Tulamben Dive Resorts
Located on the northeast coast, Tulamben is Bali's best known resort diving destination and is home to the Liberty wreck as well as many other high quality sites. It has now grown into a small village to cater to the needs of divers and there are a range of accommodation options, all very close to the main sites. It is here where local women will carry your scuba gear on their head, a feature that is common to both the cheaper accommodation options and the high-end, but still quite small resorts. [More information on these dive sites: Tulamben].
There are half a dozen different dive sites in the immediate area and several more in the nearby vicinity. Some Tulamben resorts include unlimited shore dives in the packages and offer excursions to some of the other top diving locations around Bali.
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Mainland Bali Diving Day Trips
Casual divers might prefer to stay in the south of Bali in Kuta, Sanur or Ubud, and make occassional day trips to a smaller selection of the 80 dive sites available around the island. Although the journey times are much longer each day, all the best destinations in Bali are offered as 2-dive package days, with lunch and refreshments included. [More information on these dive sites: Bali].
Daily dive trips will appeal to tourists whose main holiday focus is to enjoy Bali's other attractions such as sightseeing, culture, watersports and nightlife, as well as sample some of the diving.
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Lembongan Island Dive Packages
The island of Lembongan and nearby Nusa Penida are Bali's second premier diving region and it is home to a dozen or so of the best hard coral reef drift dives around, all of which can be accessed by daily boat trips run from the main beach area of the island. In addition, it is the world's best place to dive with Mola Mola in season, and there are some great manta ray encounters on offer, which all make for an unforgettable holiday. [More information on these dive sites: Nusa Penida and Lembongan].
There are a few different resort accommodation options on Nusa Lembongan, from beachside simplicity to spacious villas with stunning views across the Lombok Strait, and all close to the diving. Staying in Lembongan is like it was to stay in Bali 20 years ago, before the larger hotel chains moved in, so to stay here is to opt for easy-going island charm, far from the hordes of tourists.
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