The dive sites of Tulamben
Diving in Tulamben is spectacular and diverse : 2 shipwrecks : Liberty & Boga ; Colourful walls : Drop Off, Batu Niti, Batu Kelebit ; World-class Macro : Melasti, Seraya secrets ; Cavern : Pura Gerombong.
After a check dive, simply tell us what you want to do and we will take you there !
USAT LIBERTY WRECK
Depth: 3 – 35 meter
Current: 0 – small
Marine life: barracudas, turtles, hump head parrotfish, napoleon wrass, macro of all kinds.
Stunning cool looking 100m-long shipwreck covered by soft and hard corals with fish everywhere : it is a fish soup !
The liberty ship wreck is the most famous dive site in Bali. It’s regularly voted as one of the Top 10 Dive sites in the world because of its easy access and exceptional marine life.
Entry: by shore
TULAMBEN DROP OFF
Depth: 3 – 50meter+
Current: 0 – small
Beautiful wall with amazing corals and sponges in a rare density.
You will be surrounded by fish during the whole dive. This dive site is a must-do for divers of all level.
This wall drops to 100+m and sightings of big pelagigs are possible at greater depth : Mola-mola, sharks, humphead parrot fish, …
Entry: by shore
SERAYA SECRET
Current: 0 – small
Depth: 3 – 40meter
Marine life: World famous macro dive site for photographers.
Ghost pipefish, Harlequin shrimp, Frogfish, Boxer crab, endemic nudibranchs, wonderpuss and Ambon scorpion fish can all be found here.
Some shallow artificial structures followed by patterns of sponges and corals that slope down to 40m+.
Entry: by shore
SERAYA 2
Current: 0 – small
Depth: 3 – 40meter
Marine life: ghost pipefish including halimeda GPF, frog fish, all species of nudibranchs including the donuts nudi, mimic octopus, …
This macro dive site is highly appreciated by professional photographers looking for endemic critters.
Entry: by shore
MELASTI TULAMBEN
Current: 0 – small
Depth: 3 – 30m
Muck dive full of strange critters !
This dive site is a must-do for all macro lovers.
It is an excellent site for photographers and one of the best in the area to spot mimic octopus & Rhinopias of all colours.
Entry: by shore
SEGARA POINT
Current: 0 – small
Depth: 3 – 60m
Marine life: Nice coral slope with gorgonians and the opportunity to see pelagics.
Great dive site for Tec diving.
Entry: by shore
ALAM ANDA
Current: 0 – small
Depth: 3 – 60m
Coral Slope next to the Tulamben Drop Off.
Huge sponges and table corals, all kinds of fish, moray eels, turtles, bumphead parrotfish.
Entry: by boat
BATU KELEBIT
Current: medium
Depth: 10 – 60 m
A coral pinnacle and 5 shoulders of coral patches reach down into the deep water. Good coral life and the current attracts schools of fish and also some predators like sharks.
Sightings of big pelagics are frequent. Huge gorgonians and sea fans.
Great dive site for Tec diving too.
Entry: by boat
BOGA WRECK
Current: 0 – small
Depth: 3 – 40 m
A very nice sloping coral reef leads to the 2012 sunken wreck of an old fishing trawler.
The Boga wreck, already decorated by corals, starts at 18 m and leads down to around 36m. It is possible to enter this 3-floor wreck for experienced divers. Many statues, an old car and other interesting things have been placed inside the wreck.
We often find a shool of barracudas and some batfish around the wreck.
Entry: from shore
BATU NITI
Current: 0 – small
Depth: 3 – 60m
Wonderful coral slope with elephant ear sponges and huge seafans. The best place to meet the ocean sun fish (Mola mola) at rising tide. Plenty of interesting critters too in the shallows.
Entry: from shore
PURA GEROMBONG
Current: small
Depth: 3 – 40m
Wonderful coral slope but do not forget to bring a torch to enjoy a superb decorated small cavern at a depth of 13m.
Entry: from shore
BATU BELAH
Current: small
Depth: 3 – 40m
This dive site is located close to the famous temple Batu Belah, hence its name.
You can enjoy this dive site both ways : macro on a black sandy bottom to spot in the shallows cool critters including wonderpus & Halimeda ghost pipe fish or deeper to enjoy the beautiful colourful reef full of sponge, gorgonians and fish. For a macro dive, the divers enter the water from the black sandy beach. Puri Kembar is another access closer to the reef and prefered by Tec divers.
Entry: from shore
CORAL GARDEN
Depth: 3 – 12 meter
Current: 0
Located between the liberty wreck and the drop off, this steep reef offers great macro life on rocks and sand. Some artificial structures and statues create a great background for good pictures. Excellent nudibranch spot, ribbon eels, harlequin shrimp, orang utan crab, etc … Sometimes napoleon fish and black tip reef shark!