Selasa, 07 Agustus 2012

DIVING SANUR

If you believe most of the Sanur diving operators you will hear that the diving in Sanur is well worth a day or two of your diving time.
The Sanur dive sites are just a few minutes from the shore and are home to an enormous amount of marine life. It is very common to see a large variety of nudibranchs, invertebrates and octopus. Nurse sharks and rays can also be seen at the right time.
The visibility and the Sanur dive sites can be low although if you dive at the right time then conditions can be excellent. The great thing about Sanur diving is that you can choose to just one dive that will have you back in time for breakfast. Even a three dive program can have you back in
Jeladi Willis is located in East Sanur and is a nice gentle dive site that starts around 3m and slopes of to about 20m. The current here can get strong so diving at slack tide is important. This site has visibility ranging from 5 - 15m. It is is easy to see some nice corals here that are home to many nudibranchs, stingrays, scorption fish, octopus and lots more. We also recommend this as a great place for a night dive in Sanur.
Penjor Reef - The trip to Penjor reef takes only a few minutes with our dive speed boat although you would travel much further for a reef with this quality. There is an abundance of healthy coral and marine life on this Sanur dive site. It is one of those dives sites that does not need good visibility as the amount of macro life is superb. Some divers will credit this site as being as good as some of the more famous sites in Bali.

Price for Sanur
Description Acces Duration Price/person Book Here
Certified DiversBoat Dive 1 Dive US $ 52 US $ 49
Certified DiversBoat Dive 2 Dives US $ 75 US $ 72
SnorkelingBy Boat
US $ 30 US $ 27
Introductory DiveBoat Dive 1 Dive US $ 75 US $ 70
Introductory DiveSwimming pool lesson & 1 Open Water Dive (Boat Dive)
US $ 90 US $ 83


DIVING AMED


Amed is a perfect place for those wishing to get right away from it. Amed is a very slow paced village where technology hasn\'t caught up. There are a number of dive sites in the area that offer some nice drop offs with good coral and diver fish. Most of the diving is done out of local boats, however shore diving is available from Jemeluk Bay.

Amed Walls

Amed has three walls along the most popular stretch of reef. To get to these walls takes about 5 minutes on the local boats. All the diving here tends to be drift diving which means the boat drivers will put you in the right place and then you just drift along the walls. There is a lot to see along the walls with many sea fans, sponges and fish life. The sites go down to around 35 - 40 metres which is a good depth to find things like sharks and the occasional Mola Mola.

Price for Amed
Description Acces Duration Price/person Book Here
Certified DiversBoat Dive 2 DIVES US $ 85 US $ 70
Introductory DiveBoat Dive 2 Dives US $ 115 US $ 100
SnorkelingBoat Dive
US $ 50 US $ 45

DIVING Gili Tepekong and Mimpang

Another bali diving spot around Padang Bay and Candidasa is Gili Tepekong. Tepekong itself means Chinese Temple in Indonesia. This Bali diving spot is close to shore and located in southeast of Candidasa for exact. This Bali dive site is easy to reach but unfortunately just for the advanced one. The reason of its rule is because Gili Tepekong Bali diving has strong downward currents which can develop when the tide and surf are active.
Gili which in Balinese means little island mostly has a white sandy beach and blue water. Due to its size, Gili Tapekong Bali diving is often ignored. Usually Gili is used as vacation destination, especially for water sports activities. Gili Tepekong Bali dive spot has depths around 6-40 meters or 20-130feet. Mola mola sunfish is still the winner among the others attracting fishes in between August to September. Another invitation is coming from exhilarating drift dives and large marine life. Mola-mola, Golden jacks, huge batfish, groupers, blue lobsters are marine life which exist there. Close to the island, at about 12-30m downwards there is area called canyon which is marvelous too. The visibility in this Bali dive site is around 10-25meters. Gray reef sharks, white-tips nestle in caves and holes on the westerm edge of the island are another marine life which you should be watched out. But when it is turning calm, you can do a daytrip or Bali dive safari to Nusa Penida.

