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| Menjangan Island Dive Site Bali |
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Menjangan Island
| Menjangan Island, on northwest Bali, is part of the West Bali National Park. Most visitors to Bali never venture this far and the area is delightfully unspoiled. Several spa and safari hotels on the mainland run diving excursions to Menjangan. Non-divers can visit the national park to view the wildlife or bask in a hot spring. The park is home to the rare and endemic Bali starling, wild buffalo, monkeys, deer, civet cats, and leopards. There's dolphin watching along the north coast. |
Menjangan Island is protected from strong weather and currents and most diving takes place around the island but the mainland has interesting bays for diving. The diving is easy and good with visibility 20m (66ft) or better. Water temperatures are 26º-28ºC (82-86ºF); nice and toasty compared with other areas to the south.
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Overhangs and crevices mark the rocky walls of Menjangan. Coral growth is good and soft corals add color to the walls. Gorgonians, schooling fishes and reef fishes are plentiful.
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| The Anker wreck is a 19th century wooden ship that sank just off the beach. The anchor is in shallow water and heavily encrusted with growth. Follow the chain down to the wreck at 30m (100ft). The stern is at 45m (150ft). In addition to abundant marine life on the wreck, a visit to the cargo hold will turn up some old glass bottles. |
| Just across the peninsula from Menjangan is Gilimanuk, the terminal for ferries to and from Java. Nearby, Secret Bay is fast becoming known as a muck diving destination. The bay is shallow, silty, and lined with mangroves. Beach diving here will turn up waspfish, seahorses, frogfishes, pancake fish, and painted mandarinfish. The best time to dive here is slack tide during times of large tidal changes (new and full moons). This site is for diehard macro divers only. |
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