White Sand Divers - Dive sites east Bali

Tulamben (Liberty) Wreck

The Liberty is directly situated near the beach on the north coast of Bali. The 120m long wreck rests in a corner 90 degrees and was a U.S. supply ship during the Second World War. You can easily comfortable diving or snorkeling in this wreck. History: The USATLiberty was built in the U.S. as a freighter, and equipping of two air cannons for the Second World War. Anchored off the coast of Lombok, the ship was hit by a Japanese torpedo in January 1942, Amazing no one was injured, but the damaged hull made it impossible to repair the ship and began to sink. The plan of the U.S. Navy for the ship to the port of Singaraja (North Bali) failed to drag since the port was fully occupied, which is why the ship deliberately run down on the rocky beach of Tulamben. In 1963, burst from the Agung volcano and the magma flow pressed the ship back into the sea where it is now at a depth of 3 to 29m alone.

Tulamben Drop Off

Tulamben Drop off is located at approximately 500m southeast of the famous Liberty wreck. The coral reef lies at a depth of 5 to 10m, then drops steeply down to coral approx. 60-70m. The coral wall fascinates with its beautiful coral growth, many Gorgon and fan corals and sponges. A special mention for the giant mackerel in these low depth and bump head parrot fish that are seen here very often. In the early morning hours and with the right flow, can rifrhaaien, white tip sharks, gray reef shark and every now and then even hammerhead sharks are seen. Visibility in this place is approximately 15-20 m. Many different types of coral reef fish can be seen here, especially various emporervissen, mackerel, pygmy seahorses, tuna, octopus, lion fish, scorpion - and stonefish, glass fish and a wide variety of nudibranches and small crabs.

Tulamben seraya

The north of Amed on the way to Tulamben you find seraya. We begin the flight of the dive boat. In just meters Fife also grow the small coral formation hydrozoans and white on black lava rocks and sponges. You will find an innumerable number of small marine life found. You'll colorful nudibranch different species, different species seahorses (as Pygmy Seahorses, delicate or Kuda Seahorse Seahorses or Ghost Pipe Fish) and many colorful fish also see ore vein. It is a spectacular nosedive place for diving as a mug in Secret Bay or in the ore vein of the Monkey! It is highly recommended for underwater photographers

Lipah Bay Japanese wreck

The Bay of Lipay is situated in a quiet bay, southeast of Ahmed. This dive site is a steel wreck of 20m, which lies at a depth of 6-12m. Apparently, this was a Japanese patrol boat which sank during the War. It is covered with numerous soft corals and a large variety of colorful fish live here. Turning on the slope, with soft and hard corals are overgrown you reach the bay. The slope begins at a depth of about 12m to 35m and falls. At this depth, there is a rock with a coral plateau. The sandy seabed is sometimes, in other places is covered with black coral, sponges and Gorgon zeekoraalwaaiers overgrown, and by a variety of small creatures inhabited. In addition to the typical variety of tropical fish, many species can nudibranches and other small life, scorpion fish, ghost pipe fish, Harlequin shrimp, seahorses, whitetip reef shark, tuna, turtles and a lot more to be found here.

Kubu Reef

Kubu is a small village near Tulamben and about 25 km southeast of the resort Alam Anda. The Kubu reefs are easily accessible from the rocky lava coast. The reef begins just off the beach in shallow water of 2-3m deep, with giant fish Pinnacles of glass covered with coral pillars. This place is also a good snorkeling spot. The coral garden leads to a fine edge in areas of stagnant horn coral (Acropora SP.) Is overgrown, and soft coral (species Dendronephthya.) Which sometimes hosts are rare porcelain crabs and crustaceans such as the extremely small cowriesslakken (sp Pseudosimnia). Please look at pygmy seahorses (bargibanti of the sea horse) on the root gorgonian zeewaaiers (Muricella SP.)! Almost any kind koraalrifrvissen are abundant there. Entire schools zaagtandbarracudas (Sphyraena putnamiae) or large schools of fairy bass fillets (species Pseudoanthias), but also may sometimes be seen big bass tooth. A highlight is the brilliant young pinnate batfish (pinnatus Platax) included in the domker of cracks and holes to hide. These fish are rarely seen by divers but with a little luck we can every now and then this beautiful animal on the coral reefs of Kubu discover. Especially the "macro freaks" will be of this place, because we are many rare species of sea snails and nudibranches have discovered, some have never defined and perhaps never discovered.

Gili Selang

Gili Selang is a small rocky island of Bali for lying on the eastern most point. Because of its unprotected, there are always flows. An approximately 20 min continuous bootrit will bring us to this spot by a wide tract of 6m wide and 12m deep is separated from Bali. We begin our dive on the north side of the island in a shallow lagoon with a maximum depth of 18m. The lagoon is overgrown with many coral trees and many soft corals. The power will give us via a steep descent (angle 45 °) drives to the end .. Because of the flow, we can always set a hammerhead sharks here hope ... All typical coral fish, bat fish, octopus, a variety of small crabs, many different nudibranches, turtles, whitetip rifthaaien, tuna and mackerel can be seen.