DIVE SITES

Liberty Shipwreck – Depth 3-35m

The U.S.A.T. Liberty was a U.S. Navy cargo ship that was struck by a torpedo from a Japanese submarine in 1942 during World War II. The boat did not sink immediately, it was towed by a Dutch tugboat from the island of Lombok to Tulamben, where it was beached to salvage what was left of the cargo. The ship remained there until 1963 when the volcano “Gunung Agung” erupted. Resulting tremors and reportedly lava flow pushed the ship into the sea where it lies now.

The Liberty is a wreck suitable for all levels of diver. It sits between 3 to 35 meters of water and is accessible from the shore, with a descent along the sandy bottom. A few tunnels within the ship are accessible to experienced divers, and the cargo hold is a spot that even inexperienced divers are able to explore.

The biodiversity of the site is incredible and the ship is covered in brilliant coral and multicolored sponges. There are big schools of jackfish, giant wrasse, bumphead parrotfish, moray eels, turtles, barracuda and the occasional black tip reef shark. It is a great site with frequent sightings of pygmy seahorse, leaf fish, ghost pipefish and frogfish. Liberty makes for a glorious night dive when your flashlight can pick up the incredibly rich colors. The current is generally mild but the dive can be more difficult in August when the waves are larger.

The Drop-Off – Depth 20-40m
Novice Divers will be taken to Coral Gardens instead.

Located a few hundred meters from the Liberty wreck, The Drop-Off is a shore dive for more experienced divers. Descend along the sandy bottom to a dramatic drop-off where you can explore the wall. The drop-off can reach as deep as 85 meters, but divers often stay between 20-40m. There is a vast amount of coral and barrel sponges, and like on the Liberty shipwreck we can see both small and large creatures. This site can have a reasonable current depending on the tides.

Japanese Wreck – Depth 5-35m

Around 7 km from the dive center lies a little Japanese shipwreck sitting at 6 meters along with a wall sloping slowly down to 35 meters. Extremely rich in soft coral and fish, this site is a great place to spot Macro life. The current can be very strong and make underwater photography difficult. This site is accessible by shore although the surface can be quite choppy which makes for a difficult entrance. This dive is often combined with the Lipah site for a wonderful day trip.

Lipah – Depth 5-30m

An easy shore dive on nice coral reef. Lipah is ideal for discovery dives and dive reviews. Here we can see garden corals, reef shark, eagle rays and many colorful reef fish. The current is very slow and access is always easy. This dive is suitable for all experience levels.

Batu Belah – Depth 12m-35m

Batu belah is in between Tulamben and Amed. One of the best macro of Bali, we can find the beautiful Rhinopias, Mantis shrimp, frog-fish and ghost pipe-fish. Very easy shore dive without current.

Sidem – Depth 12m-25m

Easy shore dive for macro photographer. This dive site provide some macro and micro animals like hairy shrimp, skeleton shrimp and other microscopic creatures. Very slow current, the only difficulty is entrance and exit because of the rocks.

Gili Tepekong – Depth 18m-30m

Gili Tepekong is small island in front of Candidasa in South east of Bali. Some rock formations make some small cave where the reef sharks (Trianodon Obesus) like to chill. Strong current dive with beautiful wall. The water temperature is from 18° to 25°celsius allowing to see the fabulous sun-fish. Boat dive for certified diver.

Mimpang – Depth 5m-25m

In front of Padangbai, this macro dive site is extremely rich. Frog-fish, rhinopías and nudibranch will make the happiness of the photographer. A colorful wall offers soft and strong corals. An easy boat dive.

Manta Point – Depth 15m

Manta Point is a rock that emerges near a cliff on the south coast of Nusa Penida. Manta rays come to this area to be cleaned and swim around the small pinnacles filtering water to eat plankton. This is the perfect spot to find manta rays all year round.

The visibility here is often poor (10m) because this site is loaded with plankton. Manta rays swim with divers and have fun with their visitors. Occasionally we can count up to 15 of them!

Crystal Bay – Depth 18-30m

Crystal Bay is located between the islands of Nusa Penida and Nusa Lembongan. It is one of the most famous dive sites in Bali, because it is one of the only places in the world where we have the opportunity to meet the extraordinary giant sunfish (Mola-Mola), which can be more than 3 meters in size. These pelagics come near the surface (15-40m) to be cleaned by feeder fish.

Sun fish normally live very deep and rise during the summer months (from July to October) because the current changes at this time. The water is clear and the bay is beautiful. Outside the Mola-Mola season, the diving is spectacular. The site is rich in coral and there is the opportunity to see many different species – clown fish, sweet lips, Anthias, angel fish, trigger fish, and so many more!

Embral – Depth 18-45

Embral is a giant slope with a trough extending deeper than 100 meters. The rock formation was created during the 1963 eruption of the Gunung Agung Volcano (3052 m). This is an exciting deep dive with slow to moderate current. We can see nice coral which is home to humphead parrotfish, white tip reef shark, tuna, giant trevally and many others.

Palung – Depth 18-40m

A nice site for technical dive where we have chance to see napoleon fish, grouper, humphead parrotfish,and a cleaning station for mola mola at 85m !

Melasti – Depth 12m-25m

In front of Amed beach, this macro dive site host a lot of strange creatures like harlequin shrimps, frog-fishes, snake eels, nudibranch and many others… Easy dive with very slow current, a best for photographer.

Cafe Garam – Depth 12m-25m

Cafe Garam is the site just next to Melasti. These dive sites are near 2 rivers that bring sediments that’s feeding nudibranch and other animals… Slow current shore dive..

Batu kelebit & Alamanda – Depth 18m-40m

Batu Kelebit and Alamanda are the continuity of the “drop off” of Tulamben. They are good sites for technical divers where you can find cleaning station at deep depths. You can also explore the 2 sites with a DPV.

Gili Selang- Depth 18-30 meters

A small island emerging in the eastern part of Bali, in between Indian and Pacific ocean. Strong drift dive along a magnificent coral reef. There is an abundance of corals, pelagic and reef fishes but we can also see sharks and other surprises like hammerhead sharks and manta rays. About twenty minutes by boat.

Blue Hu

Strong drift dive with abundance of coral. Giant trevaly, dog tooth tuna, Barracuda and reef sharks are common. A group midnight snapper is stay on a drop-off in middle of the dive site. for certified divers !