Scuba Diving Bali

Tulamben is a little village in the northeast coast of Bali, the beach is black sand covered by smooth, fist-size rocks. The remains of Gunung Agung exploding in 1963 has sent the lava flows along this coastal area. There is a bay here that invites divers to visit this village to explore under water scene. The bay was later known as Tulamben Bay amongst the divers. The excellent diving sites in this bay are Ship Wreck (USAT Liberty
Cargo),Paradise Reef and Drop Off (actually rugged wall). These sites are the best beach entry scuba diving in all of Bali, further east about 15 minutes cruising in a small out rigger fishing boat, will bring you to other diving sites known as Alamanda Reef and Batu Kelebit. A car ride 10 minutes further west of Tulamben and you will be in Kubu village with its beach similar in condition to Tulamben Bay offers a diving on the pristine Kubu Reef.
Ship Wreck (USAT Liberty Cargo)
Just 30 meters from the beach at Tulamben is a World War II cargo ship broken up but still an impressively large wreck, stretching 120 meters long on a steeply sloping sandy bottom. The top of wreckage is just 3 meters below the water surface and the bottom is at 29 meters. January 11th, 1942, this ship was hit by torpedoes from a Japanese submarine while crossing the Lombok Strait carried rubber and railroad part on World War II service. The damage was critical, but two destroyers hitched up to the ship and tried to tow it to the port at Singaraja. The wounded cargo ship was taking too much water, however her crew ran the vessel up on the beach at Tulamben. The volcanic explosion of Gunung Agung in 1963 rolled Liberty off the beach to its present location, in the process breaking in pieces. The wreck is completely covered with variety of corals and hundreds of species of fish inhabit it, an Australian Rudie Kuiter, author of the definitive guide to Indonesian reef fishes, estimates that some 400 species of reef fishes live on the wreck, which is also visited by perhaps

100 species of pelagic. This is a remarkable number for an area just 120 meters long. On the slack tide is a good time to do night dive, remarkable flashlight fishes (Anomalops katoptron) in the black corals at the bow blink the like starslight in the sky. Visibility is average 15 to 20 meters and water temperature is roughly warm 28 to 29 degrees C.

Paradise Reef

The name of this reef has been taken from the hotel standing on the beach, Paradise Hotel. This shallow patch reef is delightful and richly covered more than 200 meters long and lies in 5 to 15 meters of water. This reef is dominated by Acropora, hard corals, some large table corals and Fire corals, there are also large Clownfish Anemones, Crinoids, Leather corals and bushes of Hydroids and supports diversity of fish population in this area, Parrotfish, Wrasse, Snappers and the rest of other marine fish, as well as rarities like Ribbon Eels, Frogfish and unusual Scorpionfish. Past the patch reef down the slope is a rubble sandy bottom at 20 to 35 meters, in a single Crinoids feather star is sometimes a pair of Ornate Ghost Pipefish found with many other unusual and weird critters, like Steene’s Dotty Backs (Pscudochromis Steene) bright orange face with spiky teeth and pushed lower jaw and variety of Nudibranchs.
Photographers and divers who like macro sea life this is a favourite site to discover and experience unusual animals. For night dive this is a very convenient location due its position close to main resort at Tulamben.

Drop Off (Rugged Wall)

The locals of Tulamben call this reef “Drop Off”, it is actually rugged wall reef stretching out seaward, and the reef wall descends down over 70 meters. Black corals, soft corals and hard corals grow well on the crannies and overhangs at around 18 meters, there live an abundance of Cleaner Shrimps and large fishes are waiting in overhangs to be cleaned. The hook of the wall at 28 meters where the reef extends to the sloping eastern reef stands a huge purple sea fan Gorgonian, over 2 meters wide this is a sticking land mark on the reef wall. A prolific variety of schooling fish swim around the corner of the wall, and even invertebrate animals are often encountered at this rugged wall reef. In the shallow crannies the reef is delightfully rich with a marine life.
Flashlight Fish (Photoblepharon palpebratus) during night dives is a remarkable scene on bushy black corals at the overhang of the wall. The current normally runs north, as the beach entry we have to think to travel back with the ample air in the tank, the Divemaster or Instructor will assist with this problem. Water temperature is always warm roughly 28 to 29 degrees C underwater.
Alam Anda Reef

