Tulamben is a calm village on the northeast coast of Bali, facing the Lombok Strait. Divers occasionally meet mola-mola sunfish, hammerhead sharks and whale sharks in the waters off Tulamben. Its biodiversity and location make Tulamben of the best dive sites in the world. Complete with its own wreck, the USS Liberty, which sank in 1963 when Gunung Agung erupted, the simple access to this wreck adds to the village charm.
The Tulamben Dive Centre is jogging over twenty years and also directly located at the beach. In front you will discover a pleasant Coral Garden and only a short walk away the USAT Liberty Wreck and the Drop Off. The dive staff is prepared to serve those who require to enjoy Tulamben underwater natural beauty. The restaurant is located at the beach, where friendly staff is waiting to indulge you. At the reception you can ask to make appointment for balinese massage.
Tulamben receives plankton rich water from the major ocean current that moves from the Pacific to the Indian Ocean or vice versa. The wreck, rocky wall and sand slopes provide a wide selection of physical habitats. All of these factors, combined together will describe why the Tulamben bay contains an wonderful diversification of the underwater ecosystem. Tulamben is a amazing place to learn to dive and to learn about underwater life. There's occasional sightings of Mola-Mola (Sunfish), Manta Rays, Whale Shark, tuna and other pelagic but it is the permanent population of Tulamben that brings multinational divers to this dive site.
The Liberty lie about 30m offshore parallel to the beach on the sand slope and is suitable for all levels of qualification and experience. The wreck lies in depths from 9-30m; the shallowest part of the wreck, where it touches the sand slope, is at 5-10m. Depth along the middle of the wreck is 16-20m. The USS Liberty shipwreck possibly the worlds simplest wreck dive. After the wreck the Tulamben drop-off is the most popular. The main wall is formed by the westernmost of coral-covered lava spurs and the landmark is a large gorgonian at 30 meters. The wall is as well as a great edge for black coral bushes home to schools of damselfish, bright juvenile butterfly fish, hawk fish and lots of more.
Coral Garden in five to twenty meters of water is rich with hard corals and fire corals. The area is a great spot for snorkeling, with acroporid hard corals and fire corals. The fish population is diverse, from large clownfish, angelfish, snappers, parrotfish to ribbon eels, frogfish and so lots of more. The nearness from the beach makes it a convenient site for night dives.
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