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North West Bali Dive Sites
Location: Menjangan Island
Menjangan Island dive site stretches along the North West Bali coast.
Highlight: Dive range around 20 to 30 meters, mostly wall diving. Waters are clear and calm with a rich variety of fish and since there are seldom of much current, it also a good place for beginners.
Conditions: With a good current flow in the area. Visibility is around 15m+, temperatures are usually 26 to 29 C but may drop to around 22 C
Location: Puri Jati (PJ)
Puri Jati (PJ) lies close to the Zen Hotel and a short distance west of Seririt and 13 km west of lovina.
Highlight: Puri Jati dive site with dark volcanic sand and some seaweed and soft coral similar to Seraya, Gilimanus or Lembeh. It is a good place to see small and rare animals like frogfishes, dragonets, seahorses, nudibranchs, ambon scorpionfish and devil fish, flying gunard, the mimic octupus and other rare species of octopus.
Conditions: With a good current flow in the area. Visibility is around 15m+, temperatures are usually 26 to 29 C but may drop to around 22 C
Location: Pemutaran
Pemutaran is located in front of the docking area of Taman Sari Resort.
Highlight: Night dive at Pemutaran is very rewarding and definitely worth to visit. In fact, the well informed diver will prefer to do night dive than the day dive.
Conditions: Slight to no currents and good visibility makes this an excellent place to dive.
Location: Secret Bay
Secret Bay dive site is located in front of the docking area of Gilimanuk Harbour.
Highlight: Be prepared, you are diving on fine black and gray volcanic sand and rubble and not on coral reef. This place is great for the rare and unusual. This so called muck diving is one of my favorite pastime since my instructors and dive guides like macro photography best. Here you will find frog fish.
Conditions: The water is always very cold, about 23 to 25 C, so use 5 mm wetsuit, hood and gloves.