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DIVING Nusa Penida

NUSA PENIDA

The temperature can be cool at the dive sites of Ceningan and Lembongan islands because of upwellings. Several hours by boat from Bali but well worth the trip as coral and sea life as in abundance here. These are drop-off dives and currents can be swift along with surges. It is advisable to be with an experienced guide, who can usually find alternate sites if conditions get too tricky. Bring gloves a 3 mm wetsuit.

Reef Type : Drop-offs, steep slopes
Access : 45 minutes to 1.5 hours by boat
Visibility : 15 up to 30 metres
Current : Can be very strong, more than 4 knots
Coral : Excellent variety of hard corals
Fish : Abundant variety lots of pelagics
Highlights : Sweetlips schools, huge hawksbill, site also hosts sharhs, mantas and oceanic sunfish
Other : Current are unpredictable and often fierce, temperatures get very low

DIVING Menjangan Island

Highly recommended site with excellent visibility up to 50 metres. Beautiful coral walls and excellent configurations in the reefs. You can enjoy dives only 5 - 7 metres down, or vertical walls descending 30 -60 metres. Take a full day on the crevasses, caves and grottos, and an old wreck at 40 metres.

Reef Type : particularly rugged walls, ship wreck
Acces : 30 minutes by boat
Visibility : 25 to 50 metres
Current : Gentle
Coral : Abundant numbers and variety, soft corals
Fish : Good number, average variety
Highlights : Ship wreck of the "Anker"
Other : Large variety of parrotfish

DIVING Tulamben

A very populair dive site for the "Liberty" ship wreck. Plenty of sea life at shallow depths with good visibility for photographs. Acces from the beach over rocks can be difficult at high surf, bring diving boats and bananas to feed the fish.

Reef Type : Ship wreck of the "Liberty" wall
Access : From the beach, the wreck lays 30 metres offhore
Visibility : 12 to 15 metres
Current : No current
Coral : Encrusting animals on wreck, fine coral wall
Fish : Superb numbers and variety
Highlights : Night diving at full moon on the wreck, fish feeding
Other : The wreck can be crowded during midday

DIVING Cemeluk

CEMELUK
An excellent dive site for sea life. Probably the best in Bali with superb coral walls carrying a large variety of coral species. The aera, also called Amed offers a teeming variety of fish and rates in comparision with Eastern Indonesia dive sites. Amust if you dive to Bali.





Reef Type : Coastal reef, slope and walls
Access : 5 minutes by small boat or from beach
Visibility : 10 to 20 meters
Current : Gentle
Coral : Excellent variety, best hand coral in Bali
Fish : Exciting numbers and variety
Hightlights : The deep wall provides a rich density of fish, the corals are close to beach

DIVING Candidasa

Candidasa
A very good dive site with plenty of sea life. The islands of Gili Tepekong. Gili Mimpang and Gili Likuan can have strong currents and downdrafts. Sometimes unpredictable with cooler temperatures, a 3 mm wetsuit is advisable. Large species of fish have occasionally been sighted.

Reef Type : Underwater canyon, steep coral wall
Access : 20 to 30 minutes by small boat
Visibility : 6 to 20 meters
Current : Can reach more than 5 knots
Coral : Coverred with excellent variety
Fish : Abundant
Highlights : Tepekongs' Canyon, good chance to see pelagics
Other : Currents can be dangerous and are very tricky, strong surge

DIVING Padang Bai

This dive site, Padang Bai is cooler than most others and visibility can be quite low. The waters in this area are shallow and currents are slow. A good location for a refresher dive not fast from the beach. The sites are reached by small local outriggers.

Reef Type : Flat, sandy-bottom mixed reef, walls
Access : 10 to 15 minutes by boat
Visibility : 6 to 15 meters
Coral : Varying outcrops
Fish : Good variety
Highlights : Titan Triggerfish, Sting Rays

DIVING Nusadua & Sanur

NUSA DUA & SANUR
A perfect dive for those who don't want to spend a full day or to brush up on their diving skills. The dives are slopes to about 15 metres on the outer edge of the reefs that surround the beaches of Nusa Dua up to Sanur. Sealife is in abundance but coral is sparse in these areas. At low tide transport is difficult or impossible over these reefs.

Reef Type : Slopes to moderate depth.
Acces : 5 minutes by boat
Visibillity : 6 to 8 metres (occasionally 15 metres)
Current : Gentle
Coral : Limited coverage, only few species
Fish : Good variety

DIVING

General Information

Temperature :
The water temperatures vary from 24 to 26 DegreeC (75 - 79 DegreeF). During the peak day seasen (July and August) temperatures can drop to 21 DegreeC (70 DegreeF) and have even been as low as 16 DegreeC (69 DegreeF) at the sites of Nusa Dua, Nusa Penida, Padang Bai and Tepekong.
Wikisite: Nusa Penida, Nusa Dua, Padang Bai


Under water Hazards :
In Indonesia the currents are known to be some of the most unpredictable and swiftest in the world. You should check with an experienced guide or diver who is familiar with the waters around Bali. There is an abundance of sea life so potentially dangerous fish are very unlikely to attack divers if not harassed. It is not recommended to spear-fish or use dive lights in the vicinity of the following. Stingray, Barracuda, Seasnake, Scorpionfish, Tigershark and especially Stonefish which are estremely venomous.

