This rich and varied
dive hosts a wide range of fish and coral species.
You can start your dive in Bali eastside from shore
towards the eastern point of bay. Or you can get the
local outringger. The fish life is vivid, with large
schools of fishes, grouper and other kind of big fishes.
Menjangan
- West Bali Diving
Reef
Type
Wall, particularly rugged, wreck
Acces
15 minutes by boat from Labuan
lalang
Visibility
Excellent to superb 25 - 50 meters
Current
Slight
Coral
Excellent, abudant soft coral
Fish
Fantastic
Highlight
Deep wall, garden ells
Other
Reef shark are common seen here
Menjangan
( west side bali diving) is an understanding dive
with excellent walls and very clear water-up to 50
meters visibility. There is also wreck at 30 meters,
and superb coral gardens in just 5 - 7 meters. The
tiny adjoining island 120 km north west of Denpasar,
accessible by boat only 15.
minutes
from the maindland. This area is suitable for all
season diving where magnificent underwater vistas
will suprise even most seasoned diver. It is rich
with all kinds of sponge, sea plants, coral and fish
which streatches for miles and miles on end. This
area is considered the diver's paradise in Bali and
words alone can not describe it's beauty.
Gili
Tepekong - Gili Biaha Lombok
Reef Type
Flat-bottomed, mised reef and
some
Acces
10-15 minutes by small boat from
Candidasa
Visibility
Variable, poor to good, 6-20 meters
Current
Usually
gentle but up to 3 knots
Coral
Scattered outcrops, fair variety
Fish
Good variety and numbers
Highlight
Titan tringgerfish, White tip
reef sharks, stingray
Other
Reef sharks can be found here
The
costal sites in Amuk bay are shallow and undermanding
with only occasional, nuld currents and visibility
can be quite poor. The islands in front of Candidasa
- Tepekong, Gili Mimpang and Gili Likuan offer excellent
diving with a great variety of fish life, including
many
larger species. Temprature
are usually low, and a 3 mm wet suit is almost essential.
Currents can be strong and unpredictable, including
downstream and surge.
Nusa
Penida - Lembongan
Reef Type
Drop off, step slope
Acces
45 minutes to
1.5 hours by boat from Padang bay
Visibility
Excelent, crystal clear water
Current
Moderate to
very strong (4+ knots)
Coral
Very good variety of hand corals
and soft corals
Fish
Excellent variety,
many pelagiscs
Highlight
Large school of sweerlips, howksbill
turtle
Other
Can be very cold, current are
upredictable.
The dive
site of Nusa Penida and nearby - Ceningan and Lembongan
island require the longest boat and strong currents
and surge make conditions tricky, although a good
guide can usually find an alternative site. These
are drop off dives, and the fish and coral veriety
is excellent. The water