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