In Reply to: PADI Open Water Course posted by moorcroft on Sunday, 25. March 2007 at 21:51 Bali Time:
Gecko Divers in Padagbai is very good, professional, has been around quite a while and does it safe and right. Can't go wrong.
Yes you can do the Theory/Class and the Pool training at a PADI shop in your area before you go. They can issue you a referral and you then do the open water dives in Bali. This saves you time but will probably cost a bit more as you are dealing with 2 dive shops.
Have fun - the diving in Bali is great.