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