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