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SCUBA Dive In Resort Bali Indonesia
------ About Bali's Dive Sites Online Information -----
Geography and Climate: The island of Bali was shaped by the action of volcanoes, which produced the rich, black soils that nourish Bali's beautiful and productive rice paddies. Just 8-9 south of the equator, Bali is always warm-a mean 27.2 C, although the highlands are about 6 C cooler. Humidity is an almost constant 75 persent. Most of Bali's annual 2,500-3,000 millimeters of rain falls from November through March. Bali's great strength is that it is NOT isolated. The island's reefs are ideally positioned to recieve a cosmopolitan assortment of plankton and juvenile animals from the Indonesia Throughflow, a massive flow of water that passes from the Pacific to the Indian Ocean. Because of this combination, perhaps Bali is just to familiar to be considered a great diving area. Dive Sites: There are five main areas for diving in Bali, working counter clockwise around the island from the airport in the south: Nusa Dua and Sanur; Nusa Penida; Candi Dasa (Padang Bai, Gili Mimpang, Gili Tepekong); Amed/Cemeluk and Tulamben; Pemutaran, Menjangan and Gilimanuk ( Secret Bay). Each area offers dive locations for novice, intermediate and advanced divers. At most sites, divers can plan a dive to match their degree of experience, and dives can be made around the year. Depth of dives: The best diving lies between 5 and 40 meters. Marine Life: The varied inhabitants of Bali's reefs. " different fields, different grasshoppers." Visibility: Variable, 5-15 m, exceeds 30 m. Water Temperatu Normally 26 - 27 C (78 - 80 F). During July and August, the temperature drops to 21 C (70 F) High seasons: July-August and around Christmas and New Year. Highlights: The Liberty Wreck 120 meters long Tulamben, Wooden anker wreck, cave and craggy wall Menjangan, Pelagics, and between the months of August - November Mola-Mola (Sunfish) at Nusa Penida, Rare critters muck diving at Secret Bay/Gilimanuk Canyon at Gili Tepekong/Cand Dasa Other: Very tricky current, strong surge, uncomfortably cold in some dive sites. |
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