Edi Frommenwiler, is recognized as one of today's best underwater videographers, and often accompanies Pindito cruises as guide and onboard video pro. Guests are invited to follow and observe Edi during his video dives and can ask Edi to share Guests are invited to follow and observe Edi during his video dives and can ask Edi to share footage, stories and his vast knowledge of creating underwater video in Indonesia. If you prefer to be guided during your dive, then please select a group lead by one of the Pindito dive guides.

The Pindito was built according to Edi's specifications in 1991-92 and upgraded based on his ideas and plans in 2006. Edi speaks English, German, and Bahasa Indonesian.

Mike Borgwardt has done 2,000 dives in Southeast Asian waters and has a broad knowledge and interest in the underwater world. Born in Aalen, Germany in 1971, Mike worked as a carpenter before starting his diving career. He made divemaster rating in 1998 in Sri Lanka and finished his dive instructor course with Dive Asia (Thailand) in 1999.

He's worked as a dive guide on the Pindito since March 2006, with a dual focus on safety and fun. Mike speaks English and German.

Mike has done almost 2000 dives in the South East Asians water and has a broad knowledge of the underwater world. His focus aboard the Pindito is on one side to the security and to the other side to the fun part during the cruise.

His interest under water starts with the smallest species, the macro stuff to the very big fish.

Bob left Yorkshire, England for a life on the ocean. He's spent five years sailing and diving from Australia to Thailand and is happiest on a coral reef surrounded by spectacular fish. He joined the Pindito in February 2008. Bob holds a degree in psychology and speaks English, French, and Bahasa Indonesian.

Connie Strauss joined the Pindito Team in February 2009. Since then the Dive team has been enriched with her sparkling enthusiasm. Interested in language, she has skills in German, English, French, Italian, Spanish and Indonesian and loves to communicate! Originally from the Lake of Constance (Bodensee) in southern Germany, she worked for many years for Carharrt Streetwear in Germany and Switzerland, but in 2005 she decided to travel Asia and here she found a new home.

Connie has been diving since 2005 and became a dive Instructor 2007 on Gili Trawangan in Lombok, where she taught for 2 years and enjoyed introducing new divers to the wonderful underwater world. Diving remains as exciting as it was on her first ever dive. Through her experience as an instructor safety is important for her but she is really in her element combing through the reef and showing you the tiniest critters.

The Pindito's Indonesian crew of 17 is at work to ensure you a secure and comfortable voyage through Indonesia's tropical island paradise.

The crew includes two chefs and two stewards who will constantly attend to your dining and cabin needs.