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Diving Bali Video - Sites de plongée Bali Est
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Blue Paradise Bali |
Diving Bali Video - Sites de plongée Bali Est
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1. Tulamben
2. Ahmed - Jemeluk
3. Padangbai
4. Mimpang - Tepekong
5. Gili Biaha
Plongée Tulamben
Le lever du soleil est beau. Il vaut la peine de se lever tot. Parfois, le matin, il y a des poissons lune.
The "Liberty Wreck" - l´épave Liberté
La beauté des coraux moux est supérieure. La LIBERTY est couverte par de (à continuer en francais bientot) beaux coraux durs et moux. Pour voir cette beauté de couleurs il vaut bien employer une lampe sous-marine. Avec la lumière des parties de la Liberté ressemblent à un tableau de Wassily Kandinsky. Les plongées de nuit à la Liberty sont incroyables. C´est tout un monde different. Les couleurs sont très fortes la nuit avec l´arrière fond noir. Avant tout les couleurs jaunes, rouges et oranges sont spéciales. On voit souvent des gros poissons à la chasse et - comme une contradiction - des poissons peroquets endormis et entourés par leurs cocons. La LIBERTY est intéressant pour débutants et experts. Parfois il y des courants. Dans ce cas là on peut se cacher derrière les murs de l´épave.
Profondeur: 4 à 29 mètres
SAFETY: Prenez garde avec les épaves. Il ne faut pas pénétrer dedans. Il faut faire attention au moment où vous ne pouvez pas remonter directement à la surface.
Faites attention ou vous mettez vos mains et pieds. Les poissons scorpions sont presque invisibles. Mais ils sont pas aggresifs du tout si on ne les touche pas.
Employez les chaussettes pour l´entrée. C´est difficile de marcher sur les pierres noires qui rapellent l´éruption du Gunung Agung.
Il est impressionant de voir le grand barracuda. Pendant sa première plongée à Tulamben, Matthias, un professeur allemand, le voit.
fotografie: janvier 9, 2010, Tulamben Bali
Le "Drop - Off" de Tulamben
Il y a plusieurs plongées appelées drop-off à Bali. Le drop-off de Tulamben est situé environ 800 metres vers l´Est de l´épave de la Liberty. C´est une bonne plongée de mur - drop off. Des poissons perroquet très grands (bumphead parrotfish) sont fréquents au drop-off. Normalement ils passent la nuit dans l´épave - c´est fascinant de les voir pendant une plongée de nuit - et vont pour le petit déjeuner au drop-off.
Il y a une gornonie à 30 mètres. C´est pas mal pour prendre une photo avec un plongeur qui flotte au-dessus. De temps en temps il y a des poissons lune qui se promènent au drop off. C´est rare, peut-etre aussi rare que les rencontrer à l´épave de la Liberty. Pendant la nuit "Spanish Dancers" are fréquents.
Le drop-off est un site pour débutants et experts.
Faites attention de ne pas plonger trop profond. Il ne faut pas dépasser les limites non décompression. Faites attention ou vous mettez vos pieds - parfois il y a des poissons pierre et ils sont très difficile à voir. Employez les chaussettes parcequ´il est un peu difficile de marcher sur les pieds noir que Gunung Agung - le grand volcan - a jetté à la plage.
The Patch Reef
Ce site de plongée pas profonde est situé entre la Liberté et le drop-off. C´est un beau site pour la dernière plongée de la journée. C´est plein de poissons rares, comme white eyed moray eels, blue and yellow eels (Ribbon eels). Common species are anemonefish, damselfish and others.
Souvent le grand barracuda se promène entre la Liberté et le Patch Reef. Il est vraiment impressionant. Le Patch Reef peut-etre recommendé pour des plongées de nuit.
Batu Kelebit
Pour aller à Batu Kelebit is faut continuer vers Sud-Est après le Drop Off. Normalement nous y allons avec un Jukung, un petit bateau traditionel balinais. C´est trop loin pour y arriver en nageant. On démarre avec le petit bateau au drop-off. Il prend environ dix minutes pour arriver. Batu Kelebit veut dire: Rochers Kelebit. Ca réfère à deux grand rochers, un est toujours sous la surface, l´autre visible à marée basse.
