Scuba Diving Vacation In Bali

The tropical Indonesian island of Bali is still attractsAlthough hard coral life is limited, the dive spots have a
millions of tourists every year. Tourists on vacations tosurprisingly diversity of marine fishes, soft corals and
Bali are attracted by the mystique, charms and alluresponges which are thriving on the reefs.
of the predominantly traditional Hindu culture,There is a very wide variety of corals, colorful sea
spectacular tropical jungles, mountains and beautifulfans and huge pelagic fishes here. Big schools of
beaches. Many tourists especially from nearbysweet lips fish, turtles, sharks and manta rays are
Australia and Singapore travel to Bali for scuba Diving.often sighted by excited scuba divers.
The islands in Bali are well known for its excellentJemeluk and Amed Beaches are one and half hour
scuba diving locations.away from Denpasar. Denpasar is a popular tourist
Scuba divers in Bali can expect to encountercoastal town with many wonderful hotels, resorts and
awesome underwater landscape as well as sighting anight entertainment. Scuba divers need to be very
very wide array of marine sea creatures. Let's visitexperienced as the current here can get very strong.
some scuba diving Bali dive spots.However the dives here can be very exciting because
In Nusa Penida and Lembongan Islands, there areof long coastal reefs, reef slopes/drop offs and
spectacular drop off reefs making reef and wall divingmajestic wall diving. Water visibility can be considered
the predominant staple on these two scuba divingas moderate to good. To add a final touch, these dive
locations. It takes about a 45 minute speedboat ride tospots have one of the best hard coral communities in
reach these dive destinations.Bali.
Water visibility is excellent all year round but theThe Tulamben Wreck Dive is a must dive spot for
current here is stronger. Experienced divers will love itscuba divers to enjoy wreck diving. The water visibility
here as they can enjoy some drift dives. However, thehere is fair to good and the current is gentle. Night dive
current may get very strong occasionally and diveson this wreck are often described as breathtaking.
may have to be abandoned when this happens.The wreck, USS Liberty which met its fate in 1942
The dive sites at Nusa Dua and Sanur are just 5when a Japanese torpedo fired from a submarine in
minutes away from the coast and therefore easilythe second world war found its target.
assessable. The novice divers will love these diveThe above are just some of the many splendid scuba
spots because of the gentle current. Water visibilitydiving destinations in Bali. For more superb dive sites,
ranges from low to moderate since they are located injust contact the many scuba diving operators in Bali
the coastal area and are more affected by pollution.Island.