Pick up a small wooden local outrigger fishing boatuse it to cruise beyond the Drop Off, you will find a healthy Alam Anda Reef. The steep slope reef is dominated by dome hard corals, soft corals and variety of Gorgonians, below 20 to 30 meters is rich ridged reef with large number of sponges, Barrel sponges, variety of reef fishes, Pygmy Seahorse on purple sea fan is favourite macro critter amongst the experienced divers, sometime on a single sea fan you can find 5 to 10 Pygmies.
Current mainly bring the diver toward the Drop Off, water temperature is warm and good visibility, and it makes a great drift diving experience with the boat waiting at the end of your dive.

Batu Kelebit Reef Is named after the local fishermen, literally the Kelebit Rocks, are two large underwater boulders lying just offshore, one of two pointed jagged crest of lava is always submerged, the other point is crusted by water used as a marker for the diving area. Sand channels between two reef ridges is covered by fire corals leading to the reef edges at 25 to 40 meters, which are rich and healthy reef is covered with an extremely diverse growth of hard corals, sponges, gorgonians and every other encrusting animal. The current runs towards the north, sometimes strong but mostly mild brings planktons that has accumulated at the reef edges, inviting larger pelagic animals to appear like White Tip Reef Sharks, schools of Jacks, Dogtooth Tuna and even Sunfish.

Water clarity is always good and its temperature is a bit cooler compared to the rest of Tulamben Bay dive sites. From Tulamben Bay cruising with a small wooden local outrigger fishing boat takes about 15 minutes to this site.
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Price includes : 2 ocean dives
Free pick up and drop off (coverage: Sanur, Kuta, Seminyak, Legian, Nusa Dua, Jimbaran. Others please enquire) Lunch Package Water Bottled Diving equipment rental 1 Tank per dive Dive Guide

Notes :
This promo valid for CERTIFIED divers only
Price may change without prior notice, except in the case of confirmed bookings with deposit
Diver Insurance highly recommended for all participants

Amed has remained a small village in the northeast coastal region of Bali, with dry volcanic rock ridges along its coastline. It is about 10 km south of Tulamben Bay, at Culik regency; there is Cemeluk Bay with black volcanic sandy beach offers two diving sites, Uyah Reef and Cemeluk Reef. Beyond this bay further east some more diving points Bunutan Reef and Lipah Reef, Bali’s eastern most point. Diving Amed is amazing, not many people go there for diving which is a shame as its as beautiful as the other diving locations in Bali, like Tulamben and Padang Bai, Diving Amed is a easy dive site for all levels and ages. when Diving Amed you can either dive from the shore right outside the dive shop or jump on a small junkung and about 5-10 minuets be at the other beautiful dive sites.

What is the package:
2 Ocean Dives Return transfer from your hotel (Sanur, Kuta, Legian, Seminyak, Nusa Dua. Others please inquire)
All land transport to and from the dive location
Diving equipment rental
Lunch in beach-side restaurant Bottled of Mineral Water Dive Guide

You might need:
Sun's Cream Towel (or rent one in our office)

It's your first dive ever and you want the easy-but-wonderful one? Try Scuba diving Tulamben is the answer.

The dive location is famous for the wreck of US transport ship named Liberty, about 120 meter long, now house for many kind of fishes, crustacean, eels, corals and many more ocean life. The access will be just walking from shore, right in front of the restaurant, heading for where the wreck is located; totally easy for everyone. No jumping off the boat, just walk and submerge as your Dive Guide will tell.

Water condition is quite good year round being the best during dry season. Visibility vary from 15 meters to more than 20 making it favorite place for underwater photographers.

Expect to see garden eels, goatfish, sweetlips, parrotfish, sergeant majors, etc.

