Dive In Amed

AMED is located a half hour drive south of Tulamben in northeast of Bali. Amed (or Jemeluk) is much prettier than Tulamben. It is also a sand beach as opposed to Tulamben's stony one. It is suitable both for novice and experienced divers and the best snorkeling area of Bali. On the outskirts of Amed, you can see traditional salt-panning and buy sea salt as a souvenir of your visit.

There is very rarely any wave action at the surface, so any surface swims and ascents or descents, are worry-free. Divers have virtually no currents to contend with, so no buoyancy problems for the lessexperienced, and the opportunity to get right up close for those who have perfected their buoyancy and enjoy all the smaller animals on offer.

The dive sites are easy and relaxing. The underwater life is so dense and the gentle current offers a great number of nutritients to its crowds of fish and soft and hard coral. It is ideal for underwater naturalist and underwater photographers. Visibility is good and ranges from 15-25 m. Pass a gentle slope to 25 m and be greeted by gorgonian fans standing out amid a splattering of colourful soft corals.

Amed have several dive sites such as:
The Drop Off
The dive site is located in your left hand site when you facing the open sea. Some area was badly affected by El Nino view years ago, but recovery is well noticeable. This place may serve as alternative sites of Tulamben for beginner divers who need some skill polish.

The Reef
This small coral reef lies in depths ranging from 12-20 m. Many different kinds of parrotfish, angelfish, surgeonfish and moray eel. The dive is generally relaxing.

The Wall
This dive site is from 10-35 m in depth. Although the Wall itself is a relatively small part of the dive, there is great diving to be had here. You can usually find white tip reef shark and occasionally big trevally or huge numbers of fish. The deep slope after the wall is rich in corals and invertebrates with crinoids as well as fish life.

Lipah Bay
Lying 3 km southeast of Amed in a quiet little black sand bay is home to the wreck of a 20 m steel freighter. The wreck lies in very shallow water between a reef and the sand bottom. Visibility can be greatly reduced if there is a current or any wave-action, however the bay is well-protected on both side.

Gili Selang
A small island lying off Bali's eastern point which, like all exposed sites, at times has ripping currents therefore restrict this to expert divers only. The interesting and rich sand slope to the north of the island has some stands of hard branching corals and occasional bommies, the deeper areas of the slope are more protected. Along this sand slope you may well see white tip reef shark.

Illustrations of Amed Dive Site

Type of Dive	:	Reef-diving, Wall-diving, Boat-diving
Visibility	:	15 - 30 meters. Fair to good
Current	:	Zero to mild currents
Temperatures	:	270 - 280 C
Depths	:	5 - 40 meters
Level	:	Introductory
Highlights	:	Fantastic coral formations, density and variety of fish. Great snorkeling site. Excellent, best hard coral variety in Bali. Superb variety fish, excellent numbers. Density of fish on the deep wall
Conditions	:	Black sandy beach sloping into the water, large area with hard and soft coral, coral reefs slope and a wall of a reasonably quality, a pretty good range of fish species are to be found. Huge variety and extent of coral some of the best in Bali. Plenty of reef fish too.