Scuba diving is an interesting activity that many people can experience. There are many ways you can experience scuba diving in your holidays to Bali, either beginners or an experienced diver. Here are some of the dive site you can visit in Bali for your holiday.
Blue Lagoon in Padangbai
Blue Lagoon is well-known for being a great place for beginners and snorkelers, but it’s also a great dive site for divers of all levels. This protected bay provides something for everyone, whether it’s your first or 1000th time underwater. The dive starts on a sand plateau at around 5 meters deep, then descends along a sandy slope to a depth of 20 meters. Leaving the sandy area, we enter an area with scattered reef, coral bommies, boulders, and table corals, as well as an abundance of marine life.
A lovely wall begins where the bay ends and conducts us along the beach. A variety of crustaceans shelter in and around the reef, including feather stars (crinoids).
USAT Liberty in Tulamben
The USAT Liberty was a 120-meter-long US Army cargo ship that sailed from Australia to the Philippines in January 1942 to bring railway parts and rubber. As it passed between the islands of Lombok and Bali, a japanese submarine shoot a torpedo at the ship. The ship was damaged, but there was an attempt to tow it to Singaraja, but the ship was sinking rapidly and then beached in Tulamben. Then 20 years later Mt. Agung erupted and moved the ship to the sea of Tulamben.
The ship now has become home to many corals and fish. Becoming the perfect spot to visit for scuba diving in your holidays. Around the ship there are many beautiful creatures that you can see when you dive. Beautiful species like mantis shrimps, anemone, pufferfish, nudibranch, and many more. You can even find predators like giant trevalies and barracuda. If you’re lucky you can spot parrotfish, sharks and turtles there. This site is really friendly for beginners, you can even dive here without any diving experience before. You can just take a quick course in a diving center and immediately explore the wreck.
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Crystal Bay in Nusa Penida
Crystal Bay got its name from the crystal-clear seas that it have, where visibility is usually excellent. This turquoise colored harbor is a pocket of paradise, protected from strong waves and surrounded by a gorgeous white sand beach filled with coconut trees. A tiny island in the middle of the bay has a staircase carved into the rock that leads to a temple. The dives take place all around the island, starting on a sandy slope that leads us down to the edge of a coral plateau, which is between 6 and 10 meters deep. Before dropping off into a 50-meter-deep wall. here, its the ocean thats in front of you, and we’ll have the chance to meet the big (and harmless) Mola Mola.
Mangrove point in Nusa Lembongan
Mangrove point is located between Nusa Lembongan and Nusa Ceningan. This place is made of an expanse of mangrove and plays a significant role in the local ecosystem. The reef and slope seabed are densely with many marine flora, including a wide range of coral species, sponges, anemones, and a diverse array of animal life. You and your dive party will drift with a current that fluctuates in intensity from weak to strong along a gentle slope that progressively lowers to between 8 and 20 meters deep. This dive location is one of the most attractive in the Nusa Lembongan/Penida marine park due to the high quality of the reef. Beside for scuba diving, Mangrove point is also a famous snorkeling spot. Also if you’re on a scuba diving trip for the holidays, you can also visit Amed, another place where you can go as beginners.