What is the package:
2 X Dives on the USAT Liberty Wreck Return transfer from your hotel (Sanur, Kuta, Seminyak, Nusa Dua. Others please inquire)
All land transport to and from the dive location
Diving equipment rental
Lunch in beach-side restaurant Bottled water in between dives
Dive Guide

You might need:
Sun's Cream Towel (or rent one in our office)

5 Scuba dives + 1 night diving
Day 1 : 2 Scuba divings in Padangbai + 1 night dive in Tulamben
Our team will pick you up early in the morning (at about 7 am) to go to to our Office in Sanur for equipment check. From there we will take you to Padangbai in one hour drive using fully air-conditioned car. Our dive guide will decide the location for two dives in Padangbai; rest assured he knows the location very well.
Lunch in a beach-side restaurant is awaiting after the second dive.
From there we will go to Tulamben in about 1,5 hour car drive, check-in the hotel in Tulamben, and wait for the night. Night dive in the wreck is amazing. Experience it for yourself.
Day 2 : 3 Scuba divings in Tulamben
Today, Bali Diving will help you discover the most famous dive spot in Asia, the USAT Liberty shipwreck. This american World War II ship, once 120 meters long and now resting at a depth between 10 and 30 meters, is a very spectacular Scuba dive. Dawn dive to see the Bumphead Parrotfish is our aim at this time.
After breakfast and all we'll do the second dive around the bow section of the USAT Liberty.
During the surface interval, we'll have lunch at beachfront cafe which has been included in the package. And the last dive for the day will be around the stern section of the wreck. We'll head back to our office afterward, just to drop the gears, and we'll send you back to your hotel. What a sensational diving package!
Information During your Diving Safaris around Bali, you will be in a Mini-Bus AC Double bed or single, just let us know before hand Bathroom attach with shower and hot water.
Level and diving information : Open Water Diver or Equivalence, 10 dive's in your Log Book Min. Bring your Certification Card & Log Book. 12 L Aluminium Tanks with International Valve (For DIN, bring your Adaptor)
Is included in your Safari package: 2 Days / 1 Night, 6 dives Transport (Mini-bus) DM or Instructor PADI Diving equipment rental Hotels, Breakfast and Lunch Bottled water
Is not included in your package Dive Bali Safari ! Dinner
Bali Diving wishes you a great dive safari holidays in Bali. If you have more question, please contact us directl

The Adventure Diver course helps you get more out of diving by introducing you to new types of scuba diving adventures. It’s a great opportunity to work with your instructor to build your scuba diving skills and gain more confidence.

The fun part of the course.

Have you always wanted to try Uncerwater Photography? How about Drift Diving? Here's your chance because you can sample three dives of your choice, get a taste of what you like, and feel more at ease in the water, strengthening your underwater skills and letting you enjoy scuba diving more than ever.

Get credit! Each Adventure Dive may be credited toward the first dive of the corresponding Speciality. This means you can be well on your path to becoming a Master Scuba Diver.

What You Learn

You can choose what you’re most interested in learning. Need to work on your buoyancy skills? Try the Peak Performance Bouyancy (PPB) Adventure Dive. Adventure Dives available to scuba divers 10 years old and older:
Boat Diving Underwater Photography Peak Performance Bouyancy (PPB) Underwater Naturalist Underwater Navigation Additional Adventure Dives available to scuba divers 12 years old and older:
Deep Diving Drift Diver Night Diving Search & Recovery Wreck Diving
Your Next Adventure

After your Adventure Diver certification you can take the next step by completing two more adventure dives. If you've completed five total adventure dives that include Deep and Navigation, you're an Advanced Open Water Diver.
Adventure Dives can also count towards Speciality Divers Certification. For example, if you liked your Night Adventure Dive so much that you wanted to take a complete a Night Diving Speciality course, your Night Adventure Dive can count as the first dive of that specialty.
Your desired date isn't available? Please Contact Us to enquire. We'll help you sort it out.

Price includes : All land and sea transportation on diving day Lunch and bottled water between dives All equipment rental during the course 5 Ocean dives PADI Instructor PADI Online Manual & Certification


Notes : The ocean dives on this course will be conducted at Padang Bai and Tulamben Price may change without prior notice, except in the case of confirmed bookings with deposit Diver Insurance highly recommended for all participants