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Tulamben Area Dive Sites
Liberty Wreck Tulamben
Tulamben has four main dive sites, however combinations of these offer a never ending opportunity to discover new cleaning situations or rarely seen nudibranchs or even bigger fish.
Tulamben Wreck U.S.A.T Liberty is directly situated near the beach on Bali north-east coast. The 120 m long wreck rests on a 90 degree angel with the deck facing the sea side. You may dive or snorkle this wreck comfortably, accessing Liberty wreck directly from the beach.
Liberty Wreck Tulamben at a glance
Reef caracteristics: wreck
Visibility: 15-30 m
Current: none to moderate
Coral growth: wreck is completely covered by hard and soft coral
Marine life: vast school of fish (fusiliers and surgeon fish)
Highlight: the wreck is easy to dive, even suitable for discover scuba diving
Amed
Location : Amed Dive Sites are located on your left hand site when you facing the open sea. You'll take a 10 minutes "Jukung" ride to start your descent Dives Start from a slope and continue to the small wall
Highlights :Amed Dive Sites are easy and relaxing. You can dive offer a short " jukung" ride or just off the beach. The underwater life is so dense and the gentle current offers a great number of nutritients to its crowds of fish and soft and hard coral. It is ideal for underwater naturalist and underwater photographers. Great for all level of divers.
Conditions : Black sand beach sloping into the water, coral reefs and a wall. As the outriggers are small, divers may Don / Off Scuba Equipment in the water.
Coral Garden
This quaint little reef lies in between the wreck and the drop off. It is only a small shallow reef but is extremely rich in coral and invertebrate life. It is a great place for photographers to get some good shot as it only lies in ten meters of water.
Drop Off
This dive site is located at the south end of Tulamben Bay. The easy shore entry allows you to walk in and just swim along the black sand slope until you reach the drop off on the corner. The currents close to the wall attract all sort of life. The wall it self is covered in coral, especially gorgonians fans. These fans are sometimes home to pigmy seashorse.
Highlight: There is also high probability that you will get some big fish action on this site. It is a good idea to keep an eye at into the blues as you might see mantass, hammerheads, dogtooth tuna and sometimes mola mola.
Kubu
Location :Kubu is a small fishing village on the north side of Tulamben and can be reached by car in about 10 min.
Highlights : There are two dive sites, one in the north (or left) and the other in the south (or right). A highlight is the pygmy seahorses (Hippocampus bargibanti) you can find here. A really great place for muck diving with nudibranchs, shrimps and crabs.
Conditions : With a good current flow in the area. Visibility is around 20m+, Temperatures are usually 26 to 29C but may drop to around 22C.