Wednesday, August 1, 2012

Top 5 dive spots I have experienced

 1. Tulamben Liberty Wreck
This dive site is located on the Coast of North Bali. It is very close to Amed, for those of you that are not familiar with the area. It is a 120m long wreck that lies at a 90˚ angle with its deck facing out to sea.

The wreck was pushed into the water in 1963 when Mount Agung erupted. The lava flow pushed the wreck to depths of 3-29m.

It is an amazing dive site with many varied species of fish, coral and vertebrates.

 2. Gili Islands
The Gili Islands is where I first learned to dive. I have done both my Open Water and Advanced Open Water dive courses there.
All around the three islands there are all different kinds of dive sites. Ranging from flat, little to no current dives to great coral walls where all you have to do is sit and enjoy the show while you get dragged along by the current.
These islands are great for divers with any level of experience.

 3. Blue Lagoon
Blue Lagoon is in Padang Bai, which is sort of East Bali. It’s a five-minute boat ride from the beach to the dive site that is directly in front of a cliff. There are large patches of coral all around and a few bio reefs. You might even be lucky enough to see a few black tipped reef sharks while you’re there.

Also for those of you that don’t like to dive or get wet, there is a tourist submarine company that take you down to the reefs below for an underwater experience without even getting wet.

 4. Menjangan
I have only ever dived Menjangan once. But when I did I saw some really amazing coral reefs and a large variety of beautifully coloured fish.

It’s around a one-hour boat trip out of Pemutaran, which is in North Bali.

 5. Pemuteran
Pemuteran is in the North of Bali. With bio reefs all around I’m sure that within a couple of years there will be coral all around.

Great for inexperienced divers and those of you that don’t like too much current
            

This whole list is based off my opinion so if you disagree with anything feel free to comment.
        

1 comment:

  1. Nice one. My favourite dive spot is Menjangan although i have dived in Tulamben. I saw a shark in Tulamben on my practice dive where we had to do tests like cleaning the mask from fog.

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