à continuer en francais...
From those rocks several ridges extend to the depth. Between the ridges are patches of white sand. Batu Kelebit is quite rich in fish and invertebrate life. There are many different species of hard coral, sponges, gorgonians, black corals. There are white tip reef sharks around and a lot of different species of reef fish. Finally Batu Kelebit is the best site to bigger animals like pelagics. There are bigger sharks in the depth, silky sharks, hammerhead sharks, whale sharks, manta rays roam around.
RATING: From advanced
SAFETY: The only concern we have about diving Batu Kelebit is the depth. The ridges go to more than 60 meters which is way below recreational diving limits. Be conservative with your air and always watch your pressure gauge.
Come and visit Tulamben Bali and dive with the old barracuda at the wreck, the jacks circling above, myriads of fish and a very special bali diving atmosphere. It is a two hours drive from Sanur.
Ahmed - Jemeluk
Pour aller à Ahmed-Jemeluk if faut aller vers l´Est environ une demie heure avant d´arriver à Tulamben. La cote est très belle avec des collines impressionantes.
Là-bas il y un drop - off, un mur, aussi. Plein d´éponges, coraux durs et moux.Avec toutes sortes de poissons récifes: poissons lion, scorpions, des millions d´Anthias. Les Anthias sont différents de ceux qu´on trouve à Tulamben en ce qui concerne la couleur. On peut bien faire cette plongée dès la plage. à continuer en francais - bientot.
Safety concerns: Be careful because of the (possible) depth. And, if you do the dive as a shore dive without a Jukung to pick you up, be conservative. If there is a current make sure to dive against the current at the beginning of your dive. Rating: From beginners to experts.
Bunutan is very rich. There are plenty and all kind of different species of morray eels. There are giant barracudas, all kind of reef fish, a lot of sponges, good hard and soft coral cover.
Safety concerns: Be careful when the current is up. It can be strong. Rating: From beginners to experts.
"The shipwreck" is a dive site around three kilometers along the coast to the East from Jemeluk, between Bunutan and Tg. Puri. The vessel which is already very much disintegrated lies in very shallow water (around six to twelve meters). It is nicely encrusted with gorgonians and corals. The reef around is very beautiful, too. Safety concerns: Be careful and don´t dive into the wreck. Rating: From beginners to experts.
It takes about two hours to reach Ahmed/Jemeluk from Sanur by car.
Diving Padangbai Bali
The dive sites around Padangbai offer sharks (wobbegong and white tip reef sharks), sunfish from July to October. There are a lot of nudibranches, good hard coral cover in the shallows. There are dream beaches (BLUE LAGOON). Padangbai offers good night diving, too. Just stay with the group! There is a lot of small stuff one can take photo or video of: banded cleaner shrimps, and other cleaner shrimps. There are the strange leaf fish hanging around in the slight current, there are frog fish, sweetlips hover above hard corals in the shallow water. The water can be cold there (from July to October the time when sunfish sightings take place) because of upwellings from the abyss. The current can be strong, but usually it is moderate.Padangbai is a harbour town connecting Bali with Nusa Penida and Lombok.
Blue Lagoon
Blue Lagoon is a great place to get accustomed to the diving around PADANGBAI. It is the easiest dive site available. The coral cover is good, as is the fish life. There are sightings of white tip reef sharks in the shallow. If cold upwellings occur sightings of oceanic sunfish (mola mola) are likely. There are big frog fish waiting for small bait fish motionless if not disturbed by a divers photo flashlight. Blue spotted stingrays are present as they are on many other dive sites in Bali.
RATING: From beginner to expert. Interesting for photographers and videographers. Macro might be a good option.
DEPTH: From 5 to 25 meters.
The Dropoff
The Dropoff is about 500 meters away from Blue Lagoon. It is not a difficult dive site. But sometimes there are currents which make it difficult to continue diving to Blue Lagoon. Normally we dive from the drop off to blue lagoon.
Because of the deeper water beginners should be more aware of controlling their bouyancy that they don´t find themselves all of a sudden in the abyss.
It is a nice wall dive with beautiful nudibranches. Shark sightings are possible here, as in the season sunfish (mola mola).
