Tulamben

Type:

Coastal reef, deep Drop-off and Ship Wreck.

Access:

45 minutes by car from Padang Bai. Dive starts direct from the beach, wreck is only 30m of shore.

Coral:

Good variety of hard and soft corals, wreck completely covered, huge barrel sponges and large sea fans at the Drop-off.

Fish:

High density, over 400 species live at the wreck, surgeon rabbit fish welcome divers, unfortunately fish feeding is common, big potato groupers live at the wreck, garden eels at the shallow parts.

Current:

None or very mild, easy dive site, perfect conditions for beginners.

Visibility:

25m+ (best June-October).

Note:

Bali's most popular dive site, be there early (9:00am), later it gets to crowded, over 200 divers per day in the high season (July-October).

Highlight:

Gigantic swirl of schooling jack fish above the wreck.