Explore Tulamben

Tulamben and Amed, located on the enchanting east coast of Bali, offer a captivating diving experience marked by vibrant marine life and diverse dive environments. These beach towns are gateways to diving adventures in Nusa Lembongan and Nusa Penida, where divers often encounter the majestic mola-mola and graceful manta rays. The highlight of Tulamben is the USS Liberty wreck, a fascinating underwater monument now adorned with stunning corals, providing a haven for a myriad of marine species, from blue and yellow moray eels to reef sharks and turtles. In addition to wreck diving, the Tulamben Wall is a spectacular drop-off with intriguing overhangs teeming with a colorful array of fish. Amed, known for its serene shores, offers excellent muck diving opportunities, revealing the area’s hidden wonders, including rare critters and exotic sea slugs. Whether preferring shore dives or venturing out on a liveaboard expedition, divers will find the waters around Tulamben and Amed an unforgettable experience, rich with the thrill of discovery and the serenity of Bali's underwater world.

Places to Explore

Amed

8 Divesites 17 Centers

Situated in North-East Bali is the calm found in the village of Amed. Often acting as a base for divers who want to dive the Liberty Wreck at Tulamben, make sure not to overlook the dive sites which can be explored directly off of Amed shores. Muck dive in black sands to discover ghost pipefish and pygmy seahorse or head further out by traditional ‘jukung’ boat to spot sharks and the occasional oceanic sunfish basking in the current.

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Diver Level Programs / Courses

AMED DIVE EXPLORER

Open Water Diver

Contact the Center for more information.

This globally recognized certification program is the best way to begin your lifelong adventures as a certified scuba diver. Personalized training is combined with in-water practice sessions to ensure you have the skills and experience required to become truly comfortable underwater. You will earn the SSI Open Water Diver certification.

Diver Level Programs / Courses

TekDeep Asia

Scooter / DPV

16 Nov 2025

If you want to make the most of your bottom time and have more fun on your dives, try underwater scooter or diver propulsion vehicle (DPV) diving. In this underwater scooter and DPV course, you will learn the skills and concepts you need to safely plan and conduct dives using scooters or DPVs. You will learn the special precautions needed for using DPVs, how to maintain buddy contact and how to control your equipment, so you can safely enjoy the new dive experiences DPVs provide. Upon completion of this program, you will earn the SSI Scooter/DPV Diving specialty certification and be able to dive up to 30 meters deep with a scooter or DPV.

Professional Level Programs / Courses

Dive Resort Ocean Sun

Open Water Instructor (Instructor Training Course ITC)

03 Dec 2025 + 3 more

Start today - You need to be a Divemaster or equivalent to join SSI´s 3-Step Instructor Training Approach. The training process starts with joining the Assistant Instructor / Instructor Training Course combination accompanied with Digital Learning. After successful completion of the Instructor Training Course (ITC) you will enroll in an Instructor Evaluation (IE) to qualify as an SSI Open Water Instructor. This 10 day training program entitles you to teach various key SSI programs independently like Scuba Diver, Open Water Diver, Enriched Air Nitrox, Diver Stress & Rescue and Dive Guide. For those who want to take more time to learn and to gain valuable teaching experience between the training programs the 3 parts can also be taken as single steps - Assistant Instructor, Instructor Training Course (ITC) and Instructor Evaluation (IE) one after the other at own pace and with a flexible schedule.

Professional Level Programs / Courses

Dive Resort Ocean Sun

Divemaster

04 Dec 2025

The Divemaster program is the first step on an exciting journey. Earn the respect of your dive buddies and become an ambassador for diving by taking the Divemaster program. All you need to get started are 40 verified/logged dives and certifications in Deep Diving, Navigation, Night & Limited Visibility or at least 5 logged/verified dives experience in each area plus Diver Stress & Rescue. You will be certified as a Dive Guide after successfully completing the Divemaster program. When your interest is to turn your passion into a profession by guiding certified divers, teaching Ecology programs, assisting instructors or even becoming an instructor yourself, your next step is the Divemaster Upgrade with a minimum of 60 logged/verified. Upgrade to Divemaster right away or any time after by self-studying the Science of Diving materials, passing the Digital Final Exam which makes you an SSI Professional.

Diver Level Programs / Courses

Dive Resort Ocean Sun

Open Water Diver

26 Dec 2025

This globally recognized certification program is the best way to begin your lifelong adventures as a certified scuba diver. Personalized training is combined with in-water practice sessions to ensure you have the skills and experience required to become truly comfortable underwater. You will earn the SSI Open Water Diver certification.

Top Dive Sites Map

★★★★★ USAT Liberty Wreck

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!

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★★★★★ Pyramid Point

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.

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★★★★★ Abwonderdive House Reef

This shore dive ranges from 5m to 30m, featuring a coral reef starting at 3m with soft and hard corals. Artificial reef structures lie between 15m and 18m. The current is usually mild to moderate, making for a manageable dive. The surface is generally calm but can be choppy from May to October.

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★★★★☆ Bali Villa Dive Resort Housereef

Entry directly on the diving center from the Bali Villa Dive Resort best at flood. Coral reef in the flat area with several coral blocks and again interrupted by sand surfaces. Car wreck in the flat area and coral breeding project from bottles. Good for diving and spectacular for night dives.

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★★★★★ Jemeluk Bay

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.

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★★★★★ Sidem

Sidem is another great macro dive site, paradise for photographers by day and by night. Definitely a must see dive site for macro lovers! There is also a beautiful reef at this dive site!

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★★★★★ Jemeluk Wall

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.

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★★★★☆ Gerombong

Tricky, rocky entry at this site (need flat sea). Two reefs seperated by a rock slope. Each reef and a small cavern are the highlights. It is a divesite that gives you a lot of options of diving it.