Depth: From 10 to 30 meters.
RATING: From beginner divers to experts. It can a bit more difficult than blue lagoon.
Mimpang - Tepekong
Mimpang is an amazing dive site. It is relatively small but very rich. The coral cover is fantastic, so is the fish life. If divers would like to encounter sharks MIMPANG seems to have almost a guarantee of shark sightings. White tip reef sharks are seen mostly in depths between 15 to 30 meters, on a slope that can be current swept. Mola Mola - oceanic sunfish - sightings are frequent in the season of the cold upwellings and the presence of schooling bannerfish. The current can be very strong here. It´s crucial to know your way when diving because if the small dive site is missed there is just the deep blue around it. Photo: sunfish off Mimpang
RATING: From intermediate to expert. Interesting for photographers and videographers. DEPTH: From 15 to 30 meters. Safety advice: Watch you pressure gauge regularly in the currents. Bring a surface marker in case you get separated from your dive master.
Tepekong is also a place with cold water from upwellings, with very good coral cover, sightings of oceanic sunfish in the season and strong currents.
RATING (except the CANYON): From beginner to expert. Interesting for photographers and videographers. DEPTH: From 10 to 25 meters.
"The Canyon"
Off tiny Tepekongs southwest corner lies one of the most famous dive sites Bali has to offer: the canyon. Diving there can be very tricky because of currents which might pull the diver down. Even bubbles start to sink there in certain conditions.
The diving is tricky but in can be very beautiful, too. When there is a lot of current, there tend to be a lot of fish. This site is attractive to blue and yellow fusiliers, white tip reef sharks, bumphead parrotfish and Napoleon wrasse, to sunfish, to huge schools of sweetlips, to turtles, to groupers and many other marine animals.Diving the canyon is worth the effort when the experience and fitness level is sufficent, when the divers have experienced downward currents before, when the diving takes place with an experienced dive master who knows to read the conditions, which means who understands what is going on below the waves when he is watching the currents above.
Why do divers sometimes face downward currents at the Canyon?
It is because the prevailing current from southwest which can be very strong meets swell from east or northeast – a combination which leads to a downward direction of the currents.What can you do when you are diving and are confronted with a current like that?
1. Try to do your best to avoid a downward current. Listen to your dive master and follow his advice.
2. When it happens, keep calm. Don´t forget: stop, think and act.
3. Try to work your way back slowly to the shallows where you started your dive. You might have to hold on to rocks.
4. If you cannot do that, dump the air of your BCD and go with the flow. Be relaxed. The current will not bring you deeper than 50 meters. Be careful when you are out of the current that you don´t surface too fast. Ascent slowly watch your computer and come up in the open water. Don´t forget to let your safety saussage go up first.There are less demanding sites off Gili Tepekong. On the opposite side of the canyon there are very beautiful corals. The visibility can be very good and sightings of sunfish in the season are common, too.
RATING: Expert.
DEPTH: From 15 to 30 meters.
Gili Biaha
non è per debutanti. Però per questa ragione è molto interessante per “Advanced Divers” senza problemi con muri, con il compasso, con il segnale della superficie. La piccola isola, consiste di roccie nere.
Blue triggerfish - which can be found around Mimpang, too - practise their amazing flying skills. Sometimes they lie around sleeping at the ground and take off panicking when a diver approaches unexpectedly. Big angelfish zick-zack through the reef. There is a huge cave, known as a resting place for white tip reef sharks. A friendly hawksbill turtle got its territory around the cave. Red eyed fish - lovers of the darkness - live inside the cave.
There are giant triggerfish patroling, ready to attack divers when nesting. Sometimes it seems they love to fight anybody even outside of their nesting season. VideoHints: Always have a surface marker ready. The currents can be strong and the surface marker makes it easy for the boatmen to spot you after surfacing. Be prepared for the cold water in the months from July to October.
You can contact Blue Paradise Diving Bali:
081 33 77 55 729 and 0361 87 55 788
mail: michaelhaas75@yahoo.de
PT. Laut Indah, Jl. Danau Poso, Gang Wana Sari 21, 80228 Sanur-Denpasar Bali Indonesia
