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AIR DIVING ACADEMY BALI
"Bali Besten Tauchplätze"
Tauchen in Bali
Wusstet du, dass Bali im Zentrum der reichsten maritimen biogeografischen Region der Welt liegt! Der Indiopazifische Raum läuft vom Roten Meer bis zur Westküste Südamerikas. Ziemlich genau in der Mitte dieses großen Gebiets ist Indonesien, wo der Pazifik auf den indischen Ozean trifft. Indonesien, hat mehr als 18000 Inseln und geschätzte 85000 Quadratkilometer Korallenriffe. Das sind mehr als 14 Prozent der weltweiten Korallenriffe und die reichsten 14 Prozent dazu.
Biologen, welche die Artenverteilung studierten haben, sehen das Epizentrum dieses Meeresreichtums in einem Gebiet Namens "magisches Dreieck". Die Ecken dieses biologischen Wunders sind die Spitze der südlichen Philippinen im Norden, Bali im Osten und West-Neuguinea. Allein diese Region umfasst die größte Vielfalt von Meerestieren auf dem Planeten. Mehr als achtzig Gattungen an Korallen und vielleicht zweieinhalb Tausend Arten von Fischen! (Mit steigender Tendenz) Wenn du das z.B. mit der Karibik vergleichst, die nur zwanzig Gattungen an Korallen und achthundert Arten von Fischen hat!
Also, warum kommt ihr nach Bali? Einfach, ihr wollt natürlich die reichste und atemberaubenste Unterwasserwelt auf dem Planeten betauchen.
Oh, habe ich auch erwähnt, das es leicht erreichbar ist? Ihr müsst nicht einige Tage auf Booten verbringen nur um die Tauchgebiete zu erreichen. Ein einfacher Tagesausflug Day Trip oder eine Tauch Safari Dive Safari wird euch zu Weltklasse-Tauchplätzen bringen und ihr könnt dennoch alle Annehmlichkeiten und den Charme genießen, der Bali zu einem der besten Ferienziele weltweit gemacht hat
Was macht das Tauchen auf Bali so besonders?
Es sind nicht nur die Weltklasse-Tauchplätze, nein es ist eine Kombination aus Natur, Abenteuer, kulturellen, religiösen und antiken Traditionen, alles in einem, auf der Insel der Götter.
Bali besten Tauchplätze | Bali Dive sites | Tauch Bali 
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Gilimanuk Dive Site
Gilimanuk Area, Secret Bay
The dive site is located in front of the docking area of the Gilimanuk Harbor . I bet you won 't believe this place has so many things to see, until you put on your mask and start exploring the 2 to 6m depth of water. Visibility is varying from 3 to 15m. If you are looking for big fishes, you will not find them here. This place is strictly for "unusual" and rare underwater creatures, which are small and well camouflage d between the sea grass, the sand and some debris.. yes, slowly work on the garbage and most probably there is something underneath. Snake Eals , Sea Snakes, Cockatoo Fish, Juvenile of Rabbit Fishes, Flounders, varieties of Gobies, Frog Fishes, Dragonets, Nudibranch, Sea Hares and many more. If you are an Underwater Photographer of Video shooter , you may spend 2 hours bottom time, 3 to 4 dives a day and still find something new.

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Pemuteran Dive Site
Pemuteran Area, Deep Reef
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Located north of Matahari Beach Resort and a boat ride of about 15 minutes. The submerge reef starts at a depth of 15m and down up to 50m. The reef itself is not very big, it's around 2000 m2. It is full of soft coral, almost 90% coverage at some places. With some good observation skill, you may find Ghost Pipefish, Leaf Fish and several types of beautiful Nudibranch. To dive at this place, divers require to have good buoyancy control to be able to make a safety stop from a drift line / float. If you are in doubt with your buoyancy skill, our Instructor will be happy to give you some tips. EANx may be useful.
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Nusa Penida Dive Site