Price for Gili Tepekong and Mimpang
Description Acces Duration Price/person Book Here
Certified DiversBoat Dive (boat on site) 2 Dives US $ 109 US $ 88

DIVING Menjangan Island


Diving in Menjangan Island is diving around small island part of the West Bali National Park. The reefs of northwest Bali are the most protected dive sites in Bali which provides good diving any time of the year. Divers arrive at Labuhan Lalang a modest small harbor, with a few simple restaurants. The trip to diving Menjangan Island takes 30 minutes to an hour depending on the site. There are many dive sites around the island, but the best area is a stretch along the southeast and from far northwest down into the channel.
On the south west of Menjangan is Pos I site. There is not much to say about this area as this site is usually used as a diving training area for beginners as it is a nice protected slope with a white sandy bottom.
On the west coast is Garden Eel. This site is located on Menjangan Strait, and compared to the other sites of the island, current here is more frequent. It is a slope, with white sandy bottom at around 20 meters deep, and home to a large number of garden eels. There are also white tip sharks, turtles, jackfish, lionfish, leaf scorpion fish and banner fish.
Kapal Budak site, northwest of the island, has an old wooden shipwreck, dated from the early 19’th century. Dive guides at Menjangan call it the Ankerat as the anchor lies in the shallows at about 6 meters. The encrusted chain leads you down the wall to 35 meters, where a second anchor and the wreck itself are. The deepest part of the wreck is home to whip corals, sponges and gorgonians. The reef wall is nicely rugged, with overhangs, shallow caves, shelves and cracks.
On the east coast of Menjangan is the Bat Cave site. Here you can dive down to 30 meters with a visibility up to 30 meters as well. The topography of the area is a stiff slope, rich of gorgonians and several types of corals. White tip reef sharks and turtles can be encountered in this area. There are also many species of fish like batfish, triggerfish, angelfish, butterfly fish, damselfish and anemone fish.
Going down to the south east of the island is Pos II site, which gets its name from the island National Park guardian house. This site is an extension to Bat Cave site, with a beautiful 35 meters wall, covered by sponges and sea fan. At 12 meters deep there is a large cave with a narrow entry (around 3 meters) that leads to a large chamber where there is a window, which lets the light go through.
Reef Type : flat, sandy-bottom mixed reef, walls
Traveling Time : from Sanur 3 hours drive, then 30 minutes by boat
Visibility : up to 30 meters
Current : gentle
Coral : abundant number, variety, soft corals
Fish : batfish, white tip reef sharks, lionfish, pigmy seahorse, ghost pipefish
Highlights : shipwreck of the Ankerat
Other : large variety of parrotfish

Price for Menjangan Island
Description Acces Duration Price/person Book Here
Certified DiversBoat Dive 2 Dives US $ 130 US $ 105
SnorkelingBy Boat
US $ 70 US $ 55
Introductory DiveBoat Dive 2 Dives US $ 155 US $ 120


DIVING Blue Lagoon 

Padang Bai
To dive here we start descending from the buoy close to the ferry dock; the channel runs further east to the hook of Tanjung Silayukti. At the beginning of the dive the reef is not interesting, much more interesting around the hook of Tanjung Silayukti with scattered boulder rocks, bommies, colourful hard corals, soft corals, number of Crinoids and a variety of tropical reef fishes. Turtles are frequently seen on this steeply slope reef that runs to 30 meters deep, the current is sometimes unpredictable changing its strength and direction that pushes into deep water. Don’t let us sucked into blue water and always ascend safely from the shallow reef of Tanjung Silayukti so the boat skipper can easily provide the pick up service by the end of the diving. Water temperature is frequently fallen roughly 26 degrees C.

Price for Blue Lagoon Padang Bay
Description Acces Duration Price/person Book Here
Certified DiversBoat Dive (boat on site) 2 Dives US $ 85 US $ 70
SnorkelingBy Boat
US $ 46 US $ 40
Introductory DiveBoat Dive 2 Dives US $ 127 US $ 105

