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| Diving in Bali |
As the most popular tourist destination in Indonesia, Bali is still an underrated diving destination. Believe it would be a mistake.
If you dive in Bali, you will find that the variety of Bali reefs is incredible. If you dive in Bali, let yourself be surprised. When it comes to diving in Bali, the biggest attraction of Bali is the variety of its dive sites. Wrecks, runs, sandy tracks, black volcanic seascapes, deafening currents and quiet bays ... are there for every taste.
There are many well-maintained diving opportunities in Bali.
There are four main diving areas in Bali that you can explore.
Nusa Penida:
Nusa Penida and the neighboring island of Nusa Lembongan offer some of the best dive sites in Bali. Nusa Penida is a large island southeast of Bali, opposite the road from Badung. The Balinese consider this dry, harsh island is frequented, but the main attraction is the diving around the island of Bali, in its clear, stream swept reefs.
The main attraction of Nusa Penida with its adjacent deep moats are frequent encounters with the strange and rare Sunfish or Mola Mola who visit the reef to visit purification stations.
There are a large number of dive sites to choose from. During the season we can try to find the famous Mola Mola, but the heart of Nusa Penida with impressive views, healthy reefs and pelagic reefs. You do not even have to swim much, because almost every dive is a drifting dive.
The currents are often strong because the islands are on the trajectory of Indonesia. The road from Lombok separates the Indonesian islands of Bali and Lombok. It is the second road through which the waters between the Pacific Ocean and the Indian Ocean are exchanged. The best times to dive in Nusa Penida are when the tides reach their maximum height and the movement of the water is minimal.
Amuk Bay (Candi Dasa and Padangbai):
Amuk Bay, with the villages of Padang Bai in the south and Candi Dasa in the north, about 6 km wide and located on the south side of the eastern tip of Bali. Near Candi Dasa there are two larger islands and Tepekong Biaha and a small rock area called Batu Tiga or Mimpang.
The islands of this bay are actually little more than the curving rocks and have an invincible beauty. The bay, which is fueled by the influx of rich south Bali, the home sharks, mola mola and shoals of fish, making these Bali diving sites very interesting.
If you are interested in small special creatures, you should dive to Padang Bai. This small entrance is bordered by a reef that begins as a shallow plateau ten meters deep. Macro enthusiasts can dive in Padang Bay and the Blue Lagoon, where you can find all kinds of creatures in the shallow waters. The sheltered bay is also an ideal place for night diving.
Diving in this area is incredibly rich. There are also several excellent dive sites for sharks, rays and large shoals of fish. This is one of the places where Mola Mola sea fish are regularly seen from August to October. The water temperatures are pretty cold, there is always a slight increase, but the visibility is generally very good.
Amed and Tulamben:
Tulamben, home to the famous World War II shipwreck, is Bali's most famous and popular dive site. Tulamben Bay is located in the richest marine biogeography zone in the world, with more than 2500 species of fish and 700 corals. Located on the northeastern coast, the bay receives a lot of plankton rich water from the great ocean current that moves in the Indian Ocean from the Pacific and vice versa.
Amed is located on the northeastern coast of Bali, about two and a half hours drive from Kuta. From the point of view of the landscape, Amed is much more beautiful than Tulamben. Along the way you will see many paddy fields, traditional salt pans and the sandy beaches on rocky beaches compared to Tulamben. Diving in Amed is affected and there are only a few divers in these dive sites.
There are also excellent dive sites from Tulamben to Amed and up to the eastern tip of Bali. Some sites have been recently discovered and many remain to be explored. The black sandy bottom provides a spectacular backdrop to the life of this incredibly rich fish.
The northwest reefs of Bali around Menjangan Island are protected to most of the island.
Quiet and calm waters, a mysterious old shipwreck of wood and steep walls and covered gorgons very good condition, makes Menjangan Island on the northwest coast of Bali, a first-level dive site.
Over 14 dive sites with clear water and calm conditions to choose. Menjangan is part of the West Bali National Park. These are the steep walls covered in gorgonians, which make this island the main diving ground northwest of Bali.
The coral walls around Menjangan fall vertically between 30 and 60 feet before gradually turning outward. The surface of the reef is very steep, with caves, grottoes and cracks that break the coral walls, structured with small corners. many species of gorgonians reach large sizes here and sponges are abundant. Soft corals cover the colored walls on the floor.
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The western tip of Menjangan has a deeper dive, but just as interesting, in an old wooden shipwreck. Called "Anchor", it will be located next to the coast of the island, near a small dock park service and a guardhouse.
Further north, Gilimanuk offers fantastic diving in the mud at Secret Bay and in the south; There is an equally interesting mud site in PJ.
Finally, you can discover the underwater world of Bali personally and completely with the Tauch Around Bali. Feel free to contact me for more information.
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