Nusa Penida/Nusa Lembongan Area, SD Point
With a strong current flow in the area, generally there are many Anthias around, sometimes big fishes like Giant Trevally, Sharks and if you are lucky, the Sun Fish (the season for sun fish is between July to September). Visibility is around 20 m and more. Temperature may drop to around 20 C, so please be prepared. This place is suitable for divers who seek a higher adventure. The dive site is stretched over kilometers, along the north coast of Penida Island . The soft and hard corals are among the best in Bali . Generally 2 to 3 dives will cover the area (depends on how strong the current is). |
Nusa Penida/Nusa Lembongan Area, Sampalan
The site is located on the north side of Lembongan, the marine life is similar to SD Point with some high lights of underwater structure that is quite different. Some undertow is quite common and thermo cline is at deeper water. Some sloping is full of soft coral with reef fish hover to get some nutrient from the rich water.
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Nusa Penida/Nusa Lembongan Area, Blue Corner
The site offers a sloping reef with terrace at 20 to 30m. The current here is usually stronger than at other places (it may reach 3 to 4 knots). Consider it as one of the best places to see Sun Fish. Normally when the condition is right, we can dive here, otherwise we will go somewhere else. The marine life is similar to SD Point but not as rich.
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Nusa Penida/Nusa Lembongan Area, Toyapakeh
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This is a very nice spot as it is protected from swell and current. Although the current is sometimes strong, usually it is negotiable. Many Blue trigger fishes at some point and near the Pontoon, there are usually many Giant Trevally. Sharks are quite common. The reef reaches down to around 40m and is very healthy. The shallow area is excellent for snorkeling. The water is crystal clear with a visibility up to 30m. Some encounters with big pelagic is common.
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Nusa Penida/Nusa Lembongan Area, Lembongan Bay
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The site is located in a protected area with water sports and pontoons. The site is shallow, 5 to 10m deep and offers it some varieties of soft and hard corals. The coral is rich and healthy with many varieties of reef fish. It is a good place for beginner divers to experience a slight current and also for training. It is also good for snorkeling. The area is also suitable for surfers. |
Nusa Penida/Nusa Lembongan Area, Malibu Point
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Malibu Point is considered one of the nicest sites in the island (besides SD and Toyapakeh). It's slightly wilder than Toyapakeh with great schools of Jacks and Rainbow Runner, and Dog Tooth Tuna. There are quite many sharks around, and also Stingrays. Visibility is generally very good, at least 20m. There are also some big table corals around. The underwater structure is very interesting. |
Nusa Penida/Nusa Lembongan Area, Gamat Bay
It's not far from Toyapakeh. The water is always clear, and the reef, a steep, rugged slope leading into the bay. In fact, Gamat is the only good site on Penida that does not always require a drift dive. You need your observation skill to see the macro things which lay beneath the surface. It is full of small caves and crevices and number of reef fish and invertebrates here are exceptional.
Nusa Penida/Nusa Lembongan Area, Crystal Bay
Experience the underwater cave system starting at around 10m of water and end up inside an opening in the bat cave. The location is situated in a very nice white sandy beach lagoon. The current could be tricky with some drop off starting at around 20m. The underwater structure is excellent with some variation of coral and alley. When the current is not strong, snorkellers can enjoy the underwater scenery from the bay. Underwater navigation skill is required to navigate around the rocks or better just let our Instructor navigate for you. Fish life is very rich and occasionally Sun Fish , and Nurse Sharks hide under the corals.
Nusa Penida/Nusa Lembongan Area, Manta Point
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Usually there are 3 to 4 Mantas cruising the site. The profile is slope down to 50m, there are not many corals, just limestone rocks. Other than Manta, there are also Tunas, Mackerels and other pelagic. The swell is usually quite strong. |

