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Coral, fish, and the wreck  in Tulamben, Kubu district, Karangasem regency make it a place that is comparable to dive Wakatobi, Southeast Sulawesi and Bunaken, North Sulawesi. To be satisfied with enjoying the journey in Tulamben. You should come from the afternoon, or at least spend the night there. Therefore, we can enjoy the sun rise in the Lombok Strait. Tulamben village in Kubu district, Karangasem regency, Bali. The distance is about 200 km from Denpasar or 60 km from the capital city of Karangasem Regency. East of this village is the Lombok Strait, which became a dive, and the west we could see Mount Agung, Bali’s highest mountain.

The distance is too far could be considered. If you leave early from Denpasar, we are tired physically because of the length of the journey. Especially the way up and down the field.

Physically tired, not good for diving. Another problem, if we came too late, visibility (visual range) during the dive was not good. Between the hours of 07.30-10.00, visibility at Tulamben reach 25-30 meters. If the hours of 10:30 to stay a maximum of 10 meters.

Almost every diver in Tulamben start at Puri Mada entry point. Besides being the location of the waves is relatively small, as well as nearby places to wreck this starting point. Dive location that makes the famous Tulamben. Wreck point only about 15 meters entry point of the Mada Castle. At this location, there’s a dead American Liberty ship that sank in January 1942.

Diving at Tulamben

Before reaching just above the wreck, ten yards from the shoreline, the fish’s arrival. These fish come in the form of clustering. Dominant cob just looks like a bit flat. The hundreds, and benign. They swam close to our faces. When will the touch, this fish pack and then re-dispersed to clustered and approached us. Known among divers as the jack fish. Looking down, there is a fish the size of the big toe adult blue light on the fins. The background is black sand to make wara fish caught the attention of our eyes. Fish is known as the neon fish, because the neon-like light that was.

Exotic fish that swim, of course interesting to see. But remember, the wreck (wreck point) is the main goal. We live to swim over to the middle and carefully observe below. We will look at the stern of the ship that sank due to be shot terpedo Japan’s World War I on it. The top part of this ship is only as deep as three meters from the surface. The depth in this place maximum  about 30 meters.

This ship ran north-south. Length of 120 meters. This wreck was full of sea plants. Divers usually enter and enjoy the inside of the ship. At the bottom of the ship, look to the surface with thousands of fish in the surroundings is the sensation that you will not find anywhere.

This boat around the fish that you can find a parrot fish, roditence, sunfish, stringray, gorgonian, sea fans, even the size of two meters, napoleon (Cheilinus undulatus). These fish including rare elsewhere. In Bali is located in Tulamben. There is also  mujahir fish  which have yellow stripes on his body. These fish swimming fast and sensitive movement. If you want to enjoy it, we must maintain bouyancy (balance the body when swimming).

Done enjoy wreck points, two points are no less interesting is the drop off point. Interestingly this place because its like a cliff. About 10 meters from the coastline, we’ll get the basic form of the sea that suddenly steep and deep, about 70 meters. Then in the cliff wall that various forms of dance rock flow hit.

Unfortunately, the condition of reefs in this point seemed to have broken. At some point, the top broken coral reefs. Sea plants, which resembled a bush when in the forest, not too many on the island of Menjangan, for example.

Tulamben dive site itself is relatively new, beginning around 1994. This area began to be known after Mimpi Resort opened a branch there. The dream was intense in the tourist submarine. According to Nyoman Widiarsana, Operation Manager Mimpi Resort Tulamben, 90% guests are diving tourists. The remaining new trecking or hiking to Mount Agung.

Ease diving in Tulamben, Menjangan than or Nusa Lembongan Island, is its location which is not too deep, and do not have to ride boats. We can directly nyebur from the beach. Wreck points, which is only about 15-30 meters. Compare this with the wreck on the island of Menjangan points that reach 40 meters.

Accommodation  places are much cheaper. There is only USD 50 thousand per night, for example in Hotel Puri Mada, the location became entry points. But if you want expensive, could at a minimum Mimpi Resort U.S. $ 80 per night. Because it was expensive, 90% of guests who stayed at Dreams Resort comes from foreign tourists.

Or if you want cheap, we can leave early from Denpasar at around 05.30 wita. Saba Dive Operators for example, only wearing USD 250 thousand-300 thousand for the second time diving. The price, according to Gede Sateb, manager of Saba, including diving equipment, lunch, transportation, two diving, and guide. Only if you leave early from Denpasar, we can not enjoy the sun rise in Tulamben that it was also compelling. (Photo: halodona.wordpress.com)