Inspiring and wonderful experience!

Just spent 4 amazing weeks with SORCE on Lombok. What a great experience! The staff are highly committed, both to the mission of the organisation and to ensuring that guests have a wonderful time. Our experience was a wholly enjoyable mix of working and fun diving, and learning.

The location is stunning - fabulous sunsets over the water! - and the accommodation is very comfortable. The common spaces are attractive and well designed for social and educational activities. We enjoyed the delicious, healthy food and appreciated the good quality and well-maintained diving kit.

The dedicated staff achieve an impressive balance of being very well-organized while also being relaxed and great fun. They are attentive to what individual guests enjoy, and are super-inclusive. The boat crew took amazing care of us and were always ready to help when I needed an extra hand to get self and kit out of the water onto the boat!

Our fellow-guests were so much fun - some were involved in research, some were studying and others like us were there for a holiday with a purpose - all great company.

We loved learning about the programmes, then getting involved with planting and maintaining coral nurseries and planting mangroves. Clearing trash from the beach, mangroves and ocean was an education and we had magical evenings by the fire, playing games and just chatting.

Thank you to everyone at SORCE and our fellow-guests for an inspiring and unforgettable few weeks!

Sue and Mike Lee