Tulamben is now one of the most famous diving areas in Bali and attracts divers from all over the world.  Here is where you can hear the news about conditions in the different parts of the island or exceptional events, like the sighting of a whale shark or mola mola and here is where you are likely to meet internationally recognized underwater photographers and writers.

Situated on the north east coast 20 mins from Baliku Dive Resort, the bay receives plankton rich water from the major ocean current that moves from the Pacific to the Indian Ocean or vice versa.  The wreck, rocky wall and sand slopes provide a wide variety of physical habitats.

All of these factors explain why the Tulamben bay contains an incredible diversification of the underwater ecosystem.

Listed as one of the best wreck dives in the world, amazingly enough the hull is relatively intact and has formed a beautiful artificial reef providing home to thousands of marine animals, plant life, hard and soft coral. This dive site starts at a depth of 5 metres (15 feet) and reaches a depth of 28 metres (93 feet), with visibility ranging from 25-50 metres (75-200 feet).  This makes the wreck ideal for the beginner and the more experienced divers.

The Amed area constitutes a 9km stretch of bays and fishing villages.  From a landscape point of view Amed is much prettier than Tulamben.  Sandy beaches as opposed to Tulamben’s stony beach a definite advantage.

This area was first discovered as a dive site in 1984.  A site with such a variety of hard corals, magnificent barrel sponges and gorgonian fans it could serve as a king of museum of coral diversity.