Senin, 06 Agustus 2012

DIVING

Nusa Penida/Nusa Lembongan

 Nusa penida Bali diving is next to Nusa lembongan. Nusa lembongan which is smaller than Nusa penida, is nearer to Bali Island. Both Bali dive locations are located about 20 kilometers from Bali south-east coast. At its best, Nusa Penida Bali diving offers sparkling clean water and very healthy corals. And since every dive is a drift, making the Bali dive safari experience in this Bali dive spot is even more challenging.
Between Nusa lembongan and Nusa penida, there is Nusa Ceningan. Experiencing a scuba diving safari around Nusa penida is very challenging. According to Balinese, this low island is a place with strange powers that are certainly worthy of respect. Mola mola, huge sharks, and healthy coral can be found in this Bali diving location as well as four knot currents and heavy swell. On the worst condition, the currents in Nusa Penida an send you roaring along so fast while you don’t have much time to appreciate these charms. And it can be very wild ride. The current sweeping in Penida turns a dive into a drift. Its marine life is consisting of many mysterious creatures as mysterious as the place itself. Lizardfish and stargazers are just a bit part of the treasure. Furthermore, Nusa penida scuba diving is not the most suitable site for photography.  However the quite clean water in this Bali diving spot is a satisfaction for videographers.
SD POINT :
Even if  there is no volcanic rock in SD Bali scuba diving site, the soil is weathered limestone. By a 45 minutes travel boat, SD Bali diving site is reached. The diving confitions usually a drift dive in this scuba dive spot. A dry and limestone plateau covering about 2 hundred square kilometers. Enjoy a Bali diving safari package  there with the professional crews of Atlantis International.
PED CRYSTAL BAY :
This Bali Scuba dive site is the Most famous of Nusa Penida because we can see our Local Mascot there, the famous Mola-Mola or Sunfish for 4 months of the year (at the end of July to the beginning of November). This bay is just situated has the end of the Channel between Penida and Ceningan where the current could be very hardly, everywhere and unpredictable. The Fauna and the Flora are there incredible and well protected. The site also reserves another surprise: a Cave under navy where accommodate at the top, on surface, a lot of bat. However the access is rather difficult (only when the tides are high and the conditions excellent). For divers confirmed.

A 30 minutes road by boat from Nusa penida, Crystal bay successfully mesmerizes worldwide scuba divers. At its best conditions, Crystal bay Bali diving is relatively protected and shallow. Located in west Nusa penida, this Bali dive site is allowed to be explored by professionals and beginners. This scuba diving safari site has cold water. For those who wish to be stoked, simply call Atlantis Bali dive center International crews for further information.  
Famed for its sparkling water, then this Scuba diving site is named as Crystal bay. The cool temperature is the fact in this Bali dive spot. Therefore do not forget to wear your thermal vest during exploring this diving Bali spot. Crystal bay scuba diving is tame, with a large coral formations makes it becoming a paradise for marine life. The visibility in this Bali dive location is around 10-30 meters here. Bat cave, drift diving and large marine life are unbeatable main attractions in this Bali diving spot, definitely the best place to see mola-mola. This scuba dive site boasts between 18 to 20 degrees of cold water. Within 3 until 37 meters deep, scuba divers can enjoy healthy reefs and pelagics. Having 2 entrances, a big rock sits in the centre. In outside of the bay, there is a short high cave in which scuba divers can observe the bats. The dramatic light comes from daylight entering from a crevice higher up the cliff face.

Price for Nusa Penida
Description Acces Duration Price/person Book Here
Certified DiversBoat Dive 2 Dives US $ 125 US $ 100
SnorkelingBy Boat
US $ 60 US $ 50
Introductory DiveBoat Dive 2 Dives US $ 155 US $ 120

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DIVING


Manta Point
Level: Beginner to experienced
Dive Entry: Boat entry, simple roll back.
Water temperature: 19-28 depending on the time of year
Visibility: 5-8 meters
Conditions: Swell and surge
 Manta Point Marine Life:
Manta rays, cuttle fish, lion fish, trigger fish, sea moth, nudibranchs. We’ve also seen a nurse shark here and bizarrely, a very lost mola mola!
 Manta Point Details:
Manta Point attracts manta rays all year round, the waters are rich with plankton which attracts the magnificent bird of the seas for feeding; the site also acts as a cleaning station. Manta Point is rather bland so the only reasons to dive this site are the manta rays - but oh are they worth it! On some days you can see one manta, on another day you can see twenty! They are very friendly and enjoy the company of divers, often swooping in to investigate and shivering with excitement as the divers’ bubbles tickle their bellies.
 Manta Point Recommendations:
Try coming in low season as between the months of July through to the end of October you can expect up to 30 dive boats on this site.

Price for Manta Point
Description Acces Duration Price/person Book Here
Certified DiversBoat Dive 2 Dives US $ 150 US $ 110

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