| Despite a series of terrorist bomb | | | | corals, colorful sea gorgonian fans and |
| attacks in 2002 and 2005 killing | | | | many huge pelagic fishes to see. |
| hundreds of tourists and locals hitting | | | | Highlights of diving here are sightings |
| the tourism industry hard for short | | | | of huge schools of sweet lips fish, huge |
| periods, the tropical Indonesian island | | | | hawksbill turtles, sharks and giant |
| of Bali is still attracting many | | | | manta rays. |
| vacationing tourists. | | | | Amed and Jemeluk Beach - These dive |
| Tourists are attracted by the island's | | | | spots are one and half hour from |
| rustic charms, mystical culture and | | | | Denpasar, a popular tourist town. Only |
| tradition, spectacular tropical | | | | experienced divers can dive here because |
| sceneries and beautiful white sandy | | | | of the strong current. The dives here |
| beaches. Many of these tourists are also | | | | can be very spectacular because of the |
| scuba divers and are in Bali for scuba | | | | long coastal reef, reef slopes and wall |
| diving. After all, Bali was voted by | | | | diving. Water visibility is moderate to |
| several scuba diving magazines as one of | | | | good. This diving location is reputed to |
| the top ten dive location in the world. | | | | be the home of the best hard coral |
| Bali have many scuba diving locations | | | | community in Bali. |
| where awesome underwater landscape and | | | | The Padang Bay - This dive scuba diving |
| marine creatures abound. Let's take a | | | | location in Bali have a flat bottom |
| tour of some of Bali's diving | | | | seabed and is made up mixed reef and |
| destinations. | | | | sandy bottom. Because of its close |
| Sanur and Nusa Dua - These 2 dive spots | | | | proximity to the shore, the water |
| are located just 5 minutes away from the | | | | visibility is rated at best to be |
| shore and therefore are very accessible. | | | | moderate. The attractions here are |
| Beginners and novice divers will enjoy | | | | frequent sightings of large triggerfish |
| diving here because of the very gentle | | | | and blue-spotted stingrays. |
| current. Visibility depending on seasons | | | | Tulamben Wreck Dive - For those who |
| is low to moderate. Although hard corals | | | | enjoy shipwreck diving, then this is the |
| are scarce, the many species of colorful | | | | dive site in Bali that you must not |
| fishes made up for the shortfall. Soft | | | | missed. Water visibility here is fair to |
| corals and sponges can also be found | | | | good and the current is generally |
| thriving on the reefs. | | | | gentle. Night dive on this wreck is |
| Nusa Penida and Lembongan Islands - Drop | | | | described by many divers as spectacular. |
| off reef diving is the main attraction | | | | The wreck was the USS Liberty, sunk in |
| on these islands. It is a 45 minute | | | | World War 2 by Japanese submarine |
| speedboat ride to the islands. Water | | | | torpedoes 1942. Since the wreck is so |
| visibility is rated as good because the | | | | near the beach, scuba divers can simply |
| islands are further away from the coast | | | | swim to the wreck from the beach. |
| and therefore less polluted. The current | | | | These are merely some of the many scuba |
| here is very strong and experienced | | | | diving destinations in Bali. For more |
| divers can enjoy drift diving. Sometimes | | | | excellent diving sites, you can check |
| the current may get too strong and dives | | | | out with the many scuba diving operators |
| may be abandoned. | | | | when you are in Bali. |
| There is a very good variety of hard | | | | |