It's a long trip from Nusa Dua / Sanur / Kuta, Menjangan, which adds a lot of time on the road for only a few dives. But it is an excellent alternative: stay at the Pondok Sari Beach Bungalows in Pemuteran, which has a period of professional diving, Reef seen swimming, diving offers very good. Pemuteran is located a few miles east of Meniangan counter on the north coast, in a small boat to Menjangan Lake bay.Reef own, but divers often prefer short-listed sites. These latter are a few minutes. There are five dive sites carefully considered by the operator, each worth several dives. The dive center offers small groups of divers, especially those staying for several days so that discounts are available. independent divers without a guide, a packet may both day and night dives from the shore. We recommend this (making business live PADI instructor Chris Brown, a professional in every sense of the word, and concrete measures to preserve the ecology of the sea developed.
The atmosphere is calm and pleasant Pemuteran, and Pondok Sari Beach Bungalows are very nice: The rooms are spare parts and decorated with natural woods and clean white sheets on the beds, the bathrooms are open to the sky, and dripping pipes Japanese bamboo flute and soft black river pebbles. A comfortable and romantic. All centers Chris Brown opened the way to Pemuteran reefs are small or bank Tk. He is constantly looking for new sites, however. The diving here is generally good throughout the year, with rough seas on very rare occasions during the southeast monsoon, May-JuIy. The best times are March to early May and September to January. The rainy season, while the northeast monsoon from January to early March always brings heavy rains until the end of the ar late at night. Water temperatures are almost always around 28 ° -32 ° C. Visibility is good, but not as clear as Meniangan in the best conditions. There is little electricity, and this is a good place for beginners.
Napoleon Reef
"Napoleon Reef is a flat, the hill under the water, the size of a football field. In its most superficial, less amounts to about 5-10 meters from the surface. The reef is covered with sponges and corals, including Acropora big table to reach a diameter of 5 meters. From the top, follow the profile of a gentle slope to 35 feet, with invertebrate life very well. Two giant sponges serve as reference points. fish life is pretty good. Large squid are not uncommon. Mantas eat occasionally appear in the whole reeftop. The southernmost point of Napoleon is reduced to 35 meters, where there is an excellent deep reef with soft corals and whip corals, known as "Cody's Corner."
Meetings
"Pertamuan Dekat" (literally, the substrate shows a "Close Encounters") takes its name from the large fish that start here and up close encounters with divers, sharks, tuna, mackerel, barracuda and mackerel, and sometimes a large grouper and Napoleon Wrasse. Although whale sharks have been here from time to time.
Lebar Reef
In Lebar (literally, "big") of Coral, pending the sand fall completely in about 25 meters. In the sand, coral reefs appear at 25 meters and again at 35 reeftop meters.Both and the side of the Taka are covered with thickets of staghorn Acropora, some with colorful Blu-pronged, table Acropora summits and the fan passes through gorgonians.
Kebun Batu
Kebun Batu ("Rock Garden") is only 5 minutes from the beach, snorkeling. Here is a great boul rises vertically from 18 meters to 3 meters below the surface. The rock crevices and caves full of small, shallow, serves as a hotel, too many fish. In addition, the substrate shows a mixture of sponges, hard and soft corals. This is a very good night dive.
Chris Kebun
Kebun Chris ("Garden of Chris") is a favorite dive operators current site. Diving starts at only 20 meters from your back door, with hard corals less than a meter deep, and continues until about 10 meters. This reef extends further for about 300 meters parallel to the coast.
