Bali Scuba Diving Sites

Tulamben

Northeast coast of Bali

To the east of the beach is Tulamben Wall. The wall drops off to 60 metres, has large barrel sponges, and is characterised by three main spurs and an overhang at 18 metres. There is one magical, purple gorgonian fan and 27 m. This gargantuan is over 3½ m tall and in perfect health.

Here you can see small families of bumphead parrotfish, growing close to two metres! More commonly you'll see fairy basslets, pufferfish, hawkfish and damselfish.

The shallow black ash sand here plays host to ornate ghost pipefish and even cometfish.

Batu Kelebit, or "Kelebit Rocks", is located south east of Tulamben Wall, and is generally known as the dive site with the best visibility in the area. The rocks are offshore and exposed and therefore can demand quite challenging conditions. However, this in turn can lead to some of the most exciting diving on offer in Bali.

The three steep, banked ridges hold two protected channels that provide a home to a rich plethora of vibrant and healthy corals and sponges, including green cup corals and black fire corals. Following the ridges down to deeper waters, is when you have the best chances of finding large prowling pelagics such as barracuda, tuna, trevally, as well as white-tip reef sharks, silky sharks and even great hammerhead sharks, attracted from the nearby deep water Lombok Strait, and manta rays.

Tulamben house reef, located in front of the beach resorts, is an ideal student learning ground. With shallow areas at 5 m and a maximum depth of 25 m, this reef hosts many of the common fish, such as wrasses, snappers, parrotfish, butterflyfish, as well as more unusual frogfish, scorpionfish and nudibranchs.

Tulamben Reef Basics: Wall diving and reef
Depth: 5 - >40m
Visibility: 10 - 30m
Currents: Easy
Surface Conditions: Can be rough
Water Temperature: 22 - 26°C
Experience Level: Beginner - advanced
Diving Season: All year round, but can be difficult December to March
PADI Course Compatibility: Great for Peak Performance Buoyancy and Multilevel Diving
Distance: ~80 km northeast of Kuta (3 hours)
Access: Dive Bali liveaboards and resorts

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