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★★★★☆ Liberty Coral Garden

There is a garden of anemones and about 60 statues on the far right side of the dive site. This is a nice second dive in the morning to get away from the crowds at Liberty Wreck. Entry and exit from the beach can be difficult.

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★★★★★ Boga Wreck

Also known as Kubu Wreck, the Boga Wreck is an artificial wreck that was submerged in 2012 in the Kubu village area, located 30 meters from the shoreline. The location of this artificial reef is not far from the famous USAT Liberty shipwreck.

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★★★★☆ Batu Ringit

Batu Ringit is a great macro dive site, paradise for photographers by day and by night. If you’re into macro diving and photography, Batu Ringit should definitely be on your list!

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★★★★☆ Out Of Eden Bali

Out of Eden is only a short boat ride from resorts close by. The entrance is in the shallow area and you follow the densely overgrown coral garden along a headland to an area of 25 metres. The coral field ends there and you are surrounded by various schools of fish. Large barrel sponges can be seen as well.

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★★★★★ Teluk Indah

Teluk Indah is the deeper part of the BVDR’s house reef. The deepest point of the dive is approached directly, which is usually 35-40 metres. There is a small steep wall with small grottos and beautifully overgrown overhangs. Soft corals and gorgonians occur in different colours.

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★★★★☆ Ben Ben Garden

This dive site can be reached within a short boat ride from resorts close by. The dive starts at a depth of 4-5 metres. You follow a headland to the north, which is beautifully overgrown with different kinds of coral. In the deep area of approx. 25 metres there are numerous blocks with lots of fish.

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★★★★☆ Melasti

Shore and shallow dive. Sandy bottom with rocks. Perfect habitat for macro critters. Great choice for night dives and macro lovers! Good playground for underwater photographers. Highly recommended by night.

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Diving in Tulamben

Apart from the famous USAT Liberty dive, the Kubu Wreck also makes for an exceptional wreck dive site. Dive among schools of fusilier and surgeonfish while descending down onto this Japenese ship to complete wreck speciality dive courses. At Seraya Secret, the Drop Off and Coral Garden the black sand sea beds are great for muck diving. Returning for a night dive, when the sun sets, is sure to bring to light a number of nocturnal and curious creatures.

In Tulamben Bay, the Drop Off dive site offers a superb wall dive, while dive sites reached by the traditional ‘jukung’ boat boast dramatic sloping reefs and unusual rock formations. At these further flung dive sites, the currents are stronger and you can enjoy the peace of fewer divers. Whether you want to relax and investigate wrecks and wonderful macro critters or revel in strong currents, Tulamben diving has a dive site for you.

The best Months to dive in Tulamben

Scuba diving in Tulamben is best from April through to July and October to November. During these periods, visibility is at its peak reaching up to 40-metres on the perfect diving day. As the wreck is popular, it is best to dive the USAT Liberty early in the morning or late in the afternoon to get more of the dive site to yourself. Those who dive in from liveaboards often experience the Liberty Wreck with fewer divers as they have the advantage of already being on the water - remember, the early bird gets the worm!

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Pura Vida Diving Bali-Amed

Jl. I Ketut Natih Purwakerti, 80852 Amed-Karangasem, BA - IDN

TekDeep Asia

Jl. I ketut Natih , Amed, 80852 Karaangasem, BA - IDN

BALI VILLA DIVE RESORT

Banjar Dinas Geretek, 81173 Tejakula - Singaraja - Bali, BA - IDN

Jl. Amlapura Singaraja ( Near Indomart ), 80853 Tulamben Amlapura Karangasem, BA - IDN

Dive Concepts

Jalan Raya Singaraja, Kubu, Tulamben, Karangasem, Kabupaten Karangasem, Bali, 80853 Karangasem, BA - IDN

Bali Celebes Dive

Perum Beranda Bukit, Desa Kutuh, Kec Kuta Selatan, 80361 Badung, BA - IDN

VILLA MARKISA DIVE RESORT

Banjar Dinas Batudawa Kelod, 80853 Karangasem - Bali, BA - IDN

Matahari Tulamben Resort, Dive & Spa

Jl. Raya Abang - Kubu., 80853 Karangasem., BA - IDN

Mavi Diving

Jl;. Singaraja - Amlapura Sambirenteng , Tejakula, 81173 Singaraja, BA - IDN

ABYSS DIVE CENTER

JALAN KETUT NATIH , Abang, Amed, 80852 Karangasem, BA - IDN

Siddhartha Dive Center

Kubu, Karangasem, Bali - Indonesia, 80853 Kubu, Karangasem, BA - IDN

RELAX BALI

Jl. Pantai Kubu, Kubu, 80853 Karangasem, BA - IDN

PLOUF DIVING

JL. KETUT NATIH, 80852 AMED - KARANGASEM, IDN

Dive Resort Ocean Sun

Jl. Raya Kubu, 80853 Karangasem, BA - IDN

Balidas Dive Center

Jl. Raya Amed Bunutan, 80852 Bunutan Amed, BA - IDN

Scuba Tribe Bali dive-resort

Tulamben, Jl. Raya Amlapura - Singaraja, 80853 Karangasem, BA - IDN

Amed Buddha Diving

Alami Resort, Restaurant & Dive Center C/O Bruno Leblanc, 80852 Bunutan, BA - IDN

Tulamben Dive

Br. Dinas Batudawa Kelod, Desa Tulamben , Kubu, 80853 Amlapura - Karangasem, BA - IDN

Amed Dive Center

Jl.I Ketut Natih, Pantai Timur No 801 Amed, Amed - Bali, BA - IDN

Tour Dive Bali

Desa Tulamben, 80853 Karangasem, BA - IDN