Tulamben, a quiet little village on the north east coast of Bali about 3 hours drive from Kuta Beach and the airport, has become a popular dive destination because of the USAT Liberty Wreck just off the beach. But to come to Tulamben and only dive the wreck would be to miss out on some other excellent diving. Dive sites are close to shore and currents are manageable for all levels of diver.
The area is incredibly bio diverse, fed nutrient rich waters that move from the Pacific Ocean to the Indian Ocean.
Tulamben Wall is a deep drop off down to over 60m at the east end of the beach and can be accessed from shore. Lava flows covered in soft corals and sea fans slip down the wall creating overhangs. There are lionfish and moray eels all over the wall as well as the usual Bali reef fish such as oriental sweetlips and butterfly fish. Bumphead parrotfish are also common. At 28m is a huge purple gorgonian seafan, over 2 metres in diameter. All sorts of critters can be found by hunting in the black volcanic sand such as ornate ghost pipefish and fire gobies.
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