LOCATION: Short boat ride off Padangbai in south east Bali
TYPE OF DIVE: Boat diving, reef diving
VISIBILITY: 15-30 metres
CURRENT: Zero (Blue Lagoon), elsewhere strong and unpredictable
DEPTHS: 10-40 metres
MIN LEVEL: Beginner (Blue Lagoon) - elsewhere advanced and experienced
HIGHLIGHTS: Cuttlefish, leaf scorpion fish, crocodile fish (Blue Lagoon/ Jepun)
Tepekong’s Canyon and Mimpang’s Wall
Occasional sightings of sharks
Many big pelagic
This is a VERY popular day trip!
CONDITIONS: Blue Lagoon/Jepun: an easy dive site, gentle white sand slope, excellent marine life
Mimpang, Tepekong, Biaha, Selang: currents can be tricky (up and down currents meeting horizontal currents) but on other days can be as calm as a mill-pond. Sometimes thermoclines around 20m
Due to conditions though, these sites need to be treated with care and respect. The currents coming from the Lombok Strait create unpredictable water movements that can result in a washing machine effect. Please ask your dive guides when they recommend diving outside of Padangbai.
Easy 1 - 1hr 20 min bus ride from South Bali, and using a boat at Padangbai to reach the sites
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