BALI DIVING LOCATIONS REVIEWS

SANUR and NUSA DUA
Often used as a location for teaching diving because of it's close proximity to the tourist areas, there are some interesting coral formations, sponges and plentiful colorful fish on the reef at Sanur.

CANDIDASA
Batu Tiga (Three rocks) is accessed by boat from Candi Dasa or Padang Bai. With an average depth of 20m, the site is excellent for diving or snorkeling. The reef is steep and sloping with many corals. Some fish seen here include Red Snapper, Clown Trigger fish, and Blue Spotted Stingrays, Trivially, Morays and Whitetip Reef sharks. Pulau Tepekong - On the east and north sides of the island this is a wall dive with many caves. There are large biomes and many fish such as different Triggerfish, Angelfish, Snappers, Butterfly fish, Parrotfish, Moorish Idols and Emperor.

AMED
Amed has excellent snorkeling just off the black sand beach and further out in the bay there is a coral wall with an abundance of sponges and hard and soft corals. Fish varieties include Black Snapper, Trigger fish, Surgeon fish, Unicorn fish, Parrot fish, Damselfish, Cardinalfish, Whitetip Reef Sharks and many larger varieties such as Dogtooth Tuna and Blue Finned Trivially.

TULAMBEN
One of Bali's most popular diving sites is the wreck of the US Liberty warship. The Japanese during World War II torpedoed it in the Lombok Strait. She was beached on Tulamben when rescue attempts failed. After the eruption of Mt. Agung in 1963 she broke in half and was left in her present position close to the shore of Tulamben. The hull is encrusted with coral and the fish have become quite tame because of the large numbers of divers here.

LOVINA
A popular beach resort area, Lovina refers to a collection of small villages on the coast. In the past coral in the bay was used to make lime. Fortunately the coral is now protected and some diving and snorkeling is possible with very clear water. Lovina also is a good place to stay if you want to go to Menjangan.