![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/tourists-disgusted-as-snorkeling-boat-takes-them-to-grim-rubbish-filled-waters/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/0_SWNS_BALI_PLASTIC_005.jpg&description=Tourists shared shocking images of the polluted waters in Bali on a recent snorkeling trip and said they were 'disgusted' when guides suggested they jump in A tourist has shared shocking images from a recent trip to Bali, where she faced ocean waters filled with plastic waste floating along the shore. Bali is famed for its incredible beaches and crystal-clear waters, but when Sara Walsh, 25, embarked on a snorkeling boat trip with her brother Shane Walsh, 21, they came across large amounts of rubbish floating off the nearby beaches. The pair were horrified by the amount of pollution in the water at the popular tourist hotspot Nusa Penida, and took photos of the blue waters which are covered in rubbish. Sara, from Stow, Massachusetts, USA, said: "This was our first stop on the snorkelling trip. They took us to an area where you could see Manta Rays. The ocean surface was very obviously covered in trash and plastic. But the tour guides seemed to see no issue with this and automatically started getting people in the water. I believe most people from our boat did jump in, but they very quickly got back on the boat because of how disgusting the water was." She added: "I believe we stopped at three more places to snorkel and the rest of the places seemed much cleaner and had less trash. I know that Bali has heavy ocean pollution, which is why I work with a sustainable factory that is trying to help clean their waters. "I was disgusted. It is truly terrible that we are the cause of all this trash being in our oceans. It felt gross jumping into the water. I stayed in for maybe 30 seconds. But I mostly feel for the animals in the ocean that are being subjected to all our trash." It's not just polluted waters which tourists may need to look out for - earlier this year the hotspot announced plans to introduce new rules designed to control the behaviour of tourists in Bali. It comes following a string of controversies, including one model who sparked outrage after she posed nak){kind=link}
Tourists shared shocking images of the polluted waters in Bali on a recent snorkeling trip and said they were ‘disgusted’ when guides suggested they jump in
A tourist has shared shocking images from a recent trip to Bali, where she faced ocean waters filled with plastic waste floating along the shore.
Bali is famed for its incredible beaches and crystal-clear waters, but when Sara Walsh, 25, embarked on a snorkeling boat trip with her brother Shane Walsh, 21, they came across large amounts of rubbish floating off the nearby beaches.
The pair were horrified by the amount of pollution in the water at the popular tourist hotspot Nusa Penida, and took photos of the blue waters which are covered in rubbish.
Sara, from Stow, Massachusetts, USA, said: “This was our first stop on the snorkelling trip. They took us to an area where you could see Manta Rays. The ocean surface was very obviously covered in trash and plastic. But the tour guides seemed to see no issue with this and automatically started getting people in the water. I believe most people from our boat did jump in, but they very quickly got back on the boat because of how disgusting the water was.”