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Bali

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Pemuteran: firstly you can take a boat from here to Menjangan for beautiful dives, there was lots of healthy coral, big pretty sea fans, lots of Denise Pygmy Seahorses, cleaning stations and a few white tip reef sharks. A good spot for non-diving friends to join for a snorkel too as it's very pretty in the shallows. My favourite dive here was Bat Caves. From Pemuteran beach you can dive the Biorock project where they use low voltage electrical current on artificial underwater structures to encourage growth of Corals, this in turn attracts other reef life. It is the largest and most successful Biorock reef restoration project in the world. The structures themselves were interesting - a turtle, some Hindu statues, bicycles etc and now there's quite a lot of marine life around exploring the structures. I did 2 night dives also here at Mandarin Point and saw lots of amazing Mandarin fish! Also sponge and decorator crabs, lots of different shrimp and nudibranchs, moray, baby boxfish and 2 different sea horses!

Diving Conditions: dive from the shore when the tide is right, they took us in a bit of low tide and this combined with some waves meant the visibility was about 2 metres! I think it can be dived with a lot better visibility - it was still an interesting dive nonetheless and it made the structures look mysterious! The conditions for the night dives were good and calm. Menjangan we had about 15m visibility, not much current, very calm relaxed dives. As for land activities there: A 3 temples sit between the mountains and the sea. Pura Pulaki is the main temple in Pemuteran. It backs up against the hills and is home to a troop of non-aggressive monkeys. On the beach you will find the Turtle Hatchery at Reef Seen so you can find out about conservation and maybe see some being released. There are also waterfalls nearby and also you can horsehide along the beach.

Visited on 08/2014 - Submitted on 10/01/2014
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Tulamben: home of the USAT Liberty shipwreck, Coral Garden and Drop Off. The wreck has a resident school of Bumphead Parrotfish often seen early morning, many Oriental Sweetlips, friendly surgeonfish, very tall garden eels, often a turtle, big grouper, Pygmy Seahorse, Lisa's Mantis Shrimp, sometimes a shark comes by, colourful nudibranchs and at night it's not uncommon to see a Spanish Dancer or two there along with many interesting shrimp, crabs and nudis! Diving conditions depend upon the time of year, May - June and September are good months with less wind and therefore smaller waves and better visability. July- August is busy season which also coincides with stronger winds and bigger waves. There is often a little bit of current around the wreck but nothing too hectic just make sure you give yourself enough time to get back. It is a shore dive 120m long wreck which lies just off the shore! You can stay in Tulamben or in Amed close by. Other sites in Tulamben are Coral Garden which has beautiful coral, chance to see octopus, nudis, shrimp and moray eels. At the Drop Off you may find a Leaf Scorpionfish, different types of Trigger and Pufferfish, Scorpionfish.. There are some pretty nudibranchs, moray eels, bluefin trevally and sometimes a Bumphead Parrotfish might come floating by..

On land you can go by bike or taxi to visit Pura Lempuyang temples (my favourite), with views of Mount Agung. Tirta Ganga the water palace is also beautiful to visit, it was once home to the King and is surrounded by bright green rice terraces, great for photos! You can hike the volcano Mount Agung over night and arrive at the summit by sunrise BEFORE diving of course. I recommend this for single travellers, couples, the whole family!

Visited on 06/2014 - Submitted on 10/01/2014
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