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Tulamben Bay is one of the most popular dive destinations northeast of Bali, Indonesia.

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Tulamben is located in the north-east coast of Bali. It is Bali's most popular dive site and could well be the most often dived wreck in the world, especially around the wreck of the Liberty Glo, a United States Army Transport ship torpedoed by a Japanese submarine in 1942. It is a very easy wreck dive and may be done by divers of all certification levels. It can be accessed directly from shore after only a 25 meter swim. This huge wreck starts at five meters below the surface and has its bow at thirty meters deep.

Tulamben contains a stunningly diverse underwater ecosystem. Besides amazing coral growth this reef also features an unbelievable landscape sculpted by many overhanging rocks. It is a bay of striking contrast, of ruggedness, of hydrographic culture, of rich bio diversity and tranquility. 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 a home to thousands of marine animals, plant life, hard and soft coral. At the eastern end of the bay, there is a coral wall that plummets to beyond 60 m. Here is where the fantasies of many divers dwell. Tulamben is ideal for wreck diving, deep diving, underwater photography and night diving.

Tulamben is a wonderful place to learn to dive and to learn about underwater life. This location is full with marine live; the wreck is crowded with schools of Jack Fish, hundreds of them and they are so friendly. If you like to see something unusual, sometimes you can find leaf fish, 3 different types of Garden Ells, Surgeon Fish, occasional sightings of Mola-Mola (Sunfish), Manta Rays, Whale Shark, Tuna, Butterfly Fish and other pelagics.

Tulamben is a favorite area for photographers and videographers. The diving is generally easy with minimum current, visibility around 15 meters and more. This area is a favorite area for photographers and videographers. It offers easy access for people who try scuba diving for the first time and it is also great for snorkeling. Sometimes called Paradise Reef, this place is full of surprises, ribbon ells, mimic octopus, boxer crabs, ghost pipefish, harlequin shrimp are among the unusual marine lives found here. Underwater photographers dive here more than five times a day and they still find the place so interesting. A generally shallow dive, from three meter down to fifteen, although there are some interesting species like Steene's Dottyback which lives at 55m.

White tipped reef sharks can also be found further around the wall for the more adventurous diver. To fully appreciate the beauty and colors of diving this stunning area, you should try a night dive. Make sure you bring your camera because with scorpion fish, Spanish dancers, ribbon eels, mimic octopus or ghost pipe fish around your sure to capture something special. Night dives are only available on your dive safaris but it's an experience you will not forget.

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Tulamben is a small fishing village on the north-east coast of Bali, Indonesia. It is among the most popular scuba diving site locations on Bali since the wreck of the USAT Liberty, a US Army Transport ship torpedoed by a Japanese submarine in 1942 which lies just off shore, making this wreck an excellent shore dive. This is a chance to scuba dive on a real Shipwreck with a history - not an old fishing boat deliberately sunk to give diving tourists something else to look at!

This diving wreck lies in relatively shallow water, is greatly broken up and is considered appropriate for scuba divers of all certification levels. She rests in 30 meters of water, is roughly 25 meters from shore and can be reached with a short swim from the beach. The highest point of the wreck tops out about 5 meters from the surface. A few intact sections do remain which experienced wreck divers can penetrate if they have their PADI Wreck Specialty Licence. PADI Enriched Air is also a good one for the USAT Liberty wreck as it extends your bottom times, making your dive time long enough to appreciate her in her full glory.

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