Bali in Indonesia is one of the most beautiful islands in the world and very popular scuba diving destination. In Bali island You can dive all year around and avarange water temperature is around 27 C. In Bali island is wide variety of dive sites, some for beginners and also for experienced divers. Here are the most popular dive sites on Bali:
Menjangan is the most "off-beaten path" dive site on Bali. Manjangan is a small island located on the west coast of Bali. Menjangan dive site is part of the Bali Barat National Park. The first part of the journey by air-conditioned minibus after we change to a motorboat and after 25 minutes we reach the Menjangan island. Mejangan is a dive site far away from Sanur and we will begin our trip at 6:00 in the morning. Menjangan is the kingdom of corals, both soft and hard. After diving you can see panorama of the Java and Bali island.
Amed is a small fishing village located on the east coast of Bali. Coral reefs are one of the most interesting dive sites on the Bali island. Endless coral gardens and wreck called Japanese Wreck. Around Amed there is 6 interesting Bali dive sites. Many accessible from the shore, some using local boats - Jukung. On this Bali dive site You can see bluefin trevally, bumphead parrot fish, tuna, black and white snappers, Indian triggerfish. Dense growths of gorgonian fans and barrel sponges, and large outcroppings dot the reef, harbouring common lionfish and scorpionfish.
Padang Bai small port town located on the east coast of Bali. On this Bali dive sites we can see wonderful coral reefs, meet sea turtles and sharks. In Padang Bai are 3 divesites Tepekong, Minpang and Blue Lagoon. Tepekong is a small rocky island 100m long famous from underwater caves, inhabited by White Tip reef sharks. In Tepekong dive site you can see also turtles and Cuttle fish. Mimpang is dive site situated near Tepekong famous from strong current and White Tip reef sharks, Giant Travely and turtles. Blue Lagoon is a small bay located only 5 minutes by boat from Padang Bai. On this divesite you can see Black Frog Fish and Leaf Fish.
Nusa Penida Manta Point is located on the island of Nusa Penida near Cape Padan. The main attraction of this dive site are mantas. Almost every day we can see groups of mantas and some of them can reach up to 5 m. Visibility this dive site (Manta Point Bali) is not very good because the water contained a lots of plankton . . . eaten by Manta Rays. The depth of this dive site (Manta Point Bali) is up to 15m. Near Nusa Penida island is many interesting dive sites as Cristal Bay (Bali) famous from Ocenic Sunfish or Toyapakeh where You can see White Tip reef sharks.
The USAT Liberty is one of the most popular scuba dive sites on Bali. The USAT Liberty was cargo ship was torpedoed by the Japanese in 1942. Just 30 m from shore of Tulamben lies the most beautifully wreck you can find on Bali. Easy access to this divesite and shallow water mean that everyone can dive on this wreck. Night dives are also available here, because it is an easy dive, it is appropriate for all levels of divers. The wreck lies in depths from 9-30 m and the shallowest part of the wreck is at 5-10 m. Access it directly from the beach of Tulamben (Bali).