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Topekong Dive Site

Topekong Area, the Goat Island
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From Candidasa. It takes a 20 minutes "Jukung" ride or from Sanur, it takes 1.5 h by speedboat . A very small island (only about 3000 m2) with 2 or 3 diving sites. Sometime when the current is right, you can explore the whole underwater sites in just 2 dives. The west side offers a slight drop off and some underwater reef structure that is very rich in underwater life. Sharks are quite common. The current is unpredictable and at some point changing directions which may include strong undertow and surge. Some people call this site "the Toilet" Sun Fishes are also regular visitor. Water is generally crystal clear with visibility of more than 20m. This area is among the best yet the most challenging one. We usually take more precaution to bring inexperienced divers when diving here.
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Topekong Area, Mimpang
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The dive site is just 5 minutes away from the Goat Island . It offers similar characteristic to the Goat Island with a specialty of Shark Diving. During 90% of the dives we made here, we saw Sharks at around 18 to 23m, sometimes more than 10 Sharks. There are many Trigger Fishes, and schools of everything, the fish life is exceptionally rich. The current may be tricky, but negotiable. Sun Fishes are regular visitors especially from July to September. This location is a great place to see something "big".
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Gili Biaha
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A 15 minutes "Jukung" ride from Goat Island to the north. Back roll is usually the best entry method to enter the water. The current is quite wild here, sometimes it can form a whirlpool. Some walls and some slopes with a very healthy reef surround the entire island. The wall is black with abundant soft coral in some area. There is lots of small marine life compared to Mimpang and Goat Island . Sharks are also common, although not as many as at Mimpang.
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The Blue Lagoon
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While most dive sites in Topekong area are high voltage, the Blue lagoon offers something different. After a wild encounter with some underwater life and current, the Blue lagoon may be a good alternative for relaxing. The location is about 5 km south of Mimpang. It is located in a beautiful white sandy beaches lagoon. The lagoon is excellent for snorkeling. The diving route will generally start from the lagoon and then turn to the right. You will find schools of Sweet Lips, Morays and sometime Crocodile Fishes. Usually visibility is from 15 to 20m, and in some area there is a current, but not so strong. Some big corals with some baby Sharks are common.
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Amed Dive Site
Great for all level of divers
The dive sites are easy and relaxing. You can dive offer a short " jukung" ride or just off the beach. The underwater life is so dense and the gentle current offers agreat number of nutritients to its crowds of fish and soft and hard coral. It is ideal for underwater naturalist and underwater
photographers. Great for all level of divers
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Amed Area, The Drop Off
The dive site is located in your left hand site when you facing the open sea. You'll take a 10 minutes "Jukung" ride to start your descent. Start your dive from a slope and continue to the small wall just after 15 to 20 minutes. Some area was badly affected by El Nino view years ago, but recovery is well noticeable. Some big sponges are places of "Laureia Siagiani" , schools of Yellow Strip Snapper are common. This place may serve as alternative sites of Tulamben for beginner divers who need some skill polish. |
Amed Area, The Reef
Take the right hand site from where we park our mini bus, and 10 minutes "Jukung" ride will bring you to your entry point. The bottom contour is slope and structure with hard and soft coral. Many small reef fish such as Anthias, Butterfly Fishes and sometimes Sharks. If you go further to the north, there are sometimes some current and some big pelagics. The dive is generally relaxing.
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Tulamben Dive Site

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Just off shore lies the wreck of USAT Liberty wreck. It is Indonesia's most popular dive site,and could well be the most often dived wreck in the world. Tulamben is a bay of striking contrast, of ruggedness, of hydrographic culture, of rich bio diversity and tranquility. At the eastern end of the bay, there is a coral wall that plummets to beyond 60 m. Here is where the fantasies of many divers dwell. Tulamben is ideal for wreck diving, deep diving, underwater photography and night diving.
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Tulamben Area, The Liberty Shipwreck
A must for all divers visiting Bali. This location is full with marine live; the wreck is crowded with schools of Jack Fish, hundreds of them and they are so friendly. If you like to see something unusual, sometimes you can find "leaf fish", 3 different types of Garden Ells, Surgeon Fish and Butterfly Fish that will company you through out your dive. The diving is generally easy with minimum current, visibility around 15 m and more. This area is a favorite area for photographers and video graphers. Easy access for people who try scuba diving for the first time and also great for snorkeling.This location is full with marine live; the wreck is crowded with schools of Jack Fish, hundreds of them and they are so friendly. If you like to see something unusual, sometimes you can find "leaf fish", 3 different type s of Garden Ells, Surgeon Fish and Butterfly Fish that will company you through out your dive. The diving is generally easy with minimum current, visibility around 15 m and more. This area is a favorite area for photographers and video graphers. Easy access for people who try scuba diving for the first time and also great for snorkeling. |
Tulamben Area, The Drop Off
Around 500 m from the Wreck to the east, the underwater wall drops to a depth of 60m, the top of the wall is around 3 to 5 m. Visibility is usually better than at the wreck but sometimes there is a slight current. You will find a school of yellow strip snappe rs at around 18 to 25m. The giant sea fan is just right at the corner of the drop off. The barrel sponges are huge. Practice your observation skill to find the rare " Laureia Siagiani", who lives among the sponges. Sometimes reef sharks cruise along the wall. Hammerhead sharks and Sun fish h ave been spotted several times at greater depth. There is a lagoon that is very calm and normally not subject to heavy surf, a great place to conduct initial training for beginner scuba divers.
Tulamben Area, Batu Klebit
Take a short ride in a traditional "Jukung" to the east of the drop off and don your gear at the surface before descending to around 30 to 40m to see the underwater plateau. The submerge reef in this area may bring you up to 60 m and deeper. It is a great place to encounter the big pelagic such as Tunas, Sharks, Manta Rays and Barracudas. This place is not so popular for beginner divers due to the depth and the limited bottom time. If you are Nitrox (EANx) certified, looking for greater adventure, we will be diving Nitrox or we can also train you to get your EANx certification.
Tulamben Area, Between the Drop Off and The Wreck
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Sometimes called Paradise Reef, this place is full of surprises, ribbon ells, mimic octopus, boxer crabs, ghost pipefish, harlequin shrimp are among the unusual marine lives found here. Underwater photographers dive here more than 5 times a day and they still find the place so interesting. A generally shallow dive, from 3m down to 15m, although there are some interesting species like " Steene's Dottyback" which lives at 55m.
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Night Dives
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To fully appreciate the beauty and colours of diving this stunning area a Night Dive is a must. Make sure you bring your camera because with scorpion fish, spanish dancers, ribbon eels, mimic octopus or ghost pipe fish around your sure to capture something special. Night Dives are only available on your dive safaris but it's an experience your not forget.
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Menjangan Dive Site

