Bali Scuba
Diving
Bali is the most popular dive holiday destination in the world.
Bali has long been known as an Island with rich culture and tradition,
stunning landscapes and beautiful, friendly people. Many visitors
find the attraction of good shore-based diving set against a stunning
back drop of huge, magnificent volcanoes and picturesque rice paddy
terraces, simply irresistible.
Besides have the ultimate traditions and cultures, Bali have amazing
nature, land and marine, also underwater scene. You can holiday,
vacation and adventure in this paradise island. Bali some times
have status best travel destinations in the world. You can look
the original Bali and will go in some time a go.
Balis underwater treasures still kept secret, and water temperature
can changing rapidly. Long renowned by marine biologists and international
underwater photographers, Balis magnificent diving is now recognised
by discerning divers as one of the "must dive" locations
of the world.
Infrastructure for diving is developed more perfectly. The infrastructure
to provide access to some of Bali’s great dive sites has been
put in place. Several first class dive operators provide excellent
service and meet all international safety requirements; so divers
can be assured of a wonderful diving experience. It is well worth
contacting several operators and doing a little homework to ensure
that the company you choose meets your expectations.
The greatest feature of scuba diving in Bali is the rich and varied
sites - deep drop-offs and steep banks, coral ridges and bommies,
one of the most famous wrecks in the world, volcanic outcrops and
seagrass beds. With the colourful and diverse marine life, there's
enough here to keep you coming back for more.
Bali, is an unmissable dive destination. Again the answer lies in
the variety of its attractions. Many dive locations in the North
of the Island offer sheltered diving in gentle conditions; in many
cases easily accessed from the shore. In other locations the strong
currents provide exhilarating and challenging opportunities for
drift diving. The strong upwellings from the exceptionally deep
channels around Bali provide a rich feeding ground for the marine
life, which is abundant, and ranges from spectacularly beautiful
and rare macro species through to the huge mola mola or oceanic
sunfish.
Bali is in fact one of only two locations in the world where sunfish
can be predicted to appear at certain times of the year. Seeing
these giants of the ocean hanging in the current, being cleaned
by shoals of Moorish Idol, is indeed a memorable sight. Very little
is known about these creatures. The mola mola visiting Bali have
been included in ongoing research to try to establish more information
about these gentle giants. The sunfish are most frequently sighted
around Nusa Lembongan, Cenningan and Penida, but can also be spotted
on other dive sites around Bali.
The strong currents also provide an ideal environment for sharks,
which are often sighted (and particularly so) on Balis East Coast.
A variety of rays can also be seen including the largest of the
rays, the manta. Nusa Penida is particularly popular with divers
who wish to see the manta rays, as there is a resident group there.
Many interesting and unusual species make Bali their home. Cuttlefish
and octopus can be observed at the divers leisure in some of the
shallow and sheltered sights on the North East Coast. Crocodile
fish, leaf scorpion fish and a fantastic array of nudibranchs abound.
Stately Napoleon wrasse and groups of bumphead parrotfish are highlights,
as are mantis shrimp, blue ribbon eels, pygmy seahorses and ghost
pipefish.
The list of reasons to dive Bali goes on and on. The fact that it
possesses one of the worlds most accessible shipwrecks - the SS
Liberty is just one more. This large war victim is just metres from
the shore. The ship was torpedoed in 1942 and after it was rescued
it was beached. The unfortunate ship remained on a stretch of Balis
beautiful coast until Gnung Agung, Balis biggest volcano, erupted
in 1963. The Liberty crashed beneath the sea during the eruption
and now sits on a black sand shelf that slopes from about 6m-30m.
The wreck is vast, perhaps 120m long and lies parallel to the beach.
It has become one of Indonesias most beautiful artificial reefs.
Bali Dive sites:
Menjangan Island Nusa Dua Nusa Lembongan Nusa Penida Padang Bay
Tulamben
Beyond Bali:
Alor Ambon Bandaneira Derawan Kakaban Komodo Maratua Raja Ampat
Sangalaki
Bali Seasafari Cruise can arrange liveabord Scuba Diving in Bali
and all Indonesia Archipleago. Please Contact Us for further Informations.
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