Equipment :
Mostly all your diving needs can be rented from major hotels and all dive operations. Protective wear - at least a 1 mm Lycra - is advised against stinging hydroids. During the months of July and august at the above mentioned sites or if you plan more than 2 divers a day or night diving at 3 mm suit is recommended gloves are essential especially during drift to protect againts the rough coral. Some sites require diving boots.

HOW TO VISIT INDONESIA

A passport valid for at least six months from date or arrival, plus proof (tickets) onward or return passage, are all it takes to visit Indonesia.

Free Tourist Visa
Free Tourist visas of 30 days are available for tourists from the 12 countries, namely Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei Darussalam, Philippines, Hong Kong S A R, Macao S A R, Chile, Morocco, Peru, Vietnam and Equador.

Visa on Arrival (VOA)
VOA is valid for 30 days and may be extended under certain circumstances, namely: 1. Occurrence of natural disasters , 2. Should the visitor fall ill or involve in an accident. VOA are available to visitors from: Australia, Argentina, Brazil, Denmark, Canada, Finland, France, Germany,Great Britain, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Norway, Poland, South Africa, South Korea, Switzerland, New Zealand, Taiwan, the United Arab Emirates, the United States of America, Austria, Belgium, India, Ireland, Kuwait, Luxemburg, Maldives, Egypt, Oman, Portuguese, Qatar, The People of Republic China, Russian, Saudi Arabian, Spain, Bahrain, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Cyprus, Estonia, Greece , Iran, Iceland, Laos PDR, Liechtenstein, Malta, Mexico, Monaco, Nederland, Suriname, Sweden, Aljazair, Czechoslovakia, Fiji, Latvia, Libya, Lithuania, Panama, Slovakia, Slovenia, Rumania, Tunisia.

Entry ports where visa-on-arrival may be issued are:
The Soekarno-Hatta airport in Jakarta, Ngurah Rai airport in Bali, Sultan Syarif Hasim airport in Pekanbaru, Tabing airport in Padang, Juanda airport of Surabaya and the Sam Ratulangi airport in Manado. Authorized seaports are Batam, the Sekupang, Batuampar, Nongsa, Marina, Teluk Senimba, Bandar Brintan, Talani Lagoi and Bandar Sri Udana Labon in the Riau archipelago, Sri Bintan Pura in Tanjung Pinang, Belawan port and Sibolga in North Sumatra, Yos Sudarso Tanjung Perak in Surabaya, Teluk Bayur of Padang, Tanjung Priok at Jakarta, Padang Bai and Benoa in Bali, the port of Jayapura, Bitung, Tanjung Balai Karimun, Tanjung Mas in Central Java, Tenua and Maumere in East Nusa Tenggara, Pare-Pare and Soekarno Hatta port in South Sulawesi.

VISA Application at Indonesia Embassies or Consulates
Other visitors must apply for visa at Indonesia Embassies or Consulates in their home country. In addition, the visa cannot be replaced with any other immigration letters. The visa shall then be administered by Visa Officer in the presence of the applicant concerned.

You may find information on Indonesia embassies and consulates contact details at the Ministry of Foreign Affair website on the following direct link: www.deplu.go.id (copy and paste the link into your browser address if it doesn’t work.)

Free entry visa is also provided to delegates registered in a conference that is officially held. In addition, tourist visa can be obtained from every Indonesian Embassy or Consulate. You can visit Indonesia through certain means and gates, by air via Jakarta, Bali, Medan, Manado, Biak, Ambon, Surabaya and Batam; by sea via Semarang, Jakarta, Bali, Pontianak, Balikpapan, Tanjung Pinang and Kupang. Maximum stay in Indonesia is two months.

Customs

Maximum items allowed by customs when you visit Indonesia:
- 1 liter of alcoholic beverages
- 200 cigarettes OR 50 cigars OR 100 grams of tobacco
- Reasonable amount of perfume per adult, meaning if you arrive drenched in perfume the customs probably will not mind you carrying loads of bottles.

Cameras, video cameras, portable radios, cassette recorders, binoculars and sport equipments are admitted provided they are taken out on departure. They must be declared to Customs.

You are prohibited to carry:
- Firearms
- Narcotics drugs
- Pornography materials
- Chinese printing and medicines
- Transceivers and cordless telephone

Films, pre-recorded video tapes, laser discs, VCDs, DVDs must be screened by Censor Board.

Import or export of foreign currencies and travelers’ checks are allowed. However, the import and export of Indonesia currency, exceeding 100 million Rupiah is prohibited.


MARINE CODE


>Never take living coral or other undersea growth for souvenirs.
>Never carve your name on corals or anywhere else below water.
>Never collect shells containing living creatures as souvenirs.
>Take a camera to record the wonders of the depth - not a speargun.
> Move carefully below water. Avoid damage to marine life.
> Fish only where you are told it is permitted.
> Do not throw garbage into the water.