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Sunlight breaking over a shallow coral reef in clear turquoise water
A family on the water since 2009

Born on this shore.
Guiding it ever since.

We are a local, family-run team from Lipah in Amed, Bali. Three generations of fishermen turned guides, sharing the reef we grew up on with travelers from every corner of the world.

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Snorkeler descending toward a sunlit coral reef
Our Story

One wooden jukung, one stretch of black-sand beach

Lonce started fishing these waters with his father before sunrise, long before Amed had a single guesthouse. When travelers began asking to borrow his mask, he realized the reef he took for granted was something people would cross the world to see.

In 2009 he painted a name on the side of his jukung and took out his first paying guests. Seventeen years later the boat is still in the family, the beach is still home, and every guide on our team learned to swim within sight of it.

We have stayed deliberately small. No megaphones, no forty-person boats, no rushing you back to shore. Just a handful of guides who would rather show six people the reef properly than herd sixty past it.

Groups of 6 max

Personal attention

Reef-safe only

Zero-impact touring

By The Numbers

Seventeen seasons on the same reef

Numbers only tell part of it, but they do say something about how long we have been paying attention.

12k+

Divers guided

38

Reef sites mapped

4.9★

Average rating

0

Safety incidents

What We Stand For

Four rules we have never broken

They cost us bookings sometimes. We keep them anyway, because the reef has to still be here in twenty years.

Never touch the coral

No standing, no holding, no souvenirs. A single careless fin can undo a decade of growth, so we brief every guest before they enter the water.

Six guests, one guide

Small groups mean nobody gets lost, nervous swimmers get a hand, and the fish stay calm enough to come close.

Hire from the village

Every guide, boat captain, and cook lives within two kilometres of the launch beach. Tourism money should stay where the reef is.

The sea decides

If the swell is wrong or visibility drops, we move the site or refund you in full. We will not sell you a bad day on the water.

Reef Conservation

We are not just visiting. We live here.

Amed's reefs came back from a volcanic eruption and years of blast fishing. That recovery was slow, local, and hard-won, and it is easy to undo. So a share of every booking goes straight into keeping it going.

  • 340 coral frames planted

    Maintained with the Lipah village cooperative and checked on monthly by our own guides.

  • Monthly beach and reef cleans

    Open to guests staying in Amed. We supply the bags, gloves, and lunch afterwards.

  • Reef-safe sunscreen only

    We hand out mineral sunscreen on the boat and ask guests to rinse chemical brands off before entering.

  • Free lessons for village kids

    Saturday snorkeling and swim safety for children from Bunutan and Lipah, every week in season.

Figures current as of July 2026. Coral frame counts are verified with the Lipah village cooperative each quarter.
Schools of fish swimming among healthy sea fans
Vivid coral garden growing in clear turquoise water
Clownfish sheltering in a bright anemone on the reef
You can tell the difference between a company that sells the ocean and a family that belongs to it. Lonce and his crew are the second kind. We booked one tour and came back three more times.
Portrait of Sofia L.

Sofia L.

Returned four times · Turtle Point

Good To Know

Questions we get about us

Do I need to know how to swim?

Basic comfort in water is enough. We provide buoyancy vests and life rings, and on the beginner sites your guide stays within arm's reach the whole time. Plenty of our guests had never put their face in the sea before.

Are you a licensed operator?

Yes. We hold a Karangasem regency tourism operating permit, carry guest liability insurance on every trip, and each guide holds current rescue and first-aid certification refreshed every two years.

What makes you different from the bigger operators?

Group size and local knowledge. We cap trips at six guests per guide and we launch from the beach we live on, so we know which site will be clearest on any given morning rather than running the same fixed route regardless of conditions.

Can I visit the coral nursery?

On most Lipah-side tours, yes. The frames sit in shallow water near the return route, and if the group is interested your guide will stop and show you which colonies were planted when.

Which language do your guides speak?

English and Indonesian across the whole team, plus Balinese. Kadek also guides in basic German and Sari in Dutch. Tell us when you book and we will match you with the right guide.

Aerial view of a boat over vivid turquoise reef water

Come meet us on the beach

We are on Jln Raya Amed in Lipah, a few steps from where the boats launch. Message us and we will tell you which site is running clearest this week.

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0813 3942 5522 loncelipah@gmail.com Jln Raya Amed, Bunutan, Lipah