Bali Divesites

Amed

Nusa Tenggara: Bali Amed (Cemeluk) Candidasa/Amuk Bay Padang Bay Tulamben Liberty Wreck Nusa Lembongan Nusa Penida Menjangan Island Permuteran Gili Selang Secret Bay Nusa Dua Gilis Lombok Sumbawa Komodo & Rinca Flores Alor Timor Sulawesi: Bunaken Lembeh Strait Bangka Sangihe Gorontalo Togians Wakatobi Irian Jaya: Raja Ampat Halmahera Banda Sea, Ambon Kalimantan (Borneo): Sangalaki Kakaban (Jellyfish Lake) Java Sumatra

Located on the north east coast of Bali, Amed's sloping coral reefs around Cemeluk Bay have impressive fish life and offer more sedate diving than the strong currents experienced in the Lombok Strait. Diving here is suitable for all levels of diver.

The sheltered, north facing bay has shallow hard coral reefs on the east and west sides which are recovering well from the coral bleaching caused by the 1998 El Nino.

All the usual reef fish can be seen in the staghorn coral including black and white snapper, fusilier, parrotfish, flutefish, lionfish, pufferfish and giant morays. Ribbon eels and mantis shrimps can also be found on the rubble bottom. Blue spotted stingrays can be seen hiding in the sand with just their eyed protruding.

Further out of the bay a drop off falls below 50m and mild currents make for a pleasant drift dive. Soft corals and gorgonian seafans sway in the current and are home to schools of reef fish including colourful anthias and damsels. Also look out for clown triggerfish. Lionfish hang around near tube sponges. Larger pelagics species can also be seen here including tuna and blue fin trevally.

Lipah Bay, a few kilometres south east of Cemeluk, has a small steel freighter wreck in 12m of water that is covered with hard and soft corals, seafans and encrusting sponge. Glassfish sweep over the whole wreck. Eagle eyed divers can find pygmy seahorses here.