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Local People
The owner and our Divemaster/Instructor are local people.
Experiences
We have diving experiences more than 20 years.
Friendly
Welcoming and good attitude with the customer.
Responsible
Helpful and taking care of environments.
Weh island is most often referred to as ‘Pulau Weh’ but you will on occasion find locals who refer to the island as ‘Sabang’, the name of Weh island’s largest town. The island is famous for the magnificent scuba diving sites that are scattered around the north-western tip, but the island remains relatively uncongested despite this. This is most likely because of two reasons: the area has had to be rebuilt from scratch after the devastating tsunami of 2004 (triggered by the magnitude of 9.3 Sumatra–Andaman earthquake, the epicentre just off the west coast of Sumatra); as well as the relative difficulty in getting to Aceh province from Malaysia prior to AirAsia opening up routes to Banda Aceh from Kuala Lumpur.
Iboih is home to Rubiah Tirta Divers, the first dive centre to be established on the island. The dive centre was founded by the late Mr. Dodent way back in the 70s, and is now run by his tree sons: Iskandar, Yudi, and Isfan. Mr. Dodent was one of the first to advocate for the protection of Weh’s marine environment, and helped Iboih to achieve Recreational Park status and Weh island to achieve Marine Park status, ensuring the protection of the area. Mr. Dodent was even given awards in recognition of these efforts. Rubiah Tirta has a very relaxed and jovial atmosphere and is pretty affordable, offering very reasonable prices for both fun dives as well as PADI courses.
FAQS
Q & A
Pulau Weh is located north west of Sumatra, Indonesia. You can take the direct International Flight from Penang or Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) to Banda Aceh. Domestic Flight from Medan or Jakarta (Indonesia) also has direct flight to Banda Aceh.
From BTJ Airport (Banda Aceh) you can take the taxi to Ulele Jetty (30 min) and get the fast boat “Express Bahari” living at (8am/10am/16pm) to Pulau Weh .
Taxi cost from Banda Aceh Airport to Ulele Jetty : IDR 150.000 /car. Capacity a car for 7 pax.
Fast boat ticket : Executive Class IDR 100.000 /pax and VIP Class IDR 120.000 /pax
Taxi cost from Balohan Jetty to Rubiah Dive Center : IDR 300.000 /car. Capacity a car for 7 pax.
Why not, nearby our divecenter also has the budget accommodation to stay. And, although a person, we can guiding for the dive.
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+62 823 6000 2100
