Bali amed Diving Sites

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Diving in Amed, Bali

Located in a hide-away of magical Bali, diving in Amed is one of the best great dive & snorkeling experiences you can have. Famous for wall dives and the possibility of seeing the underwater Buddha statue, spectacular sponges and coral reefs in Jemeluk bay which offers some famous sites like Amed wall 1 and 2, Japanese wreck, Garden eel and Gili Selang. It is only 10 km from Tulamben with similar sea condition where you find volcanic black sandy bottom. Dives are done either from shore with beach entry or access with a traditional wooden boat called ‘Jukung’.

Pyramids

The Pyramids are artificially created reef structures, located in approximately 20+ metres of water, which have become home to a large variety of marine life. This is the place to see pygmy seahorses hide in gorgonian fans, discover frogfish sitting on hard coral or simply enjoy a fast drift taking you along the reef. You may also spot hawksbill turtles here and the wall makes for a fantastic night dive.

Jemeluk Wall

From Amed village we go by traditional Jukung (outrigger boat) to the dive site at Jemeluk, where we start diving in a shallow area of 3 to 8m in a wonderful coral garden. You may see turtles, parrotfish and a huge variety of smaller creatures. A moderate current will guide us in about 10 min to the drop off, which drops to a depth of 35m. It is beautifully grown with soft coral and any possible species of reef fish can be found there. White- and black-tip reef sharks pop in occasionally to patrol their feeding ground. At a depth of 27 m is a sandy field highly populated with blue-spotted stingrays.

Bunutan

Along a shallow slop which falls down from five until app. 40 meters you dive with a sometimes in a nice drift. You will discover an eel garden and wonderful coral formations at fife different diving sites here along the bay of Bunugan. In 28 meters you will find an interesting wall which shows us lots of different hard and soft corals.

Japanese Shipwreck

A rather small (about 10 meter long) wooden ship wreck is lying just a few meters from the beach on a depth of just a few meters in a beautiful coral garden. The freighter lies in shallow water from 3 until 15 meters. It is wonderful encrusted with colourful christmas trees, soft corals, gorgonians and black corals. You will see lots of big and small reef fish which have found a home inside the freighter. The rich variety of colourful species makes this dive site so special.

Jemeluk Bay

A very gentle shore dive, to the left hand side of Jemeluk Bay. Perfect for your first time diving , part of your Open Water Course or just for a nice relaxed fun dive. Lots of underwater statues, coral structures and out crops. The depth goes from 3 to 25 metres. There is an abundance of marine life from Clown Fish, Mantis Shrimp, Moray eels, Nudibranch, possibility for reef shark sightings and a very nice large school of diamond fish that will happily sit while you take photos.

Melasti Amed

A wonderful shore dive situated just off Melasti Beach where a lot of important local ceremonies take place. It is Macro Dive heaven. There are no coral structures just sand and scattered rocks. Depth is 3to 25 Metres. There is a wonderful abundance of marine life: frogfish, Harelequin Shrimp, and Nudibranch (Especially Shaun the Sheep). For night dive you have the opportunity to see both mimic and coconut octopus.

Ghost Bay

This superb muck dive gets its name from the abundance of Ghost Pipefish at the site. The site is in front of Warung Mewali and near Amed Paradise Beach Club.The depth is 3 to 22 Metres. It’s a great dive site for all year round macro. From ghost pipefish, mimic octopus and large stonefish. On the right side there is a small fastboat wreck called Srikandi(around 25/35m depth). Keep a lookout for ghost pipefish along the ropes attached to the wreck. With a flat start sloping down to black sand. Suitable for all dive levels.

Deep Blue

This is a terrific dive for advanced level and above only. It requires boat entry usually using a local traditional Jukung, which is great fun. There is a good chance for larger marine life encounters here. This a great drift dive with a depth below 35 Metres. There are opportunities to see everything from Bumphead Parrot Fish, Eagles Rays, hunting reef sharks and Napoleon Wrasse.