
Diving Bali If you ask any visitor to Bali, why they chose Bali as their holiday destination I am sure you will receive many and varied answers including, the culture, the people, the shopping, the nightlife, the stunning scenery. But there is a secret side to Bali that is slowly being discovered by more and more people looking for that something different and exciting! Well add this to your reasons to visit and explore Bali, “Some of the best Scuba diving in the world”. A bold statement but it is true. The warm tropical waters surrounding the coastline of Bali holds some of the richest and most diverse marine life in the world. Did you know that the Indonesian archipelago makes up nearly 14% of the world coral reefs, over 85,000 square kilometres of living coral reef and by fare the richest 14%. That’s more than all of Australia’s tropical reefs including the Great Barrier Reef? With Bali located in the centre of this 17,000 island chain it boosts some of the most richly inhabited reef eco systems anywhere on the planet. For example the Caribbean islands are home to only 20 genera of coral and maybe 800 species of fish! Compare that to 80 genera of coral and over 2500 species of reef fish and still counting. Every day new and exciting marine life is being discovered throughout the Indonesian archipelago. It’s already proven to be the richest coral eco system and that’s while its still one of the least studied of all the worlds’ tropical reef habitats.
Bali’s hidden secret below the waves offers you but another reason to visit this magical paradise and unlike many of the other top dive destinations in the world when you have finished your days diving there is still plenty to do and enjoy during a dive vacation to Bali. If your ready now to take that visit have a look for SSI Dive Center and find out how they let you discover for yourself the wonders of Bali
This is the only historical shipwreck in Bali, ranked #3 in the world for Wreck diving! The wreck is 25 meters form shore at a depth of 4 to 29 meters below the surface with most of it occuring in a shallow area. This dive site does not have strong currents, has clear water, and warm temperatures. Difficult entry!
Artificial coral reef placed on the sandy bottom with depths varying from 10 meters to 25 meters. The basis of the coral growth is made of rectangular concrete arranged like a small pyramid. It is one of the best places to witness a successful artificial reef.
Batu Bolong is a world class dive sites. Suitable for advanced and/or experienced divers due to its strong currents, Batu Bolong offers some huge schools of fish, many pelagic fish, and different kinds of sharks in the deeper parts of the dive.
Crystal Rock in the north part of Komodo National Park is a pinnacle in the open sea that is submerged at high tide, and is home to a wide variety of marine life. With its challenging currents, Crystal Rock offers a thrilling experience and great visibility at around 20 m.
Macro dive site - sponges and coral growth only in shallow water, from 7-10 meters it turns into a sandy slope, It is worth examining every little irregularity in the sandy bottom and above all the growth - especially the small sponges, hydrozoans and corals.
Accessible from shore, Jemeluk Bay presents the wall as a deeper dive site and the bay itself. Suitable for beginners the same as for experienced divers, Jemeluk is still quite rich in hard corals and soft corals close to the corner with Bunutan.
A combination of coral reef with sandy rubble that forms a long slope and meets the wall at the end of the dive. The wall rises from a depth of 25 meters to 3 meters below the surface. Usually the dive will end in the blue lagoon bay with soft coral formations at a depth of 5 meters.
One of the most favorite dive spots on the Menjangan Island. Garden Eel dive site offers a different atmosphere where you will be treated to small mounds between sand dunes filled with garden eels.
Located in the south of Nusa Penida Island and facing the Indian Ocean, Manta Point can often have big waves. This dive site has large rock mounds which are often visited by manta rays for self cleaning, giving this site it’s name.
Makasar Reef also called Karang Makasar or Manta Point is one of the best meeting sites for manta rays. Beginner divers and snorkelers can navigate this dive spot, offering a gentle drift dive at a depth of 10-15 m. You can dive at Manta Point all year around.
An excellent site for viewing larger marine life on the north side of Gili Trawangan. A flat sandy bottom turns into a series of progressively deeper canyons that run parallel to the shore. The Glen Nusa shipwreck is located at the northern part of the site in 28m of water.
From the topography of the slope that meets the wall with a variety of soft and hard corals that adorn, such as barrel sponges, huge seafan, table coral, big formation of acropora and others.
Large open bays with coral that begins growing in the shallows. As you descend you will meet large rocks covered by amazingly colored coral reefs. Toyapakeh often has strong and sometimes unpredictable currents.
Located on the west-side of Nusa Penida Island, Crystal Bay has two coral reef formations separated by sand slopes. The combination of slopes and walls that form the topography at this dive site goes down to more than 50 meters and meets with large rock which is an ideal place for a cleaning station for sunfish.
Seraya Secret is a great macro dive site, paradise for photographers from all over the world by day and by night. Definitely a must see dive site for macro lovers!
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