Bali dive sites

Hi there!

We're planning a dive trip to Bali on December and I'd like to know if
some of you fellow divers can offer some info about the local dive sites.

We are most likely going to Tulamben, Padangbai and Nusa Penida. If you
have some experiences, recommendations etc. about sites in those
locations, please don't hesitate to share =)

Thanks in advance,

- Miika -

Hi,
you might want to do some nice wall diving at the nationaal marine park in
the north. "Minjangan" it's near permuteran where there is an interesting
project using electricity to rebuild the reef. Actually you don't even need
a company to get out to the island of minjangan as the park service has
boats and they rent equipement.
have a nice trip,
Stephen

> We are most likely going to Tulamben, Padangbai and Nusa Penida. If you
> have some experiences, recommendations etc. about sites in those
> locations, please don't hesitate to share =)
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> - Miika -

These are all good areas for diving, with Tulamben & Nusa Penida in
particular having a variety of different dive sites. You could spend
days at either of these areas.

A little off-shore to Padang Bai are the islands of Gili Mimpang,
Tepekong & Biaha. They are good places for shark encounters but I have
been there a couple of times and had very fierce currents.

There is a local diving club (http://www.kapalselam.org/) who
sometimes run trips there. Anyway they can give you more detailed
advice than I can about the sites in Bali. They have been very helpful
to me on a number of occasions.

Miika Härkönen <miika.harkonen@_abuse_denial_suomi24.fi> wrote in message news:<MjWad.847$Cb.464@read3.inet.fi>...
> Hi there!
>
> We're planning a dive trip to Bali on December and I'd like to know if
> some of you fellow divers can offer some info about the local dive sites.
>
> We are most likely going to Tulamben, Padangbai and Nusa Penida. If you
> have some experiences, recommendations etc. about sites in those
> locations, please don't hesitate to share =)

Miika,

My Bali diving experience is EXTREMELY limited. In fact, limited
to the dives in my report in April this year:

http://makeashorterlink.com/?I48515889


But we did dive the Nusa Penida area, and there was a Mika in our
group, but no Miika.


The Batu Aba, where we were fortunate to have a close encounter
with a mola mola (Sunfish) is a MUST dive if I ever go back there
again.

-- Bob.

"Simon" <sthom@starhub.nospam.net.sg> wrote in message
news:4171dc9b$1@news.starhub.net.sg...

> Tulamben is great, have spent two weeks there.

<snip>

> Cheers
>
> Simon

I didn't ask the original question. but would like to thank you for all
that. I'm heading back to Wakatobi soon and have decided on a stay in Bali
to include some diving. Your info is great to have!

Thanks again,
Cila

The best place I have found for dive site descriptions is
www.divetheworldindonesia.com has lots of good info about Bali and
elsewhere too.

Cheers

Gav




Miika Härkönen <miika.harkonen@_abuse_denial_suomi24.fi> wrote in message news:<MjWad.847$Cb.464@read3.inet.fi>...
> Hi there!
>
> We're planning a dive trip to Bali on December and I'd like to know if
> some of you fellow divers can offer some info about the local dive sites.
>
> We are most likely going to Tulamben, Padangbai and Nusa Penida. If you
> have some experiences, recommendations etc. about sites in those
> locations, please don't hesitate to share =)
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> - Miika -

Ramone Cila wrote:

> "Simon" <sthom@starhub.nospam.net.sg> wrote in message
> news:4171dc9b$1@news.starhub.net.sg...
>
>
>>Tulamben is great, have spent two weeks there.
>
>
> <snip>
>
>>Cheers
>>
>>Simon
>
>
> I didn't ask the original question. but would like to thank you for all
> that. I'm heading back to Wakatobi soon and have decided on a stay in Bali
> to include some diving. Your info is great to have!
>
> Thanks again,
> Cila
>
>
No problem - enjoy your trip. Never been to Wakatobi - I am very
jealous, it is mean't to be awesome.

Cila,

Please give us a reprt on Wakatobi when you get back, and if you already
have one from the last time, or any pictures, I'd really like to see them.
Am thinking about going there next year. Thanks.

Brian


"Ramone Cila" <dontw@nt.spam> wrote in message
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>
> "Simon" <sthom@starhub.nospam.net.sg> wrote in message
> news:4171dc9b$1@news.starhub.net.sg...
>
> > Tulamben is great, have spent two weeks there.
>
> <snip>
>
> > Cheers
> >
> > Simon
>
> I didn't ask the original question. but would like to thank you for all
> that. I'm heading back to Wakatobi soon and have decided on a stay in Bali
> to include some diving. Your info is great to have!
>
> Thanks again,
> Cila
>
>
>