seriously, avoiding destinations under pressure, and being honest when a site isn't at its best.
Why Ocean Earth Travels
Local expertise
We're based in Bali. Our team has dived Indonesia's major sites, vetted the liveaboards, and knows which seasons work for which destinations. When you ask us a specific question, you get a specific answer, not a brochure.
Sustainable travel
We choose partners who care about the places they operate in. Small-group liveaboards, certified dive operators, and itineraries that keep you away from the overcrowded spots, toward the ones that still feel like a discovery.
Tailor-made trips
No two trips we build are the same. You tell us your dates, your experience level, who you're traveling with, and what you're hoping to see. We take it from there.
The team
Nico has been living in Indonesia since 2015. After travelling around Bali and its surrounding islands, he worked as a diving instructor and underwater photographer before deciding to share the places he found along the way and create tailor made adventures for you.
Rachel leads the sales team, the people who answer your first email and put your trip together. Originally from Surabaya, she now lives in Bali.
Fira helps with client emails, sales support, and keeping our content updated, whether that's writing a blog post, updating trip info, or updating our social media pages. Based in Bali.
Raised in Bali, Marvel helps travellers plan trips across Indonesia. Outside work she reads a lot and plays a bit of Roblox.
Anita comes from Yogyakarta and works in sales, helping travellers shape their trip. She also edits the website and writes for the blog. Outside work she keeps her own Substack.
Michael helps travellers find the right trip, whether that is a Komodo liveaboard, a custom itinerary, or simply where to eat that evening. Originally from Java, he grew up in Bali and still lives there. Outside work he is usually trying a new café or planning where to go next.
April handles the admin and HR side of Ocean Earth Travels, keeping the team and the business running smoothly behind the scenes. She's also a diver herself, which means she genuinely understands what our clients are looking for.
Gusti is originally from Bali and knows every secret of the island. He speaks Indonesian, Balinese, English, French, and always wears his brightest smile.
Bernard leads our team of drivers. He comes from Flores but lives in the south of Bali with his wife and kids. His wife is an excellent chef who cooks an amazing grilled fish.
Made was born in Amed, in Karangasem, and knows that coast the way you only can if you grew up on it. He drives and guides for us across north-east Bali, and he will go a long way out of his way to make sure a day works out.
Ana has been with us since day 1. She is an excellent chef and a great driver. She lives in Ubud, where her husband is a painter and their kids are all aspiring artists.
Ayyu is our legal consultant. She makes sure our company does things right and brings valuable insights on regulations. If you have a visa question, Ayyu will be the one helping you out.
Get in touch
Have a question or ready to start planning? We're here, usually back within 24 hours.
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