Tulamben Bali is a village located on the northeast coast of the island of Bali, overlooking the Lombok Strait is very rich in food for marine life. Even a few divers have met with Fish Mole Mole, hammerhead sharks and whale sharks in the waters of Tulamben bali. This is what makes the village of Tulamben bali become one of the best diving places in the world in terms of diversity of marine life. Equipped with a dead ship USS Liberty, which sank in 1963 due to the earthquake and the eruption of Mount Agung, are very easily accessible by divers Tulamben Beach makes one dive destination.
Tulamben Diving
Tulamben has been very popular among domestic and foreign divers. What makes Tulamben so famous? None other than the convenience and wealth of marine life offered by this dive site. Coupled with the carcass ship USS Liberty that was easily accessible and presents a variety of underwater creatures ranging from small, such as sea snails, crabs and shrimp, ghost pipefish and pygmy seahorses to such a large sharker, mola mola, and others. Tulamben bali offers dive sites suitable for diving courses, diving casual (fun diving) and underwater photography.
Here are some dive sites in Tulamben:
The wreck of the USS Liberty
Renowned as one of the wreck dive site in the most easily accessible in the world. Access from the beach and the USS Liberty is only 30 meters from the beach with a maximum depth of about 30 meters. Diving begins with the greeting surgeonfish very tame and not infrequently in the middle of a bunch of dives found bumphead parrotfish, barracuda and a great variety of sea snails whose color is very beautiful.
Tulamben Wall (Drop Off)
At first Tulamben Wall or known as the Drop Off only be an alternative for the second dive operators to dive after the USS Liberty. But in its development was Tulamben Wall has special characteristics that are not less interesting than the USS Liberty. Wall, which is basically at a depth of about 60-70 meters into the test arena for technical divers and underwater animals such large reef sharks and hammerhead sharks or never seen by many divers at these depths. At the top, colorful coral reefs to be an interesting mix with fish and sea creatures, colorful, too. In addition to the beautiful underwater scenery, Drop Off also offers a variety of findings that kind of macro objects is very diverse.
Paradise Reef
Dive usually begins on the north side of the resort in Paradise, at a depth of 3-4 meters of artificial reefs will be found in the skeleton-shaped aircraft. Some call it the airplane dive guide Wreck. Here is often found in a variety of sea snails, shells, and various kinds of crabs and shrimps.
An ideal place for the night because of shallow dives and night life under water is quite diverse. Diving to the south will take you to places where clusters of coral reefs both hardware and software in good health and with a variety of colorful reef fish species that are not less beautiful. If you want to see Ribbon Eel, here's where the most suitable place to search.
Sun Reef
Right in front of the Sun Tulamben Resort, apparently in every cluster of small reefs (patch) is always found in a wide range of rare creatures. A good place to practice underwater photography. Safety stop in shallow areas is an interesting place to see the beauty and colorful coral reefs and various kinds of fish that are suitable for use as an object of wide angle photos.
seraya
Paradise for underwater macro photographers. Of Harlequin shrimp and sea horses is part of the everyday objects photo. In addition, lots of macros that are rare objects which are found here such as various types of sea snails and mimic octopus and various crabs and shrimp are beautiful and rare. Accessible from Tulamben bali with djoekoeng (traditional fishing boats) or by the land route approximately five minutes south.
Kubu
Approximately 15 minutes drive to the north shore of Tulamben, turn to the right, you will find quite interesting dive sites. Quite healthy coral reefs and many species of fish encountered. In the year 2003, had found about 80-10 pygmy seahorses live in a seafood fan.
source: matahari tulamben resort