Menjangan Area, Pos I
You can either start from the Jetty and swim to the east or from a traditional boat that drop you right in the channel between the main island and Menjangan. This dive sites is big, covering more than 60.000 m2 underwater lives, partial drop off, slope and flat area. Generally visibility is around 20m or better. You can expect to be companied by some friendly Bat Fish through out your dive. Sometimes there's some current in the channel, and that's the time when you have a chance to see some big pelagic, such as Tuna, Sharks
(our instructor has spotted a Bull Shark ..no kidding), some Dolphins (at the surface), and Whale Sharks. Generally the diving is relaxing and there are many things to see. The area near the Jetty is also excellent for training.
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Menjangan Area, POS II
You can swim either to the west or to the east. If you swim to the west, you will find underwater structure with some small cavern and drop off. The structure serves excellent natural framing for underwater photographer and videographer, with some silhouette from the sun penetrates the opening. You can also "play" hide and seek when exploring the caverns. Expect to see some pelagic and if you lucky, great Barracuda. To the east, there are more fishes to see, drop off, big gorgonians and sometimes current. At some shallow reef, you can find schools of jack fish. Deeper than 40m, is the place to see bigger marine lives.
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Menjangan Area, Budak Wreck
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Located east of POS I, the depth of the wreck starts at 35m and down to 50m. It is an old wreck (early 19th century), the history is not well documented. The wreck is full of "kind of metal plated" and schools of yellow strip snapper. Two resident white tip sharks are among the marine lives you'll probably see. Some artifacts left untouched. The wreck itself is not big, but it's deep, with normal air, you probably can explore the wreck in just 10 to 15 minutes, with the use of EANx (nitrox) is surely beneficial to extend the no deco time. Visibility is generally from 15 to 25m.
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Menjangan is a nature reserve and the only place to find this species of deer. If your lucky you could have a lunch companion.
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Menjangan Area, Peti
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North site of Menjangan, east of Budak Wreck, lays a slope of coral reef, and partial drop off in some area, abundant reef fish, such as Anthias, Butterfly Fish and Angel Fish. The dive is relatively easy and not deep. You will start from a traditional boat and "back roll" into the water before descending to around 15 to 25m. The structure of the shallow reef is also very beautiful with some white sandy bottom.
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Sanur Dive Site
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Underwater world lies + 300 m off shore from famous Sanur, take a short ride with jukung or small boat. Good variety of fish, soft and hard corals. Sea snake, Crocodile fish and sharks are occasionally seen. Ideal for beginner and experienced divers who seek adventure not far from civilization.
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Nusa Dua Dive Site
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Take a boat about 10 minutes from Tanjung Benoa, Nusa Dua. Reef with soft and hard corals, good variety of small reef fish . Shark and crocodile fish are occasionally seen Ideal for beginner and experienced divers.
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Coral Farming Dive
We also believe it is a part of our responsibility to ensure the sustainability of Bali's underwater realm. We have worked with numerous conservation and environmentalist groups, including the World Wild life Fund, The Nature Conservancy, Reefcheck International, local NGOs and the Indonesian Maritime and Fisheries Ministry.In early 2001, we engaged local NGO Bahtera Nusantara to establish a community-development program at Les Village in the north of Bali. Our foreign partners in this project included the United Nations Development Program (UNDP). Les Village has now been designated as the first "Community-based Eco-trading and Eco-tourism site" in Bali by the Indonesian government, and has been nominated as a recipient of the Equator Award in 2004 by the UNDP. We are now the only dive outfit on Bali to be authorised to lead trips to Les Village and visit its coral-farming project, as well as the sustainable, non-cyanide fishing project.

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